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Terminology

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A-   without or lack of  
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a/men/orrhea   without or lack of/monthly/flow  
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Ab-   away (away from)  
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ab/norm/al   away (away from)/normal or regular/ refers to  
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ab/ducens   away/draw or lead  
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-able   capability of or ability to  
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erg/able   work/capable of  
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abort/io   to miscarry (natural or induced)  
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abort/ion   to miscarry (natural or induced)/procedure of or process of (discharge of the embry/o "early" or fet/us "young" deliberate or not)  
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abrupt/io-   to tear away from  
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abruptus placentae   to tear away from (seperate quickly)/ cake  
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abscess   a going away  
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acne   pointed  
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acoust/i   hearing  
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acoust/ic   hearing/refers to  
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acr/o   extremities, height, and pointed  
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acro/phob/ia   height/fear/refers to  
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acro/megal/y   extremities/enlarged/refers to  
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acr/om/ial   extremity/shoulder/refer to  
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actin/o   sun, ray, radium  
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actino/myco/sis   ray, sun, radium/fungus/condition (growth)  
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acu-   sharp  
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acu/ity   sharp/process of  
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acute   quick, sharply, sudden  
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-ac   refers to, state of, pertains to  
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cardi/ac   heart/refers to, pertains to, state of  
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ad-   near or beside  
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ad/ren/al   near or beside/kidney/refers to  
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aden/o   gland  
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aden/ectomy   gland/removal  
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adip/o   fat  
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adip/oma   fat/tumor  
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aer/o   air or gas  
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aero/cele   air or gas/distension of cavity  
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af-   toward  
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af/ferent   toward/to carry  
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alb/o   white  
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albin/ism   white/state of  
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alges/i-   pain  
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an/alges/ic   without/pain/refers to  
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-algia   pain  
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neur/algia   nerve/pain  
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alopec/i   fox mange or baldness  
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alopec/ia   fox mange or baldness/refers to  
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alveol/i   cavity  
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alveol/us   small hollow or cavity/refers to  
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ambi-   both  
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ambi/later/al   both/sides/refers to  
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ambi/dextr/ous   both/right (dominant hand)/refers to or state of  
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dextero   right  
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sinistro   left  
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ambul/o   to walk  
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ambul/atory   to walk or walking/ process of  
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amphi-   both  
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amphi/arthr/osis   both sides/joint/condition of  
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amylo-   starch  
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amyl/uria   starch/in urine  
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amyl/ase   starch/enzyme  
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an-   lack of or without  
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an/orex/ia   lack of or without/appetite/refers to  
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an/o-   ring  
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an/al   ring (sphincter of anus)/refers to  
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ana-   apart or up  
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ana/tom/y   apart or up/cut/procedure of or process of  
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ana/phase   up/stage  
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anaphase   mitosis stage when chromosomes move up or apart  
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angi/o-   vessel  
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angi/oma   vessel/swelling or tumor  
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angin/o-   vessel  
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angin/a   refers to a vessel condition of choking or blocking of blood flow to the heart muscle (results in chest pain or discomfort)  
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ankyl/o-   fuse or bind  
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ankylo/spondylo/itis   fuse or bind/stiff/crooked,spine, inflammation  
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ante-   before  
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ante/nat/al   before/birth/pertain to  
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ante/pyrect/ic   before/fever/refers to  
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anter/o-   before or foremost  
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anter/ior   before or foremost (in front)/refers to  
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anthrax   coal or carbuncle  
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anthr/ax   coal or carbuncle/ a lesion  
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anti-   against  
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anti/sept/ic   against/infection/refers to  
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anti/bio/tic   against/life/refers to  
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anuerysm-   dilation or ballooning  
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anuerysm/oplasty   dilation or ballooning/surgical repair  
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-apheresis   to remove or separate (blood into parts)  
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leuko/aphere/sis   WBC/to remove or separate/condition of (separate blood into component parts or remove toxins)  
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apo-   above or upon  
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apo/plex/y   above or upon/paralyzed/process of  
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aqua-   water  
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aqua/therap/y   water/treat/process or procedure  
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arachino-   spider  
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arach/noid   spider/resembles  
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arche/o-   first  
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arche/type   first or original/form or shape (it produces other forms)  
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-aria   air  
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mal/aria   bad/air  
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arteri/o-   artery  
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arterio/gram   artery/recording  
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arterio/scler/osis   artery/hard/condition  
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arter/iol/oma   artery/small/swelling  
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arthro-   joint  
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arthro/scop/ic   joint/viewing or examining/pertains to  
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articul/o-   jointed  
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articul/ation   jointed/process of  
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-ar   refers to or pertains to  
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patell/ar   little dish (knee cap)/refers to  
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ascar/i-   worm  
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ascari/asis   worm/condition of  
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helminthiasis   worm condition  
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vermiform   worm/shape  
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-ase   enzyme  
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lip/ase   fat/enzyme  
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-asthenia   weakness  
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my/asthenia   muscle/without strength; or having weakness  
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neur/asthenia   nerve/weakness  
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asthma-   panting  
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asthama/tic   panting/refers to  
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ATELO-   incomplete, without end, imperfect ending  
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atelo/spir/osis   incomplete, without end, imperfect ending/breathing/condition of  
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ATHERO-   porridge or yellow fat  
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athero/scler/osis   porridge or yellow fat/harden (in lumen of blood vessels)/condition or disease  
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-ATION   process of or procedure of  
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circul/ation   circle/process of (blood moving from heart and returning)  
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cardio/graph/y   heart/instrument to record/procedure of  
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-ATRESIA   closure  
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ven/atresia   vein/closure  
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ATRI/O-   chamber  
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atri/um   chamber/refers to  
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ATTRIT/I-   wearing out  
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attrit/ion   wearing out/process of  
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AUDI-   hearing  
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audi/olog/y   hearing/science of or study of/ procedure or process of  
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audio/meter   hear/measurement  
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AUR/I-   ear  
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aur/al   ear/pertains to  
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aur/icle   ear/small or little  
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AUSCULT/O-   to listen  
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auscult/ation   to listen (physical diagnosis)/process of  
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AUTO-   self  
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auto/hypn/osis   self/sleep/condition of (simulated sleep in alpha brain state of consciousness)  
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aut/ism   self/state of  
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burs/a   sac, wine sac, pouch/refers to(protective pad-like structure in joints)  
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  blister or bulla 'bubble'/refers to(bleb/ic is a bulb or blister that often is filled with blood)  
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BLENNO-   mucus  
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blen/oma   mucus/tumor or swelling  
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BLEPHARO-   eyelid  
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blephar/oma   eyelid/swelling or tumor  
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BOL/O-   lump or ball  
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bol/us   lump or ball, choice bit of food (in stomach), to throw up /refers to  
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BRACH/I-   arm  
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brachi/al   arm/refers to(humerus is the bone of upper arm)  
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BRACHY-   short  
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brachy/dactyl/ia   short/fingers (and toes)/refers to  
