Medical Terminology Chapter 1- Learning Terminology – Flashcards
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acanth(o)
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spiny; thorny
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actin(o)
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light
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aer(o)
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air; gas
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alge/algesi/algio/algo
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pain
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amyl(o)
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starch
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andro
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masculine
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athero
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plaque; fatty substance
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bacill(i)
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bacilli; bacteria
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bacteri(o)
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bacteria
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bar(o)
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weight; pressure
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bas(o)/basi(o)
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base
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bio
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life
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blasto
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immature cells
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calc(o)/calci(o)
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calcium
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carcin(o)
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cancer
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chem(o)
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chemical
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chlor(o)
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chlorine, green
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chondrio, chondro
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cartilage, grainy, gritty
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chore(o)
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dance (abnormal body movements)
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chron/chromat/chromo
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colour
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chrono
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time
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chyl(o)
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chyle, a digestive juice
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chym(o)
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chyme, semifluid production of chyme in the stomach
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cine(o)
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movement
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coni(o)
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dust (device for measuring dust-coniometer)
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crin(o)
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secrete
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cry(o)
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cold(cryogenic)
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crypt(o)
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hidden; obscure
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cyan(o)
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blue
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cycl(o)
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cycle/circle, ciliary body
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cyst(o), cysti
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bladder, cyst, cystic duct
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cyt(o)
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cell
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dextr(o)
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toward the right
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dips(o)
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thirst
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dors(o), dorsi
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back(dorsalgia-upper back pain)
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dynamo
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force; energy
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echo
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reflected sound
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electr(o)
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electric;electricity (electroshocktherapy- electrical pulse treatment)
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eosin(o)
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red;rosy
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ergo
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work
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erythr(o)
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red, redness
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esthesio
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sensation, perception
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ethmo
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ethmoid bone
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etio
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cause(etiopathology-study of the cause of an abnormality or disease)
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fibr(o)
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fiber
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fluor(o)
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light;luminous (fluorescent lighting)
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fungi
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fungus
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galact(o)
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milk (inflamation of the milk ducts)
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gen(o)
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producing; being born
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gero, geront(o)
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old age
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gluco
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glucose
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glyco
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sugars
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gonio
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angle (instrument for measuring angles)
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granulo
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granular
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gyn(o), gyne, gyneco
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women (disease peculiar to women)
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home(o), homo
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same; constant
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hydr(o)
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hydrogen, water (hydrophobic- fear of water)
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hypn(o)
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sleep
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iatr(o)
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physician; treatment
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ichthy(o)
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dry; scaly; fish (ichthyotoxism- poisoning by fish)
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idio
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distinct; unknown
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immun(o)
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safe; immune
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kal(i)
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potassium
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karyo
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nucleus
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ket(o), keton(o)
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ketone; acetone (acetone- active ingredient in nail polish remover. harmful inhalent)
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kin(o), kine
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movement
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kinesi(o), kineso
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motion
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kyph(o)
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humpback
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lact(o), lacti
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milk (agent that stimulates milk production)
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latero
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lateral, to one side (lateroduction- movement to one side)
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lepto
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light, frail, or thin
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leuk(o)
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white (leukoblast- immature white blood cell)
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lip(o)
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fat (lipoblast- embryonic fat cell or lipids, a fatty acid)
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lith(o)
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stone (kidney stones)
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log(o)
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talk/speech
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lys(o)
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dissolution
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macr(o)
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large; long
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medi(o)
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middle
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meg(a), megal(o)
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large, million
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melan(o)
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black/dark
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mes(o)
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middle
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micr(o)
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small, tiny
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mio
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smaller/less
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morph(o)
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structure; shape
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narco
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sleep; numbness
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necr(o)
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death; dying
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noct(i)
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night (nocturia- urination at night)
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normo
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normal (abnormalities- not normal)
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nucle(o)
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nucleus
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nyct(o)
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night
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oncho, onco
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tumor
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orth(o)
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straight, normal (orthodontics- dental specially geared towards the correction of tooth allignment)
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oxy
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sharp;acute, oxygen
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pachy
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thick
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path(o)
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disease
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phago
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eating, swallowing
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pharmaco
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drug; medicine (pharmacy)
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phon(o)
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sound;voice;speech
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phot(o)
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light (photosensitivity- sensitivity towards light, can cause seizures)
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physi, physio
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physical; natural
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physo
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air; gas; growing
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phyt(o)
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plant
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plasma, plasmo
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formative; plasma (plasmapheresis- separation of blood into parts)
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poikilo
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varied; irregular
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pseud(o)
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false
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pyo
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pus
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pyreto
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fever
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pyro
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fever; fire (pyro- fire)
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radio
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radiation; x-ray
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salping(o)
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tube
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schisto
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split
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schiz(o)
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split; division
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scler(o)
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hardness; hardening
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scolio
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crooked; bent
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scoto
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darkness
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sidero
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iron
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sito
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food; grain
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somat(o)
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body
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somn(o), somni
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sleep (insomnia- lack of sleep)
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sono
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sound (sonogram)
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spasmo
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spasm
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spher(o)
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round; spherical
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spir(o)
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breath; breathe
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squamo
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scale; squamos
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staphyl(o)
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grapelike clusters
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steno
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narrowness
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stere(o)
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three-dimensional
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strepto
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twisted-chains
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styl(o)
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peg-shaped
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syring(o)
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tube
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tel(o), tele(o)
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distant; end; complete
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terato
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monster (a malformed fetus)
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therm(o)
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heat (thermometer- measuring device for heat, usually in celsius)
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tono
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tension; pressure
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top(o)
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place; topical (location, such as a topical face wash, which specifies the location in which its recommened usage is)
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tox(i)
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toxin;poison
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tropho
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food; nutrition
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vivi
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life
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xanth(o)
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yellow
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xeno
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stranger (xenophobia- a fear of strangers)
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xer(o)
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dry
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xiph(o)
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sword; xiphoid (relating to thr xiphoid process and the ribs)
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zo(o)
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life (zooblast- animal cell)
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zym(o)
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fermentation; enzyme
