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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ADENO | GLAND |
| CALCULI | STONE |
| CELE | TUMOR, CYST, HERNIA |
| CTYO | CELL |
| GLYCO | SUGAR, SWEET |
| HOMEO, HOMO | SAME |
| LINGUA | TONGUE |
| LIP | FAT |
| LITH | STONE |
| MADARO | FALLING HAIR |
| PSYCH | MIND |
| PYO | PUS |
| RADI | RAY |
| THERMIC | HEAT |
| ARTHRO | JOINT |
| CARPO | WRIST |
| CHONDRO | CARTILEGE |
| COSTA | RIB |
| CRANIO | SKULL |
| DACTYL | FINGER |
| ILI | HIP |
| MANUS | HAND |
| MYEL | BONE MARROW |
| MYO | MUSCLE |
| ORTHO | STRAIGHTEN |
| OSTEO | BONE |
| PEDI | FOOT |
| SPONDYL | VERTEBRAE |
| CUTIS | SKIN |
| DENT | TEETH |
| DERMA | SKIN |
| HAPSIA | TOUCH |
| ODONT | TEETH |
| ONCO | TUMOR |
| ONYCHIA | NAIL BEDS |
| PEDICULAR | LICE |
| PRURIGO | ITCHING |
| PSORA | ITCH |
| SARCO | FLESH |
| SCLERO | HARD |
| SQUAMA | SCALY |
| TRICHO | HAIR |
| CHOLE | BILE; GALLBLADDER |
| COLON | LARGE INTESTINE |
| EMESIS | VOMITING |
| ENTERO | INTESTINE |
| GASTRO | STOMACH |
| GLOSSO | TONGUE |
| HEPAT | LIVER |
| ILE | ILEUM (last third of small intestine) |
| LAPARO | ABDOMEN |
| MYXO | MUCUS |
| PROCTO | ANUS; RECTUM |
| PYLORO | PYLORUS; GATEKEEPER |
| STOMA | OPENING; MOUTH |
| VISCERO | BODY ORGANS |
| ANGIO | VESSEL |
| AORTAL | AORTA, MAIN ARTERY |
| ARTERIO | ARTERY |
| CARDIO | HEART |
| EMBOLI | VESSEL OBSTRUCTION |
| EMIA | BLOOD |
| HEMA, HEMO | BLOOD |
| PHLEB | VEIN |
| THROMBO | BLOOD CLOT |
| VARICO | VARICOSE VEINS |
| VASO | BLOOD VESSEL |
| VENA | VEIN |
| VENTRICU | HEART CAVITY |
| BRONCHO | BRONCHI, AIRWAY |
| CILI | HAIRLIKE PROCESSES |
| ECTASIS | EXPANSION |
| LARYNGO | LARYNX, VOICE BOX |
| NASO | NOSE |
| ORO | MOUTH |
| OXY | OXYGEN, KEEN |
| PECTOR | BREAST, CHEST |
| PLEURA | RIB SIDE |
| PNEUMO | LUNG |
| PTYSIS | TO SPIT |
| PULMO | LUNGS |
| RHIN | NOSE |
| TRACHEO | TRACHEA, WINDPIPE |
| CREATININE | A WASTE MATERIAL IN URINE |
| CYSTO | BLADDER |
| GLOMERULO | NEPHRON PART; LITTLE BALL |
| NEPHRO | KIDNEY |
| PERITONEO | LINING OF ABDOMEN ORGANS |
| PYELO | PELVIS |
| RENI | KIDNEY |
| URETERO | URETER (KIDNEY TO BLADDER) |
| URETHRO | URETHRA |
| URI | URINE |
| URIC | PERTAINING TO URINE |
| URINA | URINE |
| URO | URINE |
| BULBO | BULBLIKE; BULBOURETHRAL GLAND |
| CERVI | NECK; UTERUS |
| GALACTO | MILK |
| HYSTER | UTERUS |
| LACTIN | MILK |
| MAST | BREAST |
| METR | UTERUS |
| NATAL | BORN |
| OOPHRO | OVARY |
| ORCHIDO | TESTICLE |
| OVA; OVI; OVO | EGG |
| SALPING | TUBE; FALLOPIAN |
| SPERMA; SPERMATO | SEED |
| VAS | DUCT; VESSEL |
| GENITO | REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM |
| AUDIO | SOUND |
| CEREBRO | BRAIN |
| ENCEPHALO | BRAIN |
| ESTHESIA | SENSATION |
| MEDULLA | BRAIN MIDDLE |
| MENINGO | MEMBRANES; SPINAL CORD |
| NEURO | NERVES |
| OCCIPUT | BACK OF SKULL |
| OCULO | EYE |
| OPHTHALMO | EYE |
| OTO | EAR |
| PARIETES | PARIETAL; WALL PART |
