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For my medical language class

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Endo -   within  
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trache/o   trachea/windpipe  
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stern/o   sternum/breastbone  
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trans-   across or through  
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urethr/o   urethra/tube that carries urine from the urinary bladder to the outside.  
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anti-   against  
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bacteri/o   bacteria  
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leuko-   white  
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penia -   a deficiency  
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vascul/o   blood vessels  
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para-   live (viable) births  
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arthr/o   a joint  
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-centesis   surgical puncture  
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colon/o   the colon  
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-scope   a usually lighted instrument to view  
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-scopy   the process of using a usually lighted instrument to view  
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lapar/o   abdomen  
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append/o   appendix  
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-ectomy   surgical removal (excision)  
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hepat/o   the liver  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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mast/o   a breast  
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-pexy   surgical fixation  
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splen/o   the spleen  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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oste/o   bone  
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-tome   an instrument to cut  
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phleb/o   a vein  
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-tomy   surgical incision  
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-stomy   a new (artificial) opening  
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cephal/o   the head  
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thorac/o   the thorax (chest)  
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- algia   pain  
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-dynia   pain  
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hem/o   blood  
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hemat/o   blood  
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-lysis   break up or destruction  
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-lytic   break up or destruction  
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emesis-   vomiting  
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-rrhaphy   suturing  
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herni/o   hernia  
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-cide   killing  
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-gen   creation of  
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path/o   disease  
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carcin/o   cancerous  
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-oma   tumors or mass  
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-ia   a condition  
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-y   a condition  
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therm/o   heat  
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-meter   an instrument to measure  
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angi/o   a vessel  
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vas/o   a vessel  
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-rrhexis   a rupture  
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-spasm   an involuntary muscle contraction of  
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quadri-   four  
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pleg/o   paralysis  
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tox/o   toxic  
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thyr/o   the thyroid  
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dipl-   double  
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-opia   vision  
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lip/o   fat  
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-oid   resembling  
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-tripsy   crushing  
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phas/o   speech  
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dys-   difficult or painful  
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phag/o   swallowing  
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-cele   herniation  
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neur/o   nerve  
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arteri/o   artery (ies)  
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-stenosis   narrowing  
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blephar/o   an eyelid  
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-plasm   growth or development  
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-plasia   growth or development  
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-trophy   growth or development  
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neo-   new  
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hemi-   right or left half (side) of the body  
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nas/o   nose  
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rhin/o   nose  
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-ic -al -ous   pertaining to  
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-rrhea   flow  
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retro-   behind  
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a-   no  
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sub-   under  
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vertebr/o   vertebra a.k.a. the spinal column  
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muscul/o   a muscle  
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men/o   menstrual  
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intra- & endo-   within  
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inter-   between  
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prandi/o   meals  
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nat/i   birth  
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cyt/o   cell(s)  
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thromb/o   clot  
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lith/o   stone(s)  
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ren/o & nephr/o   kidney  
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derm/o   skin  
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bi-   two  
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later/o   sides  
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-gram   a record  
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-graph   the machine used to record  
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-graphy   the process of recording  
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-logy   the study of  
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-ist   a specialist  
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bi/o   life  
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micro-   small  
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supra-   above  
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epi-   above  
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-iasis   abnormal condition  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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pre-   before  
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post   after  
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hypo-   under (or deficient)  
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-emia   a blood condition  
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Hyper-   excessive  
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cardi/o   the heart  
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echo-   using sound  
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glyc/o   sugar  
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electro-   the electrical activity  
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gastr/o   the stomach  
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