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| -al | (suffix) pertaining to
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| -itis | (suffix) inflammation
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| -osis | (suffix) abnormal condition
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| -um | (suffix) structure
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| -algia | (suffix) pain
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| a- | (prefix) no, not without
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| neo- | (prefix) new
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| inter- | (prefix) through
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| sub- | (prefix) under, below
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| arthr- | (word root) joint
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| gastr | (word root) stomach
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| -tomy | (suffix) process of cutting
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| opthalmo | (word root) eye
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| -scope | (instrument for visual examination)
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| oto | (word root) ear
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| -logy | (suffix) process of study
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| rhino | (word root)nose
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| -plasy | (suffix) surgical repair
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| esophago | (word root) esophaqus
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| duodeno | (word root) duodenum
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| hypo- | (prefix) below; under; less than normal
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| derm | (word root) skin
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| cervic | (word root) neck
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| neo- | (prefix) new
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| nati | (word root) birth
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| intra- | (prefix) within; into
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| musculo | (word root) muscle
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| -ar | (suffix) pertaining to
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| colo | (word root) colon
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| patho | (word root) disease
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| osteo | (word root) bone
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| peri- | (prefix)surrounding; around
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| -um | (suffix) structure; tissue; thing
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| hyper- | (prefix) above; excessive
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| anti- | (prefix) against
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| -ectomy | (suffix) removal; excision; resection
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| -rrhage | (suffix) bursting fourth
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| -rrhea | (prefix) flow discharge
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| per- | (prefix) through
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| -ai | (suffix) condition
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| -ist | (specialist)
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| inter- | (prefix) between
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| ante- | (prefix)before; forward
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| -stomy | (suffix) new opening
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| -rrahaphy | (suffix) suture
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| -rrhexis | (suffix) rupture
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| anter/o, antero | (combining form) front
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| poster/o, postero | (combining form) back
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| thorac/o, thoraco | (combining form) chest
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| ot/o, oto | (combining form) ear
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| later/o, latero | (combining form) side
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| lapar/o, laparo | (combining form) abdomen
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| lumb/o, lumbo | (combining form) lower back
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| cervic/o, cervico | (combining form) neck
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| cyto/o, ctyo | (combining form) cell
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| hist/o, histo | (combining form) tissue
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| end/o, endo | (combining form) in; within
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| bi- | (prefix) two
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| -opsy | (suffix) view of
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| ipsi- | (prefix) same
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| later | (word root) side
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| abdomi | (word root) abdomen
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| pelv | (word root) pelvis; hip region
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| mamm | (word root) breast
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| -ary | (suffix) pertaining to
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| -or | (suffix) one who
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| super | (word root) above; beyond
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| uni- | (prefix) one
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| vertebro | (word root) vertebra(backbone)
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| contra- | (prefix) against; opposite
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| intra- | (prefix) into; within
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| crani/o, cranio | (combining form) skull
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| epi- | (prefix) above; upon; on
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| phren/o, phereno | (combining form) diaphragm; mind
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| lumen/o, lumeno | (combining form) light
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| faci/o, facio | (combining form) face
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| bucc/o, bucco | (combining form) cheek
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| ment/o, mento | (combining form) chin
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| cox/o, coxo | (combining form) hip
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| crur/o, cruro | (combining form) leg
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| brachi/o | (combining form) arm
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| dors/o, dorso | (combining form) back
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| glute/o, gluteo | (combining form) buttocks
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| sur/o, suro | (combining form) calf
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| olecran/o, olecrano | (combining form) elbow
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| tars/o, tarso | (combining form) ankle
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| myel/o, myelo | (combining form) spinal cord; bone marrow
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| bio | (word root) life; living
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| antro | (word root) antrum
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| ileo | (word root) part of the small intestines
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| ilio | (word root) hip
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| cysto | (word root) cyst; bladder
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| arthr/o, arthro | (combining form) joint
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| dactyl/o, dactylo | (combining form) finger; toe
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| chondr/o, chondro | (combining form) cartilage
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| plant/o, planto | (combining form) sole of the foot
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| oste/o, osteo | (combining form) bone
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| myl/o, myo | (combining form) muscle
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| humer/o, humero | (combining form) upper arm bone
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| syndesm/o, syndesmo | (combining form) ligament
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| oclecran/o, olecrano | (combining form) elbow
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| fibr/o, fibro | (combining form) fiber
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| por/o, poro | (combining form) opening, passageway
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| spin/o spino | (combining form) spine
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| tympan/o, tympano | (combining form) tympanic membrane(ear drum); inner ear
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| -clasis | (suffix) to break