| PONS | BRIDGES |
| TEMPORA | TEMPORAL |
| A, AN | WITHOUT |
| AB | AWAY FROM |
| AD | TOWARD |
| ALGIA | PAIN |
| ANTE | BEFORE; WALL PART |
| ANTI | AGAINST |
| BI | TWO, DOUBLE |
| BRADY | SLOW |
| CIRCUM | AROUND |
| CO, CON | TOGETHER |
| DE | DOWN OR AWAY FROM |
| DESIS | BINDING; FIXATION OF |
| DIA | THROUGH |
| DYS | DIFFICULT; ABNORMAL |
| ECTO | OUTSIDE |
| ECTOMY | EXCISION |
| ENDO | WITHIN |
| EPI | OUTER, ON TOP OF, OVER |
| EXO | AWAY FROM |
| EXTRA | OUTSIDE, BEYOND |
| FERRO | IRON |
| FORE | BEFORE |
| FORM | SHAPE OF |
| GRAPHY | WRITING, RECORD |
| HEMI | HALF |
| HYDRA, HYDRO | WATER |
| HYPER | ABOVE |
| HYPO | BELOW |
| IASIS | CONDITION OF |
| IATRIC | MEDICINE |
| IC | PERTAINING TO |
| INTER | BETWEEN |
| INTRA | WITHIN |
| ISIS, ASIS | CONDITION OF |
| ITIS | INFLAMMATION |
| JUXTA | NEAR |
| KINESIS | MOVEMENT |
| KYPHO | HUMPED |
| LOGIA, LOGY | SCIENCE OF |
| LYSIS | DISINTEGRATION |
| MACRO | LARGE, LONG |
| MALACIA | SOFTENING |
| MED, MEDI, MEDIO | MIDDLE |
| MEGA, MEGALY | ENLARGEMENT |
| MICRO | SMALL |
| MONO | SINGLE ONE |
| MULTI | MANY |
| NEO | NEW |
| OB | AGAINST |
| OID | LIKE SHAPE; RESEMBLE |
| OLIGIO | FEW |
| OLOGY | STUDY OF |
| OMA | TUMOR |
| OSIS | CONDITION |
| OTOMY | INCISION (otomy is incision; ectomy is removal) |
| PACHY | THICK |
| PARA | NEAR; DEPARTURE FROM NORM |
| PATH | DISEASE |
| PENIA | DEFICIENCY |
| PERI | AROUND |
| PEXY | FIXATION; SUSPENSION |
| PHOBIA | FEAR OF |
| PHORESIS | TRANSMISSION |
| PLASTY | PLASTIC SURGICAL CORRECTION |
| PLEGIA | PARALYSIS; STROKE |
| POLY | MANY |
| POST | AFTER |
| PRE | BEFORE |
| PRO | IN FRONT OF; ON BEHALF OF |
| PSEUDO | FALSE |
| PTOSIS | FALLING |
| RE | BACK; AGAIN |
| RETRO | BACKWARD |
| RRHAPHY | SUTURE |
| RHEXIS | RUPTURE |
| SCOPY | EXAM |
| SEMI | HALF |
| SPHYGMO | PULSE |
| SUB | BELOW |
| SUPER; SUPRA | ABOVE |
| SYM, SYN | TOGETHER |
| TACHY | FAST; SWIFT |
| TELE | DISTANCE |
| TOXO | TOXIC; POISON |
| TRANS | ACROSS |
| TRI | THREE |
| ULTRA | ABOVE |
| UNI | ONE |
| XENO | FOREIGN |
| XERO | DRY |
| ALBUS | WHITE |
| CHLORO | GREEN |
| CHROM | COLOR |
| CIRRHOS | YELLOW |
| CYANO | BLUE |
| ERYTHR | RED |
| LEUKO | WHITE |
| MELANO | BLACK |
| POLIO | GRAY |
| PURPURA | PURPLE |
| RHODO | ROSE |
| RUBEO | RED |
| XANTHO | YELLOW |
| CMA; RMA | CERTIFIED MED ASST; REGISTERED MED ASST |
| CNA | CERTIFIED NURSING AIDE |
| EMT | EMERGENCY MED TECHNICIAN |
| LVN; LPN | LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE; LIC PRACTICAL NURSE |
| MD | MEDICAL DOCTOR |
| ME | MEDICAL EXAMINER |
| MLT | MEDICAL LAB TECHNOLOGIST |
| NP | NURSE PRACTICIONER |
| OT | OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST |
| PA | PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT |
| PT | PHYSICAL THERAPIST |
| RHIT | REGISTERED HEALTH INFO TECHNICIAN |
| RN | REGISTERED NURSE |
| RRT; RT | REG RESPIRATORY THERAPIST; RESPIRATORY THERAPIST |