Medical Terminology Flashcards
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2
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A- an-
A
Not, without, less
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Ab-/abs
A
From, away from, off
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ac
A
Pertaining to
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Acou/acu
A
hearing
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Acro
A
extremity
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Ad-
A
Increase, adherence, motion towards, very
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ad
A
Toward, in the direction of
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Adeno/o
A
Gland
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Adip/adipo
A
fat
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Aero
A
air
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al
A
pertaining to
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Albo
A
white
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Algesi/algio/algo/alge-/-algia
A
pain
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allo
A
Other/different
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ambi
A
around, on (both) sides, on all sides, both
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ambly/amblyo
A
dull
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amni/o
A
the amnion, innermost membranes enveloping the embryo in utero
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an
A
relating to
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an/o
A
not, without, less
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ana-
A
up, toward. apart
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Andro-
A
male
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Angi/o
A
vessel
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ankylo
A
crooked
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ante-
A
before
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anter/o
before
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anti-
against, opposing, curative, antibody
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apo
separated from, derived from
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appendo/o appendic/o
an appendage
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aque/aqueo
water
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ar
pertaining to
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arche
beginning
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arteri/arterio
artery
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arthr/o
joint/articulation
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ary
pertaining to
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ase
an enzyme
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#NAME?
salt or ester of an "ic" acid
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#NAME?
pasty, fatty
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#NAME?
process, state condition
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audi/audio
hearing
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abdomen/o
abdomen
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aur/auri/auro
ear
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aut/auto
self, same
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axill/axillo
armpit
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bacteri/bacterio
bacteria
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balano
penis
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bi
twice, double, two
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bi/o
life
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blasto
budding by cells or tissue
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brachi/brachio
arm
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brady
slow
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bronch/o bronchi/o
bronchus
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carcin/carcino
cancer
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cardi/cardio
heart, esophageal opening of stomach
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carp/o
wrist
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cata
down
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caud/caudo
tail, lower part of body
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#NAME?
hernia, swelling
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celio
abdomen
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#NAME?
surgical puncture
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centi
one hundredth
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cephal/cephalo
the head
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cerebr/cerebro
brain
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cervic/cervico
neck, uterine cervix
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cheir/cheiro
hand
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chem/chemo
chemistry, drug
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chir/chiro
hand
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chloro
green, chlorine
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chol
bile
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chondro/chondrio
cartilage, granular, gritty
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chrom/chromat/chromo
color
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chron/chrono
time
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#NAME?
killing, destroying
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cis/o
on this side, on the near side
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#NAME?
breaker
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#NAME?
washing
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co-/col-
with, in association, very, complete
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colic
large intestines
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colp/colpo
vagina
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com/con
with, in association, very, comlete
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contra
against
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cor
with, in association, very complete
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coreo
pupil
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brachy
short
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cost/costo
rib
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crani/cranio
cranium, skull
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#NAME?
secretion
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#NAME?
separation
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cry/cryo
cold
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crypt/crypto
hidden
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cutane/cutaneo
skin
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cyan/cyano
blue, cyanide
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cycl
circle, cycle, ciliary body
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cyst/cysto/cysti
bladder, cyst, cystic duct
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cyt-/-cyte/cyto-
cell
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#NAME?
cell
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dacry/dacryo
tears
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dactyl/dactylo
finger, toe
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de-
away from, cessation
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deca/deka
10
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deci
one tenth
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dent/denti
tooth
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dermat/derma/dermato/dermo
skin
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#NAME?
binding
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dextr/o
right, towards or on the right side
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di/dif
separation, taking apart, reversal, not, un-, two
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dia
through
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#NAME?
thirst
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dir/dis
separation, taking apart, reversal, not, un-
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duo
two
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duodeno
duodenum
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#NAME?
pain
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dynamo
force, energy
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dys
bad, difficult
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#NAME?
pertaining to
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ect-
outer, on the outside
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#NAME?
dilation, stretching
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ecto-
outer, on the outside, without, away
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#NAME?
excision
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#NAME?
obstruction
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electr/o
electricity
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#NAME?
blood condition
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#NAME?
vomiting
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en-
into, or within
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encephal/o
brain
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end/o
within, inner, inside
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enter/o
intestine
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ent/ento
inner, within
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epi
upon, following, subsequent to
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ergo-
work
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erythr/o
red, redness
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eso
inward
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esthesio
sensation, perception
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eu
good, well
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esophagi/o
esophagus
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ex-
out of, from, away from
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exo-
exterior, external, outward
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extra-
outside of, without
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ferri/ferro
ferric/ferrous ion
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fibr/o
fiber
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#NAME?
