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LOM Chapter 3 Terms

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-cele   hernia  
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acr/o   extremities, top, extreme point  
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acu/o   sharp, severe, sudden  
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-centesis   surgical puncture to remove fluid  
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adip/o   fat  
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amin/o   amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)  
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angi/o   vessel  
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arteri/o   artery  
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arthr/o   joint  
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axill/o   armpit  
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-coccus, pl. -cocci   berry-shaped bacterium  
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blephar/o   eyelid  
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bronch/o   bronchial tubes (two tubes, one right and one left, that branch from the trachea to enter the lungs)  
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-dynia   pain  
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-emia   blood condition  
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chem/o   drug, chemical  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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chron/o   time  
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col/o   colon (large intestine)  
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-genesis   condition of producing, forming  
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encephal/o   brain  
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-graph   instrument for recording  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-itis   inflamation  
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hydr/o   water, fluid  
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inguin/o   groin  
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isch/o   to hold back  
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lapar/o   abdomen, abdominal wall  
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laryng/o   larynx (voice box)  
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leuk/o   white  
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lymph/o   lymph - a clear fluid that bathes tissue spaces  
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mamm/o, mast/o   breast  
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morph/o   shape/form  
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muc/o   mucus  
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my/o   muscle  
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myel/o   spinal cord, bone marrow  
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necr/o   death (of cells or whole body)  
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nephr/o, ren/o   kidney  
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-logy   study of  
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neutr/o   neutrophil (a white blood cell)  
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nucle/o   nucleus  
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ophthalm/o   eye  
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oste/o   bone  
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ot/o   ear  
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path/o   disease  
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peritone/o   peritoneum  
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phag/o   to eat, swallow  
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phleb/o, ven/o   vein  
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plas/o   formation, development  
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pleur/o   pleura (membrane surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall)  
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pneumon/o   lungs  
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radi/o   x-rays  
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rect/o   rectum  
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rhin/o   nose  
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-lysis   breakdown, destruction, separation  
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splen/o   spleen  
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staphyl/o   clusters  
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strept/o   twisted chains  
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thorac/o   chest  
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thromb/o   clot  
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tonsill/o   tonsils  
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trache/o   trachea (windpipe)  
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-malacia   softening  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-oma   tumor, mass, collection of fluid  
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-penia   deficiency  
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-phobia   fear  
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-plasia   development, formation, growth  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-ptosis   drooping, sagging, prolapse  
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-sclerosis   hardening  
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-stasis   stopping, controlling  
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-stomy   opening to form a mouth  
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-therapy   treatment  
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-trophy   development, nourishment  
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-er   one who  
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-ia   condition  
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-ist   specialist  
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-ole, -ule   little, small  
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-um, -ium   structure, tissue  
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-us   structure, substance  
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-ar, -ary, -ous, -itc   pertaining to  
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-oid   resembling  
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