Module 11 Flashcards
(254 cards)
1
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ureter-
A
ureter; tube carrying urine from kidney to bladder
2
Q
irregular [not starting with ‘a’]
A
poikil-
3
Q
oil [in body; words that typically mean ‘fat’]
A
adip-, lip-, steat-
4
Q
eti-
A
cause
5
Q
sicc-
A
dry
6
Q
tox-
A
poison [Greek, from toxon = “(poison-dipped) arrow”]
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Q
tachy-
A
rapid
8
Q
presence of (a substance) in the urine
A
-uria
9
Q
onc-
A
tumour; a swelling; abnormal mass
10
Q
distinct
A
idi-
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Q
-phyma
A
a swelling
12
Q
scirrh-
A
hard [adj]; hard, cancerous tumour [noun]
13
Q
pale-
A
old; ancient
14
Q
micr-
A
small
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Q
urination [Root]
A
ur-, urin-
16
Q
scanty
A
olig-
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Q
pyel-
A
renal pelvis; urine reservoir in kidney [passes urine to ureter]
[Greek]
18
Q
somn-
A
sleep
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Q
oxy- [adj]
A
acute [short-lived OR rapid onset & severe]; swift; sharp [literal OR figurative]; sour
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Q
-toxin
A
substance poisonous to (an organ or tissue); poisonous substance present in (a plant or life form)
21
Q
lymph node
A
aden-
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Q
seizure
A
-lepsy
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Q
tonsill-
A
tonsil
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Q
earliest
A
prot-
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vomit
eme-
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poikil-
mottled; varied; irregular
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laterally curved
scoli-
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-emesis
vomiting (of a substance)
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helc-
ulceration
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schiz-
split
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tube carrying urine from bladder to outside the body
urethr-
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fatty [or oily] secretion [of the sebaceous gland]
seb-
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atret-
without an opening (to an organ/structure)
34
agent used to suppress the flow (of a substance, or from a tissue or organ)
anti-X-agogue
35
-uria
urination; presence of (a substance) in the urine; (abnormal) condition of the urine
36
adip-
fat [or oil, depending on context]
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unknown
idi-
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secretion
crin-, -crine
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agent used to oppose the poisonous substance present in (a plant or life form)
anti-X-toxin
40
ulceration
helc- [root]
| -elcosis (ulceration of an organ or structure) [termination]
41
ren-
kidney
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slow
brady- [no conn. vowel]
43
-agogue
agent used to induce (an action); agent used to induce the flow (of a substance, or from a tissue or organ); agent used to induce the expulsion (of a foreign body)
44
carcin-
cancer; cancerous [adj]
45
drom-
a running; flow
46
pore [Root]
por-
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xen-
strange; foreign [adj]
foreigner [noun]
[from Greek xenos = stranger, guest, host b/c equal risk to guest & host if both unknown]
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-auxe
enlargement
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pus
py-
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is-
equal
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artificial
prosth-
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movement
kinemat-, kinesi-, kinema-
| -kinesis, -kinesia
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absence of (a substance) in the urine
a-X-uria
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hidr-
sweat
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alternating
all-
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cyst
cyst-, vesic-
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abnormal mass
-oma, -omata [plural ONLY], onc-, -oncus
| [from Latin tumor = "a swelling"]
58
venom-
poison
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lymph
lymph-
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hard
scirrh-
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kinema-
movement
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ureter
ureter-
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antr-
antrum; cavity
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passage [root]
por-
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rapid
tach-, tachy- [no conn. vowel after]
66
venen-
poison
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urinary tract
ur-, urin-
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dry
xer-, sicc-
69
cause
aeti-, eti-
70
straight
orth-
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thick
pachy- [no conn. vowel after]
72
acute
oxy- [no conn. vowel after]
73
uric-
uric acid
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moisture
hygr-
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vomiting (of a substance)
-emesis
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renal pelvis
pyel- [Greek]
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middle
mes-
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sept- [anatomical context]
septum [a wall that divides two cavities; esp. nasal sinus, sometimes the one in heart between atria]
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lien-
spleen [Latin]
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tonsil
tonsill-
| amygdal- [Greek; amygdalos = "almond" b/c tonsils have same texture as almond shell]
81
time
chron-
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macr-
large; long
83
fermentation
zym- [Greek, from zymē = "yeast"]
84
agent used to induce the flow (of a substance, or from a tissue or organ)
