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Medical terminology - Combining form, Prefix, & Suffix

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Term
Definition
arthr/o   joint (articulation)  
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cardi/o   heart  
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col/o; colon/o   colon; large intestine  
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dent/i; odont/o   teeth  
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enter/o   small intestine, intestine  
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esophag/o   esophagus  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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gloss/o   tongue  
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hem/o; hemat/o   blood  
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hepat/o   liver  
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hyster/o   uterus  
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laryng/o   larynx (voice box)  
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lingu/o   tongue  
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my/o; myos/o   muscle  
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ophthalm/o   eye  
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oste/o; osse/o   bone  
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ot/o   ear  
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path/o   disease  
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rhin/o; nas/o   nose  
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therm/o   heat/temperature  
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a-   no, not, without  
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an-   no, not, without  
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ante-   forward, in-front of, before  
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anti-   against  
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dys-   bad, difficult, painful, abnormal  
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endo-   within  
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hemi-   half  
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hyper-   excessive, above  
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hypo-   deficient, below, under  
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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, around  
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pre-   before, in-front  
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sub-   under, below  
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-algi   pain  
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-dynia   pain  
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-ectomy   removal, excision (resection)  
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-gram   record, recording  
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-graph   record instrument  
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-graphy   recording process  
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-ia   condition, state of  
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-ist   one who specializes  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-logist   one specializes in the study of  
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-logy   study of  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-meter   measuring instrument  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-pathy   disease process  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-rraphy   suture, repair  
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-rrhea   discharge, flow  
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-scope   instrument to view  
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-scopy   viewing process  
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-stomy   new opening  
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-therapy   therapy  
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-tome   cutting instrument  
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-tomy   incision, cutting  
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-tripsy   crushing instrument  
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-um   structure, thing, membrane  
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-y   process of, condition  
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