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Medical Term Chapter 3 "Jody"

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aden-   gland  
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angi-   vessel  
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arth-   joint  
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bas-   base  
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cephal-   head  
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cerebr-   brain  
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derm-   skin  
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dermat-   skin  
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gastr-   stomach  
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myel-   marrow or spinal cord  
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neur-   nerve  
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oste-   bone  
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uri-   urine  
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-ac   pertaining to  
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-al   pertaining to  
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-ar   pertaining to  
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-ry   pertaining to  
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-eal   pertaining to  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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-ose   pertaining to  
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-ous   pertaining to  
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-tic   pertaining to  
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-blast   immature  
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-cyte   cell  
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-gram   record  
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-graph   instrument for recording  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-meter   instrument fro measuring  
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-metry   process of measuring  
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iatry   study of  
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-logy   study of  
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-logist   one who specializes in the study or treatment  
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-ole   small  
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-ula   small  
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-ule   small  
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-poiesis   formation  
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-scope   instrument for examining  
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-scopy   examination  
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-algia   pain  
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-cele   pouch, sac, or hernia  
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-emesis   vomit  
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-emia   condition of blood  
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-oid   resembling  
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-genic   origin / geginning  
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-genesis   production  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-lysis   breaking down  
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-malacia   softening  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-oma   tumor  
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-osis   condition  
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-phobia   fear of  
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-rrhea   discharge or flow  
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-rrhagia   to burst forth  
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-rrhexis   rupture or breaking  
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-trophy   development  
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-centesis   puncture to remove fluid  
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-ectomy   surgical removal  
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-plasty   reconstruction  
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-stomy   surgical creation of an artificial opening  
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-tomy   incision  
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-tripsy   crushing  
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abdomin/o   abdomen  
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angi/o   vessel  
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bacteri/o   bacteria  
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bi/o   life  
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carcin/o   cancer  
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cardi/o   heart  
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cephal/o   head  
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cyst/o   sac or cyst  
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cyt/o   cell  
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electr/o   electricity  
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enter/o   intestines  
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hem/o   blood  
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hemat/o   blood  
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hepat/o   liver  
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lip/o   fat  
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mast/o   breast  
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necr/o   death  
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nephr/o   kidney  
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path/o   disease  
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pelv/o   pelvic  
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thromb/o   clot  
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trache/o   trachea  
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a-   without, not  
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an-   without, not  
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ab-   away from  
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ad-   toward  
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ante-   before  
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brady-   slow  
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peri-   around  
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trans-   across or through  
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ecto-   outside  
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endo-   inside; within  
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intra-   inside; within  
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epi-   upon  
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eu-   normal or good  
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hemi-   half  
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semi-   half  
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hyper-   above  
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hypo-   below  
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infra-   under; below  
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sub-   under; below  
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mal-   bad  
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micro-   small  
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mono-   one  
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neo-   new  
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para-   alongside  
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poly-   many  
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post-   after  
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quadri-   four  
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tetra-   four  
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retro-   backward  
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super-   above  
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supra-   outside or beyond  
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tachy-   fast  
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tri-   three  
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ultra-   beyond, excessive  
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cyan/o   blue  
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erythr/o   red  
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leuk/o   white  
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melan/o   black  
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purpur/o   purple  
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xanth/o   yellow  
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cutane/o   skin  
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hidr/o   sweat glands  
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onych/o   nail  
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pil/o   hair  
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seb/o   sebum (oil)  
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bulla   blister  
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bx   biopsy  
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FS   frozen section  
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I&D   incision and drainage  
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subq   subcutaneous  
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arthr/o   joint  
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cervic/o   neck  
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crani/o   head  
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ili/o   hip  
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osse/o   bony  
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oste/o   bone  
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chrom/o   color  
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morph/o   shape  
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myel/o   bone marrow  
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stomat/o   mouth  
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cytorrhexis   breaking cells  
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tox/o   poison  
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auto-   self  
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AIDS   acquired immunodeficiency syndrome  
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HIV   human immunodeficiency virus  
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ELISA   enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay  
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suprarenal   above kidney  
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IDDM   insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus  
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T3   triiodothyronine  
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T4   thyroxine  
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