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MEDICAL TERMS

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a/n-   absence of  
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ab-   away from  
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ad-   toward  
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ante-   before  
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anti-   against  
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auto-   self  
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bio-   life  
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con-   with, together  
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contra-   against,opposite  
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dis-   apart,separate  
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dys-   painful, difficult  
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ec-   out  
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ecto-   outside of  
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en-   in  
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endo-   within  
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epi-   on, attached to, over  
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ex-   out  
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hemi-   half  
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hemo-   pertaining to blood  
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hpyer-   high, excessive  
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hypo-   below  
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inter-   between  
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intra-   within  
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iso-   equal  
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mal-   bad  
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mega-   large  
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meso-   middle  
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meta-   beyond  
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micro-   very small  
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milli-   one thousandth  
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mono-   one, single  
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multi-   many  
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neo-   new  
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para-   beside  
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per-   through  
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peri-   around, enclosing  
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poly-   many  
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post-   after  
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pre-   before  
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primi-   first  
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retro-   back, behind  
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semi-   half  
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sub-   under  
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super-   excessive  
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supra-   above  
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syn-   together, with  
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-al   relating to  
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-ectomy   removal of  
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-emesis   vomiting  
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-genic    
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-genetic   origin-related  
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-graph   recording instrument  
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-graphy   recording process  
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-iatric   treatment of  
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-iatry   field of medicine  
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-ic   relating to  
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-ism   condition of  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-logist   Specialist in  
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-logy   study of  
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-lysis   destruction of  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-meter   measurment instrument  
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-oma   tumor  
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- osis   condition of  
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- pathy   disease  
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- penia   abnormal decrease  
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-philia   abnormal attraction  
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-phobia   abnormal fear  
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-plasia   formation  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-ptosis   drooping  
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-rrhage   burst forth  
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-scope   viewing instrument  
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-scopy   procedure using a scope  
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-stomy   creating a surgical opening  
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-tomy   incision into  
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aden/o   gland  
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arteri/o   artery  
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arthr/o   joint  
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audi/o   hearing  
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blephar/o   eyelid  
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bucc/o   cheek  
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burs/o   bursa  
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calc/i   stone  
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cardi/o   heart  
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cervic/o   neck,neck of an organ  
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cholecyst/o   gallbladder  
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conjuntiv/o   conjunctiva  
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cost/o   ribs  
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crani/o   skull  
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cutane/o   skin  
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cyan/o   blue  
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cyst/o   bladder  
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cyt/o   cell  
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derm/o   skin  
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dors/o   back  
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encephal/o   brain  
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fasci/o   fibrous tissue  
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fibr/o   connective tissue  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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gingiv/o   gum  
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glyc/o   sugar, glucose  
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hepat/o   liver  
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hist/o   tissue  
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ir/o   iris  
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kal/i   potassium  
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lacrim/o   tear  
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lamin/o   lamina  
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lapar/o   abdomen  
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leuk/o   white  
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lip/o   fat  
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myel/o   spinal cord  
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my/o   muscle  
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nephr/o   kidney  
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neur/o   nerve  
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onc/o   tumor  
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opt/o   vision  
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oste/o   bone  
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pector/o   chest  
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pneumon/o   lung  
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psych/o   mind  
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retin/o   retina  
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rhin/o   nose  
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synovi/o   lining of joint  
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tend/o   tendon  
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ven/o   vein  
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