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Pharmacy Practice II - Medical Terminology 001-132

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a-, an-   without, not  
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adip/o   fat  
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-algia   pain  
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-angi/o   vessel (usually blood or lymph)  
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anter/o   front, anterior  
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ante-   before  
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anti-   against  
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arteri/o   artery  
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arthro/o   joint  
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blephar/o   eyelid  
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brady-   slow  
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bronch/o; bronchi/o   bronchus (pleural=bronchi)  
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carcin/o   cancer  
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cardi/o   heart  
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-centesis   surgical puncture  
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cephal/o   head  
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cerebr/o   cerebrum (brain)  
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cervic/o   neck, cervix uteri (neck of uterus)  
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chlor-   green  
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chol/e   bile, gall  
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cholesyt/o   gallbladder  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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-cide   kill, destroy  
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col/o, colon/o   colon (large intestine)  
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cost/o   ribs  
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crani/o   cranium (skull)  
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cutane/o   skin  
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cyan/o   blue  
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cyst/o   bladder  
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-cyte, cyt/o   cell  
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dent/o   teeth  
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-derma, derm/o, dermat/o   skin  
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dipl/o   double  
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-dipsia   thirst  
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-dynia   pain  
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dys-   bad, painful, difficult  
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-ectasis   dilation, expansion  
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-ectomy   excision, removal  
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-edema   swelling  
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electro/o   electric  
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-emesis   vomiting  
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-emia   blood  
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encephal/o   brain  
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enter/o   intestine (usually small)  
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epi-   above, upon  
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erythr/o   red  
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esophag/o   esophagus  
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eu-   good, normal  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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-gen, -genesis   producing, forming  
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gero-   aged  
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gingiv/o   gum  
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glauc-   gray  
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-gloss   tongue  
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gluc/o, glyc/o   sugar, glucose  
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-gram   record  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-gravida   pregnant woman  
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gynec/o   woman, female  
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hemangi/o   blood vessel  
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hemat/o   blood  
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hemi-   half, partly  
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hem/o   blood  
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hepat/o   liver  
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hydr/o   water  
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hyper-   excessive  
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hypo-   under, below  
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hyster/o   uterus  
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-ia   condition  
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-iasis   abnormal condition  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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in-   not  
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inter-   between  
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intra-   within  
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-ism   condition  
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iso-   equal  
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-itis   inflammation  
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laryng/o   larynx (voice box)  
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leuk/o   white  
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lip/o   fat  
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lith/o   stone, calculus  
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-logist   specialist in the study of  
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-logy   the study of  
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lumb/o   lower back, loin  
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lymph/o   lymph  
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-lysis   seperation, destruction, loosening  
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lyso-   dissolving  
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mast/o   breast  
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macro-   large  
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mamm/o, mast/o   breast  
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maxilla/o   jaw  
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megal/o   enlargement  
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melano/o   black  
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meningi/o; mening/o   meninges  
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men/o   menses, menstruation  
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-meter   measure, instrument for measuring  
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metr/o   uterus  
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micro-   small  
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muc/o   mucus  
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myc/o   fungus  
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myel/o   spinal cord, bone marrow  
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my/o   muscle  
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nas/o   nose  
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necr/o   death  
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neo-   new  
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nephr/o   kidney  
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neur/o   nerve  
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noct/o   night  
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odont/o   teeth  
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-ole   small  
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-oma   tumor  
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onych/o   nail  
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oophor/o   ovary  
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ophthalm/o   eye  
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-opia   vision  
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orchid/o   testis  
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or/o   mouth  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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oste/o   bone  
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ot/o   ear  
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-ous   pertaining to  
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para-   near, beside, around  
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patell/o   knee cap  
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-pathy   disease  
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-pedia   child  
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ped/o   foot  
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pelv/o   pelvis  
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-penia   decreased  
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-pepsia   digestion  
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-peri   around  
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-phagia   swallow, eat  
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phalang/o   phalanges (finger, toe)  
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