Terminology
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aden/o | GLAND
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arthr/o | JOINT
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bi/o | LIFE
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carcin/o | CANCEROUS
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cardi/o | HEART
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cephal/o | HEAD
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cerebr/o | BRAIN (largest part)
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cyst/o | URINARY BLADDER
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cyt/o | CELL
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dermat/o | SKIN
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eletr/o | ELECTRICITY
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encephal/o | BRAIN
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enter/o | SMALL INTESTINES
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erythr/o | RED
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gastr/o | STOMACH
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gnos/o | KNOWLEDGE
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gynec/o | WOMAN/FEMALE
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hemat/o | BLOOD
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hepat/o | LIVER
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lapar/o | ABDOMEN
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leuk/o | WHITE
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nephr/o | KIDNEY
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neur/o | NERVE
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onc/o | TUMOR
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ophthalm/o | EYE
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oste/o | BONE
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path/o | DISEASE
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psych/o | MIND
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rhin/o | NOSE
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sarc/o | FLESH
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thromb/o | clot
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sclerosis | HARDENING
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suffix | END OF TERM
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gram | A RECORD
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root | GIVES THE ESSENTIAL MEANING OF THE TERM
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logy | STUDY OF
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combining vowel | CONNECTS ROOTS TO SUFFIXES AND ROOTS TO OTHER ROOTS
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gastr/o/scope | INSTRUMENT TO VISUALLY EXAMINE THE STOMACH
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gastr/ic | PERTAINING TO THE STOMACH
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cardi/ac | PERTAINING TO THE HEART
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enter/itis | INFLAMMATION OF THE SMALL INTESTINES
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gastr/o/enter/itis | INFLAMMATION OF THE STOAMACH AND SMALL INTESTINES
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prefix | A SMALL PART ADDED TO THE BEGINNING OF A TERM
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sub/gastr/ic | PERTAINING TO "BELOW" THE STOMACH
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trans/gastr/ic | PERTAINING TO "ACROSS" THE STOMACH
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retro/gastr/ic | PERTAINING TO "BEHIND" THE STOMACH
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combining form | COMBINATION OF THE ROOT AND THE COMBINING VOWEL
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read | THE MEANING OF MEDICAL WORDS FROM THE SUFFIX TO THE BEGINNING OF THE WORD AND THEN ACROSS
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adenoma | BENIGN TUMOR OF GLANDS
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adenitis | INFLAMMATION OF GLANDS
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artheritis | INFLAMMATION OF THE JOINTS
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biology | STUDY OF LIFE
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biopsy | REMOVAL OF LIVING TISSUE
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carcinoma | CANCEROUS TUMOR
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cardiology | STUDY OF THE HEART
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cephalic | PERTAINING TO THE HEAD
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cerebral | PERTAINING TO THE BRAIN
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cerebrovascular accident (CVA) | KNOWN AS A STROKE
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vascular | PERTAINING TO BLOOD VESSELS
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cystoscope | INSTRUMENT TO VISUALLY EXAMINE URINARY BLADDER AND URINARY TRACT OF A MALE
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electroencephalogram | A RECORD TO DETERMINE WHETHER A PATIENT HS A SEIZURE DISORDER, SUCH AS EPILEPSY
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dermatitis | INFLAMMATION OF THE SKIN
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enteritis | INFLAMMATION OF THE SMALL INTESTINE
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erythrocyte | RED CELLS
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dia | COMPLETE
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sis | MEANS "STATE OF"
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diagnosis | THE COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE GAINED AFTER TESTING & EXAMINING THE PATIENT
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prognosis | A PREDICTION THAT IS MADE AFTER THE DIAGNOSIS. FORECASTS THE OUTCOME OF THE PATIENT
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pro | BEFORE
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gynecologist | specializes in diseases of the female reproductive organs
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