Medical Terminology Part 3 Flashcards
(167 cards)
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phagist-:
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Forms nouns that denote a person who ‘feeds on’ the first element or part of the word
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-phagy
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Forms nouns that denotes ‘feeding on’ the first element or part of the word
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phallo-
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phallus
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pharmaco-
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drug, medication
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pharyng(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the pharynx, the upper throat cavity
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-phil(ia)
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attraction for
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phleb(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the (blood) veins, a vein
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-phobia
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exaggerated fear, sensitivity
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phon(o)-
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sound
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phos-
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Of or pertaining to light or its chemical properties, now historic and used rarely. See the common root phot(o)- below.
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phot(o)-
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Of or pertaining to light
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phren(i)-, phren(o)-, phrenico
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the mind
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phyt-
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to grow
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piri-
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Pear
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-plasia
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formation, development
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-plasty
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surgical repair, reconstruction
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-plegia
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paralysis
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pleio-
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more, excessive, multiple
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pleur(o)-, pleur(a)
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Of or pertaining to the ribs
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-plexy
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stroke or seizure
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pneum(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the lungs
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pneumat(o)-
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air, lung
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pod-, -pod-, -pus
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Of or pertaining to the foot, -footed
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-poiesis
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production
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polio-
Denoting a grey color
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pollic-
thumb
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poly-
Denotes a 'plurality' of something
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por(o)-
pore, porous
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porphyr(o)-
Denotes a purple color
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post-
Denotes something as 'after' or 'behind' another
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pre-
Denotes something as 'before' another (in [physical] position or time)
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presby(o)-
old age
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prim-
Denotes something as 'first' or 'most-important'
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pro-
Denotes something as 'before' another (in [physical] position or time)
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proct(o)-
anus, rectum
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prosop(o)-
face
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prot(o)-
Denotes something as 'first' or 'most important'
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pseud(o)-
Denotes something false or fake
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psych(e)-, psych(o)
Of or pertaining to the mind
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pterygo-
Pertaining to a wing
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psor-
Itching
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-ptosis
falling, drooping, downward placement, prolapse
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-ptysis
(a spitting), spitting, hemoptysis, the spitting of blood derived from the lungs or bronchial tubes
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pudend-
loins, pubic region
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pulmon-, pulmo-
Of or relating to the lungs.
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pyel(o)-
pelvis
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pykno-
to thicken (as the nucleus does in early stages of cell death)
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py(o)-
pus
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pyr(o)-
fever
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quadr(i)-
four
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radio-
radiation
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re-
again, backward
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rect(o)-
rectum
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ren(o)-
Of or pertaining to the kidney
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reticul(o)-
net
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retro-
backward, behind
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rhabd(o)-
rod shaped, striated
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rhachi(o)-
spine
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rhin(o)-
Of or pertaining to the nose
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rhod(o)-
Denoting a rose-red color
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-rrhage
burst forth
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-rrhagia
rapid flow of blood
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-rrhaphy
surgical suturing
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-rrhea (AmE)
flowing, discharge
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-rrhexis
rupture
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-rrhoea (BrE)
flowing, discharge
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rubr(o)-
Of or pertaining to the red nucleus of the brain
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-rupt
Break or burst
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salping(o)-
Of or pertaining to tubes e.g. fallopian tubes
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sangui-, sanguine-
Of or pertaining to blood
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sarco-
muscular, fleshlike
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sarping(o)-
uterine tubes
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schist(o)-
split, cleft
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schiz(o)-
Denoting something 'split' or 'double-sided'
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scler(o)-
hard
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-sclerosis
hardening
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scoli(o)-
twisted
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-scope