in the form or shape of
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gastr/o
stomach, belly
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gen-/-gen
producing, coming to be, precursor
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genesis
beginning
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ger/o
old age
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gloss/o
tongue
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gluco/glyco
glucose, sugars
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Gon-
seed, semen
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gonio-
angle
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gono
seed, semen
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#NAME?
a recording, record
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granu/lo
granular, granule
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#NAME?
recording instrument
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gyneco/gyne/gyno
women
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hecto
one hundred
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hem/hemo/hema & hemat/o
blood
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hemi
one half
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hepat/o/ hepatico
liver
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hept/a
seven
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hetero
different
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hidr/o
sweat
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hist/io/o
tissue
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homeo/homo
same, constant
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hydr/o
water
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hyper-
excessive, above normal, high
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hypo-
beneath, diminution, deficiency, the lowest
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hyster/o
uterus, hysteria, late, following
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#NAME?
a condition
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#NAME?
condition, state
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ic
pertaining to
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ics
organized knowledge, practice, treatment
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ileo-/ilio
ileum
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in-
in, not
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#NAME?
chemical suffix
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infra
below
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inguino
groin
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inter-
between, among
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intra/intro
within
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ischi/o
ischium
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#NAME?
condition, disease, practice, doctrine
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ismus
spasm, contraction
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iso-
equal to, isomer, sameness
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#NAME?
specialist
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#NAME?
the nature of, resembling
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#NAME?
-y, -like
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#NAME?
inflammation, plural inflammation
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#NAME?
pertaining to
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kal/i
potassium
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karyp
nucleus
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kerat/o
cornea
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kilo
one thousand
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kin/kine-/kinesio-/kineso-/kino-
movement, motion
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labio-
lip
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lacrim/o-
tears
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lact-/lacti-/lacto-
milk
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laparo-
abdomen, abdominal wall
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laryng-/o
larynx
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lateri-/latero
lateral, to one side, side
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#NAME?
seizure
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lepto-
light, slender, thin, frail
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leuk-/leuko
white
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linguo
tongue
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lip-/lipo
fat, liquid
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lith-/litho
stone, calculus, calcification
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-log/log-/logo-
speech, words
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#NAME?
study of, collecting
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lymph-/lympho
lymph
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lys-/lyso
lysis, dissolution
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macr/o
large, long
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mal-
bad, deficient
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#NAME?
softening
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mamm/o/a
breast
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mania
excessive preoccupation
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mast/o
breast
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meg-
Large, oversize
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mega
large, oversize, one million
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megal/o-
large
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#NAME?
enlargement, large
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melan/o-
black
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mening-/o-
meninges
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ment-/mento
chin
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#NAME?
member of a series
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mes-/o-
middle, mean, intermediate, attaching membrane
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Meta-
after, behind, joint action, sharing
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#NAME?
measurement, measuring device
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metr-/o
uterus
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#NAME?
measurement
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micr-/o
small, microscopic
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milli-
one thousandth
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mon-/o-
single
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morph-/o-
form, shape, structure
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my-/myo-
muscle
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myel-/o-
bone marrow, spinal cord
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myx-/o-
mucus
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nano-
dwarf, one millionth
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nas-/o-
nose
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natr-/i-
sodium
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nat/o
birth
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necr/o
death, necrosis
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neo-
new
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nephr/o
kidney
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neur/o/i-
nerve, nervous system
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norm/o
normal
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obsttr/bostero
childbirth
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octo-
eight
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oculo-
eye, ocular
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odont/o
tooth
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odyn/o
pain
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#NAME?
resemblance to
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olig/o
few, little
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#NAME?
tumour, neoplasm (ata + plural)
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onco-/oncho
tumour, bulk, volume
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#NAME?
ketone
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onych/o
fingernail, toenail
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oo-
egg, ovary
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oophor/o
ovary
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opthalm/o
eye
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opt/o optic/o
eye
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#NAME?
vision
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or-/ori-/oro
mouth
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orchi-/orchid-/orchio
testis
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orth/o
straight, normal, in proper order
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#NAME?
excessive bleeding
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#NAME?
hemorrhage
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#NAME?
suture
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#NAME?
flow, discharge
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#NAME?
rupture
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#NAME?
sugar
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#NAME?
process, condition, state
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oste/o ost- ossi osseo
bone
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#NAME?
incision
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#NAME?
pertaining to
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ovai-/ovario-
ovary
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ovi- ovo-
egg
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oxa- oxo-
oxygen
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oxy-
sharp, acid, acute, shrill, quick, oxygen
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pachy-
thick
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pan-
all, entire
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pant- panto-
all, entire
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para-
abnormal, involvement of two like parts
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pari-
equal
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path- patho-
disease
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#NAME?
disease
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ped/o/i-
child, foot
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#NAME?
deficiency
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penta-
five
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per-
through, thoroughly, intensely
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peri-
around, about
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#NAME?
