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medical terms

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Term
Definition
aden/o   gland  
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adip/o   fat  
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cutane/o   skin  
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cyan/o   blue  
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dermat/o   skin  
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hidr/o   sweat  
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kerat/o   keratin, hard, horn-like  
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lip/o   fat  
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melan/o   melanin, black  
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onych/o   nail  
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py/o   pus  
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seb/o   sebum, oil  
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trich/o   hair  
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ungu/o   nail  
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bi/o   life  
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carcin/o   cancer  
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chem/o   chemical  
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cry/o   cold  
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erythr/o   red  
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ichthy/o   scaly  
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leuk/o   white  
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myc/o   fungus  
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necr/o   death  
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scler/o   hard  
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vesic/o   bladder, sac  
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xanth/o   yellow  
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xer/o   dry  
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-al   pertaining to  
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-cle   small  
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-cyte   cell  
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-derma   skin condition  
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-ectomy   surgical removal  
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-genic   producing  
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-ia   state, condition  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-logist   one who studies  
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-logy   study of  
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-malacia   abnormal  
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-megaly   enlargement, large  
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-oid   resembling  
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-oma   tumor, mass  
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-opsy   view of  
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-ose   pertaining to  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-ous   pertaining to  
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-pathy   disease  
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-phagia   eating or swallowing  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-rrhea   flow, discharge  
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-sclerosis   hardened condition  
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-tic   pertaining to  
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-tome   instrument used to cut  
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an-   without  
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epi-   above, upon  
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hyper-   excessive, above  
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hypo-   below  
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intra-   inside, within  
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pachy-   thick  
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per-   through  
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sub-   beneath, under  
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trans-   across  
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BCC   basal cell carcinoma  
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BX   biopsy  
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C   culture and sensitivity  
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decub   decubitus ulcer  
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Derm   dermatology  
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HSV   herpes simplex virus  
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I   incision and drainage  
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ID   intradernal  
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MM   malignant melanoma  
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SG   skin graft  
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SCC   squamous cell carcinoma  
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STSG   split-thickness skin graft  
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Subcu   subcutaneous  
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ung   ointment  
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