MedTerm Flashcards

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aden/o

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gland

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carcin/o

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cancer

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cardi/o

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heart

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chem/o

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chemical

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cis/o

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to cut

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dermat/o

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skin

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enter/o

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small intestine

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gastr/o

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stomach

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gynec/o

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female

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hemat/o

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blood

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hydr/o

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water

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immun/o

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immune

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laryng/o

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voice box

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morph/o

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shape

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nephr/o

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kidney

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neur/o

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nerve

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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ot/o

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ear

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path/o

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disease

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pulmon/o

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lung

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rhin/o

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nose

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ur/o

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urine, urinary system

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a-

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without

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an-

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without

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ante-
before, in front of
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anti-
against
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auto-
self
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brady-
slow
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dys-
painful, difficult
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endo-
within, inner
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epi-
upon, over
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eu-
normal, good
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hetero-
different
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homo-
same
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hyper-
over, above
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hypo-
under, below
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infra–
under, beneath, below
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inter–
among, between
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intra–
within, inside
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macro–
large
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micro–
small
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neo-
new
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pan-
all
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para–
beside, beyond, near
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per–
through
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peri–
around
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post-
after
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pre-
before, in front of
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pseudo–
false
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retro–
backward, behind
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sub–
below, under
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super–
above, excess
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supra–
above
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tachy–
fast
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trans–
through, across
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ultra–
beyond, excess
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bi-
two
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hemi-
half
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mono-
one
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multi-
many
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nulli-
none
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poly-
many
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quad-
four
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semi-
partial, half
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tri-
three
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uni-
one
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-algia
pain
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-cele
hernia, protrusion
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-cise
cut
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-cyte
cell
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-dynia
pain
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-ectasis
dilatation
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-gen
that which produces
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-genesis
produces, generates
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-genic
producing
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-ia
state, condition
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-iasis
abnormal condition
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-ism
state of
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-itis
inflammation
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-logist
one who studies
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-logy
study of
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-lysis
destruction
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–malacia
abnormal softening
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–megaly
enlargement, large
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–oma
tumor, mass
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-osis
abnormal condition
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-pathy
disease
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-plasia
development, growth
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-plasm
formation, development
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-ptosis
drooping
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-rrhage
excessive, abnormal flow
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-rrhea
discharge, flow
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-rrhexis
rupture
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-sclerosis
hardening
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-stenosis
narrowing
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-therapy
treatment
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-trophy
nourishment, development
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-ac,-al,-an,-ar,-ary,etc.
pertaining to
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-centesis
puncture to withdraw fluid
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-ectomy
surgical removal
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-ostomy
surgically create an opening
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-otomy
cutting into
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-pexy
surgical fixation
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
suture
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-gram
record or picture
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-graph
instrument for recording
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-graphy
process of recording
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-meter
instrument for measuring
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-metry
process of measuring
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-scope
instrument for viewing
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-scopy
process of visually examining
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abdomin/o
abdomen
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adip/o
fat
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anter/o
front
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brachi/o
arm
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caud/o
tail
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cephal/o
head
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cervic/o
neck
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chondr/o
cartilage
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crani/o
skull
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crin/o
to secrete
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crur/o
leg
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cyt/o
cell
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dist/o
away from
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dors/o
back of body
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epitheli/o
epithelium
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glute/o
buttock
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hist/o
tissue
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infer/o
below
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later/o
side
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lumb/o
loin
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lymph/o
lymph
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medi/o
middle
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muscul/o
muscle
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pelv/o
pelvis
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peritone/o
peritoneum
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pleur/o
pleura
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poster/o
back
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proct/o
rectum and anus
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proxim/o
near to
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pub/o
genital region
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super/o
above
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spin/o
spine
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thorac/o
chest
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vascul/o
blood vessel
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ventr/o
belly
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vertebr/o
vertebra
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viscer/o
internal organ
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-ose
resembling
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albin/o
white
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bi/o
life
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cry/o
cold
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cutane/o
skin
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cyan/o
blue
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derm/o
skin
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diaphor/o
profuse sweating
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electr/o
electricity
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erythr/o
red
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hidr/o
sweat
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ichthy/o
scaly, dry
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kerat/o
hard, horny
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leuk/o
white
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lip/o
fat
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melan/o
black
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myc/o
fungus
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necr/o
death
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onych/o
nail
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pil/o
hair
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phot/o
light
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py/o
pus
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rhytid/o
wrinkle
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scler/o
hard
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seb/o
oil
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trich/o
hair
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ungu/o
nail
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vesic/o
bladder
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xer/o
dry
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-derma
skin
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-opsy
view
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-tome
instrument to use to cut
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allo-
other, different from usual
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xeno-
strange, foreign
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fasci/o
fibrous gland
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fibr/o
fibers
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kinesi/o
movement
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muscul/o
muscle
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my/o
muscle
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myocardi/o
heart muscle
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myos/o
muscle
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plant/o
sole of foot
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ten/o
tendon
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tend/o
tendon
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tendin/o
tendon
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-asthenia
weakness
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-kinesia
movement
196
ab-
away from
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-tonia
tone
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ad-
towards