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131 Terms

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aveol/o

alveolus, air sac

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arthr/o

joint

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aur/o

ear

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bi/o

life

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cardi/o

heart

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6

cephal/o

head

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caud/o

tail

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cervic/o

neck, cervix

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cost/o

rib

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10

cutane/o

skin

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gastr/o

stomach

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glyc/o, gluc/o, glycos/o

sugar, glucose

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hem/o

blood

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hept/o

liver

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lip/o

fat

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my/o

muscle

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nas/o, rhin/o

nose

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nephr/o

kidney

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neur/o

nerve

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or/o

mouth

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oste/o

bone

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pulmon/o

lung

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path/o

disease

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sarc/o

flesh

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thorac/o

chest

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uter/o

uterus

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hist/o

tissue

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cyan/o

blue

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py/o

pus

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trache/o

trachea

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spir/o

breathing (root)

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abdomin/o

abdomen

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bucc/o

cheek

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chol/e

bile, gall

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esophag/o

esophagus

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phag/o

eat, swallow

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splen/o

spleen

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crani/o

skull

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encephal/o

brain

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hydr/o

water

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myel/o

bone marrow, spinal cord

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schiz/o

split

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vertebr/o

vertebrae

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-ectomy

surgical removal

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-tomy

surgical incision

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-emia

blood condition

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-ia;ial

condition of

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-oma

tumor

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-pathy

disease

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-algia

pain

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-cyte

cell

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-ology

study of

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-itis

inflammation

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-logist ; ist

one who specializes in

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-megaly

enlargement

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-osis

abnormal condition

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-plasty

surgical repair

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-stomy

surgical opening

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-gram

to record, images

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-penia

deficiency

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-sclerosis

hardening

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-stenosis

narrowing, tightening

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-trophy

condition of growth

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-rrhea

excessive flow, discharge

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-graphhy

process of recording

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-therapy

treatment

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-lysis

destruction

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-ase

enzyme

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-phagia

eating, swallowing

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-scope

instrument for viewing

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-gen

substance that produces

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-derma

skin

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-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-clysis

irrigation, washing

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-emesis

vomiting

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-pexy

surgical fixation

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-rrhaphy

suture

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-phasia

speech

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-pnea

breathing

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-plegia

paralysis

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-rrhage

bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

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-staisis

unchanging

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-opsy

visual examination

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-blast

immature cell

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ante-

before

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anti-

against

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bi-

two

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brady-

slow

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endo-

within

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epi-

on;over;upon

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hyper-

excessive

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hypo-

below

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inter-

between

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intra-

in, within, into

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peri-

around

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sub-

below, under

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supra-

above

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tachy-

fast

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trans-

across

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ultra-

beyond, excess

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