Terms Pertaining to the Body as a Whole Flashcards
(300 cards)
1
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Respiratory system structures
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lungs, nose, bronchi
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Musculoskeletal system structures
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muscles, bones, joints, cartilage
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Cardiovascular system structures
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heart, veins, arteries
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Endocrine system structures
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thyroid gland, pituitary gland, pancreas, adrenals
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blood and lymph system structures
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red blood cells, platelets, plasma, lymph, lymph nodes
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Digestive system structures
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stomach, mouth, lips, intestines
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Urinary system structures
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kidneys, ureters, bladder
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Male genital system structures
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testes, penis, vas deferens
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Female genital system structures
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uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries
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nervous system structures
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brain, spinal cord, nerves
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Special senses structures
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eye, ocular adnexa, ear, mastoid process
12
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Where is the hypochondriac region?
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right/left upper abdominopelvic region beneath the rib cartilage
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Where is the epigastric region?
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middle upper abdominopelvic region above the stomach
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Where is the lumbar region?
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right/left middle abdominopelvic regions near the waist
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Where is the umbilical region?
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central abdominopelvic region near the navel
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Where is the inguinal region?
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right/left lower abdominopelvic region near the groin
also called iliac regions
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Where is the hypogastric region?
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middle lower abdominopelvic region below the umbilical region
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RUQ
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right upper quadrant
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LUQ
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left upper quadrant
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RLQ
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right lower quadrant
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LLQ
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left lower quadrant
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C1-C7
cervical
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Vertebrae in the neck region
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T1 - T12
thoracic
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Vertebrae in the chest region
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L1 - L5
lumbar
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Vertebrae in the loin/waist region
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S1 - S5
| sacral
Vertebrae in the region of the sacrum
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coccygeal
region of the coccyx, tailbone
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vertebra
single backbone
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vertebrae
several backbones (plural)
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spinal column
bones surrounding the spinal cavity
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spinal cord
nervous tissue within the spinal cavity
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disk (disc)
pad of cartilage between vertebrae
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anterior
front
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posterior
back, behind
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ventral
front
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dorsal
back
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deep
away from the surface
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superficial
on the surface
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proximal
near the point of attachment
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distal
far from the point of attachment
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inferior
below another structure
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superior
above another structure
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medial
pertaining to the middle
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lateral
pertaining to the side
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supine
lying on the back
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prone
lying on the belly
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abdomin/o
abdomen
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adip/o
fat
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anter/o
front
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bol/o
to throw
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cervic/o
neck
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chondr/o
cartilage
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chrom/o
color
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coccyg/o
coccyx
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crani/o
skull
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cyt/o
cell
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dist/o
far, distant
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dors/o
back portion of the body
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hist/o
tissue
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ili/o
ilium
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inguin/o
groin
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kary/o
nucleus
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later/o
side
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lumb/o
lower back
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medi/o
middle
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nucle/o
nucleus
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pelv/i
pelvis, hip region
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poster/o
back, behind
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proxim/o
nearest
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sacr/o
sacrum
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sarc/o
flesh
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spin/o
spine, backbone
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Integumentary system structures
skin, hair, nails
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thel/o, theli/o
nipple
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thorac/o
chest
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trache/o
trachea, windpipe
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umbilic/o
navel, umbilicus
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ventr/o
belly side of the body
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vertebr/o
vertebra(e), backbones
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viscer/o
internal organs
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ana-
up
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cata-
down
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epi-
above
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hypo-
below
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inter-
between
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meta-
change
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-ac
pertaining to
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-iac
pertaining to
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-al
pertaining to
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-ary
pertaining to
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-ar
pertaining to
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-eal
pertaining to
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-ose
pertaining to, full of
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-ous
pertaining to
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-tic
pertaining to
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-ic
pertaining to
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-ical
pertaining to
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-genic
pertaining to producing
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-oid
resembling
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-ior
pertaining to
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-ism
process, condition
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-plasm
formation
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-somes
bodies
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-type
picture, classification
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abdomin/o
abdomen
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acr/o
extremities, top, extreme point
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acu/o
sharp, severe, sudden
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aden/o
gland
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adip/o
fat
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amni/o
amnion (fetal sac)
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angi/o
vessel
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arteri/o
artery
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arthr/o
joint
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axill/o
armpit
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bi/o
life
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blephar/o
eyelid
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bronch/o
bronchial tubes
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carcin/o
cancer
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cardi/o
heart
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chem/o
drug, chemical
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chondr/o
cartilage
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chron/o
time
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col/o
colon
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cyst/o
urinary bladder, sac
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encephal/o
brain
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erythr/o
red
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hem/o
blood
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hepat/o
liver
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hydr/o
water, fluid
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inguin/o
groin
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isch/o
to hold back
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lapar/o
abdomen, abdominal wall
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laryng/o
