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Medical Terminiology

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aer/o   air  
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aerophagia   eating or swallowing air  
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alveol/o   aveoli  
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alveolities   inflammation of the alveoli  
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anthrac/o   coal, coal dust  
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anthracosis   abnormal condition of the bronchus  
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bronchiectasis   dilation or expansion of the bronchus  
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bronchiol/o   bronchiole  
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bronchiolitis   inflammations of the bronchiole  
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carcin/o   cancer  
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carcinoma   cancerous tumor  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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chondroplasty   surgical repair of the cartilage  
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coni/o   dust  
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coniosis   abnormal condition caused by (inhalation of) dust  
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diaphragmat/o   diaphragm  
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diaphragmatocele   hernia of the diaphragm  
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epiglott/o   epiglottis  
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epiglottal   pertaining to the epiglottis  
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laryng/o   larynx  
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laryngitis   inflammation of the larynx  
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lob/o   lobe  
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lobectomy   surgical removal or excision of a lobe  
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muc/o   mucus  
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mucoid   resembling mucus  
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nas/o   nose  
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nasogastric   pertaining to the nose and stomach  
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rhin/o   nose  
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rhinitis   inflammation of the nose  
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or/o   mouth, mouthlike opening  
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oral   pertianing to the mouth  
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stomat/o   mouth, mouthlike opening  
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stomatitis   inflammation of the mouth  
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orth/o   straight  
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orthopnea   breathing in the straight position  
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ox/i   oxygen  
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ox/   oxygen  
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oximeter   measuring instrument for oxygen  
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anoxia   condition of no oxygen  
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pharyng/o   pharynx  
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phon/o   sound, voice  
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pleur/o   pleura  
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pneum/o   lung, air  
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pneumon/o   lung, air  
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pulmon/o   lung  
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sinus/o   sinus  
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spir/o   breathing  
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thorac/o   thorax  
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tonsill/o   tonsil  
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trache/o   trachea  
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an/o   anus  
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append/o   appendix  
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appendic/o   appendix  
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bil/i   bile  
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bucc/o   cheek  
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cec/o   cecum  
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cheil/o   lip  
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labi/o   lip  
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chol/e   bile,gall  
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cholangi/o   bile duct  
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cholecyst/o   gallbladder  
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choledoch/o   common bile duct  
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col/o   colon  
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colon/o   colon  
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dent/o   teeth  
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odont/o   teeth  
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duoden/o   duodenum  
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enter/o   small intestine  
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esophag/o   esophagus  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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gingiv/o   gums  
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gloss/o   tongue  
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lingu/o   tongue  
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hepat/o   liver  
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ile/o   ileum  
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jejun/o   jejunum  
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lapar/o   abdomen, abdominal wall  
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or/o   mouth  
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pancreat/o   pancreas  
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pept/o   digestion  
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phag/o   eating, swallowing  
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pharyng/o   pharynx  
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proct/o   rectum, anus  
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pylor/o   pylorus  
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rect/o   rectum  
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sial/o   saliva, salivary gland  
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sigmoid/o   sigmoid colon  
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steat/o   fat  
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stomat/o   mouth, mouth-like opening  
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