Common Medical Terms
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| poly- | prefix: many, much
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| hydr-o | cf: water
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| andr-o | cf:male
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| uni- | prefix: one
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| bi- | prefix: two
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| proxim-o | cf: near (the point of attachment of a body part)
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| medi-o | cf: middle
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| super-o | cf: above
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| poster-o | cf: back, behind
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| dors-o | cf: back
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| later-o | cf: side
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| infer-o | cf: below
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| anter-o | cf:front
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| dist-o | cf: away (from the point of attachment of a body part)
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| -ad | suffix: toward
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| gno-o | cf: knowledge
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| -cyte | suffix: cell
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| pro- | prefix: before
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| my-o | cf: muscle
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| neur-o | cf: nerve
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| hyper- | prefix: above, excessive
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| xanth-o | cf: yellow
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| eti-o | cf: cause (of disease)
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| -oma | suffix: tumor, swelling
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| dia- | prefix: through, complete
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| -oid | suffix: resembling
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| leuk-o | cf: white
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| hist-o | sf: tissue
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| lip-o | cf: fat
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| path-o | cf: disease
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| -logy | suffix: study of
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| -pathy | suffix: disease
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| chlor-o | cf: green
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| -logist | suffix: one that studies and treats (specialist, physician)
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| neo- | perfix: new
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| cancer-o, carcin-o | cf: cancer
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| system-o | cf: system
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| organ-o | cf: organ
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| -spasm | suffix: sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
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| adenoid-o | cf: adenoids
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| epiglott-o | cf: epiglottis
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| bronchi-o, bronch-o | cf: bronchus
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| lob-o | cf: lobe
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| pleur-o | cf: pleura
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| tonsill-o | cf: tonsil
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| sinus-o | cf: sinus
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| trache-o | cf: trachea
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| endo- | prefix: within
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| somn-o | cf: sleep
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| -thorax | suffix: chest
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| -ectomy | suffix: surgical removal, excision
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| -megaly | suffix: enlargement
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| noct-i | cf: night
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| orchid-o, orch-o, orchi-o, test-o | cf: testis, testicle
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| epididym-o | cf: epididymis
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| muc-o | cf: mucus
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| -stasis | suffix: standing, control, stop
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| cyt-o | cf: cell
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| erythr-o | cf: red
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| cyan-o | cf: blue
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| cephal-o | cf: head (upward)
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| -itis | suffix: inflammation
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| -plasty | suffix: surgical repair
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| onych-o, ungu-o | cf: nail
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| cutane-o, derm-o, dermat-o | cf: skin
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| -malacia | suffix: softening
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| sub- | prefix: below, under
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| crypt-o | cf: hidden
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| nas-o, rhin-o | cf: nose
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| hem-o, hemat-o | cf: blood
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| endocrin-o | cf: endocrine
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| pituitar-o | cf: pituitary gland
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| adren-o, adrenal-o | cf: adrenal glands
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| parathyroid-o | cf: parathyroid glands
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| thyroid-o, thyr-o | thyroid gland
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| quadr-i | cf: four
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| mon-o | cf: one, single
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| neur-o | cf: nerve
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| gangli-o, ganglion-o | cf: ganglion
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| cerebr-o | cf: cerebrum, brain
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| cerebell-o | cf: cerebellum
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| -phagia | suffix: swallowing, eating
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| epi- | prefix: on, upon, over
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| lith-o | cf: stone, calculus
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| caud-o | cf: tail (downward)
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| trans- | prefix: through, beyond, across
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| albumin-o | cf: albumin
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| ureter-o | cf: ureter
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| -stenosis | suffix: constriction, narrowing
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| urethr-o | cf: urethra
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| nephr-o, ren-o | cf: kidney
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| sperm-o, spermat-o | cf: sperm, spermatozoon
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| malan-o | cf: black
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| fibr-o | cf: fiber
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| atel-o | cf: incomplete, imperfect
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| hypo- | cf: deficient, incomplete, below
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| -ia | suffix: disease or abnormal state, condition of
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| -tomy | suffix: incision, cut into
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| azot-o | cf: nitrogen, urea
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| -tome | suffix: instrument used to cut
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| tom-o | cf: cut, section
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| -ism | suffix: state of
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| radic-o, radicul-o, rhiz-o | cf: nerve root
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| poli-o | cf: gray matter
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| -ictal | suffix: attack, seizure
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| -iatrist | suffix: physician, specialist
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| phas-o | speech
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| -paresis | suffix: slight paralysis
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| -iatry | suffix: treatment, specialty
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| dur-o | cf: hard, dura mater
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| cortic-o | cf: cortex
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| aden-o | cf: gland
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| acr-o | cf: height, extremities
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| dips-o | cf: thirst
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| natr-o | cf: sodium