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BRADY-   slow  
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brady/pnea   slow/breathing  
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BREVI-   short  
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brev/ity   short/state of  
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BRONCH/I-   windpipe or trachea like  
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bronchi/al   windpipe or trachea like (large lung tubes)/refers to  
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BRUX-   grinding  
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brux/ism   grinding (teeth)/state of  
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BUCCA-   cheek  
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bucc/al   cheek/pertains to  
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BULBA   blister or vesicle  
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Bulb/us   blister or vesicle (little sac)/refers to  
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BULIMO-   hunger  
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bulim/ic   hunger or appetite (excessive)/refers to or condition of(eating and purging syndrome)  
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BURS/O-   sac, wine sac, pouch  
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burs/a   sac, wine sac, pouch/refers to(protective pad-like structure in joints)  
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CAL/O-   heat, heated or hot  
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cal/or   heat, heated or hot/one who is(1 of 4 characteristics of inflammation: calor-heat; rubor-red; tumor-swelling; and dolor-pain)  
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CALCIN/O-   calcium  
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calcin/osis   calcium/condition of(excessive calcium buildup on bones)  
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CALCO-   pebbles or granules of calcium mineral  
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calc/ium   pebbles or granules of calcium mineral/pertains to  
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calc/urea   pebbles or granules of calcium mineral in urine  
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CALX-   heel or lime  
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calx/ectom/y   heel (foot bone)/removal/procedure of  
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CANDID/I-   glowing white  
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candidi/asis   glowing white (fungus infection)/condition of  
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CANTH/O-   corner of eye  
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cantho/plast/y   corner of eye (eyelid)/cosmetic or plastic surgery/procedure of  
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CAPILL/O-   hair-like  
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capill/ary   hair-like/pertains to or refers to  
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CAPIT/O-   head  
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capit/al   head/refers to  
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CAPN/O-   carbon dioxide  
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capno/graph   carbon dioxide (or smoke)/instrument(instrument used in exercise physiology to measure CO2)  
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CAPUT   head  
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caput femoris   head or head of (chief part of structure or organ)/thigh bone  
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CARBUN/O-   glowing ember  
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carbun/cle   glowing ember/small(numerous boils)  
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CARCIN/O-   crab-like  
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carcino/gen/ic   crab-like/producing/refer to(cancer causing)  
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CARDI/O-   heart  
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peri/card/itis   around/heart/inflammation(inflamed 2 layered membrane of heart: causing pain)  
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CARP/O-   wrist  
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meta/carp/al   beyond/wrist/refers to  
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CATA-   breakdown or down  
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cata/bol/ism   breakdown or down/choice bit of food or lump/state of  
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CATARACT   waterfall or cloudiness  
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cataract   waterfall or cloudiness(eyes lens under the cornea that is impervious to light)  
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CATARRH-   to flow down  
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Catarrh/al   to flow down/refers to(any drainage from mucus membrane: especially in the nose, sinuses, and throat)  
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CATHETER/O-   to let down into  
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catheter/iz/ation   to let down into/act of/procedure of  
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CAUD/O-   tail or toward tail  
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caud/al   tail or toward tail/refer to  
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CAUST/O-   burn or heat  
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caus/tic   burn or heat/refers to  
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CAUTER/O-   to burn or to heat  
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cauter/iz/ation   to burn or to heat/act of/procedure of  
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CAV-   hollow  
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cav/ity   hollow/state of or refers to  
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CEBO-   meal or food  
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ceb/um   meal or food/pertain to(cena- and dino- also means dinner)  
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CEC/O-   blind pouch  
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Ceco/pexy   blind pouch/surgically attached to abdominal wall(dead end pouch or 1st part of colon -right side)  
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-CELE   swelling or tumor  
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laparo/cele   abdominal/swelling or tumor  
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CELI/O-   abdomen or belly  
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celi/oma   abdomen or belly/tumor  
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CELLUL/O-   chambers  
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cellul/itis   chambers or body cells (tissues are cell groups)/infection  
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CEMENT/O-   hard  
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cement/um   hard/refers to (tooth root covering)  
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-CENTESIS   surgical puncture to drain fluid  
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thoraco/centesis   chest/surgical puncture to drain fluid (procedure)  
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CENTI-   one-hundredth part (100)  
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centi/meter   one-hundredth part (100)/of meter(metre- or -meter means to measure & a meter is 39.37 inches)  
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CENTR/I-   center  
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Centri/fug/al   Center (middle of circle)/to flee/refers to(heavy particles move to bottom or outside from the center)  
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CEPHAL/O-   head  
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en/cephal/itis   within/head/inflamed(refers to brain within the head)  
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-CEPT-   receiver  
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chemo/cept/or   chemical or drug/receiver or to recieve/one who  
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CEREB/O-   brain  
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cerebr/al   brain/refers to or pertains to  
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CERU-   wax  
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cerumen/ous   wax (in ear)/refer to or state of  
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CERV/I-   neck  
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cerv/ical   neck (seven upper vertebrae of spine)/refers to  
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cerv/ix   neck/pertains to  
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CHALAZ/IO-   hailstone  
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Chalaz/ion   hailstone (eyelid sebaceous cyst)/process of(tumor that is small and hard on the eyelid)  
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CHANCR/O-   ulcer (sore)  
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chancr/oid   ulcer (sore)/resembles(this V.D. has granular lesions that form ulcers or sores like syphilis)  
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CHEIL/O-   lip  
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cheil/oma   lip/tumor  
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CHIRO-   hand  
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chiro/pract/or   hand/practice/one who(mano also means hand)  
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CHLOR/O-   green  
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chlor/emia   green (chlorides)/in blood  
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CHOLANGIO-   bile duct  
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cholang/itis   bile duct/inflamed  
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CHOLE-   bile or gall  
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chole/sterol   bile or gall (ingredient of)/ solid(Chole 'bile' is used to refer to anything  
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CHOLECYST/O-   gallbladder  
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cholecyst/ectomy   gallbladder/removal  
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CHOLEDOCH/O-   gallbladder duct (canal)  
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choledoch/ectomy   common bile duct/removal or excision  
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CHOLERA   biliary acute diarrhea  
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cholera   biliary acute dia/rrhea(bowel or intestinal diarrhea 'flow'. The bacteria causes de/hydra/tion and death)  
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CHONDR/O-   cartilage  
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chondr/oma   cartilage/tumor  
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dys/chondro/plas/ia   faulty/cartilage/formation or development/refers to  
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CHROM/O-   colored  
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chromo/some   colored/body  
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CHYME-   juice  
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a/chym/ia   lack of/juice/condition  
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-CICATRIX   scar  
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brachio/cicatrix   arm/scar  
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-CID   to kill  
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sui/cid/al   oneself/to kill/refers to  
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CIL/I-   eyelash-like  
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cil/ia   eyelash-like (structures lining lungs)/refers to  
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CINE/O-   movement filming  
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cine/angio/cardio/graph/y   movement/vessel/heart/filming instrument/procedure  
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CIRCUM-   around  
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circum/flex   around/bend  
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circum/cis/ion   around/cut/process of  
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circum/duct/ion   around/movement/state of  
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CIRRH/O-   yellow-orange  
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cirrh/o/sis   yellow-orange (jaundiced) or yellow/condition of  
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-CIS   cut or to cut  
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in/cis/ion   into/cut/procedure of  
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-CLAST   breakdown  
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osteo/clast   bone/breakdown of cells  
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cyto/clas/is   cell/breaking/refers to  
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CLAVICUL/O-   collarbone  
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infra/clavicul/ar   beneath/collarbone or clavicle (little key shape)/refer to  
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CLEIDO-   clavicle or collar bone  
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sterno/cleido/mast/oid   sternum/clavicle, collar bone/breast/resemble  
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CLINO-   bent  
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clino/dactylia   bent/finger or toe  
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-CLYSIS   irrigation or injection  
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hydro/clysis   water/irrigation or injection  
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CO-   two  
