Medical Terminology Flashcards
(226 cards)
1
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DAT
A
Diet as tolerated
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WDL
A
Within defined limits
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Hypo
A
under, low, beneath
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Hyper
A
excessive, above or beyond
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Q
Peri
A
surrounding
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Trans
A
across, through
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Hemi
A
half
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Brady
A
slow
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Pre
A
before
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Supra
A
above or over
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a/an
A
without
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Ab
A
off or away from
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Dys
A
bad, painful or disordered
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Cardi
A
heart
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Ateri
A
artery
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Hem
A
blood
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Gastr
A
stomach
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Enter
A
intestine
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Laryng
A
larynx
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Hepat
A
liver
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Neph
A
kidney
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Cyst
A
bladder
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Rhin
A
nose
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Pneu
A
lung
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Derm
skin
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Osteo
bone
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Chole
bile (gallbladder)
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Leuk
white
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Erythr
red
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Albin
white
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Cyan
blue
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Melan
black
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cyte
cell
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megaly
enlargement of a body part
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stomy
surgical opening
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rrhea
flow or discharge
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pnea
breath or breathing
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plasty
to mold or shape
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emia
blood condition
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itis
inflammation
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Tachy
rapid or fast
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Bi
twice or two
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Uni
once or one
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Semi
half
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Poly
many
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Emesis
vomit
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Expectorate
spit
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Diaphoresis
sweat
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Void
empty bladder, pass urine
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Urinate
pass urine
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Diuresis
increased formation of urine
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Defecate
empty bowels, bowel movement
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Feces
stool (bowel movement)
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Flatus
gas
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glauc
grey
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purpur
purple
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chlor
green
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xanth
yellow
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cirrh
yellow
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erythem
red, flushed
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eosin
rosy
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alb
white
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Abd.
Abdomen
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AM
Morning
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BP
Blood pressure
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c/o
Complaint of
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gtt
Drop
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I & O
Intake and Output
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po
Per os (by mouth)
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NPO
Nil per os (nothing by mouth)
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q
Every
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SOB
Short of breath
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TPR
Temperature/pulse/respiration
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ADL
Activities of daily living
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bid
twice a day
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/c
With
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Dx
Diagnosis
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Hx
History
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IV
Intravenous
79
prn
As needed
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R/T
Related to
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stat
Immediately
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VS
Vital signs
83
Ac
Before meals
84
HS
At bedtime
85
Os
Mouth
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Per
Through or by
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Q1h
Every hour
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Q4h
Every four hours
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TID
Three times a day
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Qs
Quantity sufficient
91
H
Hour
92
Pc
After meals
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Po
Orally
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Q2h
Every two hours
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QID
Four times a day
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BRP
Bathroom Privileges
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CBR
Complete bed rest
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DAT
Diet as tolerated
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✓
Correct or check
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ii
two
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O
None, zero
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BM
Bowel movement
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D.O.B.
Date of Birth
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Disc.
Discontinue
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i
One
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iii
Three
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nsg
Nursing
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diplo
double
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tri
three
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bi or di
two
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uni or mono
one
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primi
first
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micro
small
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macro
large
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quadri
four
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a or an
Without, Lack of
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ad
Toward
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anti
against
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circum
around
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dys
Difficult, painful
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eu
normal
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intra
within
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mes or meso
Middle
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necr/o
Death
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peri
around
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post
After
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py/o
Pus
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re
Again
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supra
Above, greater
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ab
Away from
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ante
Before
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contra
Opposed/against
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endo
within
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epi
Around
135
ex or exo
Outside
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inter
Between
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later/o
Side
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oligo/o
Few
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retro
Back/behind
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ecto
Outside, outer
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ex/o
Out
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a/n or non
No, not, without
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algia
Pain
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ectomy
Cutting out
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gram or graphy
Recording
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itis
Inflammation
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ologist
Specialist
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oma
tumor
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-plasty
Surgical formation
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-rrhage, -rrhagia
Excessive flow
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-sclerosis
Hardening
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-scopy, or -scopic
Act of examining
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-tome
Instrument for
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-cyte
Cell
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-emia
Blood
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-ist, -ician
Person
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-megaly
Enlargement
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-ology, -logy
Study of
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-otomy
Opening into
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-ostomy
Creation of an opening
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-pnea
Breathing
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-rrhea
Flow or discharge
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-scope
Instrument for examining
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-tomy
Cutting incision
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-uria
Urine
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-ectomy
Surgical removal
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-tome
Instrument to cut
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thromb/o
Blood clot
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ven/o or phleb/o
Vein
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angi/o or vas/o
Blood vessel
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Oophor/o
Ovary
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salping/o
Fallopian tube
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vagin/o or colp/o
Vagina
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mast/o or mamm/o
Breast
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nat/o
Birth
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test/o
orch/o
orchi/o
orchid/o
Testicle
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ov/o
oo/o
Egg
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uter/o
hyster/o
metr/o
metri/o
Uterus
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men/o
Menstruation
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gynec/o
Women
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gravid/o
Pregnancy
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sperm/o
spermat/o
Sperm
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aden/o
Gland
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thyroid/o
thyr/o
Thyroid
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pancreat/o
Pancreas
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lact/o
galact/o
Milk
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andr/o
Male
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adren/o
adrenal/o
Adrenal gland
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gluc/o
glyc/o
Sugar/glucose
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neur/o
Nerve
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myel/o
Spinal cord/Bone marrow
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algesi/o
Pain
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ophthalm/o
ocul/o
Eye
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audi/o
acou/o
Hearing
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cerebr/o
encephal/o
Brain
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my/o
Muscle
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esthesi/o
Sensation
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opt/o
Seeing
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ot/o
aur/o
aur/i
Ear
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derm/o
dermat/o
cutane/o
Skin
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hist/o
Tissue
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pil/o
Hair
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adip/o
lip/o
Fat
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oste/o
arthr/o
Bone
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vertebr/o
spondyl/o
Vertebrae/spine
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orth/o
Normal/straight
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cost/o
Rib
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nas/o
rhin/o
Nose
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thorac/o
pector/o
Chest
210
pulmon/o
pneumon/o
pneum/o
Lung
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ox/o
Oxygen
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nephr/o
ren/o
Kidney
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vesic/o
Bladder
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cyst/o
Urinary bladder
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ur/o
Urine
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gastr/o
Stomach
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duoden/o
Duodenum
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ile/o
Ileum
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chol/e
bil/i
Bile
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splen/o
Spleen
221
enter/o
Intestine
222
jejun/o
Jejunum
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hepat/o
Liver
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cholecyst/o
Gall bladder
225
laryng/o
Larynx/throat
