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| a | without
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| abdomin / o | abdomen
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| aden / o | gland
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| adren / o | adrenal
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| adrenal / o | adrenal
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| -al | pertaining to
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| -algia | pain
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| an- | without
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| angi / o | blood vessel
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| aort / o | aorta
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| appendic / o | appendix
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| -ar | pertaining to
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| arteri / o | artery
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| arthr / o | joint
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| blephar / o | eyelid
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| brady- | slow
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| bronch / o | bronchus
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| cardi / o | heart
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| -cele | herniation, protrusion
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| -centesis | surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
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| cerebell / o | cerebellum
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| cerebro / o | cerebrum, BRAIN
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| cervic / o | cervix
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| cheil / o | lip
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| chol / e | bile, gall
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| chol / o | bile, gall
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| chondr / o | cartilage
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| clavic / o | clavicle
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| clavicul / o | clavicle
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| col / o | colon
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| colp / o | vagina
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| conjuctiv / o | conjuctiva, (part of the eye)
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| cost / o | rib
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| crani / o | cranium, (skull)
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| cutane / o | skin
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| cyan / o | blue
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| cyst / o | bladder, sac
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| cyt / o | cell
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| derm / o | skin
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| dermat / o | skin
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| duoden / o | duodenum (part of the intestine)
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| dys | difficult, labored, painful, abnormal
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| -ectomy | excision, surgical removal
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| electro / o | electricity, electrical activity
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| -emia | condition of the blood
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| encephal / o | brain
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| endo- | within
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| enter / o | intestine
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| epitheli / o | epithelium
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| erythr / o | red
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| esophag / o | esophagus
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| femor / o | femur
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| gastr / o | stomach
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| -genic | producing, originating, causing
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| gloss / o | tongue
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| -gram | record, x-ray image
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| -graph | instrument used to record
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| -graphy | process of recording, x-ray imaging
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| gynec / o | woman
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| hem / o | blood
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| hemat / o | blood
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| hepat / o | liver
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| herni / o | protrusion of a body part
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| hist / o | tissue
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| humer / o | humerus
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| hyper | above normal
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| hypo | below normal
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| hyster / o | uterus
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| -iasis | condition of
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| -ic | pertaining to
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| ile / o | ileum
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| intra- | within
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| irid / o | iris
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| -itis | inflammation
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| kerat / o | cornea
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| lamin / o | lamina
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| lapar / o | abdomen
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| laryng / o | larynx
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| leuk / o | white
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| lingu / o | tongue
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| lip / o | fat
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| lith / o | stone, calculus
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| -logist | one who specializes in the diagnosis & treatment of
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| -logy | study of
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| mamm / o | breast
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| mast / o | breast
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| -megaly | enlargement
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| men / o | menstruation
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| mening / o | meninges
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| menisc / o | meniscus
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| metr / o | uterus
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| my / o | muscle
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| myel / o | spinal cord, bone marrow
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| myring / o | tympanic membrane
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| nephr / o | kidney
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| neur / o | nerve
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| -oid | resembling
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| -oma | tumor
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| onc / o | cancer
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| oophor / o | ovary
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| ophthalm / o | eye
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| orchi / o | testicle, testis
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| orchid / o | testicle, testis
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| -osis | abnormal condition
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| oste / o | bone
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| ot / o | ear
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| -ous | pertaining to
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| pancreat / o | pancreas
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| parathyroid / o | parathyroid
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| patell / o | patella
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| path / o | disease
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| peri | surrounding (outer)
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| perine / o | perineum
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| -pexy | surgical fixation
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| phalang / o | phalange
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| pharyng / o | pharynx
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| phas / o | speech
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| phleb / o | vein
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| -plasty | surgical repair
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| -plegia | paralysis, stroke
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| pleur / o | pleura
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| -pnea | respiration breathing
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| pneum / o | air, lung
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| pneumon / o | lung
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| poli / o | gray matter
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| proct / o | rectum
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| prostat / o | prostate
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| psych / o | mind
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| pulmon / o | lung
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| pyel / o | renal pelvis
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| ren / o | kidney
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| retin / o | retina
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| rhin / o | nose
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| -rrhagia | rapid flow of blood
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| -rrhaphy | surgical repair
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| -rrhea | excessive discharge, flow
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| salping / o | fallopian or uterine tube
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| sarc / o | connective tissue, flesh
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| scapul / o | scapula (shoulder blade)
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| scler / o | sclera (hard)
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| -sclerosis | hardening
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| -scope | instrument used for visual examination
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| -scopy | visual examination
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| sigmoid / o | sigmoid colon
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| spin / o | spine
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| splen / o | spleen
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| staped / o | stapes
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| -stenosis | narrowing
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| stern / o | sternum
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| stomat / o | mouth
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| stomy | creation of an artificial opening
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| sub | under or below
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| tachy | fast, rapid
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| thorac / o | chest
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| thromb / o | clot
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| thyr / o | thyroid
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| -tomy | surgical incision or to cut into
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| tonsil / o | tonsil
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| trache / o | trachea
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| trans | through, across, beyond
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| trich / o | hair
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| -trophy | development, nourishment
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| ungu / o | nail
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| ur / o | urine, urinary tract
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| ureter / o | ureter
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| urethr / o | urethra
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| urin / o | urine
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| uter / o | uterus
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| vagin / o | vagina
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| vas / o | vessel, duct
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| ven / o | vein
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| vertebr / o | vertebra
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| viscer / o | internal organs
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| cancer / o | cancer
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| carcin / 0 | cancer
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