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Medical terms are derived from combinations of suffix, prefix and combining form

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Term
Definition
WORD   MEANING  
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a-   without/lacking/deficient/not  
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-able   capable of  
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-ac   pertaining to  
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acous   hear  
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acr-   summit/extremity  
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ad   towards  
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aden   gland  
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aemia   blood condition  
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aesth   feel/sensation  
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aesthes   sensation  
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aeti   causation  
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aitia   causation  
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akovein   hear  
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akron   summit/extremity  
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alg   pain  
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alges   sensitivity to pain  
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algia   pain  
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amphi   both/on both sides/around  
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ampho   both/on both sides/around  
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an-   without/lacking/deficient/not  
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ana   up/back/again  
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ana-   upward  
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anastomosis   surgical formation of passage/communication between two parts or organs [usually tubular structures]  
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andr   man  
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andros   man  
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anerythroplasia   absence of red blood cell formation in the bone marrow  
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angi   vessel  
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angiolith   calcareous deposit in the wall of a blood vessel  
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angiorhexis   rupture of a vessel  
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angiostenosis   narrowing of a vessel  
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ankyl   stiffened/hooked  
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ant-   against/opposed to/preventing/releiving  
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anterior   front  
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anti-   against/opposed to/preventing/releiving  
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antiemetic   agent that prevents vomiting  
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ap   away from/separation from  
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aphrodite   love  
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aplastic   no growth  
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aplastic anaemia   bone marrow not forming erythrocytes  
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apo   away from/separation from  
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arach   spider/web  
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arachnoid   like a spider/like a spiderweb  
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arteriosclerosis   hardening of arterial walls  
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arteriovenous fistula   abnormal connection between an artery and a vein  
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arthr   joint  
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arthrodysplasia   deformity of joints  
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-ase   enzyme  
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-asia   state/condition  
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-asis   state/condition  
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asthenia   loss of strength  
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-ate   having the form of/possessing  
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auricular   canal in the ear  
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auris   ear  
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bi   life  
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bios   life  
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blast   cell  
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blenn   mucus  
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brachy   short  
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brachycephalic   short head  
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brady   slow  
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bradycardia   slow heart beat  
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bradykinesia   slowness of movement  
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bradyphagia   slowness of eating  
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bradypnoea   slow breathing  
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calor   heat  
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capillus   hair  
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capit   pertaining to the head  
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capn-   smoke  
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caput   pertaining to the head  
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carcin   crab  
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card-   heart  
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carpus   wrist  
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cata-   down/under/lower/downward/disordered  
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caudate   tail  
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celi   abdomen  
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cephalalgia   headache  
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cephalic   pertaining to the head  
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cephalotome   instrument for cutting the head [of fetus] to facilitate delivery  
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ceps   pertaining to the head  
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cervic-   pertaining to the neck  
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cervix   pertaining to the neck  
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cheir   hand  
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chir   hand  
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chole   bile/gall  
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cholecystectomy   removing the gall bladder  
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cholecystenterostomy   surgical formation of a passage between the gall bladder and the intestine  
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chrom   colour/pigment  
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chromat   colour/pigment  
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ciput   pertaining to the head  
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clas   break-up/destroy  
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clast   break-up/destroy  
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clavicle   key  
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clavicotomy   surgical division of the clavicle  
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clud   close  
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clus   close  
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coccus   round  
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col   together  
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collum   neck  
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colocolostomy   surgical formation of passage/communication between two parts of the colon  
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coloplexy   surgical fixation of the sigmoid part of the colon to the abdominal wall after coloptosis has taken place  
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colostomy   surgical formation of passage/communication between colon and surface of the abdomen  
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condo   lump  
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corona   wreath  
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cost   rib  
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costa   ribs  
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cusp   flap  
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cyan   blue  
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cyanosis   blue condition [blood not getting enough Oxygen]  
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cyst   bladder  
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cyte   cell  
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dactyl   finger/toe  
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de-   away/away from  
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deficient   making to little  
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dem-   population/nation  
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demos   population/nation  
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dens   tooth  
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derma-   skin  
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dermat-   skin  
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dermatitis   inflammation of the skin  
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dermis   skin  
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desm   bundle  
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desmos   bundle  
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di   double/twice/two  
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dia   across  
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diadocho   together  
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dips   thirst  
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dis   double/twice/two  
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drom   race/running  
