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| multi- | many, multiple, excessive; multiple scleraosis (MS)- hardening of the many nerves
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| mumps | swelling; mumps- s a viral infection of the paraotid saliva gland near the ear
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| my/o- | muscle; myoma- muscle tumor
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| myc/o- | fungus; mycoid is resembling a fungus
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| mydri/o- | to widen; mydrioptic- referring to when he pupil dilates to widen the vision
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| myelo- | spinal cord or bone marrow; myelogram- recording of activity of the spinal cord
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| myring/o- | eardrum; myringtiis- inflammation of the eardrum
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| myx/o- | mucus; myxoid- resembling mucus
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| nano- | 1 billionth
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| narc/o- | sleep; narcolepsy- suddenly falling into sleep
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| nares | nose opening; nares
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| nas/o- | nose; nasal- referring to the nose
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| nat- | birth; natal- referring to birth
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| natri- | sodium or salt; hypernatremia- increase in sodium or salt in blood
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| navicul/o- | boa or boat shaped; navicular- referring to a boat shaped ankle and wrist scaphoid bones)
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| necr/o- | death, dead, dying; necrotic- referring to death or dying things
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| neo- | new; neoplasm- a new growth
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| nephr/o- | kidney; nephritis- inflammation of kidney
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| neur/o- | nerve; neuralgia- nerve pain
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| neutr/o- | neither or neutral; neutrophile- WBC that stains with a neutral PH of 7
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| nev/o- | birthmark; nevus referring to a birth mark like moles or stains
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| nigra- | black; nigra bodies- black structures in the nucleus
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| nin/o- | nine; ninus- pertaining to nine
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| noct/i- | night or blind; nocturia- urination at night
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| -noia | mind; paranoia- beyond the mind; loss of reality
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| nucle/o- | nut; nucleus- referring to the nut shaped
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| null/i | none or no; nullipara- having a null or voided birth
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| nutri/o- | to nourish; nutrition- the process of creating nourishment
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| -o/pexy | to fixate, attach, sew; nephropexy- the process of fixing the kidney by sewing back
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| -o/plasty | repair or plastic surgery; rhinoplasty- to repair the nose through surgery
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| -o/rrhagia | bursting forth or heavy flow; menorrhagia- having an extremely heavy flow
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| -o/rrhea | discharge or flow; menorrhea- having monthly discharge or flow
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| -o/rrhexis | rupture or protrusion; enterorrhexis- a small rupture in the intestine
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| oblique | side-long or slanted; oblique- side or slanted at about 45 degree angle
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| obstetr/i- | midwife; obstetrics- pertaining to childbirth
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| occipit/o- | back of the head; occipitotomy- opening on the back of the head
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| occlusi/o- | closure or blockage; occlusion- process of closure or blockage
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| occult/o- | hidden; occulta- referring to the hidden condition
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| oct/o- | eight; octagon- having eight sides
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| ocul/o- | eye
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| odont/o- | tooth; odontoid- resembling a tooth
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| -oid | resembling; lipoid- resembling fat
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| oleo- | oil; oleo one letter off from oil, Olive Oil
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| -oleum | oil; petroleum- stone oil
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| olfact/o- | smelling or smell; olfactory
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| olig/o- | few, scanty, slight, little; oligomenorrhea- having a very light period
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| -ology | science or study of, process of
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| -oma | tumor or swelling; carcinoma- cancer swelling
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| omo- | shoulder; omobursitis- inflamation of the shoulder
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| omphal/o- | navel or umbilicus; omphalectomy- removal of the ubilicus
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| onc/o- | tumor; oncology- the study of out of control tumors known as cancer
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| onych/o- | nail; onchyofidia- a spilt nail
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| oophoro- | ovary; oophoritis- inflamed ovaries
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| ophthalm/o- | eye or eyeball; ophthalmologist- person who studies the eyes
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| opisth/o- | backwards (bending); opisthotonus- muscle contractions that allow the head to bend backwards
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| opto- | vision, sight, eye; optometrist- person who corrects vision
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| ora- | mouth; oral- pertaining to the mouth
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| orb- | circle or dish; orbital- eye socket (the circle orb part)
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| orchi/o- | teste or seed producer; orchioma- tumor in the testes
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| -orexia | appetite; anorexia- without appetite (not hungry)
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| -orrhaphy | suturing or repair; neurorrhaphy- procedure where you suture or repair the nerve
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| orth/o- | staight, normal, correct; orthodontic- braces to straighten teeth
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| os- | mouth; tracheostomy- cut open a whole in the windpipe to create a mouth to breath out of
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| oscill/o- | to swing; oscillograph- an instrument to measure the swinging
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| -ose | sugar; maltose- malt sugar
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| -osis | condition of or disease; scoliosis- disease causing crooked spine
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| osmo- | smell; anosmia- referring to not having a smell
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| oste/o- | bone; osteopath- disease caused by bone
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| -ostomy | mouth like opening produced by surgery; colostomy- opening a mouth like hole in the colon
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| ot/o- | ear; otitis- inflammation of the ear
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| -otomy | cutting, to cut, cut into; anatomy- the procedure cutting apart the body to see what's inside
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| -otripsy | crushing or to crush; lithotripsy- crushing up stones to get ride of kidney stones
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| ov/o- | egg; ovary- referring to the eggs
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| ox/y- | sharp or oxygen molecules; oxyopia- referring to very sharp vision
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| pachy- | thick; pachydermia- referring to having thick skin
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| palat/o- | palate, plate or plate of the mouth roof; palatoplasty- repairing the roof of the mouth or your mouth plate
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| pall/o- | pale or lack of color; pallor- one who is pale or lacking color
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| palm/a- | palm or palm of hand; palmar- referring to the palm
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| palpat/o- | touching or to touch; palpation- processing of touching
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| palpebra- | eyelid; palpebritis- inflammation of the eyelid
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| palpit- | quivering or fluttering; palpitation- process of quivering or fluttering of the heart
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| palsy- | slight or moderate paralysis; Cerebral palsy- paralysis of the brain or injury to brain that causes temporary or permanent loss of sensation, movement, control)
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| pan- | all, total, complete; pandemic- a complete total disease spreading everyone
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| papilla- | nippily; papillary- state of being a nipple
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| para- | near, beside, beyond, around, similar, abnormal; parathyroid- near shield shaped resembling
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| -paresis | paralysis; hemiparesis- condition of being half paralyzed
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| pariet/o- | wall or partition; parietal- referring to the wall of a cavity
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| part/o- | birth or labor; postpartum- referring to after birth
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| patell/o- | little dish or knee cap; patellar- referring to the knee cap
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| path/o- | disease; pathology- science of disease
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| paus/o- | stoppage; menopausal- referring to the monthly stoppage
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| pect/o- | chest; pectoral- chest or breast area referring
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| ped- | foot or feet; pedal- a foot operated pedal
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| pedi- | child; pediatrics- medicine treating children
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| pedicul/o- | lice; pediculosis- condition of having lice
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| peli- | purple; peliosis- condition of being purple
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| pell- | skin; pellagra- having skin
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| pelvi/o- | base, basin, pelvis; pelvic- referring to the basin that is bound by hip bones and the sacrum
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| pen/o- | tail, organ of copulation, penis; penitis- inflammation of penis
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| -penia | decrease in number; luekocytopenia- decrease in the number of WBC's
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