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| -desis | (suffix) to bind, tie together
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| -dynia | (suffix) pain
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| -malacia | (suffix) softening
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| -megaly | (suffix) enlargement
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| -y | (suffix) condition; process
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| syn- | (prefix) together; with
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| poly- | (prefix) many; much
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| electr | (word root) electricity
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| spondyl | (word root) vertebra(backbone)
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| -listhesis | (suffix) condition of stones
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| -centsis | (suffix) surgical puncture to remove fluid
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| stern | (word root) sternum(breast bone)
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| lord | (word root) curve, sway back
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| an- | (prefix) pertaining to
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| par- | (prefix) other than; abnormal
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| dermat/o, dermato | (combining form) skin
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| escha/o, escharo | (combining form) scab
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| hidr/o, hidro | (combining form) sweat
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| lip/o, lipo | (combining form) fat; lipid
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| myc/o, myco | (combining form) fungus
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| onych/o, oncho | (combining form) nail(of finger or toes)
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| pedicul/o, pediculo | (combining form) louse
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| rhytid/o, rhytido | (combining form) wrinkle
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| seb/o, sebo | (combining form) sebum
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| trich/o, tricho | (combining form) hair
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| ungu/o, unguo | (combining form) nail
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| squam/o, squamo | (combining form) scaly
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| follicul/o, folliculo | (combining form) follicle
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| pil/o,pilo | (combining form) hail
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| sudor/i, sudori | (combining form) sweat
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| kerat/o, kerato | (combining form) hard; horny
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| melan/o, melano | (combining form) black
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| derm/o, dermo | (combining form) skin
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| adip/o, adipo | (combining form) fat
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| sebac/o, sebaco | (combining form) sebum; oil
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| otalgia | (word of the day) ear pain
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| en- | (prefix) in; within
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| hamat/o, hemato | (combining form) blood
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| nephr/o, nephro | (combining form) kidney
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| pyel/o, pyelo | (combining form) renal pelvis
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| tom/o, tomo | (combining form) to cut
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| ur/o, uro | (combining form) urine; urinary tract
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| ureter/o, uretero | (combining form) ureter
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| vesic/o, vesico | (combining form) urinary bladder
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| -cele | (suffix) hernia
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| -uria | (suffix) urination; condition of urine
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| -esis | (suffix) action; condition state of
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| or/o, oro | (combining form) mouth
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| proct/o, procto | (combining form) anus & rectum
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| sial/o, sialo | (combining form) saliva
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| lip/o, lipo | (combining form) fat
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| pharyng/o, pharyngo | (combining form) throat
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| hepat/o, hepato | (combining form) liver
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| odont/o, odonto | (combining form) teeth
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| gloss/o, glosso | (combining form) tongue
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| chol/e, chole | (combining form) bile
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| enter/o, entero | (combining form) small intestine
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| cholangi/o, cholangio | (combining form) bile
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| gingiv/o, gingivo | (combining form) gum
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| py/o, pyo | (combining form) pus
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| -chalasia | (suffix) relaxation
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| dysuria (pathology) | painful urination
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| CKD (pathology) | long-term kidney failure
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| diuresis (pathology) | condition of increased urine formation
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| nephritis (pathology) | inflammation of the kidney
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| edema (pathology) | accumulation of fluid in the tissues
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| renal colic (pathology) | severe pain associated with stones lodged in the ureter
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| vesicoureteral reflux (pathology) | backflow of urine in the bladder to the ureter
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| incontinence (pathology) | inability to hold urine
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| nocturia (pathology) | excessive urination at night
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| urolithiasis (pathology) | stones in the urinary tract
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| nephroptosis (pathology) | prolapse of the kidney
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| urgency (pathology) | sensation of needing to urinate immediately
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| diabetes insipidus (pathology) | deficiency of ADH
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| cyctocele (pathology) | herniation of the urinary bladder
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| retention (pathology) | inability to release urine
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| orchid/o, orchido | (combining forms) testicle
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| -genesis | (suffix) producing forming
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| crypt- | (prefix) hidden
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| semin/I, semini | (combining)semen; seed
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| scrot/o, scroto | (combining)scrotum
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| phall/o, phallo | (combining) penis
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| balan/o, balano | (combining forms) glans penis
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| andr/o, andro | (combining form) male
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| vesicle/o, vesiculo | (combining form) seminal
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| vas/o, vaso | (combining form) ductus deferens
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| circum- | (prefix) around
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| trans- | (prefix) across, through
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| epididyn/o epididyno | (combining form) epididymis
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| gynec/o, gyneco | (combining form) woman; female
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| mast/o, masto | (combining form) breast
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| olig/o, oligo | (combining form) scanty
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| orch/o, orcho | (combining form) testis
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| orchid/o, orchido | (combining form) testis
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| prostat/o, prostato | (combining form) prostate gland
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| son/o, sono | (combining form) sound