-agogue
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pressure
bar-, bary-
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toxic-
poison [Greek, from toxon = "(poison-dipped) arrow"]
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adrenal gland
adren-
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split
schist-, schiz-
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crin-
secretion
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first
arche-, archae-, arch-
prim- [conn. vowel 'i']
prot-
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short
brachy- [no conn. vowel]
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strange
xen-
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hard, cancerous tumour
scirrh-
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lymphatic duct
lymphatic-
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incomplete
atel-
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few
olig-
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crooked [not ankyl-]
scoli-
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pore [termination]
-pore
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gland
aden-
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ancient [not arch-, arche-, archae-]
pale-
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orth-
straight; normal; correct
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enlargement [not -megaly]
-auxe, -auxis, -auxesis
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agent used to suppress (an action)
anti-X-agogue
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cancerous
carcin-
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cyst-
sac; cyst; bladder [any receptacle for fluids, particularly the urinary bladder]
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sten-
narrow; constricted
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bar-
weight; pressure
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urination [termination]
-uria
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poison
tox-, toxic-, toxon- [Greek, from toxon = "(poison-dipped) arrow"]
ven-, venen-, venom-
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first [non-numerical; not arch-, arche-, archae-]
prot-
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poisonous substance present in (a plant or life form)
-toxin
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anti-X-toxin
agent used to oppose the substance poisonous to (an organ or tissue); agent used to oppose the poisonous substance present in (a plant or life form)
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another
all-
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causing vomiting (of a substance)
-emetic
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sac
cyst-, vesic-
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icter-
jaundice
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swift
oxy- [no conn. vowel after]
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hormon-
hormone
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kinesi-
movement
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long
macr-
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distinctive
idi-
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spleen
splen- [Greek], lien- [Latin]
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thin
lept-
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a swelling
-oma, -omata [plural ONLY]
-phyma, -phymata [plural ONLY]
onc-, -oncus
[from Latin tumor = "a swelling"]
125
sleep
hypn-, somn-, narc-
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agent used to induce (an action)
-agogue
127
dynam-
power
128
kidney
nephr-, ren-
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antrum
antr-
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equal
is-, equ- [followed by conn. vowel 'i']
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lymphatic system
lymphatic-
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-lepsy
seizure
133
-elcosis
ulceration (of an organ or structure)
134
urin-
urine; urinary tract; urination
135
zym-
[Greek zymē = yeast]
enzyme [starts rxns within (en-) us, like yeast starts sugar -> starch rxn]
fermentation [ferments for bread & alcohol]
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sharp
oxy- [no conn. vowel after]
137
py-
pus
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imaginary
pseud-
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anti-X-agogue
agent used to suppress (an action); agent used to suppress the flow (of a substance, or from a tissue or organ); agent used to suppress the expulsion (of a foreign body)
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urethra
urethr-
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fat
adip-, lip-, steat-
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without an opening (to an organ/structure)
atret-
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anis-
unequal
144
pachy-
thick [e.g. pachyderm = "thick-skinned"]
145
flow
drom-
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secretion [termination]
-crine
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other
heter-, all-
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-auxis
enlargement
149
aeti-
cause
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cancer
carcin-
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tach-
rapid
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prosth-
artificial
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sweat
hidr-
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passage [termination]
-pore
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urine reservoir in kidney
pyel- [Greek]
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crooked
ankyl-, scoli-
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obstruction
-emphraxis
158
schist-
split
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bary-
weight; pressure
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agent used to suppress the expulsion (of a foreign body)
