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Medical Terms

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Word part
Meaning
-tomy   to cut incision  
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ana   apart  
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physio   nature  
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-ology   study of  
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-algia   pain  
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-genic   origin or production  
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-genesis   origin or production  
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-lysis   break down or dissolution  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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--oid   resembling  
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-penia   abnormal reduction  
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-rrhea   discharge  
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-spasm   involuntary contraction  
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-cele   pouching or hernia  
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-ectasis   expansion or dilation  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-iasis   formation of or presence of  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-malacia   softening  
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-oma   tumor  
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-osis   condition or increase  
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-phil   attraction for  
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-philia   attraction for  
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-plasia   formation  
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-ptosis   falling or downward displacement  
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-rrhage   to burst forth  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-centesis   puncture for aspiration  
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-desis   binding  
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-ectomy   excision (removal)  
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-pexy   suspension or fixation  
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-plast   surgical repair or reconstruction  
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-rrhaphy   suture  
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-stomy   creation of an opening  
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-tripsy   crushing  
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-logist   one who specializes in the study or treatment of  
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-ist   one who specializes in  
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-meter   instrument for measuring  
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-poiesis   formation  
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-scope   instrument for examination  
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-scopy   examination  
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-stasis   stop or stand  
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-pathy   disease  
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-trophy   nourishment or development  
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a-   without  
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an-   without  
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ab-   away from  
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ad-   to toward or near  
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ambi-   both  
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ante-   before  
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pre-   before  
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pro-   before  
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anti-   against or opposed to  
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contra-   against or opposed to  
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bi-   two or both  
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brady-   slow  
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circum-   around  
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peri-   around  
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con-   together or with  
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sym-   together or with  
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syn-   together or with  
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de-   from down or not  
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dia-   across or through  
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trans-   across or through  
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dis-   separate or apart  
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dys-   painful difficult or faulty  
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e-   out or away  
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ec-   out or away  
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ex-   out or away  
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ecto-   outside  
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exo-   outside  
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extra-   outside  
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en-   within  
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endo-   within  
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intra-   within  
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epi-   upon  
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eu-   good or normal  
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hemi-   half  
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semi-   half  
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hyper-   above or excessive  
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hypo-   below or deficient  
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infra-   below or under  
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sub-   below or under  
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inter-   between  
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meso-   middle  
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meta-   beyond after or change  
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micro-   small  
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mono-   one  
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uni-   one  
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neo-   new  
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pachy-   thick  
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pan-   all  
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para-   alongside  
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poly-   many  
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multi-   many  
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post-   after or behind  
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te-   again or back  
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retro-   backward or behind  
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super-   above or excessive  
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supra-   above or excessive  
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tachy-   fast  
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tri-   three  
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ultra-   beyond or excessive  
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acute   sharp having severe symptoms and a short course  
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chronic   a condition developing slowly and persisting over time  
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benign   mild or noncancerous  
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malignant   harmful or cancerous  
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-dynia   pain (especially in the head)  
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arthralgia   pain in the joint  
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bronchitis   inflammation of the bonchus  
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cephaledema   swelling of the head  
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colectomy   removal of the colon  
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gastralgia   pain in the stomach  
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hepatoscopy   examination of the liver  
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mastectomy   removal of the breast  
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nephrostomy   to furnish the kidney w/ an outlet  
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pneumonectomy   remvoal of the lung  
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rhinitis   inflammation of the nose  
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al   pertaining to  
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