Final Review Flashcards
(197 cards)
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-al
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pertaining to
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-ic
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pertaining to
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-ia
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abnormal condition, disease
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-iasis
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abnormal condition, disease
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-ion
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condition
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-ism
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condition, state of
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-osis
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abnormal condition, disease
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-um
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singular noun ending
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-y
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singular noun ending
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a-
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without, not no, away from ,negative
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acr/o
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extremities hands and feet extreme point
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aden/o
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gland
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adenoid/o
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adenoids
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adren/o
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adrenal glands
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aer/o
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air, gas
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-algia
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pain, painful condition
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ambly/o
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dull, dim
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an-
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without, no, not
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angi/o
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blood or lymph vessel
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ankyl/o
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crooked, bent, stiff
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anti-
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against
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-arche
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beginning
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arter/o, arteri/o
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artery
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arthr/o
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joint
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atel.o
incomplete, imperfect
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ather/o
plawue, fatty substance
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blephar/o
eyelid
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brady-
slow
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bronch/i, bronchi/o, bronch/o
bronchial tube, bronchus
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calc/o
calcium
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carcin/o
cancerous
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cardi/o, card/o
heart
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caus/o, caust/o
burning, burn
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-cele
hernia, tumor, swelling
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-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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cephal/o, -ceps
head
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cerebr/o
cerebrum, brain
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cervic/o
neck, cervix (neck of uterus)
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chol/e
bile, gall
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chondr/o
cartilage
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col/o
colon, large intestine
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colp/o
vagina
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coni/o
dust
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cost/o
rib
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crani/o
skull
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crin/o, -crine
secrete
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-cusis
hearing
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cyan/o
blue
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cyst/o
urinary bladder, cyst, sac
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cyt/o, -ctye
cell
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derma-, dermat/o, derm/o
skin
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-desis
sugical fixation of bone or joint to bind, tie together
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dia-
through, between, apart, complete
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dipl/o
double
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dips/o, -dipsia
thirst
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-drome
to run, running
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dys-
bad, difficult, or painful
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ec-
out, outside
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-ectasia, -ectassis
stretching, dilation, enlargement
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-ectomy
surgical removal, excision, cutting out
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-edema
swelling
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electr/o
electricity, electric
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-emesis
vomiting
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-emia
blood, blood condition
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encephal/o
brain
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end-, endo-
in, within, inside
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enter/o
small intestine
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epi-
above, upon, on
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erythem/o, erythemat/o
flushed, redness
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eso-
inward
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-esthesia, esthesi/o
sensation, feeling
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eu-
good, nomal, well, or easy
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exo-
out of, outside, away from
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fasci/o
fascia, fibrous band
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gastr/o
stomach, belly
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-genesis
creation, reproduction
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gigant/o
giant, very large
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glyc/o, glycos/o
glucose, sugar
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-graphy
the process of producing a picture or record
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-gravida
pregnancy
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hem/o, hemat/o
blood relating to the blood
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hemi-
half
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hidr/o
sweat
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hirsut/o
hairy, rough
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home/o
sameness, unchanging, constant
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hydr/o, hydra
relating to water
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hyper-
excessive, increased
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hypo-
deficient, decreased
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ile/o
ileum, small intestine
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isch/o
to hold back
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-ist
a person who practices specialist
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-itis
inflammation
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kerat/o
horny, hard, cornea
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kines/o, kinesi/o, -kinesia
movement
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kyph/o
bent, hump
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lamin/o
lamina
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laryng/o
larynx, throat
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leuk/o
white
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lipd/o, lip/o
fat, lipid
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lith/o, -lith
stone, calculus
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-lithiasis
presence of stones
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lord/o
curve, swayback, bent
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lymph/o
lymph, lymphatic tissue
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-lysis
breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction
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-lytic
to reduce, destroy
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-malacia
abnormal softening
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mast/o
breast
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-megaly
enlargement
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men/o
menstruation, menses
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mening/o, meningi/o
membranes, meninges
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metr/o, metri/o
uterus
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my/o
muscle
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myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
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myring/o
tympanic membrane, eardrum
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necr/o
death
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nephr/o
kidney
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nerv/o, neur/i, neur/o
nerve, nerve tissue
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noct/o
night
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nulli-
none
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nyct/o, nyctal/o
night
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olig/o
scanty, few
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-oma
tumor, neoplasm
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oophor/o
ovary
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-opia
vision condition
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orch/o, orchid/o, orchi/o
testicles, testis, testes
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-osis
abnormal condition, disease
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oste/o
bone
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-stomy
surgically creating an opening
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ot/o
ear, hearing
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-tomy
cutting, surgical incision
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ovari/o
ovary
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-oxia
oxygen condition
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pancreat/o
pancreas
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para-
beside, near, beyond, abnormal, aprt from, opposit, slong side
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-para
to give birth
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parathyroid/o
parathyroid glands
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path/o, -pathy
disease, suffering, feeling emotion
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paus/o
cessation , stopping
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-penia
deficiency, lack, too few
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-pepsia, pept/o
digest, digestion
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peri-
surrounding, around
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-pexy
surgical fixation
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phag/o
eat, swallow
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-phagia
eating, swallowing
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pharyng/o
throat, pharynx
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-phasia
speak or speech
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phleb/o
vein
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-phonia
sound, voice
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-phoresis
carrying, transmission
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pineal/o
pineal gland
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pituitar/o
pituitary gland
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-plasty
surgical repari
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-plegia
paralysis, stroke
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pneum/o
breath, breathing, air, lung
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-pnea
breathing
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-poiesis
formation, to make
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poly-
many
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presby/o
old age
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primi-
first
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proct/o
anus and rectum
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protein/o
protein
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py/o
pus
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pyel/o
renal, pelvis, bowl of kidney
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pyr/o, pyret/o
fever, fire
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quadr/i, quadr/o
four
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retin/o
retina, net
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rhytid/o
wrinkle
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-rrhage, -rrhagia
bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
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-rrhaphy
surgical suturing
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-rrhea
flow or discharge
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-rrhexis
rupture
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sapling/o
uterine tube, auditory tube
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sarc/o
flesh, connective tissue
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scler/o
sclera, white of eye, hardening
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-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
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scoli/o
curved, bent
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-spasm, spasmod/o
sudden involuntary contraction, tightening, or cramping
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spondyl/o
vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone
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-stasis
control, maintenance of constant level
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-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
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syn-
together, with, union, association
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synovi/o, synov/o
synovial membrane, synovial fluid
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tachy-
fast, rapid
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ten/o, tend/o
tendon, stretch out, extend, strain
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therapeut/o
treatment
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-thorax
chest, pleural cavity
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thromb/o
clot
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trache/o
trachea, windpipe
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-tropia
turn, change
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-trophy
development, nourishment
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tympan/o
tympanic membrane eardrum
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ur/o
urine, urinary tract
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ureter/o
ureter
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urethr/o
urethra
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-uria
urination, urine
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vas/o
vas deferens, vessel
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xer/o
dry