instrument for viewing
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-scopy
use of instrument for viewing
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scoto-
darkness
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semi-
one-half, partly
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sial(o)-
saliva, salivary gland
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sigmoid(o)-
sigmoid, S-shaped curvature
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sinistr(o)-
left, left side
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sinus-
Of or pertaining to the sinus
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sito-
food, grain
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somat(o)-, somatico-
body, bodily
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-spadias
slit, fissure
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spasmo-
spasm
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sperma-, spermo-, spermato-
semen, spermatozoa
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splanchn(i)-, splanchn(o)-
viscera
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splen(o)-
spleen
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spondyl(o)-
Of or pertaining to the spine, the vertebra
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squamos(o)-
Denoting something as 'full of scales' or 'scaly'
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-stalsis
contraction
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-stasis
stopping, standing
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-staxis
dripping, trickling
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sten(o)-
Denoting something as 'narrow in shape' or pertaining to narrowness
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-stenosis
abnormal narrowing in a blood vessel or other tubular organ or structure
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steth(o)-
Of or pertaining to the upper chest, chest, the area above the breast and under the neck
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stheno-
strength, force, power
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stom(a)
mouth
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stomat(o)-
Of or pertaining to the mouth
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-stomy
creation of an opening
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sub-
beneath
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super-
in excess, above, superior
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supra-
above, excessive
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sy, syl-, sym-, syn-, sys-
Indicates similarity, likeness, or being together; Assimilates before some consonants: before l to syl-, s to sys-, before a labial consonant to sym-.
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tachy-
Denoting something as fast, irregularly fast
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-tension, -tensive
pressure
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tetan-
rigid, tense
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thec-
case, sheath
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thel-
Of or pertaining to a nipple [uncommon as a prefix]
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thely-
Denoting something as 'relating to a woman, feminine'
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therap-
treatment
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therm(o)-
heat
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thorac(i)-, thorac(o)-, thoracico-
Of or pertaining to the upper chest, chest; the area above the breast and under the neck
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thromb(o)-
Of or relating to a blood clot, clotting of blood
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thyr(o)-
thyroid
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thym-
emotions
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-tic
pertaining to
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toco-
childbirth
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-tome
cutting instrument
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-tomy
act of cutting; incising, incision
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tono-
tone, tension, pressure
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-tony
tension
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top(o)-
place, topical
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tort(i)-
twisted
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tox(i)-, tox(o)-, toxic(o)-
toxin, poison
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trache(a)-
trachea
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trachel(o)-
Of or pertaining to the neck
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trans-
Denoting something as moving or situated 'across' or 'through'
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tri-
three
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trich(i)-, trichia, trich(o)-
Of or pertaining to hair, hair-like structure
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-tripsy
crushing
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-trophy
nourishment, development
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tum-
tumour
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tympan(o)-
eardrum
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-ula, -ule
small
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ultra-
beyond, excessive
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umbilic-
Of or pertaining to the navel, the umbilicus
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ungui-
Of or pertaining to the nail, a claw
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un(i)-
one
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ur(o)-
Of or pertaining to urine, the urinary system; (specifically) pertaining to the physiological chemistry of urine
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ureter(o)-
ureter
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urethr(o)-, urethr(a)-
urethra
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uri(c)-, urico-
uric acid
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urin-
Of or pertaining to urine, the urinary system
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uter(o)-
Of or pertaining to the uterus or womb
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vagin-
Of or pertaining to the vagina
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varic(o)-
swollen or twisted vein
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vas(o)-
duct, blood vessel
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vasculo-
blood vessel
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ven-
Of or pertaining to the (blood) veins, a vein (used in terms pertaining to the vascular system)
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ventr(o)-
Of or pertaining to the belly; the stomach cavities
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ventricul(o)-
Of or pertaining to the ventricles; any hollow region inside an organ
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-version
turning
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vesic(o)-
Of or pertaining to the bladder
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viscer(o)-
Of or pertaining to the internal organs, the viscera
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vulv-
vulva
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xanth(o)-
Denoting a yellow color, an abnormally yellow color
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xen(o)-
Foreign, different
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xer(o)-
dry, desert-like
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-y
condition or process of
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zo(o)-
animal, animal life
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zygomatic
cheek
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zym(o)-
fermentation
