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Quick And Easy Medical Terminology 6th Edition

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ot/o   ear  
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cephal/0   head  
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opthalm/0   eye  
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cardi/o   heart  
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chir/0   hand  
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angi/0   vessel  
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vas/0   vessel  
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append/0   appendix  
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-ectomy   surgical removal  
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-er   one who  
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-ist   one who  
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-iatrician   practitioner  
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-logist   one who studies  
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-ac   pertaining to  
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-al   pertaining to  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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-logic   pertaining to the study of  
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-logical   pertaining to the study of  
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-iatrics   medical profession  
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-iatry   medical profession  
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-logy   study or science of  
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crin/o   to secrete  
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dermat/o   skin  
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esthesi/o   feeling or sensation  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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enter/o   intestines  
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ger/a   elderly  
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ger/o   elderly  
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geront/o   elderly  
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gynec/o   female  
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immun/o   immune  
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ne/o   new  
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nat/o   birth  
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neur/o   nerve  
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obstetr/o   midwife  
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onc/o   tumor  
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opthalm/o   eye  
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orth/o   straight  
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ped/o   child or foot  
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ot/o   ear  
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laryng/o   larynx  
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path/o   disease  
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radi/o   radiation  
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rheumat/o   rheumatism  
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rhin/o   nose  
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ur/o   urinary tract  
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Cellular Pathology   the study of cellular changes in disease  
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Clinical Pathology   the study of disease by use of laboratory tests and methods.  
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Surgery   derived from Greek word meaning "handwork"  
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-centesis   surgical puncture to aspirate or remove fluid  
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-ectomy   surgical cutting out  
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-lysis   process of loosening, freeing or destroying  
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-pexy   surgical fixation  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-rrhaphy   suture  
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-scopy   visual examination with a lighted instrument  
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-stomy   formation of an opening  
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-tome   an instrument for cutting  
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-tomy   incision  
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-tripsy   surgical crushing  
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aden/o   gland  
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angi/o   vessel  
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appendic/o   appendix  
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bi/o   life or living  
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blaphar/o   eyelid  
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cerebr/o   brain  
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encephal/o   brain  
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col/o   colon or large intestine  
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cutane/o   skin  
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derm/a   skin  
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dermat/o   skin  
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faci/o   face  
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hepat/o   liver  
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mamm/o   breast  
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mast/o   breast  
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muscul/o   muscle  
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my/o   muscle  
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myel/o   bone marrow or spinal chord  
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osteo/o   bone  
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pulm/o   lungs  
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pulmon/o   lungs  
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pneum/o   lungs  
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pneumon/o   lungs  
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tonsill/o   tonsil  
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trache/o   trachea  
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vas/o   vessel  
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biopsy   an excision of a small lump for microscopic examination, usually performed to establish a diagnosis.  
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-algia   pain  
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-dynia   pain  
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-cele   hernia  
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-extasia   dilation  
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-extasis   dilation  
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-edema   swelling  
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-emesis   vomiting  
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-emia   condition of the blood  
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-ia   condition  
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-iasis   condition  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-lith   stone  
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-malacia   soft  
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-mania   excessive preoccupation  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-oid   resembling  
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-oma   tumor  
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-osis   condition  
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-pathy   disease  
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-penia   deficiency  
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-phobia   abnormal fear  
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-ptosis   prolapse (sagging)  
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-rrhage   excessive bleeding  
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-rrhagia   excessive bleeding  
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-rrhea   flow or discharge  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-spasm   twitching, cramp  
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-stasis   stopping, controlling  
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-able   capable of  
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-ible   able to  
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-ary   pertaining to  
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-an   pertaining to  
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-ar   pertaining to  
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-eal   pertaining to  
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-ive   pertaining to  
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-tic   pertaining to  
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-ase   enzyme  
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-eum   membrane  
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-ium   membrane  
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-ism   theory  
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-iac   one who suffers  
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-opia   vision  
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-ose   sugar  
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-ous   pertaining to  
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-y   state or condition  
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