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dromal-   run  
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dromos   race/running  
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dura   hard  
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dynam   power  
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dynamis   force/power  
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dys-   bad/difficult/painful/defective/abnormal  
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dysdiaochokinesia   poor cerebral coordination  
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dyslogia   speech impairment  
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dyspnoea   difficulty breathing  
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e   away from/out of/from  
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eam   blood  
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ec   away from/out of/from/out/outward  
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ect   outside of/outer  
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ecto   outside of/outer  
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ectomy   excision  
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em   into/in/within  
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-ema   state/condition  
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eme   vomit  
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emesis   vomiting  
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emetic   agent that induces vomiting  
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en   into/in/within  
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encephal   brain  
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end   within/inner  
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endo-   inside/inner/within  
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endocervical   within cervix  
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endoperimyocarditis   heart muscle inflammation  
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endoscope   instrument to examine a hollow organ or cavity  
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endoscopy   process of visual examination of a hollow organ or cavity  
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ent   within/inner  
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enter-   inside/intestine  
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enter-   small intesine  
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enteroenterostomy   surgical formation of passage/communication between two parts of the intestine  
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ento   within/inner  
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ep   upon/on/over  
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epi-   above/over/on/upon  
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epidermis   top skin layer  
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epigastrium   high in the stomach  
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erg   action/work  
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erythro   purple  
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erythro   red/red blood cell  
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-esis   state/condition/process/precedure  
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eso   within/inner/inward  
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-etic   pertaining to  
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eu   good/normal/healthy/well  
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-eum   membrane/connective tissue  
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ex   away from/out of/from  
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exo   outside/from the outside/toward the outside  
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extra   outside  
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fac   do/make/produce  
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faci   face/surface  
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facies   face/surface  
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farct   throw  
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febr   fever  
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febrile   having/showing the symptoms of a fever  
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fect   do/make/produce  
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fer-   lead  
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fibula   needle  
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fic   do/make/produce/making  
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fici   face/surface  
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filar-   thread  
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filariasis   condition caused by a worm that looks like thread  
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fistula   abnormal connection  
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fossa   ditch  
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frons   forhead  
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ganglion   ball  
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gastric-   stomach  
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gastroenteritis   inflammation of intestine and stomach  
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gen-   create/produce  
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gene   kind/produce/come into being  
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genesis   generate  
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glomer   ball  
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gno   know  
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gram   resultant record of a graphy  
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gran   seed  
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graph   instrument used to record  
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graph-   write  
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graphy   process of recording  
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gyn-   woman  
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gynaec-   woman  
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gynaikos   woman  
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haem   Blood  
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haemangiectasis   dilation of blood vessels  
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haematemesis   vomiting blood  
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haemolytic   pertaining to breaking down of red blood cells  
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haemoptysis   coughing up blood  
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haemorrhagia   severe internal and external discharge of blood  
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haemostat   device/medicine arresting blood flow  
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haemothorax   blood in the thoracic cavity  
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haim   blood  
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hemi-   half/partial/half or one side of body  
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hemianaesthesia   condition of brain/spinal cord affecting half the body [no feeling]  
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hemidiaphoresis   profuse sweating on one side of the body  
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hepa   liver  
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hepat   liver  
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heter   different/other  
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hetero   other/different  
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hidr   sweat  
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hist-   warp for weaving  
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histi-   warp for weaving  
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histos   warp for weaving  
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holo   whole  
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homeo   same  
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homo   same  
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hydr   water/fluid  
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hyper-   over/above/excessive/beyond normal  
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hyperalgesia   increased sensitivity  
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hypercapnia   too much CarbonDioxide in blood  
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hypn   sleep  
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hypo-   less than/below/under normal/low  
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hypotension   low blood pressure  
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-ia   condition/state  
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-iac   person suffering from  
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-iasis   condition/state  
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iatr   doctor  
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iatrogenesis   caused by a doctor  
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iatros   physician/healer  
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-ible   capable of  
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-ic   pertaining to/located in  
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-ics   study of/science of  
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-id   like  
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-ide   chemical substance  
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idi   one's self  
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idiopathic   ailment that originates within the body  
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idiotropic   turned to oneslef/egocentric  
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-ile   capable of  
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immun   immunity/supply with weapons  
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immunogen   creates antibodies  
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in   in/no/without/substance  
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ine   substance  
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inferior   lower  
