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Set 3 - Learn Common Roots, Prefix, and Suffix (Front Side) (66 cards)

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pector/o

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chest (pectoral)

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-penia

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deficiency (thrombocytopenia; leucopenia)

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-phagia

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eating; swallowing (dysphagia)

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phas/o; phasia

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speech (dysphasia)

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phleb/o

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vein (phlebotomist)

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-plasia

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development; formation; growth (hyperplasia)

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-plasty

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surgical repair (rhinoplasty)

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-plegia; -plegic

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paralysis; palsy (paraplegia; hemiplegic)

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-pnea

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breathing (apnea; dyspnea)

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pneum/o pneumon/o

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lung; air; gas (pneumothorax)

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post-; poster/o

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after; behind (postoperative; posterior)

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pre-

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before; in front of (preoperative)

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proxim/o

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near (proximal)

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pseudo

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false; fake (pseudotumor)

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pulmon/o

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lung (pulmonary)

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purul/o

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pus (purulent)

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quadri-

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four (quadriceps muscle)

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rhino

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nose (rhinoplasty)

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-rrhage

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busting forth - of blood (hemorrhage)

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-rrhea

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flow; discharge (rhinorrhea)

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sanguin/o

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fluid - blood (serosanguinous)

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-sclerosis

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hardening (arteriosclerosis)

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-scope

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instrument for visual examination (endoscope)

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-scopy

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process of visual examination with a scope (arthroscopy)

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-sect
to cut (transect)
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seps/o
infection (sepsis)
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ser/o
fluid-serum; clear (serous; serosanguinous drainage)
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-sis
state of (sepsis)
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-spasm
sudden contraction of muscle (venospasm)
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-stasis
to stop; control; place (hemostasis)
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-static
pertaining to stopping; controlling (hemostatic)
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-stenosis
tightening; narrowing (urethrostenosis)
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stern/o
sternum (substernal)
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-stomy
new opening; to form a mouth (gastrostomy)
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sub-
under; below (subarachnoid hemorrhage)
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supra-
above; upper (suprasternal)
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syncop/o
faint (syncopal episode)
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tachy-
fast (tachycardia)
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-tension; -tensive
pressure (hypertension; hypertensive)
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therm/o
heat (thermometer)
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thorac/o
chest (thoracic)
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-thorax
chest; pleural cavity (pneumothorax)
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thromb/o
clot (thrombosis)
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thyroid/o
thyroid gland (thyroidectomy)
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-tic
pertaining to (spastic bladder)
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-tomy
process of cutting (colostomy)
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-toxic
poison (ototoxic)
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trache/o
trachea (tracheostomy)
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trans-
across; through (transect)
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tri-
three (tricuspid valve)
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-trophy
development-condition of (hypertrophy)
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umblilic/o
umbilicus; navel (umbilicus)
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uni-
one (unilateral)
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ur/o
urine; urinary tract (urosepsis)
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ureter/o
ureter (ureteral stent)
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urethr/o
urethra (urethrostenosis)
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-uria
urination; condition of urine (dysuria)
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urin/o
urine (uninary tract)
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-us
structure; thing (thrombus; umbilicus)
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uter/o
uterus; womb (uterus)
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vascul/o
blood vessel (vascular)
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ven/o; ven/i
vein (venospasm)
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ventr/o
abdominal side of the body (ventral hernia)
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vertebr/o
vertebra; backbone (vertebrosternal rib)
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xeri/o
dry (xerofoam dressing)
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-y
condition; process (obesity; dusky)

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