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100 Fun Flash Cards

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A-   without or lack of  
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AB-   away (away from)  
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-ABLE   capable of or ability to  
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ABORT/IO-   to miscarry (natural or induced); abortion  
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ABRUPTO/IO   to tear away from; abruptus placentae  
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abscess   a going away  
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acne   pointed; acne shaped  
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acoust/i-   hearing; acoustic guitar  
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acr/o-   extermities, height, and pointed; acrophobia  
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actin/o-   sun, ray, radium  
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acu-   sharp; acuity  
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-ac   refers to, pertains to, or state of  
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ad-   near or beside  
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adeno-   gland  
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adip/o-   fat, adipoma tumor  
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aer/o   air or gas; aerocele  
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af-   toward; afferent  
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alb/o-   white; albino  
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alges/i-   pain; analgesic  
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-algia   pain  
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alopec/i-   fox mange or baldness  
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alveol/i-   cavity; alveolus, related term is SIN/O  
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ambi-   both; ambidextrous  
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ambul/o-   to walk; ambulatory  
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amphi-   both  
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amylo-   starch; amylase  
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an-   lack of or without; anorexia  
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an/o-   ring, anal  
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ana-   apart or up; anaphase  
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angi/o-   vessel; angiogram  
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angin/o   vessel; angina  
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ankyl/o-   fuse or bind; ankylosing(- fused joints)  
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Ante-   before, antenatal- before birth  
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anter/o-   before or foremost; anterior- before or foremost  
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antrhax   coal or carbuncle  
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anti-   against, antiseptic- against infection  
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aneurysm-   dilation or ballooning; aneurysmoplasty- inflating a ballon in the blood vessel  
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-apheresis   to remove or separate (blood into parts); leukapheresis- when you remove or separate blood into parts  
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apo-   above or upon; apoplexy- a upon the process of  
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aqua-   water  
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arachino-   spider  
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arche/o-   first, archetype- first or original form  
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-aria   air; malaria- bad air  
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arteri/o-   artery; arteriogram- an artery recording  
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arthr/o-   joint; arthroscopic- joint viewing or examining pertains to  
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articul/o-   jointed- articulation- the jointed process of/ place of union between two bones  
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-ar   refers to or pertains to  
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ascar/i-   worm; ascariasis- when you have round worms  
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-ase   enzyme; lipase- enzyme that breaks down fat  
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-asthenia   weakness; myasthenia- muscle weakness  
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asthma-   panting; asthmatic  
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atelo-   incomplete, without end, imperfect ending; atelospirosis- condition without end  
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athero-   porridge or yellow fat; atherosclerosis- hardening of the arteries with fat  
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-ation   process of or procedure of; circulation- the process of moving in a circle  
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-atresia   closure; venatresia- closing of a vein  
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atri/o-   chamber; atrium- chambers of the heart  
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attriti/i-   wearing out; attrition- process of wearing out  
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audi-   hearing; audiology  
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aur/i-   ear; auricle- little or small ear  
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auscult/o-   to listen; auscultation  
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auto-   self; autism- a self state  
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avuls/i-   to tear; avulsion- to tear the ligaments  
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bacill/o-   rod-like; bacillus- rod-like bacteria  
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bacteri/o-   rod; bacteria- refers to rod (first bacteria viewed under a microscope)  
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balan/o-   penis; balanitis- inflammation of the penis  
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baro-   weight; barognosis- predicting weight  
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bas/o-   basic or at base; basal- refers to at the base  
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bene-   good or normal- benefit  
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benign-   kind; benign- tumor in capsule  
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beri-   weakness; beri- weakness because of a B1 deficiency dsisease  
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bi-   two  
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bil/i-   bile or gall  
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bin-   two; binocular  
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bio-   life; biology- the study of life  
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-blast   beginning or young; osteoblast- young baby bone cells  
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bleb/o-   blister- blebic- blister or buble  
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blenno-   muscus; blenoma- mucus, tumor or swelling  
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blepharo-   eyelid- blepharospasm- uncontrollable twitching of the eyelid  
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bol/o-   lump or ball; bolus- choice bit of food to throw up  
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brach/i-   arm; brachial- referring to the arm  
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brachy-   short; brachydactlia- short fingers or toes  
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brady-   slow; bradypnea- slow breathing  
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brevi-   short; brevity- short state of  
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bronch/i-   windpipe or trachea like; bronchial- tubes in your throat  
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brux-   grinding; bruxism- grinding your teeth  
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bucca-   cheek; buccal- pertaining to the cheek  
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bulba-   blister or vesicle; bublus- fat and blister like shape  
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bulimo-   hunger; bulimic- condition of the hunger control  
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burs/o-   sac, wine sac, pouch; bursa- sac in the joints for padding  
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cal/o-   heat, heated or hot; calor- spanish word for heat  
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calcin/o   calcium; calcinosis- too much calcium in the body  
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calco-   pebbles or granules of calcium mineral  
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calx-   heel or lime; calxectomy- the removal of the foot bone  
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candid/i-   glowing white; candidiasis- glowing white fungus  
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canth/o-   corner of eye; canthoplasty- surgery on the corner of the eye  
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capill/o-   hair-like; capillary- hair like vesicles (little blood vessels)  
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capito-   head; capital- head of state  
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capn/o-   carbon dioxide; capnograph- instrument to give CO2  
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caput   head; caput femoris- head of the thigh bone  
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carbun/o-   glowing ember; carbuncle- glowing ember boils  
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