Medical Terminology: Combining Forms Flashcards
(202 cards)
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a-, an-
A
no; not, without
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ab-
A
away from
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ad-
A
toward; near
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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-ac, -al
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pertaining to
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-am,-ar, -ary
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pertaining to
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aden/o
A
gland
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adip/o
A
fat
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-algesia
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sensitivity to pain
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-algia
A
pain
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aden/o
A
glands
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adip/o
A
fat
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-algesia
A
sensitivity to pain
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-algia
A
pain
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ana-
A
up; apart; backward; anew; again
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angi/o
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blood vessels
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ante-
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before; forward
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anter/o
A
front
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anti-
A
against
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aort/o
A
aorta (largest artery)
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append/o. appendic/o
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appendix
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arter/o, arteri/o
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artery
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arthr/o
A
joint
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-ase
A
enzyme
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audi/o, audit/o
hearing
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aut/o, aut-, auto
self, own
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axill/o
armpit
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bacter/i/o
bacteria
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bi-
two
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bil/i
bile, gall
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brachi/o
arm
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brady-
slow
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broch/o, brochi/o
bronchial tube
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bucc/o
cheek
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calc/o
calcium
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carcin/o
cancerous
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cardi/o
heart
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-cele, coele
swelling, hernia
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cell/u
cell level
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-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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cerebr/o
cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
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cervic/o
neck
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chol/e
bile; gall
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cholecyst/o
gall bladder
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-cidal
pertaining to killing
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col/o, colon/o
colon (large intestine)
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comi/o
to care for
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contra-
against; opposite
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coron/o
heart
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cost/o
rib
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cran/i
skull
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cyan/o
blue
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cyst/o
urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid
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cyt/o, -cyte
cell
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de-
lack of; less
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derm/o, derma-, dermat/o
skin
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diaphor/o
sweat
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dist/o
far; distant
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dors/o, dorsi-
back
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dys-
bad; painful; difficult; abnormal
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-eal
pertaining to
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-estomy
removal; excision; resection
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-emia
blood condition
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-emic
pertaining to blood condition
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end-, endo/o
in; within
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enter/o
intestines (usually small intestines)
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epi-
above; upon, on
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erthyr/o
red
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erythem/o
flushed; redness
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-esis
action; condition; state of
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ex-
out; away from
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gastro/o
stomach
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-genesis
production; forming
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ger/i, geront/o
old age
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gluc/o, glyc/o
glucose; sugar
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-gram
record
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-graphy
process of recording
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hem/o, hemat/o
blood
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hemi-
half
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hepat/o
liver
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herni/o
hernia
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hydr/o
water
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hyper-
above; excessive; greater than normal
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hypo-
below; below; less than normal
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hyster/o
uterus; womb
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-ia
condition
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-iac, -ic, -ine, -ior
pertaining to
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-iasis
abnormal condition
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ile/o
ileum
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inguin/o
groin
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inter-
between
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intra-
within; into
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-ism
process; condition
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-ist
specialist
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-itis
inflammation
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jaund/o
yellow
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jejun/o
jejunum
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kal/i
potassium
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ket/o, keton
ketones, acetones
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kyph/o
hunch back
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lapar/o
abdominal wall; abdomen
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later/o
side
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leuk/o
white
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lip/o
fat; lipid
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lob/o
lobe
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-logy
study of
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-lysis
breakdown; separation; destruction
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mal-
bad
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mamm/o, mast/o
breast
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medi/o
middle
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-megaly
enlargement
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melan/o
black
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-ment/o
mind
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my/o
muscle
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narc/o
numbness; sleep
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nas/o
nose
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natr/o
sodium
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necr/o
death
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nephr/o
kidney
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neur/o
nerve
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norm/o
rule; order
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nos/o
infection
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ocul/o, opthalm/o, opt/o, optic/o
eye
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-oid
resembling; derived from
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olig/o
scant; slight
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-oma
tumor
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oophr/o
ovary
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-osis
condition usually abnormal
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oste/o
bone
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ot/o
ear
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-ous
pertaining to
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-oxia, -oxic
oxygen
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pancreat/o
pancreas
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para-
near; beside; apart from; along side of
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-paresis
weakness
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path/o, -pathy
disease
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pector/o
chest
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-penia
deficency
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-phagia
eating; swallowing
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phas/o, -phasia
speech
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phleb/o
vein
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-plasia
development; formation; growth
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-plegia, -plegic
paralysis; paisy
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-pnea
breathing
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neum/o, pneumon/o
lung; air; gas
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post-; poster/o
after; behind
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pre-
before, in front of
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proxim/o
near
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pseudo
false; fake
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pulmon/o
lung
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purul/o
pus
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quadri-
four
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rhino-
nose
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-rrhage
bursting forth (of blood)
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-rrhea
flow; discharge
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sanguin/o
fluid- blood
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-sclerosis
hardening
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-scope
instrument to visually examine
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-scopy
process of visually examining with a scope
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-sect
to cut
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seps/o
infection
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ser/o
fluid-serum; clear
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-sis
state of
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-spasm
sudden contraction of muscle
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-stasis
to stop; control; place
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-static
pertaining to stopping; controlling
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-stenosis
tightening; narrowing
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stern/o
sternum
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-stomy
new opening (to form mouth)
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sub-
below; under
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supra-
above, upper
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syncop/o
faint
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tachy-
fast
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-tension, -tensive
pressure
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therm/o
heat
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thorac/o
chest
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-thorax
chest, plural cavity
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thromb/o
clot
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thyroid/o
thyroid gland
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-tic
pertaining to
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-tomy
process of cutting
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-toxic
poison
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trache/o
trachea
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trans-
across; through
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tri-
three
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-trophy
development-condition of
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umbilic/o
umbilicus; navel
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uni-
one
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ur/o
urine, urinary tract
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urether/o
ureter
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urethr/o
urethra
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-uria
urination; condition of urine
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urin/o
urine
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-us
structure; thing
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uter/o
uterus; womb
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vascul/o
vessel (bleed)
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ven/o, ven/i
vein
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ventr/o
abdominal side of the body
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vertebr/o
vertebra (backbone)
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xer/o
dry
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-y
condition; process
