Medical Terminology
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| aden/o | gland
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| carcin/o | cancer
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| cardi/o | heart
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| chem/o | chemical
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| cis/o | to cut
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| dermat/o | skin
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| enter/o | small intestine
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| gastr/o | stomach
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| gynec/o | female
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| hemat/o | blood
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| hydr/o | water
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| immun/o | immune
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| laryng/o | voice box
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| morph/o | shape
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| nephr/o | kidney
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| neur/o | nerve
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| ophthalm/o | eye
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| ot/o | ear
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| path/o | disease
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| pulmon/o | lung
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| rhin/o | nose
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| ur/o | urine, urinary tract
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| a- | without, away from
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| an- | without
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| ante- | before, in front of
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| anti- | against
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| auto- | self
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| brady- | slow
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| dys- | painful, difficult
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| endo- | within, inner
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| epi- | upon, over
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| eu- | normal, good
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| hetero- | different
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| homo- | same
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| hper- | over, above
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| hypo- | under, below
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| infra- | under, beneath, below
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| inter- | among, between
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| intra- | within, inside
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| macro- | large
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| micro- | small
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| neo- | new
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| pan- | all
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| para- | beside, beyond, near
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| per- | through
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| peri- | around
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| post- | after
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| pre- | before, in front of
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| pseudo- | false
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| retro- | backward, below
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| sub- | under, below
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| super- | above, excess
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| supra- | above
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| tachy- | rapid, fast
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| trans- | through, across
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| ultra- | beyond, excess
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| bi- | two
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| hemi- | half
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| mono- | one
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| multi- | many
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| nulli- | none
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| poly- | many
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| quad- | four
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| semi- | partial, half
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| tri- | three
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| uni- | one
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| -algia | pain
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| -cele | hernia, protrusion
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| -cyte | cell
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| -cise | cut
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| -dynia | pain
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| -ectasis | dilation
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| -gen | that produces
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| -genesis | produces, generates
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| -genic | producing, produced by
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| -ia | state, condition
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| -iasis | abnormal condition
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| -ism | state of
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| -itis | inflammation
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| -logist | one who studies
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| -logy | study of
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| -lysis | destruction
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| -malacia | abnormal softening
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| -megaly | enlargement, large
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| -oma | tumor, mass
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| -osis | abnormal condition
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| -pathy | disease
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| -plasia | development, growth
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| -plasm | formation, development
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| -ptosis | drooping
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| -rrhage | excessive, abnormal flow
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| -rrhea | discharge, flow
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| -rrhexis | rupture
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| -sclerosis | hardening
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| -stenosis | narrowing
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| -therapy | treatment
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| -trophy | nourisment, treatment
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| -ac | pertaining to
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| -al | pertaining to
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| -an | pertaining to
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| -ar | pertaining to
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| -ary | pertaining to
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| -eal | pertaining to
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| -iac | pertaining to
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| -ic | pertaining to
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| -ical | pertaining to
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| -ile | pertaining to
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| -ior | pertaining to
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| -ory | pertaining to
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| -ose | pertaining to
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| -ous | pertaining to
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| -tic | pertaining to
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| -centesis | puncture to withdraw fluid
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| -ectomy | surgical removal
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| -ostomy | surgically create an opening
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| -otomy | cutting into
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| -pexy | surgical fixation
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| -plasty | surgical repair
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| -rraphy | suture
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| -gram | record or picture
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| -graph | instrument for recording
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| -graphy | process of recording
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| -meter | instrument for measuring
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| -metry | process for measuring
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| -scope | instrument for viewing
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| -scopy | process of visually examining
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| -ax | singular: thorax plural: thoraces
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| -a | singular : vertebra plural : vertebrae
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| -ex or -ix | singular: appendix plural: appendices
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| -is | singular: metastasis plural: metastases
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| -ma | singular: sarcoma plural: sarcomata
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| -nx | singular: phalanx plural: phalanges
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| -on | singular: ganglion plural: ganglia
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| -us | singular: nucleus plural: nuclei
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| -um | singular: ovum plural: ova
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| -y | singular: biopsy plural: biopsies
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