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Medical Terminology; Completed 4/25/24

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Term
Definition
celi, lapar   abdomen (2)  
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ablat (2)   to remove, take away  
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abrad, abras   to scrape off (2)  
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acar   mites  
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acr   extremities  
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acou, acous, audi, audit   hearing (4)  
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aden   gland  
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adip, lip, pimel, steat   fat (4)  
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actin (2)   radiation, ray  
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aer (2)   air, gas  
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agglutin   clumping  
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ambul   to walk  
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amyl   starch  
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andr   male  
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angi, vas   vessel (2)  
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anter   front  
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anthrac (3)   carbon, carbuncle, coal  
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anthrop (2)   human being, man  
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aphth, helc   ulcer (2)  
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apic   apex  
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arch(e/i), prim(i), prot(o)   first (3)  
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arthr, articul   joint (2)  
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aspir, aspirat   removal (2)  
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ather (2)   fatty substance, yellow plaque  
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aque, hydr   water (2)  
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aur(i/o), auricul, ot   ear (3)  
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auscult, auscultat   to listen (2)  
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aux (2)   acceleration, growth  
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axill   armpit  
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azot (2)   nitrogen, urea  
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balan   glans penis  
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bar (2)   pressure, weight  
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bi, vit, viv(i)   life (3)  
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blast (2)   embryo, immature  
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blephar, palpebr   eyelid (2)  
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brachi (2)   arm, upper extremity  
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bucc   cheek  
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cali   calyx  
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capn   carbon dioxide  
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carcin   cancer  
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cardi, coron   heart (2)  
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carp   wrist  
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cathar, cathart (2)   cleansing, purging (2)  
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caud   tail  
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cephal   head  
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cheil, chil, labi   lip (3)  
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cheir, chir   hand  
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chol (2)   bile, gall  
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cholangi   bile duct  
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cholecyst   gall bladder  
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choledoch   common bile duct  
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chondr   cartilage  
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chrom   colors  
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chron (2)   time, timing  
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cis   to cut  
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cleid   clavicle  
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colp, vagin   vagina (2)  
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coni   dust  
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consci   awareness  
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contus   to bruise  
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corp, scat, sterc   feces  
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corpor, somat   body (2)  
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cortic   cortex  
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cost   rib  
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cox   hip  
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crin (2)   secrete, separate  
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cubit (2)   elbow, forearm  
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culd   retrouterine pouch (cul-de-sac)  
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cupr   copper  
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cutane, demat, derat, derm   skin (4)  
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cyes(i/o), gravid(a)   pregnancy (2)  
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cyst   bladder  
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cyt   cell  
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dacry, lacrim   tear duct (2)  
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dactyl   digit (finger or toe)  
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dem   people  
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dent(i/o), odont   tooth (2)  
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deuter   second  
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dextr   right  
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diaphor   profuse sweating  
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didym (2)   testis, twin  
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dipl   double  
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dips   thirst  
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dolor   pain  
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dors   back  
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drom   running  
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duct   to lead  
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dynam, sthen (2)   power, strength (2)  
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ectr   congenital absence  
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ele, ole, seb   oil (3)  
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enanti (2)   opposed, opposite  
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enchephal   brain  
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enter   small intestine  
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eschar   scab  
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eti   cause  
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excit   arouse  
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faci, op, prosop   face (3)  
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febr(i), pyr, pyret, pyrex   fever (4)  
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ferr(i/o)   iron  
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flect, flex   bend (2)  
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flu, flux   to flow (2)  
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funct   performance  
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galact, lact   milk (2)  
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gastr   stomach  
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gel (2)   congeal, freeze  
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gemell   twins  
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gen (2)   generating, producing  
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geni   chin  
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ger, geront, presby, senil (2)   aged, old age (4)  
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gest, gestat   to bear  
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gingiv   gum  
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gli   supportive tissues of the nervous system  
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gloss, lingu   tongue (2)  
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gluc, glyc, sacchar   sugar (3)  
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gnath   jaw  
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gnos   knowledge  
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gon (2)   genitals, semen  
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goni   angle  
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graph   writing  
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gravid   pregnancy  
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gust, gustat   taste (2)  
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gyn, gynec (2)   female, woman (2)  
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haph(e), pselaphes, tact, thigm   touch (4)  
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hapl (2)   simple, single  
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helminth, scolec, verm(i)   worm (3)  
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hem, hemat   blood (2)  
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hepat   liver  
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hidr, sud   sweat (2)  
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hist   tissue  
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hirud(i), hirudin(i)   leech (2)  
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hygr   moisture  
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hypn, somn(i)   sleep (2)  
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iatr (2)   physician, treatment  
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icter   jaundice  
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idi (3)   distinct, individual, unknown  
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immune (2)   protection, safe  
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inguin   groin  
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is   equal  
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isch (2)   restrain, suppress  
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ixod(i)   ticks  
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kal(i)   potassium  
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kel (3)   fibrous, growth, tumor  
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kinesi   movement  
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kyph   humpback  
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lal (2)   babble, speech  
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later   side  
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lecith (2)   ovum, yolk  
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letharg   drowsiness  
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lien   spleen  
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ligat (2)   binding, tying  
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lim   hunger  
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lith, petr (2)   calculus, stone (2)  
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log (3)   speech, thought, word  