larynx
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leuk/o
white
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lymph/o
lymph
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mamm/o
breast
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mast/o
breast
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morph/o
shape, form
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muc/o
mucus
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my/o
muscle
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myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
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oste/o
bone
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ot/o
ear
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path/o
disease
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peritone/o
peritoneum
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phag/o
to eat, swallow
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phleb/o
vein
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plas/o
formation, development
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pleur/o
pleura
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pneumon/o
lungs
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pulmon/o
lungs
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radi/o
x-rays
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rect/o
rectum
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ren/o
kidney
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rhin/o
nose
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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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neutr/o
neutrophil (white blood cell)
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nucle/o
nucleus
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ophthalm/o
eye
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splen/o
spleen
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staphyl/o
clusters
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strept/o
twisted chains
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thorac/o
chest
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thromb/o
clot
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tonsill/o
tonsils
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ven/o
vein
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-algia
pain
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-cele
hernia
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-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-coccus (-cocci, pl)
berry-shaped bacterium
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-cyte
cell
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-dynia
pain
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-ectomy
surgical removal, excision, resection
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-emia
blood condition
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-genesis
condition of producing, forming
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-gram
record, picture
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-graph
instrument for recording
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-graphy
process of recording
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-itis
inflammation
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-logy
study of
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-lysis
breakdown, destruction, separation
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-malacia
softening
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-megaly
enlargement
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-oma
tumor, mass, collection of fluid
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-opsy
to view
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-osis
condition, usually abnormal
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-pathy
disease condition
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-penia
deficiency
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-phobia
fear
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-plasia
development, formation, growth
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-ptosis
drooping, falling, prolapse
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-sclerosis
hardening
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-scope
instrument for visual examination
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-scopy
process of visual examination (with an endoscope)
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-stasis
controlling, stopping
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-stomy
opening to form a mouth (stoma)
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-therapy
treatment
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-tomy
inision, cutting into
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-trophy
development, nourishment
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-er
one who, person
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-ia
condition
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-ist
specialist
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-ole
small, little
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-ule
small, little
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-um, -ium
structure, tissue
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-us
structure, substance
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-y
condition, process
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carp/o
wrist bones
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cib/o
meals
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cis/o
to cut
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cost/o
rib
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cutane/o
skin
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dactyl/o
fingers, toes
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duct/o
to lead, carry
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flex/o
to bend
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furc/o
forking, branching
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gloss/o
tongue
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glyc/o
sugar
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immun/o
protection
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morph/o
shape, form
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mort/o
death
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nat/i
birth
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nect/o
to bind, tie, connect
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norm/o
rule, order
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-blast
embryonic, immature
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-crine
to secrete
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-drome
to run
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-gen
substance that produces
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-lapse
to slide, fall, sag
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-meter
to measure
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-or
one who
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-oxia
oxygen
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-partum
birth, labor
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-phoria
to bear, carry, feeling (mental state)
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-fusion
coming together, to pour
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-physis
to grow
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-plasia
development, formation, growth
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-plasm
structure, formation
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-pnea
breathing
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-rrhea
flow, discharge
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ox/o
oxygen
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pub/o
pubis
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seps/o
infection
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somn/o
sleep
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son/o
sound
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the/o
to put, place
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thyr/o
thyroid gland, shield
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top/o
place, position
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tox/o
poison
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urethr/o
urethra
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ad-
toward
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ana-
up, apart
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ante-
before, forward
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anti-
against
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auto-
self
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bi-
two
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brady-
slow
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con-
with, together
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contra-
against, opposite
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de-
down, lack of
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dia-
through, complete
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dys-
bad, painful, difficult
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ec-, ect-
out, outside
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endo-
in, within
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eu-
good, normal
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ex-
out, outside, away from
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hemi-
half
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demi-
half
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semi-
half
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hyper-
excessive, above
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hypo-
deficient, under
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in-
not
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in-
into, within
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infra-
beneath, under
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inter-
between
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intra-
in, within, into
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macro-
large
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mal-
bad
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meta-
beyond, change
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micro-
small
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neo-
new
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pan-
all
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para-
abnormal, beside, near
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per-
through
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peri-
surrounding
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poly-
many, much
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post-
after, behind
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pre-
before, in front of
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pro-
before, forward
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pros-
before, forward
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retro-
behind, backward
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sub-
under
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supra-
above, upper
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syn-, sym-
together, with
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tachy-
fast
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trans-
across, through
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ultra-
beyond, excess
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uni-
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