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co/llater/al liga/ment   two (2 outer knee ligaments)/sides/refers: binding/act of  
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co-operat/ive   two/working/state of  
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COAGUL/O-   clotting or to clot  
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coagul/ation   clotting or to clot/process of  
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-COCCUS   berry  
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staphylo/coccus   grapelike/ berry (shape of bacteria)  
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COCCYG/O-   tailbone  
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coccyg/eal   tailbone/refers to or small  
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COCHLE/O-   snail-like  
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cochle/ar   snail-like/pertain to  
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COL/O-   colon (big or large intestine)  
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col/os/tom/y   colon /mouth or opening/cut/procedure of  
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COLPO-   vagina  
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colp/itis   vagina/inflamed  
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COM-   together  
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com/press/ion   together/contract/process of  
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com/minuted fracture   together/small: break  
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COMATO-   deep sleep  
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comat/ose   deep sleep/condition or state  
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CONCUSS/I-   violent shaking  
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concuss/ion   violent shaking/process of  
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CONDYLO-   knuckle  
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condyl/oma   knuckle (nob)/tumor or swellings  
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CONI/O-   dust  
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pneumo/coni/osis   lung/dust/condition  
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-CONIS   cone-shaped  
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kerato/conis   cornea/cone-shaped  
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CONJUNCTIV/O-   joined together  
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conjunctiv/itis   joined together (united)/inflammation  
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CONTRA-   against  
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contra/cept/ion   against/heads (coming together)/process of  
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CONTUS/I-   bruise  
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contus/ion   bruise/process of  
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CONVOLO-   to roll together  
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convol/ution   to roll together/pertains to  
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CORD-   vocal chords or cord  
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cord/itis   vocal chords/inflamed  
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CORI/O-   skin  
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cori/um   skin/refers to  
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CORNE/O-   cornea or horn shape  
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corne/itis   cornea or horn/inflamed  
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CORNU-   horn or horny  
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stratum cornu (corneum)   layer/horn or horny (upper epidermis skin layer)  
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CORON/O-   crowning  
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coron/ary   crowning (heart blood vessels)/refer to  
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CORONAL PLANE   crowning or frontal body cut  
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coron/al   crowning or frontal body cut/refers to  
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CORP/O-   body  
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corp/us   body/refers to  
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CORTIC/O-   bark, outer bark, rind, cortex  
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cortico/ster/oid   bark, outer bark, rind, cortex/solid/resemble  
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COST/O-   rib  
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cost/al   rib/refer to  
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CRANI/O-   skull  
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crani/otom/y   skull (cranium)/cut into/procedure of  
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crani/al   skull/refer to  
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-CREAS   fleshy or flesh  
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pan/creas   all/fleshy or flesh  
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CRENAT/O-   notched  
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crenat/ion   notched/process of  
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-CRINE   secrete  
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endo/crine   within/secrete (into blood)  
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exo/crine   outside/secrete (into duct or canal)  
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-CRIT   separate  
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hemato/crit   blood/separate  
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CRUC/I-   cross or cross-like  
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cruci/ate   cross (shape)/state of or condition of  
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CRYO-   cold  
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cryo/therap/y   cold/treat or cure (killing cells)/procedure of  
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CRYPTO-   hidden  
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crypt/orchid/ism   hidden/testis/state of or condition of  
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CUB/O-   cube or cube-shaped  
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cub/oid   cube or cube-shaped/resemble  
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CUBIT/O-   elbow  
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cubit/al   elbow, forearm region/refer to elbow region  
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CULD/O-   blind pouch  
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culdo/scop/y   blind pouch/viewing/procedure of  
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-CULE   little  
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mole/cule   mass/little  
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CURRETT/O-   scooping or scraping  
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curett/age   scooping or scraping/refers to  
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-CUSIS   hearing  
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an/cusis   without/hearing  
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CUSP/I-   pointed  
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cusp/id   pointed (end)/refers to  
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CUTI/O-, CUT-, CUTI-   skin  
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cut/icle   skin/little  
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sub/cut/aneous   under/skin/refers to  
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CYAN/O-   blue  
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cyan/osis   blue/condition of  
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CYCL/O-   circle  
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cycl/itis   circle/inflamed  
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-CYESIS   pregnancy  
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multi/cyesis   many/pregnancy  
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CYST/O-   bladder or sac  
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cyst/itis   bladder or sac/inflamed  
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CYTE-   cell or chamber  
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cyt/olog/y   cell or chamber/study of or science of/process of  
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–CYTOSIS   increase in numbers  
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leuco/cytosis   white(WBC)/ increase in numbers  
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DACRYO-   tear  
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dacry/doct/itis   tear/duct/inflamed  
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DACTYLO-   digits (fingers and toes)  
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lipo/dactyl/ia   fat/digits (finger or toes)/refers to  
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DE-   away  
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de/gluti/tion   away/swallowing/process of  
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de/form   away/shape  
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DECI-   one-tenth (1/10)  
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deci/liter   one-tenth(1/10) / liter(Deca- means 10)  
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DEEP   most inward  
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deep   most inward(structure more internal than another)  
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DEKA-   ten  
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deka/gram   ten/grams(15.432 grains = 1 gram; 28.35 grams = 1 ounce)  
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DELTA   fan shaped or triangular  
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delt/oid (shoulder muscle)   fan shaped or triangular/resembles  
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DEM/O-   people  
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Dem/o/graphy   people/procedure of recording with an instrument  
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DEMI-   Half  
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demi/facet   half/little face(superior and inferior projections of the vertebral arch)  
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DENDR/O-   tree shaped  
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dendr/ite   tree-shaped/state of  
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DENT/O-   tooth or teeth  
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dent/al   tooth or teeth/pertains to  
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DEPRESS/O-   Lower  
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depress/or   lower/one who  
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DERM/O-   skin  
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pachy/derm/al   thick/skin/pertains to  
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DERMAT/O-   skin  
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dermato/phyte   skin/plant(fungus or other plant that causes parasitic skin diseases)  
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dermat/itis   skin/inflamed  
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–DESIS   binding or to bind  
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ligo/desis   to bind/binding(surgical procedure to reattach ligaments to bone)  
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DEXTR/O-    
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right    
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dextro/card/ia   right/heart/refers to(tilting of heart to the right)  
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DIA-   across, through, total, between  
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dia/phragm   across, through, total, complete, between/petition or wall  
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dia/meter   across/measure  
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dia/gnosis   total/ knowledge  
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dia/stole   between/contractions  
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–DIDYMUS   testis or testee  
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pi/didymus   upon/testis or teste(coiled structure on top of teste 'seed producer')  
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DIFFERENT-   to separate  
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different/ial dia/gnosis   to separate or apart/refers to: total/knowledge  
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DIGIT-   finger or toe  
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Digit/al   finger or toe/refer to  
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digit/ate   finger or toe/action of or refers to  
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DIPLO-   double or two  
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dipl/op/ia   double or two/sight or vision/refers to(person experiencing double vision)  
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DIPS/O-   thirst or thirsty  
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poly/dips/ia   many/thirst or thirsty/refer to  
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multi/dips/ia   many/thirst or thirsty/pertain to  
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DIPHTHER/I-   membrane  
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diphther/ia   membrane/refer to  
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DIS-   away from or reversed  
