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Word Element_ Round 4 Flashcards

1
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-oma

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Tumor, mass (carcinoma, hematoma)

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omo-

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Shoulder (omohyoid, acromion)

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onycho-

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Nail, claw (hyponychium, onychomycosis)

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op-

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Vision (optics, myopia, photopic)

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-opsy

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Viewing, to see (biopsy, rhodopsin)

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or-

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Mouth (oral, orbicularis oris)

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orbi-

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Circle (orbicularis, orbit)

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organo-

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Tool, instrument (organ, organelle)

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ortho-

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Straight (orthopnea, orthodontics, orthopedics)

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-ose

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  1. Full of (adipose) 2. Sugar (sucrose, glucose)
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-osis

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  1. Process (osmosis, exocytosis) 2. condition, disease (cyanosis, thrombosis) 3. increase (leukocytosis)
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osmo-

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Push (osmosis, chemiosmotic)

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13
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osse-, oste-

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Bone (osseous, osteoporosis)

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oto-

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Ear (otolith, otitis, parotid)

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-ous

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  1. Full of (nitrogenous, edematous) 2. pertainingto (mucous, nervous) 3. like, characterized by (squamous, filamentous)
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ovo-

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Egg (ovum, ovary, ovulation)

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oxy-

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  1. oxygen (hypoxia, oxyhemoglobin) 2. sharp, quick (oxytocin)
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palli-

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Pale (pallor, globus, pallidus)

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palpebro-

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Eyelid (palpebrae)

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pan-

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All (panhypopituitarism, pancreas)

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panni-

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Cloth, rag (pannus, panniculus)

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papillo-

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Nipple (papilla, papillary)

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par-

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Birth (postpartum, parturition, multiparous)

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para-

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Next to (parathyroid, parotid)

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parieto-

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Wall (parietal)

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patho-

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  1. Disease (pathology, pathogen) 2. feeling (sympathetic)
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pecto-

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  1. Chest (pectoralis) 2. comblike (pectuneus)
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pedi-

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  1. Foot (bipedal, pedicle) 2. Child (pediatrics)
29
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pelvi-

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Basin (pelvis, pelvic)

30
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-penia

A

Deficiency (leukopenia, thrombocytopenia)

31
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penna-

A

Feather (unipennate, bipennate)

32
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peri-

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Around (periosteum, peritoneum, periodontal)

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perone-

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Fibula (peroneus tertius, peroneal nerve)

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phago-

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Eat (phagocytosis, macrophage)

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philo-

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Loving, attracted to (hydrophilic, amphiphilic)

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phobo-

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Faring, repelled by (hydrophobic)

37
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phor-

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To carry, bear (diaphoresis, elctrophoresis)

38
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phragm-

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Partition (diaphragm)

39
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phreno-

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Diaphragm (phrenic nerve)

40
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physio-

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Nature, natural cause (physiology, physician)

41
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-physis

A

Growth (diaphysis, hypophysis)

42
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pilo-

A

Hair (piloerection)

43
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pino-

A

Drink, imbibe (pinocytosis)

44
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planto-

A

Sole of foot (plantaris, plantar wart)

45
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plasi-

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Growth (hyperplasia)

46
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plasm-

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Shaped, molded (cytoplasm, endoplasmic)

47
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plasti-

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Form (thromboplastin)

48
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platy-

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Flat (platysma)

49
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pnea-

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Breath, breathing (eupnea, dyspnea)

50
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pneumo-

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Air, breath, lung (pneumonia, pneumothorax)

51
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podo-

A

Foot (pseudopod, podocyte)

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poies-

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Forming (hemopoiesis, erythrpoietin)

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poly-

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Many, much, excessive (polypeptide, polyuria)

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primi-

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First (primary, primipara, primitive)

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pro-

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  1. Before, in front, first (prokaryote, prophase, prostate) 2. promote, favor (progesterone, prolactin)
56
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pseudo-

A

False (pseudopod)

57
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psycho-

A

Mind (psychosis, psychosomatic)

58
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ptero-, pterygo-

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Wing (pterygoid)

59
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-ptosis

A

Dropping, falling, sagging (apoptosis, nephroptosis)

60
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puncto-

A

Point (punctal)

61
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pyro-

A

Fire (pyrogen, atipyretic)

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