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Medical terminology

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Pseudo   False  
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Quadri   Four  
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Quint   Five  
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Retro   Backward  
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Semi / Hemi   Half  
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Sub   Below / Under  
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Super   Above  
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Sym / Syn   together  
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Tetra   Four  
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Tri   Three  
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Uni   One  
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Ang (i) (io)   Vessel  
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Angin   To choke  
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Arter (i)(io)   Artery  
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Capillus   Hairlike  
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Card(i)(io)   Heart  
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Cubitum   Forearm  
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Cyte   Cell  
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Derm   Skin  
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Electr(o)   Electricity  
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Embol   To cast , throw  
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Erg(o)   to work  
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Erythr(o)   Red  
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Hem(o)   Blood  
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Infarct   tissue death  
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Lipid   Fat  
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Olog(y), Log   Study  
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Man(o)   thin  
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My(o)   muscle  
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Phleb(o)   vein  
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Pulmonar   Lung  
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Rrhyth   Rhythm  
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Scler   Hardening  
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Sera   Serum  
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Sphygm(o)   Pulse  
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Steth(o)   chest  
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Tens   tension  
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Thromb   Clot  
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Ven(i)   Vein  
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Vas(o)   Vessel  
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Algia   Pain  
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Blast   Immature  
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Cele   Hernia, Tumor  
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Centesis   Surgical Procedure  
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Cyte   Cell  
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Desis   Binding  
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Ectomy   Surgical Removal  
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Emesis   Vomiting  
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Gram   weight, record  
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Graph   to write, record  
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ia   condition  
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ist   specializing in  
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itis   inflammation  
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logy   study of  
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lysis   deatruction  
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megaly   enlargment  
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meter   measure  
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oid   resemble  
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oma   tumor  
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osis   condition  
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pathy   disease  
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penia   deficiency  
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Phagia   to eat  
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Phasia   to speak  
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Philia   attraction  
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Phobia   fear  
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phraxis   to obstruct  
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Physis   growth  
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Plasia   to form, produce  
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Plasty   surgical repair  
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Plegia   Paralysis  
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Plexy   surgical fixation  
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Pnea   breathing  
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Poiesis   formation  
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Ptosis   drooping  
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Ptysis   spitting  
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Rrhea   flow, discharge  
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Rrhexis   rupture  
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Scope   Instrument  
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Tome   Instrument  
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Rraphy   suture  
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Rrhage(ia)   bursting forth  
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therapy   treatment  
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tripsy   crushing  
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scopy   to view  
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stasis   control, to stop  
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stomy   new opening  
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tomy   incision  
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trophy   nourishment  
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Uria   urine  
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Appendi   appendix  
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Arthr(o)   joints  
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Burs(a)   fluid filled sac  
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Chole   Bile  
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Cyst   Bladder  
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Col   Colon  
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Derma   Skin  
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Enceph   Brain  
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Gastr(O)   Stomach  
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Enter   Intestines  
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Hepa   Liver  
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Mening   Lining of Brain  
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Nephr(o)   Kidneys  
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Osteo   Bone  
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Myel   covering  
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Chondr(o)   cartilage  
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Pancrea   Pancreas  
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Periton   Abdominal Wall  
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Rhin(o)   Nose  
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Ophth(o)   Eye  
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Aural   Ear  
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Glossi   tongue  
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Histo   tissue  
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Neur(o)   Nerve  
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A / An   without  
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Ab   Away from  
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Ad   toward  
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Ambi   both  
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Epi   upon, above  
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Eu   Good  
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Hetero   different  
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Homo / Homeo   similar / same  
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Peri   through , around  
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Poly   many  
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Post   after  
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Pre / Pro   before  
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Ante   before  
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Auto   self  
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Bi   two , double  
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Brachy   short  
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Brady   slow  
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Centi   a hundred  
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Cirum / Peri   around  
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Contra   against  
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Deca   ten  
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Di   two  
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Dipl   double  
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Dys   bad , difficult  
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Ecto   outer  
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Endo   Inner  
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Hydro   water  
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Hyper   Excessive , above  
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Hypo   Below , deficient  
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Inter   between  
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Intra   within  
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Mal   bad  
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mega   large  
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micro   small  
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tachy   rapid  
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cubital   direction  
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milli   one - thousandth  
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multi   many , much  
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nulli   none  
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oligo   scant , small amount  
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pan   all  
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para   beside  
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primi   first  
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