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Mr G. Medical Terms HAMS

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Definition
arthro   joint  
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cardio   heart  
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cephalo   head  
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cerebro   brain  
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neuro   nerve  
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rhino   nose  
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hema, hemat   blood  
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derm, dermat   skin  
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a-, an-   without, not  
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anti-   against  
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auto-   self, own  
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bi-   two, double  
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-ac, -al, -eal, -ic   pertaining to  
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-algia   pain  
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-cide   to kill or destroy  
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-ectomy   removal of, excision  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-gram   record  
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cost   rib  
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cranio   skull  
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cyst   bladder  
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cyto   cell  
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arterio   artery  
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quad-   four  
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retro-   behind, backward  
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semi-   half  
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sub-   under, below  
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tachy-   fast, rapid  
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-oma   tumor, mass or swelling  
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-otomy   surgical incision, to cut into  
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-pathy   disease process  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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entero   intestine  
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gastro   stomach  
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geront   old age, elderly  
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hepato   liver  
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osteo   bone  
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hyper-   above, excessive  
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hypo-   less than, under  
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inter-   between  
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intra-   within  
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multi-   many  
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-itis   inflammation of  
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-lithiasis   presence of stones  
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-ology   study of  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-oid   resembling  
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oto   ear  
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pneumo, pulmon   lung  
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thoraco   chest  
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ven, phlebo   vein  
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brady-   slow  
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dys-   bad, difficult, painful  
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eu-   good, normal  
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hemi-   half  
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peri-   around  
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-pnea   breathing, respiration  
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-rrhea   drainage, flow  
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-scope   instrument to visually examine, an instrument  
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-stasis   stoppage  
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lipo   fat  
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myo   muscle  
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nephro, reno   kidney  
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ophthal, oculo,   eye  
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poly-   many, much  
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pre-   before, in front  
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post-   after, behind  
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pseudo-   false  
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-graph   instrument to record  
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-ism   condition  
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-stomy   artificial opening  
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acro   top, extremities (arms or legs)  
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appendic, append   appendix  
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angi   vessel  
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cervi   neck  
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chole   gall  
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chondr   cartilage  
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dors   back  
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hyster   uterus  
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laryng   larynx, voice box  
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lapar   abdomen, abdominal wall  
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later   side  
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leuk   white  
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myring   eardrum, tympanic membrance  
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myelo   bone marrow, spinal cord  
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necr   death  
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oophor   ovary, female egg cell  
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proct   rectum, rectal, anus  
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sten   contracted, narrow  
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vaso   vessel or duct  
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brachi   arm  
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endo-, end-   within  
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micro-   small  
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multi-   many, much, a large amount  
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-ia   condition  
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-ist   specialist  
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-malcia   softening  
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-ium   structure  
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-osis   condition, abnormal condition  
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