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Final Term

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a-   without, not  
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acr/o   extremity  
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acromi/o   acromion (projection of scapula)  
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aden/o   gland  
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adenoid/o   adenoid  
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adip/o   fat  
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adren/o   adrenal glands  
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adrenal/o   adrenalin gland  
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agglutin/o   gluing, clumping  
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ailment/o   nourish  
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albin/o   white  
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albumin/o   albumin(protein)  
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aliment/o   nourishment  
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alveol/o   alveoli, air sac  
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ambly/o   dull, dim  
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ambul/o   walk  
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amni/o   amnion; amniotic sac  
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an/o   anus  
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andr/o   male  
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aneurysm/o   aneurysm  
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angi/o   vessel  
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ankyl/o   stiffness, bent, crooked  
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anthrac/o   black  
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aort/o   aorta  
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append/o   appendix  
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appendic/o   appendix  
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aque/o   water  
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arteri/o   artery  
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arteriol/o   arteriole  
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arthr/o   joint  
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atel/o   incomplete, imperfect  
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ather/o   joint  
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athet/o   uncontrolled  
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atri/o   atrium  
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audi/o   hearing  
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ax/o   axis or mainstream  
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azot/o   nitrogenous compounds  
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bacteri/o   bacteria  
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balan/o   glans penis  
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bas/o   base (alkaline,, opposide of acid)  
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bilirubin/o   bile pigment  
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blast/o   embryonic cell  
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blephar/o   eyelid  
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brachi/o   arm  
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bronch/o   bronchial tubes (bronchi, bronchus)  
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bronchi/o   bronchial tubes (bronchi, bronchus)  
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bronchial/o   bronchioles  
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bucc/o   cheek  
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calc/o   calcium  
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calcane/o   heel bone  
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cali/o   calyx  
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calic/o   calyx  
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-capnia   carbon dioxide  
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cardi/o   heart  
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carp/o   wrist  
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caus/o, caust/o   burning  
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cec/o   cecum  
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celi/o   abdomen  
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cephal/o   head  
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cerebell/o   cerebellum  
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cerebr/o   cerebrum  
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cervic/o   cervix, neck of uterus  
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cervic/o   neck  
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cheil/o   lip  
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chlor/o   green  
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chol/e   bile  
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cholangi/o   bile vessel  
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cholecyst/o   gallbladder  
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choledoch/o   bile duct  
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cholelith/o   gall stone  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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choroid/o   choroid  
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chrom/o   colour  
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clavicul/o   clavicle (collar bone)  
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col/o   colon (large intestine)  
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colon/o   colon  
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colp/o   vagina  
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concuss/o   shaken together  
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condyl/o   condyl  
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coni/o   dust  
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conjunctiv/o   conjunctiva  
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contus/o   bruise  
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convolut/o   coiled and twisted  
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core/o   pupil  
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corne/o   cornea  
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coron/o   heart  
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cortic/o   outer section  
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cost/o   ribs  
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crani/o   cranium, skull  
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crin/o   secrete  
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crypt/o   hidden  
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cutane/o   skin  
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cyan/o   blue  
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cycl/o   ciliary body of the eye; circular; cycle  
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cyst/o   bladder  
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dacry/o   tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)  
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dacryocyst/o   lacrimal sac  
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dactyl/o   digit, fingers & toes  
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decidu/o   falling off, shedding  
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dendr/o   branching  
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dent/o, dent/i   tooth  
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derm/o   skin  
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dermat/o   skin  
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divert/i   turning aside; bypass  
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diverti/i   turning aside  
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duoden/o   duodenum  
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dur/o   dura mater  
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dys-   difficult  
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ech/o   repeating sound  
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-ectasis   expansion, dilation, stretching  
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electr/o   ecectric  
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embol/o   embolus  
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encephal/o   brain  
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enter/o   small intestine  
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eosin/o   purple; rose/dawn coloured  
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epididym/o   epididymis  
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epiglott/o   epiglottis  
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episi/o   vulva  
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erythr/o   red  
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esophag/o   esophagus  
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eu-   good  
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fasci/o   band  
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femor/o   femur (thigh bone)  
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fibr/o   fibre, fibrous tissue  
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fibrill/o   muscular twitching  
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fibrin/o   threads of a clot  
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fibul/o   fibula  
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galact/o   milk  
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gangli/o   ganglion  
