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| Hyper- | Exessive
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| Glyc/o | Sugar
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| -Emia | A blood condition
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| Hypo- | Under or (deficiency)
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| Derm/o | Skin
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| -Ic | Pertaining to
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| Bi- | Two
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| Later/o | Side(s)
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| -al | Pertaining to
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| Echo- | Using sound
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| Cardi/o | The heart
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| -Gram | A record
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| -Graphy | The process of recording
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| Elecro- | Electrical activity
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| Micro- | small
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| Bi/o | Life
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| -Logy | The study of
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| -Ist | a specialist
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| Supra | Above
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| Ren/o | Kidney
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| -Al | Pertaining to
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| Epi- | above
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| Gastr/o | The stomach
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| -Ic | Pertaining to
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| Nephr/o | Kidney
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| Lith/o | Stones
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| -Iasis | An abnormal condition
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| Itra | Within
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| Muscul/o | a muscle
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| -Ar | Pertaining to
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| Pre- | before
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| Nat/i | Birth
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| -Al | Pertaining to
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| Post- | After
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| Prandi/o | Meals
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| -Al | Pertaining to
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| Sub- | Under
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| Nas/o | Nose
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| -Al | Pertaining to
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| A- | No
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| Men/o | Menstrual
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| -Rrhea | Flow
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| Iter- | Between
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| Vertebr/o | The Vertebrae
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| Endo- | Within
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| Trache/o | The Trachea
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| Retro- | Behind
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| Stern/o | The sternum
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| Trans- | Across or through
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| Urethr/o | The urethra
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| Anti- | against
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| Bacteri/o | Bacteria
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| Leuko- | White
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| Cyt/o | cell(s)
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| -Penia | A deficiency
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| Vascul/o | Blood vessels
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| -Ar | Pertaining to
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| Multi- | Many
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| Para- | Live (viable) births
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| -Ous | Pertaining to
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| Arthr/o | a joint
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| -Centesis | Surgical puncture
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| Colon/o | The colon
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| -Scope | a lighted instrument to view
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| -scopy | The process of using a lighted instrument to veiw
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| Append/o | The Appendix
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| -Ectomy | Surgical removal(excision)
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| Ex- | Out
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| Cis/o | Cutting
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| -Ion | The process of
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| Hepat/o | The liver
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| -Itis | Inflammation
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| Rhin/o | The nose
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| -Plasty | Surgical repair
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| Mast/o | A breast
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| -Pexy | Surgical fixation
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| Oste/o | Bone
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| -Tome | a surgical instrument to cut
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| Phleb/o | A vein
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| -Tomy | A surgical incision
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| Col/o | The colon
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| -Stomy | A artifical opening
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| Cephal/o | The head
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| -Algia | Pain
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| Thorac/o | The thorax
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| -Dynia | Pain
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| Hem/o | Blood
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| -Lysis or Lytic | Break up or destruction
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| Hemat/o | Blood
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| -Emesis | Vomiting
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| Herni/o | A hernia
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| Rrhapy | Sutering
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| Hepat/o | The liver
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| -Cele | Herniation
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| -Cide | Killing
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| Path/o | Disease
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| -Gen | The creation
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| -Ic | Pertaining to
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| Carcin/o | A cancer
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| -Oma | Tumor or mass
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| Acr/o | Heights
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| Phob/o | Fear
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| -ia | A condition of
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| Therm/o | Heat
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| -Meter | a insrument used to measure
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| Pelv/o | The pelvis
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| -Metry | The process of measuring
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| Angi/o | A vessel
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| -Rrhexis | Rupture
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| Vas/o | Vessel
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| -Spasm | An involuntary muscle contraction
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| Quadri- | Four(extremities)
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| Pleg/o | Paralysis
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| -Ia | A condition of
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| Hemat/o | Blood
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| Lysis or Lytic | Break up or destruction
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| Hemat/o | Blood
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| -Emesis | Vomiting
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| Herni/o | A hernia
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| Rrhaphy | Sutering
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| Hepat/o | The liver
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| -Cele | Herniation
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| Bacteri/o | Bacteria
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| -cide | Killing
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| -Al | Pertaining to
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| Path/o | Disease
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| -Gen | The creation
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| -Ic | Pertaining to
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| Carcin/o | A cancer
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| -Oma | Tumor or mass
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| Acr/o | Heights
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| Phob/o | Fear
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| -Ia | A condition of
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| Therm/o | Heat
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| -Meter | An instrument used to measure
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| Pelv/o | The pelvis
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| -Metry | The process of measuring
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| Angi/o | A vessel
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| -Rrhexis | A rupture
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| Vas/o | A vessel
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| -Spasm | An involuntary muscle contraction
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| Quadri- | Four(extremities)
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| Pleg/o | Paralysis
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| Hemat/o | Blood
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| Tyr/o | Thyroid
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| Tox/o | poison
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| Dipl- | double
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| Opia | Vision
