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Medical Terminology - Sperm/o- To Tax/o- (751-800)

6 September 2022

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sperm/o-

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sperm

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spher/o-

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ball, globe, round

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sphinct/o-

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that which binds together

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sphygm/o-

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pulse

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sphyxi/o-

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pulse or lack of pulse

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spin/o-

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thorn or thorny

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spir/o-

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breathe or breathing

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splanchn/o-

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organ

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splen/o-

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spleen

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spondyl/o-

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vertebrae

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sprain

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to wring out or press out

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squam/o-

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scaly

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-stalsis

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to contract

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staped/o-

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stirrup

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staphyl/o-

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grape or grape-like clusters

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-stasis

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stoppage, standing, location

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-stat

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to stop or immediately

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-staxia

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dripping or trickling

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steat/o-

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fat

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sten/o-

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narrowing

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stereo-

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three-dimensional or solid

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stern/o-

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chest, sternum, or breastbone

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steth/o-

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chest

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-stole

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contract

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stomat/o-

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mouth

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strabism/o-

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to squint or squinting

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strain

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to draw tight

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strat/i-

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layer

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strept/o-

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twisted or twisted chain

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stri/a-

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stripes or threads

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strict/o-

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drawing or binding

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sty/e-

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raised

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sub-

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beneath, under, less, or lesser

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sudorifer/o-

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sweat

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sulf/o-

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sulfur

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super-

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above or upon

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supinat/o-

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to throw backward

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supra-

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above or upon

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sura-

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on calf of leg

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surg/i-

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working by hand

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suture

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sewing together

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sym-

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together

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syn-

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together

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syncope

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to faint or fainting

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sy/stol/o-

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to draw together or contract

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tachy-

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fast or swift

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tal/o-

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ankle

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tars/o-

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broad flat surface

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tart/o-

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dregs, sediment, or particles

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tax/o-

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arrange, to order, to organize, or locate