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dis/ease   away from or reverse/comfort or ease  
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DIST/O-   farther from  
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dist/al   farther from/refer to  
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DIVERTICUL/O-   outpouching  
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diverticul/itis   outpouching/inflamed  
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DOCH/O-   duct or canal  
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chole/doch/itis   bile or gall/duct or canal/inflamed  
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DOCT/O-   to teach or teacher  
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doct/or (Latin docere)   to teach or teacher/one who  
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DOL/O-   Pain  
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dol/or   pain/one who (causes)  
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DORS/O-   Back  
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dors/al   back (posterior)/refers to  
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DROMO-   running  
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dromo/mania   running/madness  
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pro/drom/al   before/running/pertains to  
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DUCT/O-   to draw or to lead away  
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ab/duct/ion   away/to draw or to lead away (motion)/process of  
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DUODEN/O-   twelve  
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duoden/itis   twelve/inflamed  
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DURA-   Hard  
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Dura/mater   hard: mother  
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DY/O-   two or a pair  
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dy/ad   two or a pair/refers to (pair of chromosomes formed during meiosis 'reduction division of gametes')  
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DYNAM/O-   work or strength  
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dynam/ics   work or strength/refers to  
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dynamo/meter   strength/measurement (measure the strength of muscles)  
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–DYNIA   Pain  
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coccygo/dynia   tailbone (coccyx)/pain  
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DYS-   difficult, faulty, painful  
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dys/toc/ia   difficult or painful/birth/pertains to  
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dys/chondro/plas/ia   faulty/cartilage/development/refers to  
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dys/meno/rrhea   painful/monthly/flow  
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-E (suffix)   Instrument  
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rhino/scop/e   nose/view or examine/instrument  
🗑
E- (prefix)   out or remove  
🗑
e/viscer/ate   out or remove/organs/act of or state of  
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EC-   outside, outward, outer, out  
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ec/top/ic   outside/location/pertaining to  
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ECCRINE-   secreting or to secrete  
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eccri/tic   secreting or to secrete/state of or quality of  
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ECHO-   Sound  
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echo/gram   sound/writing or recording  
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–ECTASIS   enlargement or dilation  
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bronchi/ectasis   windpipe like tube/enlargement, dilation  
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cardio/ectasis   heart/enlargement condition  
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–ECTOMY   excision or removal  
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tonsill/ectomy   almond or small mass/excision or removal  
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ECZEMA   to boil out  
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EDEMA-   swelling  
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lymph/edema   lymph/swelling  
🗑
EF-   away or out  
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ef/ferent   away or out/to carry (nerve or blood flow away from a structure)  
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ef/fus/ion   out/attached/process  
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ELECTR/O-   electrical  
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electro/encephalo/gram   electrical/in head (brain)/recording  
🗑
–ELLUM   lesser or smaller  
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cereb/ellum   brain/lesser or smaller  
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EM-   In  
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em/py/e   main/pus/refers to (collection of pus in body cavity)  
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em/bol/ism   within/lump/state  
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EMBRYO-   Early  
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embryon/ic   early (2nd through 8th to 10th week of pregnancy)/refers to  
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-EMESIS   vomit  
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hem/emesis   blood/vomit  
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-EMIA   blood  
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leuc/emia (leukemia)   white/blood(abnormal increase in WBC's)  
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EMPHYSEMA   puffed up  
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emphysemat/ous   puffed up/state of or refers to  
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EN-   in  
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en/cephal/itis   in/head (refers to brain)/inflamed  
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ENAMEL   hard  
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EN/CEPHAL/O-   within head (referring to the brain)  
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encephalo/gram   within head/recording  
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ENDO-   within or inside  
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endo/derm   within or inside/skin  
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ENEMA   injection  
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ENTERO-   intestine (usually refers to small intestine)  
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enter/itis   intestine/inflamed  
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ENURESIS   to void or expel urine  
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enuresis   to void (expel) urine  
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EOSIN/O-   rose red color  
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eosino/phil   rose red (color)/love of  
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EPI-   upon  
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epi/didymis   upon/teste  
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epi/gastr/ic   upon/stomach/pertains to  
🗑
epi/glott/itis   upon/tongue/inflamed  
🗑
EPISI/O-   pubic region  
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episi/orrhaphy   pubic region/to stitch  
🗑
episi/o/tom/y   pubic region (vulva)/cut/process of  
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ERGO-   work or labor  
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ergo/meter   work/to measure  
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ergot   work or labor (birthing drug)  
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ERYTHERMAT/O-   red or flushed  
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erythermat/ic   red or flushed/refer to  
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ERYTHR/O-   red  
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erythro/cyte   red/cell (chamber)  
🗑
ESCHAR   scab  
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eschar/ification   snail like (scab)/process of (development)  
🗑
ESO-   toward  
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eso/phag/us   toward/eater/refers to (tube from stomach to mouth)  
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ESTHES/I-   physical feeling  
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an/esthes/ia   without/physical feeling  
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ESTR/O-   female  
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estro/gen   female/beginning (phase of cycle)  
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ETI/O-   cause  
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eti/olog/y   cause/study or science of diseases/process  
🗑
EU-   good or normal  
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eu/toc/ia   good or normal/birth/pertains to  
🗑
eu/gene/tics   good, new or normal/ to produce or form/ state of  
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eu/phor/ia   good or normal/feeling (mental)/pertain to  
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EX-   out, outside, outward  
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ex/tens/ion   outward/to stretch/process of  
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FACET/O-   face  
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FASC/I-   band  
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fasc/ia   band (covering around and between muscles 'membranous')/refers to  
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FEBR/O-   fever  
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febr/ile   fever/state of or refers to  
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FEC/O-   stool or fecal matter  
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fec/o/lith   stool (feces waste)/like stone  
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FEMOR/O-   thigh  
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femor/al   thigh/refer to  
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-FERENCE   to carry  
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vas de/ference   vessel: away/to carry  
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FERRO-   iron  
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ferr/ous   iron/state of  
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FET/O-   young  
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feto/graph/y   young/instrument/procedure of  
🗑
fet/us   young (last 6 & 1/2 months of development in uterus)/refer to  
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FIBRILL/O-   to quiver  
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fibrill/ation   to quiver (muscle fiber contraction)/process of  
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FIBRO-   fiber  
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fibr/oma   fiber (thread like structures)/tumor  
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FIBUL/O-   to clasp  
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fibul/a   to clasp/refers to (noun)  
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FIL-   thread  
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fila/ment   thread/state of or refers to  
🗑
FISS-   to split or splitting  
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fiss/ion   splitting/refers to  
🗑
fiss/ure   cleft or split/state of  
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FISTUL/O-   pipe or pipe stem  
🗑
pyo/fistula   pus/pipe or pipe-stem  
🗑
FLEX-   to bend  
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ante/flex/ion   before/to bend or divert/process of  
🗑
FLU-   flowing  
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in/fluenza   inward/condition of flowing  
🗑
-FLUX   to flow  
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re/flux   again/flow  
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FORAMEN/O-   opening  
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Foramen/al   opening/refers to  
🗑
FORE-   before  
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fore/arm   before/brachium or arm  
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FRACT/O-   to break  
🗑
fract/ure   to break/refers to  
🗑
FRONT/O-   forehead or before  
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front/al   forehead or before (front brow)/pertains to  
🗑
FUNGI-   mushroom  
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fungi/form   mushroom or plant/shape  
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FURUN/O-   boil  
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furun/cle   boil/small  
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GALACT/O-   milk  
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galacto/poiesis   milk/production  
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GANGLI/O-   knot, swelling, or collection  
🗑
gangli/ectomy   knot, swelling, or collection/excision  
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GANGREN/O-   eating sore  
🗑
gangren/ous   eating sore/refers to  
🗑
GASTR/O-   stomach  
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gastr/itis   stomach/inflamed  
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gastrocnemi/us   calf of leg or stomach shape muscle in back of lower leg  
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GEN/O-   race  
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geno/type   race/classification (gene)  
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GENI/O-   chin  