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| Lip/o | Fat
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| -Oid | resembing
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| -Tripsy | Crushing
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| Phas/o | Speech
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| Dys- | Difficult or painful
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| Phag/o | Shallowing
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| Neur/o | nerve
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| -Y | A condition of
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| Splen/o | The spleen
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| -Megaly | Enlargement
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| Arteri/o | An artery(ies)
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| Blephar/o | A eyelid
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| -Plasia or -Trophy | growth or development
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| Neo- | New
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| Plasia or -Trophy | Growth or development
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| Hemi- | Right or left half(side) of the body
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| Semi- | Half
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| Circul/o | A circle
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| -Ar | Pertaining to
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| Uni- | One
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| Stenosis | Narrowing
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| Poly- | Excessive
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| -Uria | Urination
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| Tri- | Three
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| Foc/o | Foci
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| An- | No
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| Esthesis/o | Nervous or sensation
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| Circum- | Around
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| Cis/o | cutting
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| Peri- | Around
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| In- | In
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| Hetero- | Different
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| Sex/o | Sexes
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| -Ual | Petaining to
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| Homo- | Same
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| Sex/o | Sex
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| -Brady | Slow
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| Tachy- | Fast
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| Pnea | Breathing
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| Blephar/o | An eyelid
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| -Ptosis | Drooping or sagging of
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| Appendic/o | The Appendix
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| Rrhage or rrhagia | A rapid flow
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| Contra- | Against
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| Cept/o | Conception
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| Anorex | Loss of appetite
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| -Ic | Pertaining to
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| Insomni | Inability to sleep
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| -Ac | Pertaining to
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| Vir | A virus
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| Lob | Lobe(section)
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| -Ar | Pertaining to
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| Saliv | Saliva
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| -Ary | Pertaining to
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| Pharyng | Pharyne(throat)
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| -Eal | Pertaining to
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| Psycho | The mind
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| Log | The study of
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| -Ical | Pertaining to
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| Pala | A Palate
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| -Tine | Pertaining to
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| Audit- | Hearing
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| -Ory | Pertaining to
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| Cutane- | The skin
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| -Ous | Pertaining to
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| Acous- | Sound
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| -Tic | Pertaining to
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| Vis- | Sight
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| -Ual | Pertaining to
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| -Ia | A condition of
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| Pneumon- | A lung
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| -Ism | A condition of
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| Alcohol- | Alcohol(abuse)
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| -Iary | Treatment of
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| Pod- | The feet
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| -Y | A condition of
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| Coagulo- | Coagulation(clotting)
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| Path- | Diease
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| Gyneco- | The female reproductive system
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| -Ole | Small
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| Arteri- | Artery
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| -Ule | Small
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| Ven- | Vein
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| -Icle | Small
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| Part- | Part
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| -Ula | Small
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| Mac- | Skin lesion
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| Tissue(s) ( do what?) | Tissue refers to groups of cells that preform specific task
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| Examples of organs include | Heart,lung,liver,brain,kidneys etc
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| Examples of tissue include | Skin,bone,muscle,blood,nerve etc
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| System(s) ( do what?) | Systems are a group of organs that work together to preform complex functions.
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| Organ(s) (do what?) | Organs are two or more kinds of tissues that together perform special functions.
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| Examples of systems include | Gastrointestinal,cardiovascular,genitourinary,etc
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| Cranial cavity contains the | The cranial cavity (skull) contains the brain
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| Thoracic cavity contains the | The thoracic cavity contains the heart,lungs,esophagus and the trachea.
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| Spinal cavity contains the | The spinal cavity contains the spinal cord.
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| Abdominal cavity contains the | The abdominal cavity contains the stomach,intestines,kidneys,liver,gall blabber,pancreas,spleen and the ureters.
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| Pelvic cavity contains the | The pelvic cavity contains the urinary bladder,reproductive organs,parts of the large intestine and the rectum.
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| Amyl/o | Starch
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| -Ase | Enzyme
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| My/o | Muscle
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| card | The heart
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| Somat/o | The body
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| Sarc/o | Flesh
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| Cyan/o | Blue
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| Onc/o | Tumor or mass
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| Erythr/o or Erythem/o | Red
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| Cyte | Cell
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| Melan/o | Black
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| Leuk/o or Albin/o | White
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| Jaund/o or Cirrh/o or Xanth/o | Yellow
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| Sclerae | Whites portion of the eyes
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| Infer/o | Below
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| -Ior | Pertaining to
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| Anter/o or Ventr/o | The front (The palm is anterior)
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| Super/o | Above
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| Poster/o or Dors/o | The back
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| Dist/o | The end
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| Medi/o | The middle
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| Proxim/o | The beginning
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| Supine | Lying on your back
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| Prone | Lying on your front
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| The superior right and left regions of the abdomen are called the | Hypochandriac regions
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| The inferior right and left regions of the abdomen are called the | Inguinal or Iliac regions
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| The medial right and left regions of the abdomen are called the | Lumbar region
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| The superior medial region of the abdomen is called the | Epigastric region
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| The inferior medial region of the abdomen is called the | Hypogastric region
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| The medial region of the abdomen is called the | Umbilical region
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| RUQ | Right upper quadrant
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| RLQ | Right lower quadrant
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| LUQ | Left upper quadrant
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| LLQ | Left lower quadrant
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