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All of Roots and Combining words of Medical language of lesson 10

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Term
Definition
electr/o-   electricty  
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-encephal/o cerebr/o-   brain, head brain  
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-neru/o- neur-   nerves  
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-diagnost-   decision  
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epilept-   seizure  
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-log-   study  
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-surg-   operate  
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-pathet-   suffering  
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somat- corpus-   body  
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sens-   feel  
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viscer-   internal organs  
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-nom-   law  
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-glia-   glue  
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myel-   spinal cord  
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-mitt-   send  
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-apase   clasp  
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cerebell-   little brain  
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-spin-   spinal cord  
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cerebr-   cerebum  
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callos-   thickening  
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front-   front of  
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-thalam-   thalamus  
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occipit0   back of head  
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pariet-   wall  
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tempor-   time, temple  
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-alges-   sensation of pain  
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esthes-   feeling  
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arachn-   cobweb, spider  
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dura   hard  
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mater   mother  
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-dur-   dura  
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mening   meninges  
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pia   delicate  
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confus-   bewildered  
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deliri-   disorientation, confusion  
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-ment-   mind  
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-pathy   emotion, disease  
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sedat-   to calm  
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sen-   old age  
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grand   big  
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mal   bad  
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narc/o-   stupar  
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petit   small  
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ict-   structure  
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ton-   pressure, tension  
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clon-   tumuit  
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seiz-   to grab  
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arteri/o- -arter-   artery  
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bov-   cattle  
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autis-   autisic  
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spong/i-   sponge  
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-graine   head pain  
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concuss-   shake or jar violently  
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contus-   bruise  
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fibr/o-   fiber  
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-my-   muscle  
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-cocc-   round bacterium  
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trauma-   injury  
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-gemin-   double  
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-myelin-   myelin  
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exacerbat-   increase, aggravate  
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-esthes-   sensation  
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scler/o-   hardness  
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-troph-   nourishment, development  
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-press-   squeeze  
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hemi-   rupture  
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-lyze -lyt   destroy  
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-lysis   destruction  
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polio-   gray matter  
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-myel-   spinal cord  
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-drome   runinng  
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syring/o-   tube, pipe  
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-tax-   coordinatioon  
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athet-   without position, uncontrolled  
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pleg-   paralysis  
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-paresis-   weakness  
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-fida   spilt  
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occult/a-   hidden  
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terat/o-   monster, malfunction fetus  
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angi/o-   blood vessel  
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arteri/o-   artery  
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-duct-   lead  
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-dict   consent, surrender  
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-agon   consest against  
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psych/o-   mind, to do  
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-del-   visiible  
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toler-   endure  
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traquill- sedat-   to calm  
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-gru-   to move  
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delus-   deceive  
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hom/i   man  
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-noia   to think  
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schiz/o-   to spilt  
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su/i-   slef  
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-cid/e   kill-  
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soc-   partner, ally, community  
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klept/o-   to steal  
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narciss-   self love  
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self-   own individual  
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pryo-   fire  
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-mutil-   to maim  
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acr/o-   heights  
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agor/a-   marketplace  
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bi/o   life  
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-feed   nourish, to give food  
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claustr/o-   tight space  
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cognit-   thinking  
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behav-   mental activity  
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-cess-   going forward  
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compuls-   drive, compel  
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depress-   press down  
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-vuls-   tear, pull  
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-chondr-   cartilage  
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man-   mania  
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-somn-   sleep  
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obsess-   besieged in thoughts  
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-soma-   body  
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anxi/o-   anxiety  
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-orphin   morphine  
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-phor-   bear, carry  
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narc-   sleep, stupor  
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