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geni/ec/tom/y   chin/out/cutting/procedure of  
🗑
GENIT/O-   reproductive or birth  
🗑
genit/al   reproductive or birth/refers to  
🗑
GENU-   knee  
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genu/clast   knee/breaking  
🗑
-GEN   origin, develop, to produce, to form, to make  
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carcino/gen   crab-like/ to produce, to form, to make, origin, develop  
🗑
carcino/gen/esis   crab-like/origin or beginning/process of  
🗑
GER/O-   old or old age  
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ger/iatr/ic   old or old age/treat or cure/study of or science of  
🗑
GEST-   to bear or separate  
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gest/ation   to bear or separate/process of  
🗑
GINGIV/O-   gum  
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gingiv/itis   gum/inflamed  
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GLANDUL/O-   little acorn or gland  
🗑
glandul/ar   little acorn or gland/refers to  
🗑
GLAUC/O-   waterfall or gray  
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glauc/oma   waterfall or gray/swelling  
🗑
GLI/O-   glue or glue-like  
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gli/oma   glue or glue-like/tumor  
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GLOMERUL/O-   small round mass or tiny ball  
🗑
glomerul/itis   small round mass or tiny ball/inflamed  
🗑
GLOSS/O-   tongue  
🗑
gloss/itis   tongue/inflamed  
🗑
glosso/pharyng/eal   tongue/pharynx or throat/refers to  
🗑
GLOTT/O-   back of tongue  
🗑
epi/glott/itis   upon/back of tongue/inflamed  
🗑
GLUT-   buttocks  
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glut/itis   buttocks (rear-end)/refer to  
🗑
GLYCO-   sugar  
🗑
glyco/pen/ia   sugar/decrease or lower/refers to  
🗑
-GNOSIS   knowledge  
🗑
dia/gnosis   total or complete/knowledge  
🗑
GOITER   swelling (throat)  
🗑
goiter/ectomy   swelling (throat)/removal of thyroid goiter  
🗑
GON/O-   seed or seed producer  
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gono/rrhea   seed or seed producer/flowing from  
🗑
GOUT   a drop  
🗑
-GRADE   a step, stage, or degree in a process  
🗑
retro/grade   backward or behind/a step, stage, or degree in a process  
🗑
-GRAFT   to probe or cut with a knife  
🗑
dermo/graft   skin/to probe with knife (pole; probe; or steak)  
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-GRAM   to record  
🗑
myo/gram   muscle/to record (write or take down)  
🗑
-GRAPHY   procedure of using an instrument to do recording  
🗑
myo/graphy   muscle/procedure of using an instrument to do recording  
🗑
-GRAPH   instrument  
🗑
myo/graph   muscle/instrument  
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GRAVID/O-   heavy or pregnant  
🗑
gravid/ium   heavy or pregnant/refers to  
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GROIN   inguinal region  
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GUMM/O-   gum or gum like  
🗑
Gumma   gum or gum like  
🗑
GUST/O-   tasting or to taste  
🗑
gust/ation   tasting or to taste/process of  
🗑
GYNEC/O-   woman  
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gynec/olog/ist   woman/science and study of/specialist  
🗑
HALLUX   great or big toe  
🗑
hallux/ectomy   great or big toe/removal  
🗑
HAPLO-   half (single)  
🗑
hapl/oid   half or single/resembling  
🗑
HEALTH   wholeness  
🗑
HELICO-   spiral  
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helico/bacter pylori   spiral (shaped)/bacteria: gatekeeper (lower end of stomach)  
🗑
HELIO-   sun  
🗑
helio/pathy   sun/injury (caused by)  
🗑
HELMINTH/O-   worms or worm  
🗑
helminth/iasis   worms or worm/disease of or condition of  
🗑
HEM/O-   blood  
🗑
hem/o/rrhage   blood/bursting forth  
🗑
hemo/kinesis   blood/movement or flow  
🗑
HEME-   iron  
🗑
hem/atin   iron/small part  
🗑
HEMI-   half or one half  
🗑
hemi/plegia   half (right or left side of body)/paralyzed  
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HEPAT/O-   liver  
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hepat/itis   liver (cells)/inflamed  
🗑
HEPT/A-   seven  
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hepta/dactyl/ia   seven/fingers or toes/refers to  
🗑
HERNI/O-   rupture or protrusion  
🗑
hern/ia   rupture or protrusion/condition of  
🗑
HERPES   to creep  
🗑
HETER/O-   other or opposite  
🗑
hetero/gen/ous   other or opposite/form/state of  
🗑
HIAT-   an opening  
🗑
hiat/al   an opening/refers to  
🗑
HIDR/O-   sweat  
🗑
hidr/osis   sweat (watery)/condition of  
🗑
HIRSUT-   hairy or profound hair  
🗑
hirsut/ism   hairy or profound hair/state of  
🗑
-HISCENCE   to gape open  
🗑
de/hiscence   away/to gape (open)  
🗑
HISTO-   web-like or tissue  
🗑
hist/olog/y   web-like or tissue/science or study of/process of  
🗑
HOLIST/O-   whole  
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holist/ic medicine   whole/state of remedy or drug  
🗑
HOMEO-   same, constant, or unchanged  
🗑
homeo/path/y   same, constant, or unchanged/disease/process of  
🗑
HORMON/O-   to urge on  
🗑
hormon/al   to urge on/refers to  
🗑
HUMER/O-   arm (upper)  
🗑
humer/al   arm (upper)/refers to  
🗑
HYAL/O-   glassy or glass like  
🗑
hyal/ase   glassy or glass-like/enzyme  
🗑
HYDRO-   water  
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hydro/pneumo/thorax   water/lung(within)/chest  
🗑
hydro/cephalis   water (cerebral spinal fluid)/head (within)  
🗑
HYPER-   increase or above  
🗑
hyper/tens/ion   above or excess/pressure (above 140 systolic/90 diastolic -BP)/process of  
🗑
hyper/troph/y   increase/development/process of  
🗑
HYPN/O-   sleep  
🗑
Hypn/osis   sleep/condition  
🗑
HYPO-   under or below  
🗑
hypo/tens/ion   under or below (pressure in vessels)/contraction/process of  
🗑
hypo/derm/ic   below/skin/pertaining to  
🗑
HYSTER/O-   uterus  
🗑
hyster/ectomy   uterus /removal  
🗑
hyster/ia   nervous reaction/refers to  
🗑
IATR/O-   treat or cure, procedure of treating  
🗑
ger/iatr/ic   old age/treat or cure/pertains to  
🗑
-IA   refers to, condition, state of  
🗑
esthes/ia   feeling (physical)/refers to, condition, state of  
🗑
dys/phag/ia   difficult/eating or swallowing/refers to  
🗑
ICHTHY-   fish or fish like  
🗑
ichthy/osis   fish or fish-like  
🗑
-ICIAN   one who  
🗑
diet/ician   food/one who  
🗑
-ICLE   small or tiny  
🗑
oss/icle   bone/small or tiny  
🗑
-ISY   inflamed  
🗑
pleur/isy   side or rib/inflamed  
🗑
IDE/O-   idea, thoughts, emotions, image  
🗑
ideo/motor   idea, thoughts, emotions, image/movement  
🗑
ideo/vascul/ar   emotions/vessels/refers to  
🗑
IDIO-   unique to or unknown cause  
🗑
idio/path/ic   unique to or unknown cause/disease/refer to  
🗑
-ID   state of  
🗑
morb/id   disease/state of  
🗑
ILE/O-   twisted  
🗑
ile/um   twisted/pertains to  
🗑
ile/itis   twisted/inflamed  
🗑
ILIO-   flank  
🗑
ili/um   flank (area)/refers to  
🗑
IM-   into or not  
🗑
im/plant   into/place or locate  
🗑
im/potent   not/powerful or strong  
🗑
IMMUN/O-   safe, protect, immune  
🗑
immun/o/log/y   safe, protect, immune/science of/process of  
🗑
IN SITU   in position or location  
🗑
IN-   into or not  
🗑
in/di/gest/ion   not/two/separations/process of  
🗑
in/cis/or   into/cut/pertain to  
🗑
INCUS   anvil  
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mallus/incus/stapes   hammer/anvil/stirrup (shapes)  
🗑
INFARCT-   to stuff into  
🗑
infarct/ion   to stuff into/refers to  
🗑
INFECT/O-   to invade  
🗑
infect/ion   to invade/process of  
🗑
INFLAM/O-   flame within  
🗑
inflamm/ation   flame within/process of  
🗑
INFRA-   under or below  
🗑
infra/clavicul/ar   under or below/collar bone/refers to  
🗑
infra/mur/al   below/wall/pertaining to  
🗑
INGUIN/O-   groin  
🗑
inguin/al   groin/refers to  
🗑
-ING   procedure of or process of  
🗑
operat/ing   working/procedure of or process of  
🗑
INTEGU-   covering  
🗑
integu/ment   covering/refers to or state of  
🗑
INTER-   between  
🗑
inter/cellul/ar   between/cell or chamber/refers to  
🗑
INTRA-   within  
🗑
intra/nuclear   within/refers to nut  
🗑
INTRO-   within  
🗑
intro/spect   within/to view  
🗑
INTUS-   within  
🗑
intus/suscept/ion   within/to receive/process of  
🗑
-IN   substance or chemical  
🗑
gastr/in   stomach/substance or chemical  
🗑
holo/crine (gland)   all or whole/secretes substance or chemical  
🗑
-IOLE   smaller, lesser, diminutive  
🗑
bronch/iole   trachea-like (tubes of lungs)/smaller, lesser, diminutive  
🗑
ION/O-   going, ion movement  
🗑
iono/therap/y   going (of ions)/treat or cure/procedure of  
🗑
-IOR   one who is  
🗑
infer/ior   under or below/ one who (is)  
🗑
-IOUS   state of  
🗑
delir/ious   mental confusion or excitement/state of  
🗑
IPSI-   equal  
🗑
ipsi/later/al   equal/side or sides/process of  
🗑
IR-   not or lack of  
🗑
ir/regul/ar   not or lack of/consistent or regular/refers to  
🗑
IR/O-   rainbow  
🗑
ir/is (noun)   rainbow/refers to  
🗑
ir/idescent   rainbow/having or exhibiting  
🗑
ISCH/O-   deficiency, blockage, to hold back  
🗑
isch/emic   deficiency or blockage/refers to blood  
🗑
isch/emia   hold back/pertains to blood  
🗑
ISCHI/O-   hip joint or hip  
🗑
Ischio/dynia   hip joint or hip/pain  
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-ISH   resembling or related to  
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lap/ish   stone/resembling or related to  
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-ISM   state of or condition of  
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giant/ism   large/state of  
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albin/ism   white/state of or condition of  
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ISO-   equal or same  
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iso/ton/ic   equal or same/tone/refers to  
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iso/cell/ar   equal/cells/refers to  
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-IST   specialist  
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endo/crin/olog/ist   within/secrete/science or study of/specialist  
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-ITES   dropsy or drooping  
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tympan/ites   drum/dropsy or drooping  
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-ITIS   inflamed or inflammation  
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gloss/itis   tongue/inflamed or inflammation  
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-ITY   state of  
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steril/ity   barren (not capable of fertility)/state of  
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-IZE   state of or acts like  
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cauter/ize   burn/state of  
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hypnot/ize   sleep/state of or acts like  
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JEJUNO-   to empty (2nd part of small intestine)  
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jejun/um   to empty (the second part of the small intestine/refers to  
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JUNCTIV/O-   joining or to join  
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con/junctiv/itis   together/joining or to join/inflamed  
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KALI-   potassium  
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kali/penia   potassium/decrease of  
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KARY/O-   nucleus  
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karyo/kinesis   nucleus/movement or motion  
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KEL/O-   scar  
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kel/oid   scar/resembling  
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KERAT/O-   cornea or horny  
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kerato/malac/ia   cornea (eye)/softening/refers to  
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KET/O-   sour or acid  
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keto/sis   sour or acid/condition  
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KIL/O-   one thousand  
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kilo/gram   one thousand/grams  
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KINE-   movement or motion  
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kine/tic   movement/state of or condition of  
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KRAUR/O-   dryness  
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Kraur/o/sis   dryness/condition  
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KYPH/O-   hunchback  
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kyph/osis   hunchback/condition  
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LABIO-   lip  
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labi/oma   lip/tumor  
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LABRYNITHO-   maze  
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labrynith/itis   maze/inflamed  
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LACER/O-   to tear  
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lacer/ate   to tear/refers to  
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LACRIM/O-   tearing or tear  
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lacrim/al   tearing or tear/refer to  
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LACT/O-   milk  
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lact/ose   milk/sugar  
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LAMIN/O-   thin flat plate or layer  
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lamin/ectomy   thin flat plate or layer/removal  
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lamin/ent   thin flat plate or layer/having or possessing  
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LAP/I-   stone  
