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Med Vocab Ch 4

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a red blood cell   erythrocyte  
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a substance that causes hemolysis   hemolysin  
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a substance that produces cancer   carcinogen  
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any disease of the eye   ophthalmopathy  
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excessive preoccupation with fires   pyromania  
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inflammation of a bone   osteitis  
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muscular pain   myalagia  
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pertaining to the nose   nasal  
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treatment of disease with medicines   pharmacotheraphy  
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viewing things with a microscope   microscopy  
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-cele   hernia  
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-emia   condition of the blood  
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-iasis   condition  
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-lith   calculus  
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-mania   excessive preoccupation  
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-oma   tumor  
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-phobia   abnormal fear  
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-ptosis   prolapse  
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alb(o)   white  
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chlor(o)   green  
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cyan(o)   blue  
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erythr(o)   red  
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melan(o)   black  
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xanth(o)   yellow  
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Bx   biopsy  
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OD   overdose  
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OTC   over the counter  
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Rx   prescription  
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Tx   treatment  
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cancer(o), carcin(o)   cancer  
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onc(o)   tumor  
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path(o)   disease  
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-manic   a person who shows excessive preoccupation  
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the inflammation of the eye   ophthalmitis  
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inflammation of the tonsils   tonsillitis  
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inflammation of the gland   adenitis  
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a nervous condition or disorder that is not caused by a demonstrable structural change   neurosis  
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-able -ible   capable of, able to  
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-an   pertaining to  
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-ary   pertaining to  
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-eal   pertaining to  
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-ive   pertaining to  
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-tic   pertaining to  
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-ase   enzyme  
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-eum, -ium   membrance  
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-ia   condition or theory  
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-iac   one who suffers  
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-opia   vision  
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-ose   sugar  
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-ous   pertaining to or characterized by  
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-y   state or condition  
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cyt(o)   cell  
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gen(o)   beginning,origin  
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-genic   produced by or in  
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-gensis   producing or forming  
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kinesi(o)   movement  
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leps(o)   seizure  
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log(o)   knowledge or words  
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lys(o)   destruction, dissolving  
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megal(o)   measure; uterinn tissue  
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phag(o)   eat, ingest  
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phas(o)   speech  
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plas(o)   formation, development  
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plast(o)   repair  
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pleg(o)   paralysis  
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schis(o)   split, cleft  
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schiz(o)   split, cleft  
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schist(o)   split, cleft  
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scop(o)   to examine, view  
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troph(o)   nutrition  
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-meter   instrument used to measure  
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-metry   process of measuring  
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bi(o)   life or living  
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cephal(o)   head  
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electr(o)   electricity  
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hist(o)   tissue  
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muscul(o)   muscle  
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my(o)   muscle  
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nas(o)   nose  
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ne(o)   new  
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pod(o)   foot  
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pyr(o)   fire  
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therm(o)   heat  
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algesi(o)   sensitivity or pain  
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chem(o)   chemical  
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esthesi(o)   feeling or sensation  
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narc(o)   stupor  
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pharmac(o)   drugs or medicine  
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pharmaceut(i)   drugs or medicine  
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therapeut(o)   treatment  
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tox(o)   posion  
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toxic(o)   posion  
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-therapy   treatment  
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kleptomania   an uncontrollable impluse to steal objects unnecessary for personal use or monetary value  
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This enzyme breaks down lactose   lactase  
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