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common medical terms

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a = an absence of   a/vir/emia(no virus in the blood)  
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anti = attacks   anti/retroviral(attacks retroviruses)  
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contra = against   contra/ceptive(against conception)  
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cyt(e,o) = cell(s)   macro/cyte(big cell)  
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dys = abnormal   dys/plasia(abnormal growth)  
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emia = in the blood   tox/emia(toxins in the blood)  
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endo = inside   endo/scopy(examining the inside)  
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erythr(o) = red   erythro/cyte(red blood cell)  
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gastr(o) = stomach   gastr/itis(stomach inflammation)  
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gen(esis) = origin, new   osteo/genesis(formation of new bone)  
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glyc(o) = glucose (sugar)   hyper/glyc/emia(high blood sugar)  
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hem(ato) = blood   hemato/logy(study of the blood)  
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hepat(o) = liver   hepat/itis(liver inflammation)  
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hyper = high, elevated   hyper/lipid/emia(high blood lipid levels)  
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intra = within   intra/muscular(in the muscle)  
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itis = inflammation   pancreat/itis(inflammation of the pancreas)  
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leuk(o) = white   leuko/penia(deficiency of white blood cells)  
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lip(o) = fat   lipo/dys/trophy(abnormal fat development)  
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lysis = break up   cyto/lysis(breaking up cells)  
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mal = bad, poor   mal/nutrition(poor nutrition)  
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mega(lo) = large   mega/dose(large dose)  
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my(o) = muscle   my/algia(muscle pain)  
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osteo = bone   osteo/pathy(bone disease)  
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penia = deficiency   osteo/penia(deficiency in the bones)  
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peri = around   peri/oral(around the mouth)  
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