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06/12/2012

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Term
acanth/0
Definition
spiny/ thorny
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actin/o
Definition
light
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alge,algesi,algio,algo
Definition
pain
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amyl/o
Definition
starch
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andro
Definition
masculine
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athero
Definition
plaque,fatty substance
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bacill/i
Definition
bacilli, bacteria
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bacteri/o
Definition
bacteria
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bar/o
Definition
weight, pressure
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bas/o basi/o
Definition
base
Term
bio
Definition
life
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blasto
Definition
immature cell
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cac/o
Definition
bad,ill
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calc/o calci/o
Definition
calcium
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carcin/o
Definition
cancer
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chem/o
Definition
chemical
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chlor/o
Definition
chlorine, green
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chondrio, chondro
Definition
cartilage, grainy,gritty
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chore/o
Definition
dance
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chrom, chromat, chromo
Definition
color
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chrono
Definition
time
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chyl/o
Definition
chyle, a digestive juice
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chym/o
Definition
chyme, semifluid present durning disgestion
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cine/o
Definition
movement
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coni/o
Definition
dust
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crin/o
Definition
secrete
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cry/o
Definition
cold
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crypt/o
Definition
hidden, obscure
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cyan/o
Definition
blue
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cycl/o
Definition
circle, cycle, ciliary body
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cyst/o cysti
Definition
bladder, cyst,cystic dust
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cyt/o
Definition
cell
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dextr/o
Definition
right, toward the right
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dips/o
Definition
thirst
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dors/o dorsi
Definition
back
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dynamo
Definition
force, energy
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echo
Definition
reflected sound
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electr/o
Definition
electricity, electric
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eosin/o
Definition
red,rosy
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ergo
Definition
work
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erythr/o
Definition
red, redness
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esthesio
Definition
sensation, perception
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ethmo
Definition
ethmoid bone
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etio
Definition
cause
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fibr/o
Definition
fiber
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fluor/o
Definition
light, luminous, fluorine
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fungi
Definition
fungus
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galact/o
Definition
milk
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gen/o
Definition
producing, being born
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gero, geront/o
Definition
old age
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gluco
Definition
glucose
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glyco
Definition
sugars
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gonio
Definition
angle
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granulo
Definition
granular
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gyn/o, gyne, gyneco
Definition
women
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home/o homo
Definition
same, constant
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hydr/o
Definition
hydrogen, water
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hypn/o
Definition
sleep
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iatr/o
Definition
physician, treatment
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ichthy/o
Definition
dry, scaly, fish
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idio
Definition
distinct, unknown
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immun/o
Definition
safe, immune
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kal/i
Definition
potassium
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karyo
Definition
nucleus
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ket/o, keton/o
Definition
ketone, acetone
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kin/o kine
Definition
movement
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kinesi/o kineso
Definition
motion
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kyph/o
Definition
humpback
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lact/o lacti
Definition
milk
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latero
Definition
lateral, to one side
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lepto
Definition
light, frail, thin
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leuk/o
Definition
white
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lip/o
Definition
fat
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lith/o
Definition
stone
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log/o
Definition
speech, words, thought
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lys/o
Definition
dissolution
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macr/0
Definition
large, long
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medi/o
Definition
middle, medial plane
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meg/a megal/o
Definition
large, million
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melan/o
Definition
black, dark
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mes/o
Definition
middle, median
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micr/o
Definition
small one-millionth tiny
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mio
Definition
smaller,less
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morph/o
Definition
structure, shape
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narco
Definition
sleep, numbness
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necr/o
Definition
death, dying
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noct/i
Definition
night
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normo
Definition
normal
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nucle/o
Definition
nucleus
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nyct/o
Definition
night
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oncho, onco
Definition
tumor
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orth/o
Definition
straight, normal
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oxy
Definition
shape, acute, oxygen
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pachy
Definition
thick
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path/p
Definition
disease
Term
phago
Definition
eating, devouring, swallowing
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pharmaco
Definition
drugs, medicine
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phon/o
Definition
sound, voice, speech
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phot/o
Definition
light
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physi, physio
Definition
physical, natural
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physo
Definition
air, gas, growing
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phyt/o
Definition
plant
Term
plasma, plasmo
Definition
formative, plasma
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poikilo
Definition
varied, irregular
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pseud/o
Definition
false
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pyo
Definition
pus
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pyreto
Definition
fever
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pyro
Definition
fever,fire, hear
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radio
Definition
radiation, xray radius
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salping/o
Definition
tube
Term
schisto
Definition
split
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schiz/o
Definition
split, division
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scler/o
Definition
hardness, hardening
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scolio
Definition
crooked, bent
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scoto
Definition
darkness
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sidero
Definition
iron
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sito
Definition
food, grain
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somat/o
Definition
body
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somn/o somni
Definition
sleep
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sono
Definition
sound
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spasmo
Definition
spasm
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spher/o
Definition
round, spherical
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spir/o
Definition
breath, breathe
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squamo
Definition
scale, squamous
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staphly
Definition
grapelike, cluster
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steno
Definition
narrowness
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stere/o
Definition
three-dimensional
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strepto
Definition
twisted chains
Term
styl/o
Definition
peg-shaped
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syring/o
Definition
tube
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tel/o tele/o
Definition
distant, end, complete
Term
terato
Definition
monster
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ther/o
Definition
heat
Term
tono
Definition
tension, pressure
Term
top/o
Definition
place, topical
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tox/i, toxico, toxo
Definition
postion, toxin
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tropho
Definition
food, nutrition
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vivi
Definition
life
Term
xanth/o
Definition
yellow
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xeno
Definition
stranger
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xer/o
Definition
dry
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xiph/o
Definition
sword, xiphoid
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zo/o
Definition
life
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zym/o
Definition
fementation, enzyme
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