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| calc-i | cf: calcium
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| kal-i | cf: potassium
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| -lysis | suffix: separating, dissolution, loosening
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| -trophy | suffix: nourishment, development
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| -stomy | suffix: creation of an artificial opening
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| eu- | prefix: good, normal
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| ventr-o | cf: belly (front)
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| -genesis | suffix: origin, cause
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| -gen | suffix: substance or agent that produces or causes
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| -genic | suffix: producing, origination, causing
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| -meter | suffix: instrument used to measure
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| -cele | suffix: hernia or protrusion
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| glomerul-o | cf: glomerulus
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| -coccus (pl. cocci) | suffix: berry shaped form of bacteruim
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| strept-o | cf: twisted chains
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| staphyl-o | cf: grapelike clusters
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| para- | prefix: beside, beyond, around, near, abnormal
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| -graphy | suffix: process of recording, radiographic imaging
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| -gram | suffix: record, radiographic image
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| -scopy | suffix: visual examination
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| -scopic | suffix: pertaining to visual examination
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| -scope | suffix: instrument used for visual examination
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| urin-o, ur-o | cf: urine, urinary tract
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| -uria | suffix: urine, urination
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| pyel-o | cf: renal pelvis
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| hidr-o | cf: sweat
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| cyst-o, vesic-o | cf: bladder, sac
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| viscer-o | cf: internal organs
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| vesicul-o | cf: seminal vesicle
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| vas-o | cf: vessel, duct
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| -ptosis | suffix: drooping, sagging, prolapse
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| -drome | suffix: run, running
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| encephal-o | cf: brain
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| meningi-o, mening-o | cf: meninges
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| esthesi-o | cf: sensation, sensitivity, feeling
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| gli-o | cf: glia, gluey substance
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| myel-o | cf: spinal cord, bone marrow
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| ment-o, phych-o | cf: mind
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| olig-o | cf: scanty, few
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| -a | suffix: noun suffix, no meaning
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| a- | prefix: without or absence of
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| an- | prefix: without or absence of
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| pan- | prefix: all, total
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| ox-o, ox-i | cf: oxygen
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| bi-o | cf: life
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| -opsy | suffix: view of, viewing
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| trich-o | cf: hair
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| coni-o | cf: dust
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| aut-o | cf: self
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| seb-o | cf: sebum (oil)
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| xer-o | cf: dry
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| intra- | prefix: within
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| pachy-o | cf: thick
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| -rrhea | suffix: flow, discharge
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| rhytid-o | cf: wrinkles
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| kary-o | cf: nucleus
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| kerat-o | cf: hard, horny tissue
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| sarc-o | cf: flesh, connective tissue
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| heter-o | cf: other
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| meta- | prefix: after, beyond, change
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| meat-o | cf: meatus (opening)
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| iatr-o | cf: physician, medicine, treatment
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| onc-o | cf: tumor, mass
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| -sis | suffix: state of
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| -osis | suffix: abnormal condition
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| -pnea | suffix: breathing
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| blast-o | cf: germ cell, developing cell
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| balan-o | cf: glans penis
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| -rrhaphy | suffix: suturing, repairing
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| -rrhagia | suffix: rapid flow of blood
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| tachy- | prefix: fast, rapid
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| necr-o | cf: death (cells, body)
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| -sarcoma | suffix: malignant tumor
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| rhabd-o | cf: rod-shaped, striated
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| prostat-o | cf: prostate gland
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| son-o | cf: sound
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| glyc-o, glycos-o | cf: sugar
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| -tripsy | suffix: surgical crushing
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| -pexy | suffix: surgical fixation, suspension
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| myc-o | cf: fungus
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| per- | prefix: through
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| -metry | suffix: measurement
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| -algia | suffix: pain
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| -emia | suffix: blood condition
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| spir-o | cf: breathe, breathing
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| phon-o | cf: sound, voice
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| capn-o | carbon dioxide
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| py-o | cf: pus
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| orth-o | cf: straight
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| thorac-o | cf: thorax (chest)
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| sept-o | cf: septum (wall off, fence)
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| pulmon-o | cf: lung
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| pneum-0, pneumat-o, pneumon-o | cf: lung, air
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| diaphragmat-o, phren-o | cf: diaphragm
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| laryng-o | cf: larynx
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| alveol-o | cf: alveolus
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| pharyng-o | cf: pharynx
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| chrom-o | cf: color
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| somat-o | cf: body
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| aden-o | cf: gland
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| epitheli-o | cf: epithelium
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| lei-o | cf: smooth
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| dys- | prefix: painful, abnormal, difficult, labored
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| -plasm | suffix: formation, substance, growth
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| -plasia | suffix: condition of formation, development, growth
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| -ectasis | suffix: stretching out, dilatation, expansion
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| -centesis | suffix: surgical puncture to aspirate fluid with a sterile needle
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| -iasis, -esis | suffix: condition
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| -al, -ic, -ior, -ous, -ar, -ary, -eal | suffix: pertaining to
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