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ganglion/o   ganglion  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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gingiv/o   gums  
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glauc/o   gray  
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gli/o   neuroglia, glue  
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glomerul/o   glomerulus  
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gloss/o   tongue  
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gluc/o   sugar  
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glyc/o   sugar, sweetness  
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glycos/o   sugar, sweetness  
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gonad/o   gonad (sex gland)  
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goni/o   angle  
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granul/o   granule  
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gynec/o   woman; female  
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gyr/o   turning or folding  
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hamat/o   blood  
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hem/o   blood  
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hemangi/o   blood vessel  
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hemat/o   blood  
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hepat/o   liver  
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hiat/o   opening  
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hidr/o   sweat  
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home/o   same, alike  
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humer/o   humerus (upper arm bone)  
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hypophys/o   pituitary body  
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hyster/o   uterus  
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ichthy/o   dry, scaly  
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ile/o   ileum  
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ili/o   ilium (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone)  
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immun/o   immunity  
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irid/o   iris  
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isch/o   to hold back (block)  
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ischi/o   ischium (lower portion of hip bone)  
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jaund/o   yellow  
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jejun/o   jejunum  
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kal/i, kal/o   potassium  
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karat/o   horny tissue; hard; cornea  
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kary/o   nucleus  
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kerat/o   horny tissue, hard  
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ket/o   ketone bodies  
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keton/o   ketone bodies  
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kinesi/o   movement  
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kyph/o   hump back  
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labi/o   lip  
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labyrinth/o   labyrinth (inner ear)  
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lacrim/o   tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)  
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lact/o   milk  
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lamin/o   lamina (part of vertebral arch)  
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lapar/o   abdomen  
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laryng/o   larynx  
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leiomy/o   smooth muscle  
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lept/o   thin, slender  
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leuk/o   white  
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lex/o   word, phrase  
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lingu/o   tongue  
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lip/o   fat  
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lipid/o   fat  
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lith/o   stone  
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lob/o   lobe  
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lord/o   curve  
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lumb/o   loins (lower back)  
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lute/o   yellow  
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lymph/o   lymph  
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lymphaden/o   lymph gland  
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lymphangi/o   lymph vessel  
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macr/o   large  
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mamm/o   breast  
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masoid/o   mastoid process  
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mast/o   breast  
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meat/o   meatus opening  
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medull/o   inner section, medulla  
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melan/o   black, dark  
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men/o   menses  
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mening/o   meninges  
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metacarp/o   metacarpus (hand bones)  
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metatars/o   metatarsus (foot bones)  
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-meter   measure  
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metr/o   uterus  
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metri/o   uterus  
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morph/o   structure, shape  
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muscul/o   muscle  
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my/o   muscle  
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myc/o   fungus  
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myel/o   spinal cord, bone marrow  
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myring/o   tympanic membrane (eardrum)  
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narc/o   numbness or stupor  
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nas/o   nose  
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nat/o   birth  
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nephr/o   kidney  
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neur/o, neur/i   nerve, nervous system  
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neutr/o   neurtral, neither  
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nid/o   nest  
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noct/o   night  
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nucle/o   nucleus  
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ocul/o   eye  
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odont/o   tooth  
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olfact/o   smell (sense of)  
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olig/o   scanty  
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onych/o   nail  
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oophor/o   ovary  
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ophthalm/o   eye  
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opt/o   eye, vision  
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optic/o   eye, vision  
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or/o   mouth  
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orch/i   testes  
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orch/o   testes  
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orchi/o   testes  
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orchid/o   testes  
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orth/o   strait  
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-osmia   smell (sense of)  
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oste/o   bone  
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ot/o   ear  
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ov/o; ov/i   egg  
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ovari/o   ovary  
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ox/, ox/y, ox/o   oxygen  
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palat/o   palate  
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pancreat/o   pancreas  
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parathyroid/o   parathyroid gland  
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patell/o   patella (knee cap)  
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paus/o   stop  
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pector/o   chest  
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ped/i   foot  
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pelv/i   pelvis  
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peps/o   digest, digestion  
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peridont/o   gums  
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perine/o   perineum  
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peritone/o   peritoneum  
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phac/o   lens  
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phag/o   swallowing/eating  
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phalang/o   phalanges (bones of fingers & toes)  
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pharyng/o   pharynx  
