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Combing forms, suffixes, prefixes, & terms

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Definition
aden/o   gland  
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arthr/o   joint  
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bi/o   life  
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carcin/o   cancer  
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cardi/o   heart  
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cephal/o   head  
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cerebr/o   cerebrum, largest part of the brain  
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cis/o   to cut  
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crin/o   to secrete  
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cyst/o   urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst  
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cyt/o   cell  
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derm/o   skin  
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dermat/o   skin  
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electr/o   electricity  
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encephal/o   brain  
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enter/o   intestines; usually small intestines  
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erythr/o   red  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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glyc/o   sugar  
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gnos/o   knowledge  
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gynec/o   woman, female  
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hemat/o   blood  
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hem/o   blood  
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hepat/o   liver  
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iatr/o   physician, treatment  
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leuk/o   white  
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log/o   study of  
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nephr/o   kidney  
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neur/o   nerve  
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onc/o   tumor  
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ophthalm/o   eye  
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oste/o   bone  
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path/o   disease  
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ped/o   child; foot  
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psych/o   mind  
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radi/o   x-ray  
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ren/o   kidney  
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rhin/o   nose  
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sacr/o   flesh, muscle  
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sect/o   to cut  
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thromb/o   clot, clotting  
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ur/o   urine, urinary tract  
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-ac   pertaining to  
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-al   pertaining to  
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-algia   pain  
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-cyte   cell  
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-ectomy   to cut out, remove, excision, resection  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-genic   pertaining to producing produced by produced in  
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-globin   protein  
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-gram   record  
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-ic, -ical   pertaining to  
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-ion   process  
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-ist   specialist, MD  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-logy   process of study  
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-oma   tumor, mass, swelling  
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-opsy   process of viewing  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-pathy   disease condition  
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-scope   instrument to visually examine  
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-scopy   process of visually examining  
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-sis   condition  
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-tomy   to cut, incision  
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-y   process, condition  
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a-, an-   no, not, without  
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aut-, auto-   self, own  
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dia-   complete, through  
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endo-   within  
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epi-   above, upon  
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ex-, exo-   outside of, out, outward  
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hyper-   above normal, excessive, more than normal  
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hypo-   less then normal, deficient, below, under  
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in-   into, in  
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peri-   surrounding, around  
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pro-   before, forward  
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re-   back, backward, again  
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retro-   behind  
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sub-   below, under  
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trans-   across, through  
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adenitis   inflammation of a gland  
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adenoma   tumor of a gland  
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adenopathy   disease of a gland  
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anemia   lack of RBCs or hemoglobin  
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arthralgia   pain in a joint  
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arthritis   inflammation of a joint  
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autopsy   to examine a dead body  
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biology   study of life  
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biopsy   to examine cells or tissue under a microsope  
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carcinogenic   producing cancer  
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carcinoma   cancerous tumor  
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cardiac   heart  
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cardiology   study of the heart  
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cephalic   head  
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cerebral   cerebrum  
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cystitis   inflammation of the urinary bladder  
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cystoscopy   visually examining the urinary bladder  
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cytology   study of cells  
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dermatitis   inflammation of the skin  
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dermatology   study of the skin  
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diagnosis   state of complete knowledge  
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electrocardiogram   record of the heart's electricity  
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electroencephalogram   record of the brain's electricity  
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endocrine glands   hormonal glands, glands that secrete into the body  
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endocrinologist   specialist in the study of hormones  
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endocrinology   study of hormones  
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endoscope   instrument used to view inside the body  
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endoscopy   process of looking inside the body  
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enteritis   inflammation of the small intestines  
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enteropathy   disease condition of the intestines  
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epidermis   outer layer of skin  
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epigastric   area above the stomach  
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erythrocyte   red blood cell  
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excision   to cut out, remove, resection  
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exocrine glands   glands that secrete to the outside of the body (oil, sweat)  
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gastrectomy   to cut out part or all of the stomach  
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gastric   stomach  
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gastroenterology   study of the intestines and stomach  
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gastrotomy   to cut into the stomach  
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gynecologist   specialist in the study and treatment of women  
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gynecology   study of women  
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hematology   study of blood  
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hematoma   mass or collection of blood  
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hemoglobin   blood protein  
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hepatitis   inflammation of the liver  
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hyperglycemia   excess sugar in the blood  
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hyperthyroidism   condition of excessive thyroid hormone  
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hypodermic   under the skin  
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hypogastric   below the stomach  
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hypoglycemia   condition of low blood sugar  
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iatrogenic   produced by the treatment or physician  
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incision   process of cut into  
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leukemia   cancerous WBC condition  
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leukocyte   white blood cell  
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leukocytosis   abnormal white blood cell condition  
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nephrectomy   to cut out or remove a kidney  
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nephritis   inflammation of the kidney  
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neural   nerves  
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neuralgia   pain in the nerves  
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neurologic   study of the nerves  
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neurology   process of studying the nerves  
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oncologist   specialist in the study and treatment of cancer  
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oncology   study of cancer  
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ophthalmologist   specialist in the study and treatment of the eyes  
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ophthalmoscope   instrument to examine the eyes  
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osteitis   inflammation of the bones  
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osteoarthritis   inflammation of the bones and joints  
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osteotomy   to cut into bone  
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pathogenic   produced by a disease  
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pathologist   person (Medical Examiner) that does autopsies and biopsies  
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patholgy   study of disease  
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pediatric   child's doctor  
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pericardium   structure surrounding the heart  
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prognosis   guess about the outcome of a person's condition  
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prostate gland   hormonal gland in males in front of the urinary bladder  
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psychiatrist   specialist in the study and treatment of the mind  
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psychology   study of the mind  
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radiology   study of x-rays  
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renal   kidney  
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resection   process of cutting out, removing  
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retrocardiac   behind the heart  
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rhinitis   inflammation of the nose  
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sarcoma   malignant tumor  
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subhepatic   below the liver  
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thrombocyte   clotting cell; platelet  
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transhepatic   through the liver  
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urology   study of the urinary tract  
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