anti-X-agogue
161
increase
aux-
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ulceration [root]
helc-
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small
micr-, olig-
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foreigner
xen-
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sebum
seb-
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varied
poikil-
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-phymata
swellings [PLURAL]
168
mes-
middle
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brady-
slow
170
kinemat-
movement
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substance poisonous to (an organ or tissue)
-toxin
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atel-
incomplete
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splen-
spleen [Greek]
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lip-
fat [or oil, depending on context]
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agent used to induce the expulsion (of a foreign body)
-agogue
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sour
oxy- [no conn. vowel after]
177
amygdal- [anatomical context]
tonsil [Greek]
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other [not heter-]
all-
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ven- [non-anatomical context]
poison
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uric acid
uric-
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individual
idi-
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brachy-
short
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jaundice
icter-
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all-
other; another; divergent; alternating
| [or other def'ns depending on context]
185
normal
orth-
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xer-
dry [=> Xerox = first dry copier]
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lept-
thin
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por-
pore, passage
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tube carrying urine from kidney to bladder
ureter-
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-auxesis
enlargement
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old
pale-
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septum
sept-, saept-
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narrow
sten-
194
oxy-
ADJ: acute [short-lived OR rapid onset & severe]; swift; sharp [literal OR figurative]; sour
NOUN: oxygen; acid
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false
pseud-
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lymph-
lymph
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hypn-
sleep
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eme-
vomit
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scoli-
crooked; laterally curved
200
agent used to oppose the substance poisonous to (an organ or tissue)
anti-X-toxin
201
chron-
time
202
toxon-
poison [Greek, from toxon = "(poison-dipped) arrow"]
203
olig-
few; small; scanty
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enzyme
zym- [Greek, from zymē = "yeast"]
205
(abnormal) condition of the urine
-uria
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weight
bar-, bary-
207
nephr-
kidney
208
aden-
gland; lymph node
209
divergent
all-
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movement [root]
kinemat-, kinesi-, kinema-
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large
macr-, megal-
212
lymphatic-
lymphatic system; lymphatic duct
213
prot-
earliest; first
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adren-
adrenal gland
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ancient
arch-, arche-, archae-, pale-
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-emetic
causing vomiting (of a substance)
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equ-
equal
218
vesic-
sac; cyst; bladder [any receptacle for fluids, particularly the urinary bladder]
219
-pore
pore; passage
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foreign
xen-
221
ur-
urine; urinary tract; urination
222
a-X-uria
absence of (a substance) in the urine
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cavity [non-specific]
antr-
224
pseud-
false; imaginary
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secretion [root]
crin-
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steat-
fat [or oil, depending on context]
227
idi-
individual; distinct; distinctive; unknown
228
ulceration (of an organ or structure) [termination]
-elcosis
229
urethr-
urethra; tube carrying urine from bladder to outside the body
230
a running
drom-
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tumour
-oma, -omata [plural ONLY], onc-, -oncus
| [from Latin tumor = "a swelling"]
232
bladder
cyst-, vesic-
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prosthet-
artificial
234
hormone
hormon-
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mottled
poikil-
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hygr-
moisture
237
aux-
increase
238
correct
orth-
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saept-
septum [a wall that divides two cavities; esp. nasal sinus, sometimes the one in heart between atria]
240
megal-
large
241
seb-
sebum; fatty [or oily] secretion [of the sebaceous gland]
242
power
dynam-
243
unequal
anis-
244
constricted
sten-
245
urine
ur-, urin-
246
-emphraxis
obstruction
247
sept-
ANATOMICAL: septum [a wall that divides two cavities; esp. nasal sinus, sometimes the one in heart between atria]
ADJECTIVAL: seven; seventh
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ven-
ANATOMICAL: vein [vessel that carries blood to the heart]
SUBSTANCE: poison
249
enlargement
- megaly
| - auxe, -auxis, -auxesis
250
urination
ur-, urin- [roots]
| -uria [termination]
251
pore
por- [root], -pore [termination]
252
Three terminations modified by a prefix before the preceding root
-agogue, -toxin, -uria
253
passage
por- [root], -pore [termination]
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irregular
poikil-, anomal-