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phleb/o   vein  
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phon/o   sound, voice  
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-phonia   voice  
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phot/o   light  
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phren/o   diaphragm  
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pil/o   hair  
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pineal/o   pineal gland  
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pituit/o   pituitary gland  
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plas/o   formation, growth  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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pleur/o   side of body, pleura  
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-pnea   breathing  
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pneu-   air, lung  
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pneumon/o   lungs  
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pod/o   foot  
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poikil/o   irregular  
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poli/o   gray matter of the brain/spinal cord  
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presby/o   old age  
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proct/o   anus, rectum  
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prostat/o   prostate gland  
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-ptysis   spitting  
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pub/o   pelvis bone  
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pulm/o   lungs  
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pulmon/o   lungs  
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pupil/o   pupil  
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py/o   pus  
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pyel/o   renal pelvis  
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pylor/o   pylorus of the stomach  
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pyr/o   fever, fire  
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rachi/o   spine  
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radi/o   radiation, xray  
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radicul/o   root, nerve root  
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rect/o   rectum  
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ren/o   kidney  
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reticul/o   reticulocyte (immature RBC), net, mesh  
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retin/o   retina  
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rhabd/o   rod shaped (striated)  
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rhabdomy/o   rod shaped (striated) muscle  
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rhin/o   nose  
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rhod/o   red  
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rube/o   red  
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rug/o   wrinkle, fold  
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salping/o   tubes (usually fallopian or eustachian)  
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scler/o   hardening  
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scoli/o   bent  
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scot/o   darkness  
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seb/o   sebum, sebaceous  
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sept/o   septum  
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septic/o   poison  
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ser/o   serum  
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sial/o   saliva  
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sider/o   iron  
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sigmoid/o   sigmoid colon  
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sinus/o   sinus cavity  
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somat/o   body  
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somn/o   sleep  
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sperm/o   sperm  
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spermat/o   sperm  
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sphygm/o   pulse  
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spir/o   breathing/ breathe  
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splen/o   spleen  
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spondyl/o   vertebra(e)  
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squam/o   scale  
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staped/o   stapes  
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steat/o   fat  
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sten/o   narrowing, stricture  
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stern/o   sternum (breast bone)  
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steth/o   chest  
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sthen/o   strength  
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stomat/o   mouth of the stomach or organ  
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sudor/o   sweat  
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sulc/o   groove  
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sympath/o   sympathetic nerve  
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synaps/o   point of contact  
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synapt/o   point of contact  
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synov/o   synovial fluid, synovial membrane  
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tal/o   ankle  
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ten/o   tendon  
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tendin/o   tendon  
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thalam/o   thalamus, chamber  
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thec/o   sheath  
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thel/o   nipple  
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thorac/o   chest  
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-thorax   pleural cavity, chest  
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thromb/o   blood clot  
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thry/o   thyroid gland  
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thym/o   thymus gland  
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tibi/o   tibia (large bone of lower leg)  
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ton/o   tone, tension, pressure  
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tonsill/o   tonsil  
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tox/o   poison  
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toxic/o   poison  
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trache/o   trachea (airway & sinus)  
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trich/o   hair  
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tympan/o   tympanic membrane (eardrum)  
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ungu/o   nail  
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ur/o   urine, urinary  
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ureter/o   ureter  
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urethr/o   urethra  
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urin/o   urine, urinary  
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uter/o   uterus  
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uvul/o   uvula (little grape)  
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vagin/o   vagina  
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valv/o   valve  
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valvul/o   valve  
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vas/o   vas deferens, duct, vessel  
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vascul/o   vessel  
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ven/o   vein  
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ventricul/o   ventricle  
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ventrul/o   ventricle  
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vertebr/o   vertebra(e)  
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vesic/o   bladder  
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vesicul/o   seminal vesicle  
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vill/o   tuft of hair  
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vitr/o   vitreous body (of the eye)  
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vulv/o   vulva  
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xanth/o   yellow  
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xen/o   foreign, strange  
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xer/o   dry  
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a-, an-   not, without  
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ab-   from, away from  
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ad-   toward  
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allo-   different  
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aniso-   unequal, dissimilar  
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ante-   before  
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anti-   against  
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bi-   two  
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bin-   two  
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brady-   slow  
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deca-   ten  
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deka-   ten  
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di-   two  