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logad   whites of the eyes  
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loph   ridge  
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luc, lumin, phot   light (3)  
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lumb   loin  
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luxat   dislocate  
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ly (2)   dissolve, loosen  
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mamm, mast   breast (2)  
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medic (2)   heal, healing  
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mel   limb(s)  
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mening (2)   membrane, meninges  
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ment, phren, psych   mind (3)  
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mer   part  
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method (2)   procedure, technique  
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mis (2)   aversion, hatred of  
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mort, necr, thanat   death (3)  
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myc   fungus  
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myel (2)   bone marrow, spinal cord  
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nas, rhin   nose (2)  
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nat(i/o)   birth  
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natr   sodium  
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nephr, ren   kidney (2)  
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neur   nerve  
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nev (2)   birthmark, mole  
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nod   knot  
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noct(i/o), nyct   night (2)  
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nos, path   disease (2)  
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not   the back  
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o, ov(i/o), ovul (2)   egg, ovum (3)  
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obstetr   midwife  
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ocul, ophthalm   eyes (2)  
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olfact, osm, osphresi   smell (3)  
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om   shoulder  
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omphal, umbilic (2)   navel, umbilicus (2)  
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onc (3)   mass, swelling, tumor  
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onych, ungu   nail (2)  
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ophry   eyebrow  
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opsith, poster (2)   behind, towards the back (2)  
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opt (2)   eye, vision  
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or, stomat   mouth (2)  
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orth   straight  
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oscill   to swing  
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oste   bone  
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palp, palpat   to touch gently (2)  
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pector, steth, thorac   chest (3)  
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ped (2)   child, foot  
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pedicul   louse  
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peps(ia/o)   digestion  
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percuss   to tap  
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perspir   breath through  
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phac, phak   lens of the eye (2)  
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phag   to eat  
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pharmac   drugs  
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pharyng   throat  
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phas   speech  
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phen   appearance  
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phil   attraction  
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phob (2)   aversion, fear  
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phon (2)   sound, voice  
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phren   diaphragm  
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phys (2)   air, gas  
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physi   nature  
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phyt   plant  
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pil, trich   hair (2)  
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pin   to drink  
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pne (2)   air, breathing  
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pod   foot  
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poli   gray matter  
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pont   pons  
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plant   sole of the foot  
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pneum, pneumon (2)   air, lung (2)  
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proct (2)   anus, rectum  
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pros (2)   anterior, forward  
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puerper   childbirth  
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pulmon   lungs  
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puls, pulsat (2)   beating, to beat (2)  
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purgat   cleansing  
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purul   pus formation  
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ptyal, sial   saliva (2)  
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py   pus  
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pyel   renal pelvis  
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pyg   buttocks  
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pyl(e)   portal vein  
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pyr   fire  
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rachi, spin, spondyl (2)   vertebras, spinal column (3)  
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radicul   nerve root  
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reflect, reflex   to bend back (2)  
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registrat   recording  
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relaps   to slide back  
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respir, respirat, spir   breathe (3)  
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resuscit   revive  
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retract   drawing back  
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rhabdomy   skeletal or striated muscle  
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rhe (3)   current, flow, stream  
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rhytid   wrinkle  
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rot, rotat (2)   revolve, turn (2)  
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salping   fallopian tube  
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sanit(a)   health  
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sarc   flesh  
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scel   leg  
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schist (2)   cleft, split  
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schiz (2)   division, split  
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sedat   to calm  
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semin(i)   semen  
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septic   putrifying  
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sept   partition  
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sider   iron  
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sinistr   left  
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solut   dissolved  
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son, phon   sound (2)  
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spasm   involuntary contraction  
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sphygm   pulse  
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splanchn   viscera  
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stich   rows  
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stigmat (2)   mark, point  
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strat(i)   layer  
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stict (2)   bind, to tighten  
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symptom   occurrence  
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synaps, synapt (2)   point of contact, to join  
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syring (2)   fistula, tube  
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systol   contraction  
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syzygi, zyg (2)   junction, union (2)  
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taph   grave  
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tapin   low  
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tax (2)   arrangement, coordination  
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tel(e) (2)   distant, end  
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tel, tele (2)   complete  
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terat   monster  
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termin (2)   boundary, limit  
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thec   sheath  
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thel   nipple  
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therap, therapeut   treatment (2)  
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thromb   clot  
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toc (2)   childbirth, labor  
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tom   a cutting of a section or layer  
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tox   poison  
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trachel   neck  
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tri (2)   sorting, to sort out  
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troph (2)   growth, nourishment  
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tumesc   swelling  
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turg, turgid (2)   swollen, to swell (2)  
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typ (2)   class, representative form  
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ul (2)   scar, scarring  
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uve (3)   choroids, ciliary body, iris  
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venere   sexual intercourse  
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ventil (2)   oxygenate, to aerate  
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ventr (2)   belly, front of the body  
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verruc(i)   wart  
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vers (2)   turn, turning  
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viscer (2)   gut, internal organs  
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vit, vital   life (2)  
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viv(i) (2)   alive, life  
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vulv, volut   to roll (2)  
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xen (2)   foreign matter, strange  
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zym (2)   enzyme, ferment  
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