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unit three medical terminology

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combining forms aden/o   gland  
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combining form amni/o   amnion  
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combining form angi/o   (blood) vessel  
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combining form arteri/o   artery  
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combining form arthr/o   joint  
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combining form ather/o   plaque  
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combining form axill/o   arm pit  
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combining form bronch/o, bronchi/o   trachea  
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combining form carcin/o   cancerous  
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combining form cardi/o   heart  
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combining form chem/o   drug, chemical  
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combining form cholecyst/o   gall bladder  
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combining form chron/o   time  
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combining form col/o   colon  
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combining form crani/o   skull  
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combining form cry/o   cold  
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combining form cyst/o   urinary bladder  
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combining form electr/o   electricity  
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combining form encephal/o   brain  
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combinin form erythr/o   red  
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combining form esophag/o   esophagus  
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combining form hem/o, hemat/o   blood  
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combining form hepat/o   liver  
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combining form hyster/o   uterus  
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combining form inguin/o   groin  
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combining form isch/o   to hold back  
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combining form lapar/o   abdomen  
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combining form laryng/o   larynx  
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combining form leuk/o   white  
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combining form mamm/o   breast -ary; -graphy; -gram; plasty  
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combining form mast/o   breast -ectomy; -itis  
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combining form men/o   menses  
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combining form mening/o   meninges  
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combining form my/o   muscle  
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combining form myel/o   spinal cord  
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combining form necr/o   death  
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combining form nephr/o   kidney  
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combining form neur/o   nerve  
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combining form oophor/o   ovary  
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combining form oste/o   bone  
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combining form ot/o   ear  
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combining form pelv/o   hip area  
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combining form peritone/o   peritoneum  
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combining form phleb/o   vein  
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combining form pneumon/o, pulmon/o   lung  
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combining form radi/o   x-rays  
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combining form ren/o   kidney  
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combining form rhin/o   nose  
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combining form salping/o   fallopian tube  
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combining form sarc/o   flesh  
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combining form septic/o   pertaining to infection  
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combining form thorac/o   chest  
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combining form tonsill/o   tonsil  
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combining form trache/o   trachea  
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combining form ur/o   urine  
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combining form vascul/o   blood vessels  
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diagnostic suffixes -algia   pain  
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diagnostic suffixes -emia   blood condition  
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diagnostic suffixes -ia   condition  
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diagnostic suffixes -itis   inflamation  
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diagnostic suffixes -megaly   enlargement  
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diagnostic suffixes -oma   tumor, mass  
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diagnostic suffixes -osis   abnormal condition  
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diagnostic suffixes -pathy   disease condition  
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diagnostic suffixes -rrhea   flow, discharge  
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diagnostic suffixes -rrhage, -rrhagia   excessive discharge of blood  
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diagnostic suffixes -sclerosis   hardening  
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diagnostic suffixes -uria   condition of urine  
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adjective suffixes -al, -eal, -ar, -ary, -ic   pertaining to  
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procedural suffixes -centesis   procedure to remove fluid  
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procedural suffixes -ectomy   removal  
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procedural suffixes -gram   record  
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procedural suffixes -graphy   process of recording  
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procedural suffixes -lysis   breakdown  
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procedural suffixes -plasty   repair  
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procedural suffixes -scopy   visual examination  
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procedural suffixes -stomy   opening  
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procedural suffixes -therapy   treament  
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procedural suffixes -tomy   incision  
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inflamations appendicitis   appendix  
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inflamations bursitis   bursa  
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inflamations cellulitis   soft tissue under skin  
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inflamations dermatitis   skin  
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inflamations endocarditis   inner lining of the heart  
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inflamations epiglottitis   epiglottis  
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inflamations gastritis   stomach  
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inflamations hepatitis   liver  
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inflamations myositis   muscle  
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inflamations nephritis   kidney  
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inflamations osteomyelitis   bone and bone marrow  
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inflamations otitis   ear  
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inflamation peritonitis   peritoneum  
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inflamation pharyngitis   throat  
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inflamation thrombophlebitis   vein (with clot formation)  
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sarcomas chondrosarcoma   cartilage  
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sarcomas fibrosarcoma   fibrous tissue  
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sarcomas leiomyosarcoma   visceral / smooth muscle  
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sarcomas liposarcoma   fatty tissue  
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sarcomas osteogenic sarcoma   bone  
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sarcomas rhabidomyosarcoma   skeletal muscle  
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assorted malignant tumors hepatoma   liver  
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assorted malignant tumors lymphoma   lymph nodes  
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assorted malignant tumors melanoma   pigmented cells in the skin  
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assorted malignant tumors mesothelioma   pleural cells in lungs  
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assorted malignant tumors multiple myeloma   bone marrow cells  
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assorted malignant tumors thymoma   thymus gland  
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disease condition adenopathy   lymph nodes  
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disease conditions adrenopathy   adrenal glands  
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disease conditions hepatopathy   liver  
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disease conditions lymphadenopathy   lymph nodes  
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disease conditions myopathy   muscles  
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disease conditions neuropathy   nerves  
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disease conditions osteopathy   bones  
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disease conditions retinopathy   retina of the eye  
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resections adenectomy   gland  
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resections adenoidectomy   adenoids  
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resections appendectomy   appendix  
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resections colectomy   colon  
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resections gastrectomy   stomach  
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resections laminectomy   a piece of the backbone  
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resections myomectomy   muscle tumor  
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resections pneumonectomy   lung  
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resectons prostatectomy   prostate  
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resections splenectomy   spleen  
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