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P&A Word Roots Part 1
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
09/05/2012
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a-
 Definition
without, lack of
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ab-
 Definition
away from
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acou-
 Definition
hearing
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-ac, -al
 Definition
pertaining to
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ad-
 Definition
to, toward
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aden-, adeno-
 Definition
gland
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af-
 Definition
toward
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albi-
 Definition
white
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-algia
 Definition
painful condition
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an-
 Definition
without, lack of
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andro-
 Definition
male
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angi-, angio-
 Definition
vessel
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ante-
 Definition
before
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anti-
 Definition
against
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apo-
 Definition
separated from, off
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arthr-, arthro-
 Definition
joint
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-ary
 Definition
associated with
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-asis, -asia
 Definition
condition or state of
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audio-
 Definition
hearing
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auri-
 Definition
ear
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auto-
 Definition
self
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baro-
 Definition
weight, pressure
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bi-
 Definition
twice, double
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-blast
 Definition
germ, bud
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brachi-
 Definition
arm
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brady-
 Definition
slow
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bucc-
 Definition
cheek
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callo-
 Definition
thick
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carcin-
 Definition
cancer
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cardio-
 Definition
heart
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caud-
 Definition
tail
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cephal-
 Definition
head
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cerebro-
 Definition
brain
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chondro-
 Definition
cartilage
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-cide
 Definition
kill
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circum-
 Definition
around
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-clast
 Definition
break
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co-, com-
 Definition
with, together
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contra-
 Definition
against, opposite
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cost-
 Definition
rib
Term
crani-
 Definition
skull
Term
cune-
 Definition
wedge
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cuti-
 Definition
skin
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cyan-
 Definition
blue color
Term
cysti-, cysto-
 Definition
sac, bladder
Term
-cyte, cyto-
 Definition
cell
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demi-
 Definition
half
Term
derm-
 Definition
skin
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di-, diplo-
 Definition
two
Term
duct-
 Definition
lead, draw
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dur-
 Definition
hard
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dys-
 Definition
painful, difficult, bad
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e-, ec-, ef-, ex-
 Definition
out, from
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ecto-
 Definition
outside, outer
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-ectomy
 Definition
to cut out
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ede-, edem-
 Definition
swelling
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-el, -elle
 Definition
small
Term
endo-
 Definition
within
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entero-
 Definition
intestine
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epi-
 Definition
upon, on
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ex-, exo-
 Definition
outside
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extra-
 Definition
outside
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-ferent
 Definition
carry
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-form
 Definition
resembling, shape of
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gastr-, gastro-
 Definition
stomach
Term
-genesis, -genic
 Definition
produce, origin
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gloss-, glosso-
 Definition
tongue
Term
glyco-
 Definition
sugar, sweet
Term
gyn-
 Definition
female
Term
hapto-
 Definition
single
Term
hem-, hemato-
 Definition
blood
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hepato-
 Definition
liver
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hetero-
 Definition
different
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hist-, histo-
 Definition
tissue
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holo-
 Definition
whole, entire
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homo-, homeo-
 Definition
same
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hydro-
 Definition
water
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