fixation, usually, surgical
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phaco-
lens
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#NAME?
eating, devouring
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phako-
lens
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phanero-
visible, evident
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pharmaco-
drugs, medicine
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pharyng/o-
pharynx
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phil/o- -philia
attraction, chemical affinity
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men/o-
menstruation
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oto
ear
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#NAME?
incision
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phleb/o-
vein
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#NAME?
fear
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phon/o-
sound, speech
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phor-/phoro-
carrying, bearing
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phos- phot/o-
light
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phren/i-
diaphragm, mind, phrenic
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#NAME?
protection
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phyll/o-
leaf
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physi/o-
physical, natural
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physo-
swelling, inflammation, air, gas.
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phyt/o-
plants
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plan/i/o
flat
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#NAME?
formation
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#NAME?
plasma
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#NAME?
surgical repair
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platy-
wide, flat
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#NAME?
paralysis
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pleo-
more
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plesio-
near, similar
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pleur- pleura- pleuro-
rib, side, pleura
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pluri-
several, more
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-pnea pneo-
breath, respiration
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peum/a/at/ato
air, gas lung, breathing
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pod- -pod podo-
foot, foot-shaped
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#NAME?
production
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poikilo-
irregular, variable
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polio-
grey
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poly
multiplicity, polymer, more
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post-
after, behind
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pre-
anterior, before
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presby-
old
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pro-
before, forward, precursor
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proct/o
anus, rectum
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prot/o-
first
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pseudo-
FALSE
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psych/o/e
mind
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#NAME?
sagging, falling, prolapse
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pyel/o-
pelvis
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pykn/o-
dense, compact
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pyo-
pus
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pyreto-
fever
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#NAME?
of mind
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phrenico- phreno
diaphragm, mind, phrenic
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pyro-
fire, heat, fever
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quadr/i-
four
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rachi/o-
spinal column
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radio-
radiation, x-ray, radius
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re-
again, backward
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ren/o
kidney
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rhin/o-
nose
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#NAME?
discharge
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#NAME?
flow
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#NAME?
rupture
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sacr/o-
flesh, muscle
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schisto- schiz/o-
split, cleft, division
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sclera- / sclero-
hardness (indurations- fibrous), sclerosis, ocular sclera
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scolio-
crooked
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#NAME?
instrument for viewing
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#NAME?
viewing
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scot-/scoto-
shadow, darkness
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semi-
one-half, partly
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sept/o-
seven, septum, sepsis/infection
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septi-
seven
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sial/o-
saliva, salivary gland
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sider/o-
iron
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sigmoid/o-
s-shaped or sigmoid colon
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sin/o- sinu-
sinus
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somat/o- somatic-
body, bodily
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somno-
sleep
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son/o-
sound, ultrasound
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spasmo-
spasm
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sphygmo-
pulse
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spir/o-
breathing
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spleen- spleno-
spleen
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staphyl/o-
grape, bunch of grapes, staphylococci
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#NAME?
stopping
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#NAME?
arresting change or movement
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#NAME?
narrowness, constriction
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stereo
solid
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stheno
strength, force, power
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stomat/o stom/a
mouth
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sub-
beneath, less than normal, inferior
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recto/o
rectum, straight
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retro-
backward, behind
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salping/o-
tube
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sarco-
flesh, muscle
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super-
in excess, above, superior, in the upper part
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supra-
above
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sy-/ syl-/sym-/syn-/sys-
together, joined, fused
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tachy-
rapid, over
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tel/e-
distant
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ten/din- teno- tenont- tenonto-
tendon
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tetra
four
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thel/o-
nipple
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thera
therapy
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therm/o-
heat
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thesis
put, place
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thorac/o thoracico
chest, thorax
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thromb/o-
blood clot
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thyr/o
thyroid gland
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#NAME?
put, place
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toco-
childbirth
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#NAME?
cutting instrument
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#NAME?
cutting, operation
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tono
tone, tension, pressure
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top/o
place, topical
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tox/i- toxico- toxo-
toxin, poison
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trache/o-
trachea
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trans-
across, through, beyond
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tri- tris-
three
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trich/i/ia -trichia
hair
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tropho- trophic- -trophy
food, nutrition, development
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tropia
turning
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#NAME?
turning towards, affinity
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ultra-
beyond
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uni-
one, single
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uri- -uric/o
uric acid
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#NAME?
urine, urination
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uro
urine, urinary tract
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vas-
duct, blood vessel
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vasculo-
blood vessel
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vas/o-
duct, blood vessel
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vesic/o-
urinary bladder, vesicle
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xanth/o-
yellow, yellowish
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xero-
dry
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zo- zoo-
animal, life
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zym- zymo-
fermentation, enzymes