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inter   between  
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intercostal   between the ribs/ chest  
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intra   inside/into  
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intracardiac   within the heart  
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intraveous   into the vein  
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-ism   state/condition/quality  
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-ism   state/condition  
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iso-   equal/same  
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-ist   person interested in  
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-itic   pertaining to/pertaining to an inflammation  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-ium   membrane/connective tissue  
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jac   throw  
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juxta   next  
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karnikos   crab  
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kines   power  
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kinesis   movement  
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kleptomania   the compulsion to steal  
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kolon   colon  
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kopros   dung  
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kyanos   blue  
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lab   lip  
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labi   slip  
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labrum   lip  
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lact   milk  
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lapar   abdominal wall  
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laps   slip/slide  
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-lent   full of  
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lep   attack/taking hold  
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leps   grab  
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lepsis   attack/taking hold  
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leukos   white  
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lex   read  
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lip-   fat  
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lith   stone  
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lithoclast   forceps for breaking up large calculi  
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lithos   stone  
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log   word/study  
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logos   word/study  
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logy   the science of  
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lys   loosen/break  
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lysis   breaking down  
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lytic   pertaining to breaking down  
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ma   abnormal condition  
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macr   large/long  
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major   bigger  
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makros   large/long  
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mal-   bad/difficult/painful/defective/abnormal  
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malac   soft  
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malacia   softening of  
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malakos   soft  
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man   be mad  
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mania   madness  
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mast   breast  
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mastos   breast  
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mater   mother  
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medial   middle  
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meg(a)   large  
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megacolon   large colon  
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megal(o)   large  
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megalocardia   enlarged heart  
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melan   dark/black  
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melas   dark/black  
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memniskein   remember  
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mening   meningeal membrane/meninges  
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meninx   meningeal membrane/meninges  
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meniscus   half moon  
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mester   months  
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meta   after/beyond/change  
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metacarpal   beyond the wrist  
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micr   small  
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micr(o)   small  
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microinfarct   Blood vessel blocked by clot and the surrounding tissue dies  
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mikros   small  
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minor   small  
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minus   small  
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mne   remember  
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mon(o)   single  
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monovular   coming from one little egg  
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morph   form/shape/structure  
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muis   muscle  
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multi-   many  
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my   muscle  
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myalgia   muscular pain  
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myel   marrow  
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myel   spinal cord/bone marrow  
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myelos   marrow  
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mys   muscle  
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nasus   nose  
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nat   birth/born  
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necr   corpse  
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nekros   corpse  
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nephr   kidney  
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nephritis   inflammation of kidney  
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nephroid   kindey shaped  
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nephrosis   degenerative changes in kidney  
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nephrotomy   surgical incision of the kidney  
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neur   nerve  
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neurosis   disease of the nervous system  
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nos   disease/illness  
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nosis   knowledge  
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nymphomania   excessivesexual desire for a woman  
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ob-   against/toward/very/thoroughly  
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oc-   against/toward/very/thoroughly  
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occiput   back of head  
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occlus   shut up  
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occlusion   blockage of blood vessel/hollow organ  
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ocullus   eye  
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odyn   pain  
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-oid   looks like  
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olig   few/deficient  
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oma   tumour/disease  
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onkos   tumour/lump  
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op-   against/toward/very/thoroughly  
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ops   see  
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orec   appetite  
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oregein   appetite  
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orex   appetite  
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oris   mouth  
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ortho   straight  
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-ory   pertaining to  
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os   mouth  
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-osis   condition/state  
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ostalgia   pain in bone  
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osteo   bone  
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osteon   bone  
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ot   ear  
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-otic   pertaining to/condition  
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ov   egg  
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paed   child  
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para-   often/beside/beyond/near/abnormal/irregular/alongside  
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paraaortic   next to the aorta  
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parasternal   next to/near the sternum  
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path   disease  
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pathogen   substance capable of producing a disease  
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pathogenesis   origin and development of a disease  
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pathy   diseased condition  
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pector   chest  
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pedal   foot  
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pel-   through/intense/thoroughly  
