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learning Medical Definitions

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Term
Definition
gastr   Stomach  
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cadi   Heart  
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megal   Enlaged  
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itis   inflammation  
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dermat   skin  
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plast   surgical repair, plastic repair  
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cerebr   brain  
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path   disease  
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ectomy   surgical removal of all or part of  
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enter   intestines (usually small)  
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osis   condition, any condition  
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otomy   cut into, incision into  
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aden   gland  
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angi   vessel (usually blood)  
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oma   tumor  
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nephr   kidney  
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hepat   liver  
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arthr   joint  
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blephar   eyelid  
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ologist   a specialist in the study of  
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rhin   nose  
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gingiv   gum  
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malacia   soft, soft condition  
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ology   study of  
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spasm   involuntary cotraction  
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algia   pain  
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crani   skull  
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end   inside, within  
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hemi   half  
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oid   like  
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hyper   above, more than normal  
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cyst   sac containing fluid  
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chole   bile  
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hypo   under, beneath, deficient  
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scop   look, observe  
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hyster   uterus (womb)  
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ostomy   to create an opening  
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para   beside, beyond  
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lysis   loosening,  
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cervic   neck  
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chondr   cartilage  
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cyan   blue  
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hem(at)   blood  
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ost   bone  
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psycho   mind  
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lip   fat  
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my   muscle  
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lith   stone  
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ophthalm   eye  
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proct   anus  
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cost   rib  
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gram   record, write  
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acro   extremities  
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rhexis   break, burst  
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carcin   cancer  
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penia   decrease  
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gen   original, production  
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burso   sac  
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retro   backwards  
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trip   rub, friction  
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strept   twist  
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desis   binding, fixation  
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mani   madness, mental disturbance  
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glosso   tongue  
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trophy   development, growth  
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supra   above, over  
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ptosis   falling, drooping  
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dyn   pain  
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mast   breast  
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rrhaphy   suture, suturing  
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dent   teeth  
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cephal   head  
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auto   self  
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epi   upon, in addition  
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hydro   water  
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lobo   section  
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emesis   vomiting  
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contra   against, counter  
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iasis   condition  
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trans   through, across  
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brady   slow  
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ectasis   expanison  
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cyt   cell  
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odont   tooth  
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leuk   white  
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esthesia   sensation  
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cantho   angle at the end of the eyelid  
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steno   narrow, contracted  
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cheil   lip  
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cele   hernia  
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benign   mild, not cancerous  
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semen   seed  
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celio   abdomen  
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erythro   red  
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vaso   vessel  
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melan   black  
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cauda   tail  
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lingua   tongue  
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myring   eardrum  
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spondyl   spinal column  
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ovar   egg(the female reproductive part)  
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centesis   punture  
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oto   ear  
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bili   bile  
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squam   scale  
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mening   membrane  
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cec   blind passage  
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macul   spot(or stain)  
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pexy   suspension, fixation  
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onco   tumor, swelling or mass  
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or   mouth  
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sub   under, beneath, below  
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spiro   coil  
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lacrim   tear  
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viscero   organ  
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