Question 1

a-/an-

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Lack of. I.E. anuria, agranulocyte, asystole, anaemia.

Question 2

-aemia

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Of the blood. I.E. anemia, hypoxaemia, uramia, hypovolaemia.

Question 3

angio-

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Vessel. I.E. angiotensin, haemangioma

Question 4

anti-

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Against. I.E. antidiuretic, anticoagulant, anitgen, antimicrobial.

Question 5

-blast

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Germ, bud. I.E. reticuloblast, osteoblast.

Question 6

brady-

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Slow. I.E. bradycardia.

Question 7

broncho-

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Lung / bronchus. I.E. bronchiole, bronchitis, bronchus.

Question 8

card-

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Heart. I.E. cardiac, myocardium, tachycardia.

Question 9

chole-

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Bile. I.E. cholecystokinin, cholecystitis, cholangitis

Question 10

cyto-/-cyte

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Cell. I.E. erythrocyte, cytosol, cytoplasm, cytotoxic.

Question 11

derm-

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Skin. I.E. dermatitis, dermatome, dermis.

Question 12

dys-

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Difficult. I.E. dysuria, dyspnoea, dysmenorrhoea, dysplasia.

Question 13

-ema

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Swelling. I.E. oedma, emphysema, lymphoedema.

Question 14

endo-

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Inner. I.E. endocrine, endocytosis, endothelium.

Question 15

erythro-

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Red. I.E. erythrocyte, erythropoietin, erythropoiesis.

Question 16

exo-

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Outside. I.E. exocytosis, exophthalmos.

Question 17

extra-

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Outside. I.E. extracellular, extrapyramidial.

Question 18

-fferent

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Carry. I.E. afferent, efferent

Question 19

gast-

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Stomach. I.E. gastric, gastrin, gastritis, gastrointestinal.

Question 20

-gen-

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Origin / Production. I.E. gene, genome, genetic, antigen, pathogen, allergen.

Question 21

-globin

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Protein. I.E. myoglobin, haemoglobin.

Question 22

haem-

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Blood. I.E. haemostasis, haemorrhage, haemolytic.

Question 23

-hydr-

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Water. I.E. dehydration, hydrostatic, hydrocephalus.

Question 24

hepat-

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Liver. I.E. hepatic, hepatitis, hepatomegaly, hepatocyte.

Question 25

hyper-

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Excess / Above. I.E. hypertension,hypertrophy, hypercapnia.

Question 26

hypo-

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Below / Under. I.E. hypoglycaemia, hypotension, hypovolaemia.

Question 27

intra-

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Within. I.E. intracellular, intracranial, intracular.

Question 28

-ism

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Condition. I.E. hyperthyroidism, dwarfism, rheumatism.

Question 29

-itis

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Inflammation. I.E. appendicitis, hepatitis, cystitis, gastritis.

Question 30

lact-

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Milk. I.E. lactation, lactic, lacteal.

Question 31

lymph-

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Lymph Tissue. I.E. lymphocyte,lymphatic, lymphoedema.

Question 32

lyso-/-lysis

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Breaking Down. I.E. lysosome, glycolysis, lysozyme.

Question 33

-mega-

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Large. I.E. megaloblast, acromegaly, splenomegaly, hepatomegaly.

Question 34

micro-

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Small. I.E. microbe, microtubules, microvilli.

Question 35

myo-

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Muscle. I.E. myocardium, myoglobin, myopathy, myosin.

Question 36

neo-

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New. I.E. neoplasm, gluconeogensis, neonate.

Question 37

nephro-

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Kidney. I.E. nephron, nephrotic, nephroblastoma, nephrosis.

Question 38

neuro-

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Nerve. I.E. neurone, neuralgia, neuropathy.

Question 39

-oid

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Resembling. I.E. myeloid, sesamoid, sigmoid.

Question 40

-oma

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Tumour. I.E. carcinoma, melanoma, fibroma.

Question 41

-ophth-

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Eye. I.E. xerophthalmia, ophthalmic, exophthalmos.

Question 42

-ory

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Reffering to. I.E. secretory, sensory, auditory, gustatory.

Question 43

osteo-

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Bone. I.E. osteocyte, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis.

Question 44

-path-

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Disease. I.E. athogenesis, neuropathy, nephropathy.

Question 45

-plasm

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Substance. I.E. cytoplasm, neoplasm.

Question 46

pneumo-

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Lung / Air. I.E. pneumothorax, pneumonia, pneumotoxic.

Question 47

poly-

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Many. I.E. polypeptide, polyuria, polycythaemia.

Question 48

-rrhagia

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Excessive flow. I.E. menorrhagia.

Question 49

sub-

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Under. I.E. subphrenic, subarachnoid, sublingual.

Question 50

tachy-

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Excessively fast. I.E. tachycardia.

Question 51

thrombo-

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Clot. I.E. thrombocyte, thrombosis, thrombin, thrombus.

Question 52

-tox-

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Poison. I.E. toxin, cytotoxic, hepatoxic.

Question 53

-uria

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Urine. I.E. anuria, polyuria, heamaturia, nocturia.

Question 54

vas, vaso-

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Vessel. I.E. vasoconstriction, vas deferens, vascular.

Question 55

Aden-

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Gland I.E. disease in a gland.

Question 56

Arthr-

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JOINT, Arthritis I.E. inflammation of a joint

Question 57

Carcin-

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CANCER, Carcinogen I.E substance that causes Cancer.

Question 58

Carp-

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Wrist I.E. carpal tunnel syndrome (painful condition in which nerve gets trapped in carpal bones of wrist)

Question 59

Hemat-

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Blood I.E. Hematocrit (count of cells in blood)

Question 60

Histo-

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Tissue I.E. Hematocrit (the degree to which a donor's tissues match a recipients tissues for a graft).

Question 61

Sept-

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Contamination I.E. Septic shock (drop in blood pressure due to contamination of blood).

Question 62

ab-

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Away from

Question 63

ad-

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Toward

Question 64

mono-

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