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Anatomy & Physiology - The Unity of Form and Function (Saladin, 9th Edition) > Medical Word Roots and Affixes > Flashcards

Medical Word Roots and Affixes Flashcards

1
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a-

A

no, not, without

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ab-

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away

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acetabulo-

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small cup

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acro-

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tip, extremity, peak

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ad-

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to, towards, near

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adeno-

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gland

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aero-

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air, oxygen

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af-

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toward

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ag-

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together

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-al

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pertaining to

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ala-

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wing

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albi-

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white

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algi-

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pain

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aliment-

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nourishment

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allo-

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other, different

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amphi-

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both, either

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an-

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without

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ana-

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  1. up, build up 2. apart 3. back
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andro-

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male

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angi-

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vessel

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ante-

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before, in front

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antero-

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forward

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anti-

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against

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apo-

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from, off, away, above

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arbor-

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tree

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artic-

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  1. joint 2. speech
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27
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-ary

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pertaining to

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-ase

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enzyme

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29
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ast-, astro-

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star

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30
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-ata, -ate

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  1. possessing 2. plural of
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athero-

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fat

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32
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atrio-

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entryway

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auri-

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ear

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auto-

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self

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axi-

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axis, straight line

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baro-

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pressure

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37
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bene-

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good, well

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38
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bi-

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two

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bili-

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bile

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bio-

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life, living

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blasto-

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precursor, bud, producer

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42
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brachi-

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arm

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43
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brady-

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slow

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44
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bucco-

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cheek

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45
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burso-

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purse

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46
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calc-

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calcium, stone

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47
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callo-

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thick

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48
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calori-

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heat

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calv-, calvari-

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bald, skull

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calyx

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cup, vessel, chalice

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51
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capito-

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head

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52
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capni-

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smoke, carbon dioxide

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53
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carcino-

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cancer

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54
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cardi-

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heart

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55
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carot-

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  1. carrot 2. stupor
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56
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carpo-

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wrist

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57
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case-

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cheese

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58
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cata-

A

down, break down

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59
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cauda-

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tail

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-cel

A

little

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61
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celi-

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belly, abdomen

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centri-

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centre, middle

63
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cephalo-

A

head

64
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cervi-

A

neck, narrow part

65
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chiasm-

A

cross, X

66
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choano-

A

funnel

67
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chole-

A

bile

68
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chondro-

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  1. grain 2. cartilage, gristle
69
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chromo-

A

colour

70
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chrono-

A

time

71
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cili-

A

eyelash

72
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circ-

A

about, around

73
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cis-

A

cut

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cistern, cisterna

A

reservoir

75
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clast-

A

break down, destroy

76
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clavi-

A

hammer, club, key

77
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-cle

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little

78
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cleido-

A

clavicle

79
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cnemo-

A

lower leg

80
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co-

A

together

81
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collo-

A
  1. hill 2. glue
82
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contra-

A

opposite

83
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corni-

A

horn

84
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corono-

A

crown

85
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corpo-

A

body

86
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corti-

A

bark, rind

87
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costa-

A

rib

88
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coxa-

A

hip

89
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crani-

A

helmet

90
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cribri-

A

sieve, strainer

91
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crino-

A

seperate, secrete

92
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crista-

A

crest

93
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crito-

A

to separate

94
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cruci-

A

cross

95
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-cule, -culus

A

small

96
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cune-

A

wedge

97
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cutane-, cuti-

A

skin

98
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cysto-

A

bladder

99
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cyto-

A

cell

100
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de-

A

down

101
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demi-

A

half

102
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den-, denti

A

tooth

103
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dendro-

A

tree, branch

104
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derma-, dermato-

A

skin

105
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desmo-

A

band, bond, ligament

106
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dia-

A
  1. across, through, separate 2. day
107
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dis-

A
  1. apart 2. opposite, absence
108
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diure-

A

pass through, urinate

109
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dorsi-

A

back

110
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duc-

A

to carry

111
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dys-

A

bad, abnormal, painful

112
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e-

A

out

113
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-eal

A

pertaining to

114
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ec-, ecto-

A

outside, out of, external

115
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ef-

A

out of

116
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-elle

A

small

117
Q

electro-

A

electricity

118
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em-

A

in, within

119
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emesi-, emeti-

A

vomiting

120
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-emia

A

blood condition

121
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en-

A

in, into

122
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encephalo-

A

brain

123
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enchymo-

A

poured in

124
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endo-

A

within, into, internal

125
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entero-

A

gut, intestine

126
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epi-

A

upon, above

127
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ergo-

A

work, energy, action

128
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eryth-, erythro-

A

red

129
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esthesio-

A

sensation

130
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eu-

A

good, true, normal, easy

131
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exo-

A

out

132
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facili-

A

easy

133
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fasci-

A

band, bundle

134
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fenestr-

A

window

135
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fer-

A

to carry

136
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ferri-

A

iron

137
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fibro-

A

fiber

138
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fili-

A

thread

139
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flagello-

A

whip

140
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foli-

A

leaf

141
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-form

A

shape

142
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fove-

A

pit, depression

143
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funiculo-

A

little rope, cord

144
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fusi-

A
  1. spindle 2. pour out
145
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gamo-

A

marriage, union

146
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gastro-

A

belly, stomach

147
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-gen, -genic, -genesis

A

producing, giving rise to

148
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genio-

A

chin

149
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germi-

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  1. sprout, bud 2. microbe
150
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gero-

A

old age

151
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gesto-

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  1. to bear, carry 2. pregnancy
152
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glia-

A

glue

153
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globu-

A

ball, sphere

Anatomy & Physiology - The Unity of Form and Function (Saladin, 9th Edition) (3 decks)

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