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lap/is   stone/refers to  
🗑
-LAPSE   falling or slippage  
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pro/lapse   before/falling or slippage (means normal before slippage)  
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re/lapse   again/falling or slippage  
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LARYNGO-   voice box  
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laryng/itis   voice box (larynx)/inflamed  
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LAT-   side  
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lat/eral   side/refers to  
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lat/issimus   side (dorsal chest muscle)/refers to  
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LAX-   to loosen or loosening  
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re/lax/ation   again/to loosen/process of  
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LEI/O-   smooth  
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leio/my/oma   smooth/muscle/tumor  
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LENT/O-   freckle  
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lent/icle   freckle/small  
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LEPR/O-   scaly  
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lepros/y   scaly/process of  
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-LEPSY   seizure or convulsion  
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epi/leps/y   upon/seizure/process of  
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LEPTO-   thin or slender  
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lepto/morph/ic   thin or slender/shape or form/refers to  
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LEUK/O-   white  
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leuk/aphere/sis   white (white blood cells: WBC's)/separation/condition of  
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LEVAT/O-   lift up  
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levat/or   lift up (muscle)/one who  
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LIBID/O-   desire  
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libid/al   desire/refers to  
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LICHEN/I-   plant  
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lichen/ific/ation   plant/process of making (plant-like)  
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LIENO-   spleen  
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lien/itis   spleen/inflamed  
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LIGA-   to bind  
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liga/ment   to bind/state of  
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LINGU-   tongue  
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bi/lingu/al   two/tongue/pertain to  
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LIP/O-   fat  
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lip/oma   fat/tumor or swelling  
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-LISTHESIS   slippage  
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spondylo/listh/esis   vertebrae/slippage/condition of  
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-LITER   liter  
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milli/liter   one-thousandth/litre of fluid measurement  
🗑
LITH/O-   stone, calculus or rock  
🗑
nephro/lith   kidney/stone calculus or rock  
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LOB/O-   lobe  
🗑
lob/ectom/y   lobe/removal or excision 'cut out'/procedure of  
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LORD/O-   swayback (to bend)  
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lordo/sis   swayback (to bend)/condition of  
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LUMB/O-   loin  
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LUMP-   small mass  
🗑
lump/ectomy   small mass/excised or removed  
🗑
LUNA-   moon or crescent-shaped  
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lun/ate   moon or crescent-shaped/refers to  
🗑
LUPUS   wolf  
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lupus erythematosus   wolf: red (faced)  
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LUTE/O-   yellow  
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lute/al   yellow/refers to  
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LUX-   to dislocate  
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sub/lux/ation   under or less/to dislocate/refers to  
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LYMPH/O-   Watery  
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lymph/oma   watery (clear fluid or serum)/tumor or swelling  
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–LYSIS   destruction, breakdown, declining  
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auto/lysis   self/destruction, breakdown, declining  
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hemo/lysis   blood/breakdown  
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MACER/O-   to make soft  
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macer/ation   to make soft/process of  
🗑
MACRO-   large or huge  
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macro/phage   large or huge/eater (WBC's)  
🗑
macro/scop/ic   large/viewing or seeing (eyeballing)/refers to  
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MACUL/O-   large spot or flat skin freckle  
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macula lute   a large yellow macule large spot or flat skin freckle  
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MAGNI-   large or greater  
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magni/ficat/ion   larger or greater/to make/process of  
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MAL-   bad, harm, injury  
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mal/ignant   bad, harm, injury/refers to (growing worse or resisting treatment)  
🗑
mal/practice   bad/action  
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MALAC/O-   soft or softening  
🗑
ostero/malac/ia   bone/soft or softening/pertains to  
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MALL/E/OLUS   little hammer  
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MALLE/O-   hammer  
🗑
malle/us   hammer (middle ear bone)/refers to(noun)  
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MAMM/O-   breast  
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mamm/ary   breast/refers to  
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MAN/O-   Hand  
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manu/al   hand/pertain to  
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MAND/I-   chew or chewer  
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mand/ible   chew or chewer/ability to(lower jaw bone)  
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–MANIA   Madness  
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klepto/mani/ac   theft or steal/madness/pertains to  
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MASSET/O-   chewer or to chew  
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masset/er   chewer or to chew/one who(muscle from cheek bone to lower jaw)  
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MASSEUR   male massager  
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MAST/O-   breast  
🗑
mast/ectom/y   breast/removal/procedure of(partial or complete)  
🗑
mast/oid   breast/resembling  
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MASTIC/O-   to chew or chewing  
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mastic/ation   to chew or chewing/process of  
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–MATA   Multiple  
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carcino/mata   crab-like (cancerous growths)/multiple (many)  
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MAXILL/O-   upper jaw  
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maxill/ary   jaw/refers to  
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MEASLES   rubella, reddish or red  
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MEAT/O-   Opening  
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meat/us   opening/refer to  
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MEDI-   Middle  
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medi/an; medi/um; medi/al   middle/refers to  
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MEGA-   great or big  
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mega/colon   great (big)/large intestine  
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MEGALO-   huge or large  
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hepato/megal/y   liver/huge/process of  
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MEI/O- and MIO-   lesser, smaller, fewer, and constrict  
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mei/osis and Miotic   lesser, smaller, fewer/condition of  
🗑
MEL-   sweet, honey, cheek, limb  
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mel/it is   cheek/inflamed  
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mel/algia   limb/pain  
🗑
mel/on   sweet/one who is  
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MELAN/O-   Black  
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melan/oma   black/tumor (skin cancer)  
🗑
MEN/O-   monthly or month  
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men/arche   monthly or month/start  
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meno/pause   monthly/stoppage  
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MENING/O-   membrane  
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mening/itis   membrane/inflamed  
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MENISC/O-   crescent  
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menisc/ectomy   crescent ('C' shaped)/excision  
🗑
MENT/O-   Mind  
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ment/al   mind/pertains to  
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–MENTUM   Chin  
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ante/mentum   before/chin  
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MES/O-   middle  
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mes/enter/y   middle/ intestines/ state of  
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meso/derm   middle/skin  
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META-   beyond or change  
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meta/carp/al   beyond/wrist/pertains to  
🗑
meta/bol/ism   change/lump/state of  
🗑
meta/stasis   change (from)/standing or stoppage  
🗑
–METER   Measurement  
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spiro/meter   breathe/measurement  
🗑
opto/metr/ist   eye/measurement/specialist  
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METR/A-   uterus or womb  
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endo/metr/iosis   within/uterus or womb/condition  
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endo/metr/itis   within/uterus or womb/inflammation  
🗑
–METRY   measurement procedure  
🗑
opto/metr/y (O.D.)   sight or vision/measurement/procedure or process  
🗑
MICRO-   small  
🗑
micro/gloss/ia   small/tongue/refers to  
🗑
micro/scop/e   small/viewing/instrument  
🗑
MICTUR/O-   to make water or urinate  
🗑
mictur/ition   to make water or urinate/process of  
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MILLI-   one-thousandth  
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milli/meter   one-thousandth/of meter (39.37 inches)  
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MINIMUS-   smallest  
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minim/um   smallest/refers to  
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MINUTE   Small  
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com/minute   together/small  
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-MITR/E   head band or mitre box  
🗑
mitr/al   head band or mitre box/refers to  
🗑
MOL/O-   to mill or grind  
🗑
mol/ar   to mill or grind/refer to  
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MON/O-   one  
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mono/nucle/osis   one/ nut/ condition of  
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MORPHO-   shape  
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a/morph/ous   without/shape or form/state of or composed of  
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MORT/O-   Death  
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mort/al   death/refers to  
🗑
–MOTOR   movement or motion  
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oculo/motor   eye/motion or movement  
🗑
psycho/motor   mind/movement  
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MUC/O-   Slime  
🗑
muc/oids   lime/resembles  
🗑
MULTI-   many, multiple, excessive  
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multiple sclera/osis (MS)   many: hardening/condition of  
🗑
MUMPS   swelling  
🗑
MY/O-   muscle  
🗑
my/oma   muscle or muscular/tumor  
🗑
MYC/O-   fungus  
🗑
myc/oid   fungus/resembles  
🗑
MYDRI/O-   to widen  
🗑
mydri/opt/ic   to widen/vision/refers to  
🗑
MYEL/O-   spinal cord or bone marrow  
🗑
myelo/gram   spinal cord/recording  
🗑
myel/itis   bone marrow/inflamed  
🗑
MYRING/O-   eardrum  
🗑
myring/itis   eardrum/inflamed (infected)  
🗑
MYX/O-   mucus  
🗑
myx/oma   mucus/tumor or swelling  
🗑
myx/oid   mucus/resembles  
🗑
NANO-   1 billionth  
🗑
nano/meter   1 billionth part  
🗑
NARC/O-   sleep  
🗑
narco/lepsy   sleep/seizure  
🗑
NARES   nose opening  
🗑
NAS/O-   nose  
🗑
nas/al   nose/refers to  
🗑
NAT-   birth  
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nat/al   birth/refers to  
🗑
NATRI-   sodium or salt  
🗑