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| sperm/o, spermo | (combining form) spermatozoa, sperm cells
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| urethr/o, urethro | (combining form) urethra
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| vas/o, vadso | (combining form) vessel, duct, vas deferens
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| vesicul/o, vesiculo | (combining form) seminal vesicle
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| salping/o, salpingo | (combining form) fallopian tube
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| menl/o, meno | (combining form) menses, menstruation
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| thel/e, thele | (combining form) nipple
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| ov/o, ovo | (combining form) egg
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| colp/o, colpo | (combining corm) vagina
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| gravid/o, gravido | (combining form) pregnancy
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| -partum | (suffix) birth, labor
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| acro- | (prefix) extremities, top, extreme point
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| ec- | (prefix) out, outside
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| culd/o, culdo | (combining form) cul-de-sac
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| top/p, topo | (combining form) place, position, location
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| axill/o, axillo | (combining form) airpit
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| hemat/o, hemato | (combining form) blood
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| myel/o, myelo | (combining form) bone marrow
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| lymphaden/o, lymphadeno | (combining form) lymph gland(node)
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| leuk/o, leuko | (combining form) white
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| -poiesis | (suffix) formation
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| -thrombin | (suffix) clotting substance
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| erythr/o, erythro | (combining form) red
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| -siderin | (suffix) iron substance
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| auto- | (prefix) self, own
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| pan- | (prefix) all
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| trans- | (prefix) across, through
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| adenoid/o, adenoido | (combining form) adenoids
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| inguin/o, inquino | (combining form) groin
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| log/o, logo | (combining form) study
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| lymph/o, lympho | (combining form) lymph
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| lymphaden/o, lypmhadeno | (combining form) limph gland (node)
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| lymphangi/o, lympphangio | (combining form) lymph vessel
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| plas/o, plaso | (combining form) development, formation
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| splen/o, spleno | (combining form) spleen
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| thromb/o, thrombo | (combining form) clot
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| -emia | (suffix) blood condition
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| -fusion | (suffix) to pour, to come together
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| -gram | (suffix) record
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| -ism | (suffix) process, condition
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| -ous | (suffix) pertaining to
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| -penia | (suffix) deficiency
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| -plasia | (suffix) development, formation
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| -tic | (suffix) pertaining to
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| cordi/o, cardio | (combining form) heart
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| phleb/o, phlebo | (combining form) vein
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| angi/o, angio | (combining form) vessel
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| capn/o, capno | (combining form) carbon dioxide
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| -cardia | (suffix) heart condition
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| pneum/o, pneumo | (combining form) lung
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| apic/o, apico | (combining form) apex
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| brady- | (prefix) slow
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| hemangi/o, hemangio | (combining form) blood vessel
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| tachy- | (prefix) fast, rapid
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| extra- | (prefix) outside
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| corpo/0, corporo | (combining form) body
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| cutane/o, cutaneo | (combining form) skin
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| endiocardi/o, endocardio | (combining form) in the heart
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| myocadi/o, myocardio | (combining form) muscle of the heart
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| pericardi/o, pericardio | (combining form) around the heart
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| scler/o, sclero | (combining form) sclera (white of the eye)
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| valvul/o, valvulo | (combining form) valve
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| -therapy | (suffix) treatment
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| or/o, oro | (combining form) mouth
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| spir/o, spiro | (combining form) to breathe
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| phren/o, phreno | (combining form) diaphragm, mind
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| laryng/o, laryngo | (combining form) larynx (windpipe, voice box)
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| rhin/o, rhino | (combining form) nose
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| pector/o, pectoro | (combining form) chest
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| ex- | (prefix) out
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| in- | (prefix) in, into, not
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| aer/o, aero | (combining form) air
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| salping/o, salpingo | (combining form) fallopian tube, eustachian
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| bronchiol/o, bronchiolo | (combining form) bronchiole
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| cost/o, costo | (combining form) rib
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| myc/o, myco | (combining form) fungus
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| sinus/o, sinuso | (combining form) sinus
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| somat/o, somato | (combining form) body
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| myel/o, myelo | (combining form) spinal cord, bone marrow
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| encephala/o, encephalo | (combining form) brain
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| -cyte | (suffix) cell
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| neur/o, neuro | (combining form) nerve
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| radicul/o, radiculo | (combining form) nerve root
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| cerebell/o, cerebello | (combining form) cerebellum
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| cerebr/o, cerebro | (combining form) cerebrum
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| cortic/o, cortico | (combining form) cortex
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| -glia | (suffix) glue
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| hemi- | (prefix) half
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| mono- | (prefix) one, single
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| poly- | (suffix) many, much
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| crani/o, cranio | (suffix) skull
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| kines/o, kineso | (combining form) movement
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| somn/o, somno | (combining form) sleep
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| troph/o, tropho | (combining form) nourishment, development
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| -lysis | (combining form) breakdown, separation, destruction, loosening
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| -paresis | (weakness)
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| -plegia | (suffix) paralysis, palsy
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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