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dia-   through, across  
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diplo-   two  
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dys-   bad, painful, difficult  
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endo-   in, within  
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epi-   above, upon  
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eu-   good  
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exo-   outside, outward  
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extra-   outside, outward  
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hetero-   different  
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hexa-   six  
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home-   same  
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homo-   same  
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hydro-   water  
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hyper-   excessive  
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hypo-   deficient  
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infra   below, under  
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infra-   below, under  
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inter-   between  
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intra-   within  
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iso-   same, equal  
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juxta-   beside, next to  
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lacti-   milk  
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macro-   large  
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mono-   one  
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multi-   many  
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nano-   nine  
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octa-   eight  
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pachy-   thick  
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pan-   all  
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para-   near, beside, beyond  
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penta-   five  
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per-   through  
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peri-   around  
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poly-   many, much  
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post-   after  
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primi-   one  
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pro-   before  
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quad-   four  
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quadra-   four  
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quadri-   four  
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septa-   seven  
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sub-   below, under  
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supra-   above, excessive, superior  
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syn-   union, together, joined  
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tachy-   fast  
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trans-   through  
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tri-   three  
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ultra-   excess, beyond  
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uni-   one  
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ab-   from, away from  
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-ac   pertaining to  
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-acusia   hearing  
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-al   pertaining to  
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-algesia   pain  
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-algia   pain  
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-ar   pertaining to  
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-arche   beginning  
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-asthenia   weakness, debility  
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-blast   embryonic cell  
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-capnia   pertaining to carbon dioxide  
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-cele   hernia, herniation of  
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-clasis   to break, surgical fracture  
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-clast   to break  
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-crasia   mixture, blending  
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-crine   secrete  
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-cusis   hearing  
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-cyesis   pregnancy  
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-cyte   cell  
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-derma   skin  
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-desis   binding, fixation (of a bone)  
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-dipsia   thirst  
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-ectomy   surgical removal of, excision  
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-ema   state of, condition  
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-emesis   vomit  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-esthesia   feeling  
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-fusion   joining, pour  
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-gen   forming, producing, origin  
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-genesis   forming, producing, origin  
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-globin   protein  
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-graft   transplantation  
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-gram   record  
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-graph   instrument to record  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-gravida   pregnant woman  
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-iasis   abnormal condition  
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-ism   condition of  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-kinesia   movement  
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-lepsy   seizure  
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-malacia   softening  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-micro   small  
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-ologist   specialist  
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-ology   study of  
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-oma   tumor  
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-opia   vision  
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-opsia   vision  
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-orexia   appetite  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-para   live birth, to bear  
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-paresis   partial paralysis  
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-pathy   disease  
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-penia   decrease, deficiency  
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-pepsia   digestion  
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-pexy   fixation of (an organ), suspension  
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-phage   cell that eats  
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-phagia   swallowing; eating  
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-phasia   speech  
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-phil   attraction for  
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-phoresis   carrying, transmission  
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-phylaxis   protection  
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-physis   growth  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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-poiesis   formation  
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-porosis   porous  
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-prandial   meal  
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-rrhea   discharge, flow  
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-salpinx   tube  
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-schisis   split, cleft, fissure  
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-scopy   visual exam  
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-spadias   fissure  
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-spasm   involuntary contraction  
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-sphyxia   pulse  
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-stasis   stopping, controlling, standing still  
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-stenosis   narrowing, stricture  
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-taxia   order; coodination  
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-therapy   treatment  
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-tocia   labour, childbirth  
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-toxic   poison  
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-trophy   development, nourishment  
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-tropia   turning  
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-tropic   stimulating, influencing  
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-tropin   stimulating  
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-uria   urine condition  
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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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