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| GYNEC/O | woman, female
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| hem/o | Blood
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| HEPAT/O | Liver
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| –al | Pertaining to
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| –ic | Pertaining to
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| -emia | blood condition
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| -cyte | cell
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| -globin | protein
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| -ectomy | cutting out, removal, excision
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| -ism | Condition, process
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| -itis | Inflammation
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| -ia | Condition
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| -logist | specialist in the study of
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| -logy | study of
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| Cardiology | Study of the heart
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| Endocrinology | Study of endocrine glands
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| Gastroenterology | Study of the stomach and intestines
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| psychology | study of the mind and mental disorders
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| Neurology | Study of the nerves of the brain and spinal cord
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| oncology | study of tumors (cancerous or malignant)
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| Ophthalmology | Study of the eye
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| dermatology | study of the skin
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| -Tomy | Process of cutting into, incision
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| -SIS | State of
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| -scopy | process of visual examination
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| -scope | instrument to visually examine
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| aden/o | gland
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| amni/o | amnion
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| angio | vessel
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| arteri/o | artery
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| arthr/o | joint
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| ather/o | Plaque
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| axill/o | armpit
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| bronch/o | bronchial tube
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| bronchi/o | bronchial tube
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| chem/o | drug chemical
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| cholcyst/o | gallbladder
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| chron/o | time
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| col/o | colon (Large intestine or bowel)
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| crani/o | skull
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| cardi/o | heart
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| cry/o | cold
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| cyst/o | urinary bladder;also sac containing fluid or a cyst
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| leuk/o | white
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| mamm/o | breast
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| Men/o | menses, menstration
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| mening/o | menenges, dura matter,aracnoid, pia matter
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| myel/o | Spinal cord
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| my/o | muscle
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| necr/o | death
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| nephr/o | Kidney
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| neur/o | nerve
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| oophr/o | ovary
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| oste/o | bone
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| ot/o | ear
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| Pelv/o | hip area
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| Peritone/o | Peritoneum
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| Phleb/o | vein
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| pneumon/o | lung
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| pulmon/o | lung
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| radi/o | X-rays
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| ren/o | kndney
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| rhin/o | nose
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| salping/o | fallopian tube
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| sarc/o | flesh
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| Septic | pertainingto infection , infection
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| thorac/o | chest
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| Tonsill/o | tonsil
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| trache/o | trachea, windpipe
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| ur/o | urine or urea
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| vascul/o | blood vessel
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| electr/o | electricity
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| encephal/o | brain
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| erythr/o | red
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| hyster/o | uterus
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| isch/o | to hold back
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| laryng/o | larynx ,voice box
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| appendicitis | inflamation of appendix
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| Bursitis | inflamation of Bursae
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| -megaly | enlargement
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| -oma | benign(noncancerous)tumor
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| otitis | inflamation of the ear
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| endocarditis | inflamation of the inner lining of the heart (endocardium)
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| cellulitis | inflamation of soft tissue under skin
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| Dermatitis | inflamation of the skin
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| epiglottitis | inflamation of the epiglottis
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| Gastritis | inflamation of the stomach
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| peritonitis | inflamation of the peritoneum
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| pharyngitis | inflamation of the pharynx
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| thrombophlebitis | inflamation of of a vein with formation of clots
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| chondrosarcoma | cancer of cartilage tissue
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| fibrosarcoma | cancer of fibrous tissue
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| leiomyosarcoma | cancer of viceral(attached to internal organs) muscle
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| Leiomy/o | Viceral muscle , smooth muscle
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| Rhabdomy/o | Skeletal Muscle
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| rhabdomyosarcoma | cancer of skeletal muscle (muscle attached to bone)
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| liposarcoma | cancer of fatty tissue
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| Hepatoma | malignant tumor of Liver
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| lymphoma | malignant tumor of the lymphnodes
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| Melanoma | malignant tumor of pigmented cells in the skin
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| Melan/o | Black
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| Multiple Myeloma | malignant tumor of bone marrow cells
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| Thyroma | malignant tumor ofthe thymus gland
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| -pathy | disease condition
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| -osis | condition, abnormal condition
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| adenopathy | Disease Condition of lymph glands
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| adrenopathy | Disease Condition of the adrenal glands
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| hepatopathy | Disease Condition of the liver
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| neuropathy | Disease Condition of the nerves
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| myopathy | Disease Condition of muscles
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| osteopathy | Disease Condition of bones
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| retinopathy | Disease Condition of the retina of the eye
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| -rrhea | flow, discharge
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| -rrhage | excessive discharge of blood
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| -rrhagia | condition of excessive discharge of blood
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| myocardial infarction | Heartattack
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| infarction | area of dead tissue caused by an ischemia
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| -al, -eal, -ar, -ary, -ic | Pertaining to
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| centesis | surgical puncture used to remove fluid
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| Thoracocentisis | surgical punctire used to remove fluid from thoracic cavity
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| TAH-BSO | total abdominal hysterectomywith bilateral salpingectomyand oophorectomy
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| adenectomy | Excision of a gland
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| adenoidectomy | excision of the adenoids
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| appendectomy | excision of the appendix
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| colectomy | excision of the colon
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| gastrectomy | excision of stomach
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| laminectomy | excision of a piece of backbone
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| Myomectomy | Exceision of a muscle tumor(comonly a fibroid of the uterus)
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| pneumonectomy | excision of lung tissue: total pneumonectomy (entire lung)or lobectomy (a single Lobe)
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| -lysis | breakdown , distruction , separation
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| angioplasty | artery repair
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