Med Terms Flashcards
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-logist
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Specialist in the study of
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-rrhea
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Flow, discharge
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-rrhexis
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Rupture
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-stenosis
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Narrowing, structure
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-tome
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Cutting instrument
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-phoria
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Feeling
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-genesis
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Creating, producing
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-malacia
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Softening of the bone
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-itis
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Inflammation
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-phasia
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Speech
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-oid
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Resembling
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-stomy
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Mouth like opening
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Anter/o
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Front
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Posteriolateral
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Behind and to the side
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-ad
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Toward
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Uni-
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One
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Poster/o
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Back, behind
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Myopathy
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Disease of the muscle
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Hidrosis
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Secretion of sweat
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Medi/o
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Middle
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Cephal/o
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Head
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-ior
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Pertaining to
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Proxim/o
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Near (point of reference)
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Ultra-
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Beyond
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Oncogenic
Causing tumors
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Dys-
Pain or difficult
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Caud/o
Tail (downward)
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Neuroid
Resembling a nerve
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Dors/o
Back
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-capnia
Carbon dioxide
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Circum
Around
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Lipoid
Resembling fat
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Dist/o
Away (from point of reference)
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Ventr/o
Belly (front)
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Later/o
Side
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Karyocyte
Cell with a nucleus
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Organ/o
Organ
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Sarc/o
Flesh, connective tissue
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System/o
System
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Cyt/o
Cell
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Eti/o
Cause (of disease)
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Viscer/o
Internal organs
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Carcin/o
Cancer
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Lip/o
Fat
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Leuk/o
White
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Chrom/o
Color
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Xanth/o
Yellow
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Hist/o
Tissue
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Neur/o
Nerve
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Erythr/o
Red
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Kary/o
Nucleus
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Onc/o
Tumor
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Epitheli/o
Epithelium
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Path/o
Disease
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Cancer/o
Cancer
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Somat/o
Body
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My/o
Muscle
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Cyan/o
Blue
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Melan/o
Black
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Angi/o
Blood vessel
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Vas/o
Blood vessel
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Vascul/o
Blood vessel
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Aort/o
Aorta
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Cardi/o
Heart
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Coron/o
Heart
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Arter/o
Artery
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Arteri/o
Artery
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Atri/o
Atrium
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Valvul/o
Valve
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Valv/o
Valve
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Ventricul/o
Ventricle
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Ventri/o
Ventricle
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Cephalad
Toward the head
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Cephalic
Relating/pertaining to the head
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Caudal
Downward (tail)
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Anterior
Front
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Posterior
Back, behind
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Dorsal
Toward the back
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Superior
Above
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Inferior
Below
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Proximal
To nearest point
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Distal
Away from the point
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Lateral
To the side
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Medial
Middle
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Mediad
Toward the middle
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Ventral
Pertaining to the belly
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Posteroanterior
Behind the front
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Unilateral
One sided
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Mediolateral
Pertaining to middle of one side
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Anteroposterior
From front to back
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Bilateral
Two sided
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Aurio
Ear
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Encenphalo
Brain
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Myleo
Spinal cord
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Necro
Death
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Hemo
Blood
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Lipo
Fat
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Oculo
Eye
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Blasto
Developing cell
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Osteo
Bone
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Bio
Life
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Pachyo
Thick
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Strepto
Twisted chains
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Kerato
Horny tissue, hard; also used to refer to the ???
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Sub
Under, below
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Masto
Breast
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Valvulo
Valve
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Staphylo
Grape like clusters
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Onych
Nail
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Rhytido
Wrinkles
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Dermato
Skin
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Ventriculo
Ventricle
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Athero
Yellowish, fatty plaque
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Aorto
Aorta
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Erythematous
Pertaining to red
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Xanth
Relating to the color yellow
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Phon/o
Voice; sound
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Phonia
Voice; sojnd
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Eu-
Normal; good
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4 main components of the periodontium
- gingiva
- periodontal ligament
- alveolar bone
- cementum
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Supra
Above
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Circum-
Around
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Iso-
Same, equal
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Ec-
Out, outside
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Ecto-
Out, outside
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Hyper
Excessive, above normal
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Bi
Two
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Hemi-
Half
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Tri
Three
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Quadri
Four
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A-
Without
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An-
Without, absence of
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Ultra-
Beyond
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Dys-
Painful or difficult
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Infra-
Below normal, beneath
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Ab-
Away
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Neo-
New
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Dia-
Through
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Mal
Bad, inadequate
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In-
Not
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Auto-
Self
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Ad-
Toward
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Tachy-
Rapid
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Lei/o
Smooth
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Eupnea
Normal respiration
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-pnea
Breathing
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-phagia
Eating, swallowing
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-phage
Eating, swallowing
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-ule
Small
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-plasty
Surgical repair
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-uria
Urine
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-ole
Small
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-opsia
Vision
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-paresis
Slight or partial paralysis
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-trophy
Growth or development
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-plasm
Formation, growth
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-opia
Vision
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-phoria
Feeling
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-pepsia
Digestion
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-tomy
Incision, cutting into
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-pathy
Disease
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-plasia
Growth or decelopmet
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-penia
Deficiency
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-tome
Cutting instrument
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-scope
Instrument used to view
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-ia
Condition
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Xero
Dry
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Patho-
Indicating disease
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Archeo
First, beginning
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Primi/o
First
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Tympano
Eardrum, middle ear
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Aden/o
Gland
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Myc/o
Fungus
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Opthalmo
Eye
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Diverticulo
A sac or pouch in the walls of the intestines
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Chol/e
Gall, bile
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Isch
Deficiency, blockage
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-scopy
Visual examination
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Esophag/o
Combining form that means esophagus
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Gastr/o
Combining form that means stomach
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Duoden/o
Combining form that means duodenum, which is first part of the small intestines
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Hetero
Other
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Epi
On, upon, over
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Crypto
Hidden
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Thrombo
Clot
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Electro
Electricity, electrical activity
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Plasma
Plasma
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Brocho
Bronchus
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Hidro
Sweat
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Dermato
Skin
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Rhabdo
Rod-shaped, striated
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Somno
Sleep
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Coccus
Berry shaped form of bacterium
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Rhizo
Nerve root
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Sclero
Sclera; induration or hardness
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Sacro
Sacrum
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Intra
Within
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Latero
Lateral
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Palato
Palate
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Echo
Sound
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Tricho
Hair
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Spleno
Spleen
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Opsy
View if, viewing
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Per
Through
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Coni
Dust
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Cutaneo
Skin
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Sphymo
Measure pulse; blood pressure
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Para
Beside, beyond, around