hyper/natr/emia   increase/sodium or salt/in blood  
🗑
NAVICUL/O-   boat or boat shaped  
🗑
navicul/ar   boat shaped/refer to  
🗑
NECR/O-   death, dead, dying  
🗑
necrot/ic   death, dead, dying/refers to  
🗑
necr/osis   death, dead, dying/condition of  
🗑
NEO-   new  
🗑
neo/plasm   new/growth  
🗑
NEPHR/O-   kidney  
🗑
nephr/itis   kidney/inflamed  
🗑
NEUR/O-   nerve  
🗑
neur/algia   nerve/pain  
🗑
NEUTR/O-   neither or neutral  
🗑
neutro/phil(e)   neither or neutral/love for  
🗑
NEV/O-   birthmark  
🗑
nev/us   birthmark/refers to  
🗑
NIGRA-   black  
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nigra bodies   black: structures in and around cell nucleus  
🗑
NIN/O-   nine  
🗑
nin/us   nine/pertains to  
🗑
NOCT/I-   night or blind  
🗑
noct/uria   night/urination (excessive)  
🗑
-NOIA   mind  
🗑
para/noia   beyond/mind  
🗑
NUCLE/O-   nut  
🗑
nucle/us   nut(shaped)/refers to  
🗑
NULL/I-   none or no  
🗑
nulli/para   none or no (null or voided)/births  
🗑
NUTRI/O-   to nourish  
🗑
nutri/tion   to nourish/process of  
🗑
-O/PEXY   to fixate, attach, sew  
🗑
nephr/opex/y   kidney/fixate, attach, sew (suture)/procedure of  
🗑
-O/PLASTY   repair or plastic surgery  
🗑
rhino/plast/y   nose/repair or plastic surgery/procedure of  
🗑
-O/RRHAGIA   bursting forth or heavy flow  
🗑
meno/rrhagia   monthly (female cycle)/bursting forth (heavy flow)  
🗑
-O/RRHEA   discharge or flow  
🗑
men/o/rrhea   monthly/discharge or flow (slow)  
🗑
gon/o/rrhea   gonad/flow  
🗑
-O/RRHEXIS   rupture or protrusion  
🗑
enter/o/rrhexis   intestine (small)/rupture or protrusion  
🗑
OBLIQUE   side-long or slanted  
🗑
OBSTETR/I-   midwife  
🗑
obstetr/ics   midwife(childbirth)/pertains to  
🗑
OCCIPIT/O-   back of head  
🗑
occipit/otomy   back of head/opening (surgical procedure)  
🗑
occipit/al   back of head/pertains to  
🗑
OCCLUSI/O-   closure or blockage  
🗑
occlus/ion   closure or blockage/process of  
🗑
OCCULT/O-   hidden  
🗑
occult/a (spina bi/fida)   hidden (thorn: two/clefts)/refers to  
🗑
OCT/O-   eight  
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oct/agon   eight/walls  
🗑
OCUL/O-   eye  
🗑
oculo/motor   eye/movement  
🗑
ODONT/O-   tooth  
🗑
odont/oid   tooth/resembling  
🗑
-OID   resembling  
🗑
lip/oid   fat/resembling  
🗑
epi/derm/oid   upper/skin/resembling  
🗑
OLEO-   oil  
🗑
oleo/vitamin   oil (fish oil)/life giving (fat soluble vitamins)  
🗑
-OLEUM   oil  
🗑
oleo/infusion   oil/injection  
🗑
petr/oleum   stone/oil  
🗑
OLFACT/O-   smelling or smell  
🗑
olfact/ory   smelling or smell/process of  
🗑
OLIG/O-   few, scanty, slight, little  
🗑
oligo/meno/rrhea   few, scanty, slight, little/monthly/flow  
🗑
-OLOG/Y   science or study of, process of  
🗑
hist/olog/y   web-like or tissue/science of or study of/process of  
🗑
-OMA   tumor or swelling  
🗑
carcin/oma   crab or crab-like/tumor or swelling  
🗑
OMO-   shoulder  
🗑
omo/burs/itis   shoulder (near arm)/sack/inflamed  
🗑
OMPHAL/O-   navel or umbilicus  
🗑
omphal/ectomy   navel or umbilicus/removal (excision)  
🗑
ONC/O-   tumor  
🗑
onco/log/y   tumor/science or study of/process of  
🗑
onco/log/ist   tumor/science of or study of/specialist  
🗑
ONYCH/O-   nail  
🗑
onycho/fidia   nail/split  
🗑
OOPHOR/O-   ovary  
🗑
oophor/itis   ovary (seed producer)/inflamed  
🗑
OPHTHALM/O-   eye or eyeball  
🗑
ophthalm/olog/ist   eye/science or study of/specialist  
🗑
ophthalm/ic   eye or eyeball/refer to  
🗑
OPISTH/O-   backwards (bending)  
🗑
opistho/tonus   backward (bending)/tone  
🗑
OPTO-   vision, sight, eye  
🗑
opto/metr/ist   vision or sight/measurement/specialist  
🗑
ORA-   mouth  
🗑
or/al   mouth/pertains to  
🗑
ORB-   circle or dish  
🗑
orbit/al   circle or dish (eye socket)/pertains to  
🗑
ORCHI/O-   teste or seed producer  
🗑
orchi/oma   teste or seed producer/tumor or swelling  
🗑
orch/itis   testicle/inflamed  
🗑
-OREXIA   appetite  
🗑
an/orexia   without/appetite (not hungry)  
🗑
-ORRHAPHY   suturing or repair  
🗑
neur/orrhaph/y   nerve/suturing or repair/procedure of  
🗑
ORTH/O-   straight, normal, correct  
🗑
ortho/dont/ic   straight, normal, correct/teeth/refers to  
🗑
OS-   mouth  
🗑
trache/os/tom/y   windpipe/mouth/cut/process  
🗑
OSCILL/O-   to swing  
🗑
oscillo/graph   to swing/instrument  
🗑
-OSE   sugar  
🗑
malt/ose   malt/sugar  
🗑
-OSIS   condition of or disease  
🗑
scoli/osis   crooked (lateral curve)/condition of or disease  
🗑
OSMO-   smell  
🗑
an/osm/ia   without/smell/refers to  
🗑
OSTE/O-   bone  
🗑
osteo/path   bone/disease  
🗑
osteo/por/osis   bone/cavities (pores)/condition of  
🗑
-OSTOMY   mouth like opening produced by surgery  
🗑
col/ostomy   colon/opening (mouth like formation) procedure  
🗑
OT/O-   ear  
🗑
ot/itis   ear/inflamed  
🗑
-OTOMY   cutting, to cut, cut into  
🗑
tracheo/tom/y   rough (windpipe)/cut into/procedure of  
🗑
ana/tom/y   apart/cutting/procedure of or process of  
🗑
-OTRIPSY   crushing or to crush  
🗑
neur/otrips/y   nerve/crushing or to crush/procedure of (surgical)  
🗑
litho/tripsy   stone/crushing/procedure of (kidney or gall stones 'calculi')  
🗑
OV/O-   egg  
🗑
ov/ary   egg/refer to  
🗑
ovul/ate   egg/state of or process of (producing)  
🗑
OX/Y-   sharp or oxygen molecules  
🗑
oxy/op/ia   sharp/vision/refers to  
🗑
oxy/gen   sharp (mentally)/producing, developing, forming  
🗑
oxy/gen/ation   oxygen (molecules)/development/process of  
🗑
PACHY-   thick  
🗑
pachy/derm/ia   thick/skin/refers to  
🗑
PALAT/O-   palate, plate or plate of the mouth roof  
🗑
palato/plasty   palate (roof of mouth)/repair  
🗑
palat/oplasty   roof of mouth or palate/surgical repair  
🗑
palat/ine   plate of mouth roof (skull bones)/state of  
🗑
PALL/O-   pale or lack of color  
🗑
pall/or   pale or lack of color/one who  
🗑
PALM/A-   palm or palm of hand  
🗑
palm/ar   palm or palm of hand/refer to  
🗑
PALPAT/O-   touching or to touch  
🗑
palpat/ion   touching or to touch/process of  
🗑
PALPEBRA-   eyelid  
🗑
palpebr/itis   eyelid/inflamed  
🗑
PALPIT-   quivering or fluttering  
🗑
palpit/ation   quivering or fluttering (heart)/process of  
🗑
PALSY   slight or moderate paralysis  
🗑
Cerebral Palsy (C.P.)   brain: paralysis  
🗑
PAN-   all, total, complete  
🗑
pan/dem/ic   all, total, complete/people/pertain to  
🗑
pan/creat/itis   all/flesh/inflamed  
🗑
PAPILLA-   nipple  
🗑
papill/ary   nipple/state of or refer to  
🗑
PARA-   near, beside, beyond, around, similar, abnormal  
🗑
para/thyr/oid   near/shield shaped/resembling  
🗑
-PARESIS   paralysis  
🗑
hemi/pare/sis   half/paralysis (slight)/condition of  
🗑
PARIET/O-   wall or partition  
🗑
pariet/al   wall or partition/refer to (skull bone)  
🗑
PART/O-   birth or labor  
🗑
post/part/um   after/birth or labor/refers to  
🗑
PATELL/O-   little dish or knee cap  
🗑
patell/ar   little dish (knee cap)/refer to  
🗑
PATH/O-   disease  
🗑
path/o/log/y   disease/science of or study of/process of  
🗑
PAUS/O-   stoppage  
🗑
meno/paus/al   monthly/stoppage/refers to  
🗑
PECT/O-   chest  
🗑
pector/al   chest (anterior breast area)/refer to  
🗑
PED-   foot or feet  
🗑
ped/al   foot or feet/refer to  
🗑
PEDI-   child  
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ped/iatrics   child/treat  
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ped/ia/tric/ian   child/treats or cures/one who  
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PEDICUL/O-   lice  
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pediculo/sis   lice (head, body or pubic)/condition of  
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PELI-   purple  
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peli/osis   purple/condition of  
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PELL-   skin  
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pell/agra   skin/rough or painful  
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PELVI/O-   base, basin, pelvis  
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pelv/ic   base, basin, pelvis/refers to  
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PEN/O-   tail, organ of copulation, penis  
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pen/itis   penis/inflamed  
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-PENIA   decrease in number  
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leuko/cyto/penia   white (WBC's)/cells/decrease in number  
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PENT/A-   five  
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pent/agon   five/walls  
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penta/dactyl   five (normal)/fingers and toes on each limb  
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PEPS/O-   digestion  
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dys/peps/ia   difficult or painful/digestion/refers to  
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PER-   through  
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per/cutane/ous   through/skin/state of  
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per/meate   through/opening  
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PERI-   around  
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peri/cardi/um   around/heart/refers to  
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peri/stal/sis   around/to clasp and compress/condition  
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PERINE/O-   base or floor  
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perin/eal   base or floor/refers to  
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PERITON/E-   that which holds the lower viscera  
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peritone/um   that which holds the lower organs/refers to  
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periton/itis   membrane holding lower viscera or organs and structures/inflammation  
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PERONEO-   pin or concerning the lower outside leg bone  
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perone/al   pin or concerning the lower outside leg bone/refers to  
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perone/us   pin/refers to  
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PES   foot  
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tali/pes   ankle/foot  
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PETECH/I-   small  
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petech/ial   small/refers to  
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PETIT   little illness  
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petit mal   little illness/bad  
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PETRO-   rock, stone, hard  
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petro/derma   rock, stone, hard/skin  
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osteo/petr/osis   bone/stone-like/condition  
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PHAGO-   eat, eating, perverse appetite  
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phago/cyto/sis   eat, eating, perverse appetite/cells (WBC's)/refers to  
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PHALANG/O-   close knit row (fingers and toes)  
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a/phalang/ia   without/close knit row (fingers and toes)/refers to  
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PHARMAC/O-   drug relationship, to drug, medicine  
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pharmac/o/log/ist   drug or medicine/study of/specialist  
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PHARYNG/O-   throat  
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pharyng/itis   pharynx or throat/inflamed (sore throat)  
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PHAS/O-   speech or speaking  
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dys/phas/ia   difficult or faulty/speech or speaking/refers to  
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-PHASE   stage  
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meta/phase   change/stage or an appearance  
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-PHERESIS   withdrawal or to separate  
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hemato/pheresis   blood/to separate  
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-PHILE   love of, to love, love for  
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eosino/phil/ia   rose red (WBC staining)/love of/refers to  
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PHIM/O-   to muzzle or muzzling  
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phim/osis   to muzzle or muzzling/condition of  
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PHLEB/O-   vein  
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phleb/itis   vein/inflamed  
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phleb/o/tom/ist   vein/cut/specialist (draws blood)  
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PHOB/O-   fear  
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hydro/phob/ia   water/fear (rabies)/refers to  
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PHOC/O-   seal  
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phoco/mel/ia   seal/limbs/refers to  
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PHON/O-   voice or sound  
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dys/phon/ia   faulty or difficult/voice or sound/refers to  
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PHOR/O-   feeling (mental)  
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eu/phor/ia   good/feeling (mental)/refers to  
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-PHORESIS   migration, transport, move or carry  
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a/phoresis   no or lack of/migration, transportation, movement  
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hemo/phoresis   blood/carrying, migration, transmitting  
🗑
chema/phoresis   chemical/not moving  
🗑
epi/phoresis   above/to carry or bear  
