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Word Part Test

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Term
Definition
a-, an-   Without  
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ante-   Before  
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anti-   Against  
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brady-   Slow  
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dys-   difficult  
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end-, endo-   Within  
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hemi-   half  
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hyper-   excessive  
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hypo-   deficient  
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inter-   between  
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intra-   within  
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neo-   new  
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per-   through  
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peri-   surrounding  
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poly-   many  
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post-   after  
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pre-   before  
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sub-   under  
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super-   above  
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tachy-   fast  
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-ac, -al   relating to  
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-algia   pain  
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-ary   pertaining to  
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-cele   swelling  
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-centesis   surgical procedure to remove fluid  
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-cyte   cell  
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-desis   to bind  
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-ectomy   surgical removal  
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-ectasis   stretching  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-esthesia   feeling  
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-gram   record or picture  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-ia   disease  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-lysis   breakdown  
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-malacia   abnormal softening  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-necrosis   death of tissue  
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-ologist   specialist  
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-ology   the study of  
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-oma   tumor  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-ostomy   surgical opening  
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-otomy   surgical insition  
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-pathy   disease  
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-pause   stopping  
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-pexy   surgical fixation (tube)  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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-pnea   breathing  
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-ptosis   prolapse  
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-rrhagia   excessive flow of fluid (blood)  
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-rrhea   abnormal flow of fluid (not blood)  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-sclerosis   abnormal hardening  
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-scope   camera (instrument)  
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-scopy   visual exam  
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-stenosis   abnormal narrowing  
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-tripsy   to crush  
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-uria   urine  
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angi/o   lymph node  
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aort/o   aorta  
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arteri/o   artery  
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ather/o   plaque  
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card/o cardi/o   heart  
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hem/o hemat/o   blood,related to blood  
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phleb/o   vein  
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thromb/o   clot  
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ven/o   vein  
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ech/o   sound  
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radi/o   x-rays  
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cholecyst/o   gall bladder  
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col/o colon/o   large intestine  
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proct/o   anus and rectum  
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enter/o   small intestine  
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esophag/o   esophagus  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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hepat/o   liver  
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sigmoid/o   sigmoid colon  
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adren/o   adrenal gland  
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gonad/o   sex glands  
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pancreat/o   pancreas  
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thyr/o thyroid/o   thyroid  
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adip/o   fat tissue  
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albin/o   white  
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cephal/o   head  
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cervic/o   cervix  
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coron/o   crown  
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cyan/o   blue  
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cyt/o   cell  
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erythr/o   red  
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hist/o   tissue  
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lapar/o   abdominal wall  
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leuk/o   white  
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lip/o   lipid  
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melan/o   dark  
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myc/o   fungus  
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path/o   disease  
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py/o   pus  
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pyr/o   fever  
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sarc/o   connective tissue  
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carcin/o   cancerous  
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onc/o   tumor  
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cutane/o   skin  
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derm/o dermat/o   skin  
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hidr/o   sweat  
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seb/o   sebum  
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ungu/o   nail  
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xer/o   dry  
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aden/o   gland  
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splen/o   spleen  
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fasci/o   fascia  
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my/o   muscle  
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ten/o tend/o tendin/o   tendon  
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encephal/o   brain  
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mening/o   meninges  
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neur/i neur/o   nerve  
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colp/o   vagina  
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hyste/o   uterus  
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men/o   menstruation  
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metr/o metri/o metr/i   uterus  
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ov/o   egg  
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oophor/o ovari/o   ovary  
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orch/o orchid/o   testes  
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salping/o   Fallopian tube  
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uter/o   uterus  
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vagin/o   vagina  
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bronch/o bronchi/o   bronchus  
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laryng/o   larynx  
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pharyng/o   pharynx  
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pleur/o   pleura  
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pneum/o pneumon/o   lung  
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pulm/o pulmon/o   lung  
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trache/o   trachea  
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ankyl/o   crooked  
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arthr/o   joint  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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cost/o   ribs  
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crani/o   skull  
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myel/o   spinal cord  
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oss/e oss/i ost/o oste/o   bone  
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sondyl/o   vertebrae  
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thorac/o   chest  
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kerat/o   hard  
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myring/o   eardrum  
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optic/o opt/o   vision  
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ot/o   hearing  
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retin/o   retina  
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scler/o   sclera  
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tympan/o   tympanic membrane  
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cyst/o   bladded  
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lith/o   stone  
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nephr/o   nephron  
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pyel/o   kidney  
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ren/o   renal pelvis  
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uterer/o   uterer  
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urethr/o   urethra  
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