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SteccOUPharm 1
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-centesis | surgical procedure |
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cephalo | head |
chondro | cartilage |
dacryo | tear |
dia- | through |
-ectasis | expansion |
-emesis | vomiting |
epi- | above |
eu- | good |
-gram | record |
-gravida | pregnant woman |
hemangio | blood vessel |
hemato | blood |
hemi- | half |
in- | not |
kerato | cornea |
megalo | enlargement |
metro | uterus |
myco | fungus |
myelo | spinal cord |
myo | muscle |
myringo | tympanic membrane |
onycho | nail |
opthalmo | eye |
-opia | vision |
orchido | testis |
ortho | straight |
-osis | abnormal |
-ous | pertaining to |
-penia | decrease |
-phagia | swallow, eat |
phlebo | vein |
-plasia | formation, growth |
-plasm | formation, growth |
-plegia | paralysis |
pleuro | pleura |
-ptosis | prolapse |
pyelo | renal pelvis |
pyo | pus |
radio | x-rays, radiation |
retino | retina |
roentgeno | x-rays |
-rrhage | bursting forth |
-rrhaphy | suture |
-rrhea | flow, discharge |
sacro | sacrum |
sclera/o | sclera |
spondylo | vertebra |
-statsis | at a stand still |
-stenosis | stricture, narrowing |
stomato | mouth |
-stomy | forming a new opening or mouth |
-therapy | treatment |
thoraco | chest |
thrombo | blood clot |
-tome | instrument to cut |
-tomy | incision |
tricho | hair |
-tripsy | crushing |
tympano | tympanic membrane |
vesico | bladder |