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Medical Terminology

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medical term
adeno   adenoma - gland tumor  
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calculi   calculosis - stones  
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cele   hydrocele - water cyst, tumor  
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cyto   cytology - study of cells  
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glyco   gycosuria - sugar in the urine  
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homeo, homo   homeostasis - same environment  
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lingua   linguiform - tongue shaped  
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lip   lipoma - fat tumor  
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lith   lithotripsy - stone dissolve  
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madaro   madanosis - loss of eyelids or eyebrows  
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psych   psycho - mind, study of psychology, mental proocesses  
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pyo   pyogenic - pus producing  
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radi   radiology - study of rays  
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thermic   thermobiosis - exists at high temperature  
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arthro   arthritis - joint inflammation  
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carpo   carpoptosis - wrist dropping  
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chondro   chondromalacia - soft cartilage  
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costa   intercostal - between ribs  
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cranio   craniotomy - skull incision  
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dactyl   dactylitis - finger inflammation  
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ili   iliosacral - ilium and sacrum  
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manus   manicure - hand care  
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myel   myeloma - marrow tumor  
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myo   myoedema - muscle swelling  
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ortho   orthopedic - concerning deformities  
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osteo   osteoplast - bone surgery  
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pedi   pedicure - foot care  
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spondyl   spondylitis - vertabrae inflammation  
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cutis   cutitis - skin inflammation  
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dent   dentiform - toothlike  
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derma   dermatology - study of skin  
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hapsia   parapsia - touch disorder  
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odont   odontoprisis - teeth grinding  
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onco   oncology - study of tumor  
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onychia   onychitis - nail bed inflammation  
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pedicular   pediculosis - condition of lice  
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prurigo   pruritis -itching inflammation  
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psora   psoriasis - condition of itch  
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sarco   sarcolysis - flesh decomposing  
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sclero   sclerogenous - hardening tissue  
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squama   squamous - scale like  
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tricho   trichoid - hair like  
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chole   cholecystectomy - gallbladder excision  
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colon   colitis - large intestine inflammation  
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emesis   emetic - produces vomit  
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entero   enteritis - intestinal inflammation  
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gastro   gastritis - stomach inflammation  
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glosso   glossopathy - tongue disease  
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hepat   hepatitis - liver inflammation  
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ile   ileitis - ileum inflamation  
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laparo   laparotomy - abdomen incision  
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myxo   myxoma - mucus tumor  
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procto   proctology - study of disease of the colon, rectum, anus  
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pylora   pylorostenosis - pyloric narrowing  
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stoma   stomatitis - mouth inflammation  
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viscero   visceromegaly - enlarged abdominal organs  
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angio   angiogram - vessel study  
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aortal   aortalgia - aorta pain  
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arterio   arteriosclerosis - condition of hard arteries  
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cardio   cardiology - study of the heart  
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emboli   embolectomy - removal of embolus  
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emia   anemia - without blood  
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hema, hemo   hematoma - blood tumor  
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phleb   phlebotomy - vein incision  
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thrombo   thrombophlebitis -clotted vein  
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varico   varicocele - twisted veins, tumor  
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vaso   vasoconstriction - tightened vessel  
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vena   vena cava - large vein  
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ventricu   ventriculitis - ventricle inflammation  
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broncho   bronchitis - bronchial inflammation  
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cili   ciliogenesis - cili forming  
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ectasis   atelectasis - abnormal expansion  
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laryngo   laryngitis - larynx inflammation  
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naso   nasology - study of the nose  
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oro   orofacial - mouth and face  
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oxy   oxyosmia - keen sense of smell  
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pector   pectoralgia - chest nerve pain  
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pleura   pleurisy - inflammation of exterior lung  
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pneumo   pneumonectomy - lung incision  
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ptysis   hemoptysis - bloody sputum  
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pulmo   pulmonolgy - study of the lungs  
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rhin   rhinitis - nose inflammation  
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tracheo   tracheostomy - trachea opening  
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