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PHOT/O-   light  
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photo/graphy   light/process of recording with device  
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photo/phobia   light/fear of  
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PHRAG/O-   wall or partition  
🗑
dia/phragm   across or through/wall or partition  
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PHRASO-   speech or talk  
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a/phras/ia   without/speech, talk, unable to understand phrases/refers to  
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-PHRAXIA   stoppage or obstruction  
🗑
hemo/phrax/ia   blood/stoppage or obstruction/refers to  
🗑
PHREN/O-   mind or diaphragm  
🗑
phren/ia   mind (mental disorder)/pertains to  
🗑
phren/ic (nerve)   diaphragm/pertains to  
🗑
-PHYLAXIS   protection or guard  
🗑
pro/phylaxis   before/protection or guard  
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ana/phylaxis   away from/prevention  
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PHYSI/O-   function of or nature of  
🗑
physi/o/log/y   function or nature of/science of/process of  
🗑
-PHYSIS   growth or nature of  
🗑
sym/physis   together/growth or nature of  
🗑
PHYTO-   plant  
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phyto/toxin   plant/poison  
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PIA-   gentle  
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pia mater   soft or gentle: mother  
🗑
PIL/O-   hair  
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pil/oma   hair/swelling or tumor-like  
🗑
PINN/A-   feather or feather like  
🗑
pinna/form   feather like/shape  
🗑
PITUIT/O-   phlegm or glue like mucus  
🗑
pituit/ary   phlegm or glue like mucus/refer to  
🗑
PITYR/I-   bran (cereal like scales on skin)  
🗑
pityri/asis   bran (cereal like scales on skin)/refers to  
🗑
PLACENT/A-   cake  
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placent/itis   cake/inflamed  
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-PLAKIA   plate or plate-like  
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leuko/plakia   white/plate  
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PLAN/O-   flat or a plain  
🗑
plan/us   pes plan/us  
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PLANT/O-   sole of foot  
🗑
plant/ar   sole of the foot/refer to  
🗑
PLAS-   growth, development, formation  
🗑
hyper/plas/ia   excessive/growth, development, formation/pertains to  
🗑
-PLEG/IA   paralysis  
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quadri/plegia   four (limbs)/paralysis  
🗑
para/plegia   beyond (lower two limbs)/paralyzed  
🗑
PLEUR/O-   side or rib  
🗑
pleur/itis   side or rib/inflamed  
🗑
-PLEXY   paralysis  
🗑
neuro/plexy   nerve/paralysis  
🗑
-PNEA   breathe or breathing  
🗑
a/pnea   without or lack of/breathe or breathing  
🗑
PNEUM/O-   lung, air, respiration  
🗑
pneumo/thorax   air (within)/chest  
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-POIE/SIS   to make, form, produce  
🗑
hemato/poie/sis   blood (large amount)/to make, form, produce/condition or state of  
🗑
POIKIL/O-   irregular or varied shape  
🗑
poikilo/cytic   irregular or varied shape/cell  
🗑
POLI/O-   gray  
🗑
polio/myel/itis   gray/spinal cord/inflamed  
🗑
POLLEX-   thumb  
🗑
pollex/ectomy   thumb/removal  
🗑
POLY-   many  
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poly/dipsia   many/thirsts (being thirsty)  
🗑
PONS   bridge  
🗑
POR/O-   cavity or passage (porous)  
🗑
osteo/por/o/sis   bone/cavity or passage (porous)/condition of  
🗑
POST-   after or behind  
🗑
post/part/um   after/birth/refers to  
🗑
poster/ior   after or behind/refers to  
🗑
-POX   pits  
🗑
small pox3tiny/pits    
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PRAND/I-   meal or breakfast  
🗑
prandi/al   meal or breakfast/pertain to  
🗑
a/prand/ial   without/meal/refer to  
🗑
-PRAX/IA   movement or action  
🗑
pharmaco/prax/ia   drug/movement or action/pertain to  
🗑
myo/prax/is   muscle/action/refers to  
🗑
PRE-   before  
🗑
pre/natal   before/birth  
🗑
PREPUCE   foreskin or hood  
🗑
PRESBYO-3old    
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presby/op/ia   old (weak eyes of elderly)/vision/refers to  
🗑
PRIM/I-   first  
🗑
prim/ary   first/refers to  
🗑
PRO-   before  
🗑
pro/gnosis   before/knowledge  
🗑
pro/phylax/is   before/prevention or guard/refers to  
🗑
PROCT/O-   rectum or anus  
🗑
proct/o/log/ist   rectum or anus/science or study of/specialist  
🗑
PRONE-   to bend forward  
🗑
pronat/ion   to bend forward/process of  
🗑
PROPRI/O-   property (nerve stimuli or information)  
🗑
proprio/ceptor   property (nerve stimulation or information)/ones own receives  
🗑
PROSTAT/O-   one who lies before  
🗑
prostat/ectomy   one who lies before/excision (cut out)  
🗑
PROT/O-   first  
🗑
proto/zoon   first/animals  
🗑
PROXIM/O-   close or closest  
🗑
proxim/al   close or closest/refer to  
🗑
PRUR/I-   itch or itching  
🗑
prur/itis   itch/inflamed  
🗑
PSEUD/O-   false  
🗑
pseudo/membranous   false/skin like/state of  
🗑
PSOAS   loin (lumbar)  
🗑
PSOR/I-   to itch  
🗑
psori/asis   to itch/condition of  
🗑
PSYCH/O-   mind  
🗑
psych/olog/y   mind/science of or study of/process of  
🗑
PTERYG/O-   winged  
🗑
pteryg/oid   winged/resembles  
🗑
-PTOSIS   to drop, fall, displace  
🗑
splanchno/ptosis   viscera or organ/to drop, fall, displace  
🗑
nephro/ptosis   kidney/to drop, fall, displace  
🗑
-PTYSIS   spitting or spit  
🗑
hemo/ptysis   blood/spitting or spit  
🗑
PUB/O-   pubis or pubic  
🗑
pub/ic   pubis or pubic/refers to  
🗑
PULMON/O-   lung  
🗑
pulmon/ary   lung/pertains to  
🗑
PULP/O-   solid flesh  
🗑
pulp/itis   solid flesh/inflamed  
🗑
PUPILL/O-   pupil  
🗑
pupilo/meter   pupil/to measure (size of ring shape)  
🗑
PURPUR/O-   purple  
🗑
purpur/ic   purple/refers to  
🗑
PYEL/O-   pelvis or kidney  
🗑
pyelo/nephr/itis   pelvis/of kidney /inflammation  
🗑
PYKN/O-   thick, dense, compact  
🗑
pykn/emia   thick/refers to blood  
🗑
PYL/O-   gatekeeper  
🗑
pyl/or/ic   gatekeeper/one who/refer to  
🗑
PYO-   pus  
🗑
pyo/gen/ic   pus/produce/refers to  
🗑
PYRET/O-   fever  
🗑
pyret/ic   fever 'febrile', heat, fire/refers to  
🗑
pyreto/gen   fever/producing  
🗑
QUADR/I-   four  
🗑
quadr/ants   four/refers to  
🗑
QUINT/I-   five  
🗑
quintu/plet   five/offspring or folds  
🗑
RADI/O-   ray, spoke, X-ray, radio activity  
🗑
radia/tion   ray, spoke, X-ray, radio-activity/process of or state of  
🗑
rad/ius   spoke/refer to  
🗑
RADIC/O-   nerve root or spinal nerve  
🗑
radicul/itis   nerve root/inflammation  
🗑
RAY-   spoke or wave length  
🗑
RE-   again  
🗑
re/spir/ation   again/breath/process of  
🗑
RECT/O-   rectum or straight  
🗑
recto/clysis   rectum or straight/washing out  
🗑
rectus abdominal muscles   straight/belly/muscle  
🗑
REN/O-   kidney  
🗑
ren/al   kidney/pertaining to  
🗑
RETICUL/O-   network  
🗑
reticul/ation   network/process of  
🗑
RETINA   net or net like  
🗑
Retin/itis   net or net like/inflamed  
🗑
RETR/O-   back of, behind, backward, after  
🗑
retro/cervic/al   behind/neck/refers to  
🗑
retro/grade   back of, backward, behind, after/movement  
🗑
retro/col/ic   back of/big intestine/refers to  
🗑
RHACHI/O-   jointed vertebrae, spine, spinal column  
🗑
rhach/itis   jointed vertebrae, spine, spinal column/inflamed  
🗑
RHEUMAT/O-   discharge or flow through  
🗑
rheumat/oid arthr/itis   discharge or flow through/resembles: joint/inflamed  
🗑
RHIN/O-   nose  
🗑
rhino/plasty   nose/repair or plastic surgery (nose job)  
🗑
rhin/itis   nose/inflamed  
🗑
rhin/o/rrhea   nose/running  
🗑
RHOMB/O-   parallelogram or diamond shaped  
🗑
rhomb/oid muscles   parallelogram (diamond shaped)/resembles: muscles  
🗑
RHYTID/O-   wrinkles  
🗑
rhytid/ectomy   wrinkles/plastic surgery to remove wrinkles  
🗑
rhytido/plasty   wrinkles/plastic surgery or repair  
🗑
RICHETTS/IA   rickets like symptoms in joints  
🗑
ROENT/O-   X-ray  
🗑
roent/gen/ic   x-ray/beginning or caused by/refer to  
🗑
ROTAT/O-   to turn or swing around  
🗑
rotat/or   to turn or swing around/one who  
🗑
-RRHYTHM   rhythm or contraction  
🗑
a/rrhythm   lack of or without/rhythm or contraction  
🗑
RUBE/O-   red  
🗑
rube/osis   red/condition of  
🗑
RUG/A-   folds  
🗑
rug/ae   folds/refers to  
🗑
SACCHAR/O-   sugar  
🗑
sacchar/ide   sugar/likeness  
🗑
SACR/O-   saucer or sacred bone  
🗑
sacr/al   saucer or sacred bone/pertaining to  
🗑
SAGITT/O-   arrow or arrow like  
🗑
mid/sagitt/al   middle/like and arrow or arrow-like (cut)/refers to(visual or surgical cut separating body or parts into right and left segments)  
🗑
SALIV/O-   spit  
🗑
saliv/ation   spit (making)/process of saliva/process of (making or producing)  
🗑
SALPING/O-   tube, duct, canal  
🗑
salping/itis   tube, duct, canal/inflamed  
🗑
SARC/O-   fleshy  
🗑
sarc/oma   fleshy/tumor  
🗑
SCAB/O-   to itch  
🗑
scab/ies   to itch/condition of(mite infestation of skin)  
🗑
SCAPUL/O-   shoulder blade  
🗑
scapul/ectomy   shoulder blade/removal (surgical excision)  
🗑
SCHIZ/O-   split or splitting  
🗑
schizo/phren/ia   split/mind/refers to  
🗑
SCLER/O-   hardening  
🗑
athero/scler/osis   yellow fat or porridge/hardening/condition of  
🗑
scler/itis   hard/inflammation  
🗑
SCOLI/O-   crooked or twisted  
🗑
scoli/osis   crooked or twisted (spine)/condition of  
🗑
-SCOP/E   an instrument that examines or views  
🗑
micro/scop/e   small/to view or examine/instrument(process of)  
🗑
-SCOPY   to examine or view  
🗑
lapro/scop/y   abdomen wall or abdominal/to examine or view/procedure of  
🗑
SCOT/O-   darknesss  
🗑
cot/oma   darkness (blind spot)/swelling or tumor (causing  
🗑
SCROT/O-   sac or pouch  
🗑
scrot/al   sac or pouch/refers to  
🗑
SCURVY   to scratch  
🗑
SEB/O-   oil  
🗑
seb/aceous gland   oil/pertains to  
🗑
SECRETO-   separating or to separate  
🗑
secreat/or   separating or to separate/one who  
🗑
SECT/O-   to cut  
🗑
sect/ion   to cut (several times) or to cut apart/procedure of(to section an organ)  
🗑
SEMI-   half  
🗑
semi/conscious   half/aware  
🗑
SEMIN/O-   seed or seed producer  
🗑
semin/al   seed or seed producer/refers to  
🗑
SENIL/E-   old  
🗑
senil/ity   old/state of(mental and/or physical weakness)  
🗑
SEPT/A-   partition or wall  
🗑
sept/um   partition or wall/refers to(wall dividing a space: nose and heart)  
🗑
SEPT/I-   seventh  
🗑
septi/para   seventh/child births or born infants  
🗑
SEPT/O-   poison, infection, decay, putrefy  
🗑
sept/ic   poison/refer to  
🗑
SIAL/O-   saliva or spit  
🗑
sial/aden/itis   saliva or spit/gland/inflammation  
🗑
hypo/sialo/gogic   low/saliva/production  
🗑
SIDER/O-   iron  
🗑
sidero/cyte   iron/cell  
🗑
SILIC/O-   silicon carbon particles  
🗑
silico/sis   silicon carbon particles/refers to  
🗑
SIN/O-   cavity  
🗑
sin/us   cavity/refers to  
🗑
SINISTR/O-   to the left or left  
🗑
sinistro/card/ia   to the left or left/heart/refers to  
🗑
SKELET/O-   dried up or to attach  
🗑
skelet/al   dried up or to attach/refers to  
🗑
SOLE-   the sole of the foot  
🗑
sole/us   sole of foot/refers to  
🗑
-SOL   in solution or solution  
🗑
aero/sol   air/solution  
🗑
SOM/O-   body  
🗑
psycho/somat/ic   mind/body/refer to  
🗑
SOMN/O-   sleep  
🗑
somni/pathy   sleep/disease  
🗑
SON/O-   sounds  
🗑
ono/gram   sound/recording or writing  
🗑
SPAD/I-   to tear  
🗑
epi/spad/ism   upon/to tear/state of  
🗑
-SPASM   involuntary contraction  
🗑
myo/spasm   muscle/sudden involuntary muscle contraction  
🗑
SPERM/O-   sperm  
🗑
spermo/cide   sperm/to kill  
🗑
SPHER/O-   ball, globe, round  
🗑
spher/o/cyte   ball, globe, round/cells  
🗑
SPHINCT/O-   that which binds together  
🗑
sphinct/er   that which binds together or tight (ring like)  
🗑
SPHYGM/O-   pulse  
🗑
sphygmo/mano/meter   pulse/by hand/measurement  
🗑
SPHYXI/O-   pulse or lack of pulse  
🗑
a/sphyx/ia   without/pulse/refers to  
🗑
SPIN/O-   thorn or thorny  
🗑
spin/al   thorn or thorny/refers to  
🗑
SPIR/O-   breathe or breathing  
🗑
spir/o/meter   breathe, breathing/measure  
🗑
spiro/gram   breathing/record  
🗑
spiro/graph   breathing/instrument used to record  
🗑
SPLANCHN/O-   organ  
🗑
splanchn/o/log/y   organ (viscera)/study of/process of  
🗑
SPLEN/O-   spleen  
🗑
splen/o/tom/y   spleen (organ)/cut into/procedure of  
🗑
SPONDYL/O-   vertebra  
🗑
spondyl/itis   vertebra/inflamed  
🗑
SPRAIN   to wring out or press out  
🗑
SQUAM/O-   scaly  
🗑
squam/ous   scaly/refers to  
🗑
-STALSIS   to contract  
🗑
peri/stalsis   around/to contract  
🗑
STAPED/O-   stirrup  
🗑
staped/ectomy   stirrup (shape)/excision or removal  
🗑
STAPHYL/O-   grape or grape-like clusters  
🗑
straphylo/coccus   grape or grape-like clusters/berry  
🗑
-STASIS   stoppage, standing, location  
🗑
hemo/stasis   blood/stoppage  
🗑
homeo/stasis   same or equal/standing or location  
🗑
-STAT   to stop or immediately  
🗑
hemo/stat   blood/to stop  
🗑
-STAXIA   dripping or trickling  
🗑
epi/staxia   upon/dripping or trickling  
🗑
STEAT/O-   fat  
🗑
steato/rrhea   fat/flow  
🗑
STEN/O-   narrowing  
🗑
sten/osis   narrowing/condition of  
🗑
STEREO-   three dimensional or solid  
🗑
stereo/cine/fluoro/graphy   three dimensional/motion picture/fluorescence/recording procedure  
🗑
STERN/O-   chest, sternum, or breastbone  
🗑
stern/al   chest, sternum, breastbone/pertain to  
🗑
STETH/O-   chest  
🗑
stetho/scope   chest/to examine  
🗑
-STOLE   contract  
🗑
sy/stole   together/contract  
🗑
dia/stole   between/contraction  
🗑
STOMAT/O-   mouth  
🗑
stomat/itis   mouth/inflamed  
🗑
STRABISM/O-   to squint or squinting  
🗑
strabism/us   to squint or squinting/refers to  
🗑
STRAIN   to draw tight  
🗑
STRAT/I-   layer  
🗑
strati/form   layer/shaped  
🗑
strat/um basal   layer/refers to: base of (skin)  
🗑
STREPT/O-   twisted or twisted chain  
🗑
strepto/coccus   twisted or twisted chain/spheres  
🗑
STRI/A-   stripes or threads  
🗑
stria/tion   stripes or threads/process of  
🗑
STRICT/O-   drawing or binding  
🗑
strict/ure   drawing or binding/state of  
🗑
STY/E   raised  
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