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penia   decrease/deficiency  
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per-   through/intense/thoroughly  
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peri-   around/within/surrounding  
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perinephritis   inflammation around the kidneys  
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-pexy   surgical procedure to rectify what was caused by the displacement of an internal body part due to weakness of the abdominal muscle  
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phag   swallow/eat  
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phag-   swallow  
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phagein   swallow/eat  
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pharmac   medicine/drug  
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pharmakon   medicine/drug  
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phila   like  
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phob   fear  
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phobia   fear  
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phobos   fear  
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phragm   fence  
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physis   nature  
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-pit   saliva/mucus  
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plane   surface  
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planum   surface  
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plas   form/develop  
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plast   form/develop  
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plec   strike/paralyze  
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pleg   strike/paralyze  
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plessein   strike/paralyze  
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pluri-   several/more  
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pneumon   lung  
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pnoe-   breathing  
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podalgia   pain in feet  
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poie   make/produce  
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poiesis   production  
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poli   grey matter  
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poly-   many/excessive  
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polycythaemia   condition where there are many cells in the blood  
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posterior   back  
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pre   before/in front of  
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pro-   before/in front of  
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prodromal   symptoms run before a disease  
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prognosis   foreknowledge  
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prone   leaning forward  
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pronus   leaning forward  
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pros   in place of  
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prosth   in place of  
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-ptosis   dropping/downward/displacement  
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pty   spit  
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ptyein   spit  
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ptys   spit  
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-ptysis   spit  
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pulmon   lung  
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py   pus  
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quadr(i)   four  
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radix   root  
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re   back/again  
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rhag   flow profusely  
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rhagia   discharge  
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rhaph   suture  
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rhex   rupture  
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rhexis   rupture  
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rhin   nose  
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rhinorrhoea   watery discharge from the nose  
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rhinoscope   instrument for examining nasal passages  
🗑
rhis   nose  
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rhiza   root  
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rhoe   flow/secrete  
🗑
rhoea   discharge  
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rhythm   heartbeat  
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sagitta   arrow  
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sarc   flesh/soft tissue  
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Scaph   boat  
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scaphoid   bone in hand that resembles a boat  
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sci   separate  
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scleros   hard  
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sclerosis   hardening of  
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scop   look at/examine  
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scope   instrument for examining  
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scopy   examination of  
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semi   half  
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-sia   state/condition  
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sinciput   top of head  
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-sis   conditon/state  
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skleros   hard  
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somn   sleep  
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somnolent   sleepy/drowsy  
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somnus   sleep  
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sperm   seed  
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sphyx   throb  
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spir   breathe  
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spirate   breathe  
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splen   spleen  
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splenectomy   excision of spleen  
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splenomalacia   softening of the spleen  
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sta   stand/stop  
🗑
stat   stand/stop  
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stax   drip  
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sten   narrow  
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stenos   narrow  
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stenosis   narrowing of  
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stern   chest  
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sthen   strength  
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stom   mouth  
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stomat   mouth  
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strepto   line  
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sub   under  
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sucr   sugar  
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super-   on top/over/above  
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supercillium   eyebrow  
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superior   upper  
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supine   inactive  
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supinus   inactive  
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supra   above  
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sym-   with/together/joined  
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syn-   with/together/joined  
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tachy   fast/rapid  
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tachycardia   fast heartbeat  
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tachypnoea   fast breathing  
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temnein   to cut  
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tempus   temple  
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tensive   blood pressure  
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tentonum   membrane in skull  
🗑
ter   instrument/device  
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teres   minor  
🗑
term   limit/boundary/end  
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than   death  
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thanat   death  
🗑
thanatos   death  
🗑
therap   treat medically/heal  
🗑
therapeu   treat medically/heal  
🗑
therapeuein   treat medically/heal  
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thermo   heat  
🗑
thiros   shield  
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thromb-   clot  
🗑
-tic   pertaining to  
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tome   instrument for cutting  
🗑
tomia   cutting  
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tomy   cut  
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tonsilla   tonsil  
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topos   place  
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transverse   across turn  
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tri   three times/thrice  
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triceps   muscle with 3 heads  
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tuss   cough  
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ul-   little/small  
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ultra-   beyond  
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uni-   one/single  
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vas   vessel  
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verse   turn  
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vertere   turn  
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-y   state/condition  
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zoon   life  
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
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