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Word Parts Section A
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Craniotomy | Cutting into the skull |
| Crani | Pertaining to the skull |
| -otomy | Cutting into |
| Dysuria | Difficult or painful urination |
| Dys | Difficult, painful, bad |
| Uria | Urine |
| Hysterectomy | Surgical removal of the uterus |
| Hyster | Uterus |
| ectomy | Surgical removal of |
| Hemotoxic | Blood poison |
| Hemo | Blood |
| toxic | Poison |
| Pericarditis | Inflammation around the heart |
| Peri | around |
| Card | Pertaining to heart |
| -itis | Inflammation, Inflammation of |
| Leukocyte | White blood cell |
| Leuko | White |
| -cyte | Cell |
| Cholecystitis | Inflammation of the gallbladder or bag |
| Chole | Bile, gallbladder |
| Cyst | Bladder, bag, sac |
| Tachycardia | Fast or rapid heart |
| Tachy | Rapid, fast |
| Cardia | Pertaining to heart |
| Neuralgia | Nerve pain |
| Neur | Nerve, nervous system |
| Algia | Pain |
| Polycythemia | Much blood cells |
| Poly | Many, much |
| Cyt | Cell |
| Emia | Blood |
| Bradycardia | Slow heart |
| Brady | Slow |
| Gastrectomy | Surgical removal of the stomach |
| Gastr | Stomach |
| Meningitis | Inflammation of the membranes of the brain and spinal cord |
| Mening | Membranes covering the brain and spinal cord |
| Neopathy | New disease or abnormal condition |
| Neo | New |
| -pathy | Disease, abnormal condition |
| Dermatologist | Person who studies skin |
| Dermat | Pertaining to skin |
| -ologist or -ology | Person who does/studies |
| Proctoscope | Instrument for examining the rectum |
| Procto | Rectum, rectal, anus |
| scope | Examining instrument |
| Carcinoma | Cancerous tumor |
| Carcin | Cancer, malignancy |
| oma | Tumor, a swelling |
| Electroencephalograph | Electrical graph reading of the brain |
| Electro | Electrical |
| Encephalo | Brain |
| graph | Diagram, instrument for reading |
| Osteomalacia | Softening of the bones |
| Osteo | Bone |
| Malacia | Softening of a tissue |
| Paraplegia | Paralysis of the lower half of the body |
| Para | Near, beside, beyond, abnormal, lower half of the body |
| plegia | Paralysis |
| pyuria | Pus in the urine |
| py | Pus |
| uria | Urine |
| Acromegaly | The extremities of large arms or legs |
| Acro | Extremities (arms and legs) |
| megaly | Larged, enlarged |
| Gerontology | Study of the elderly |
| Geront | Old age, elderly |
| ology | Study of, science of |
| Dysphagia | Difficult or painful swallowing |
| Dys | Difficult, painful, bad |
| phagia | To eat, consuming, swallow |
| Hydrocele | Water filled swelling of a hernia |
| Hydro | Water |
| cele | Swelling, tumor, cavity, hernia |
| Hyperglycemia | High levels of sugar in the blood |
| Hyper- | High, elevated |
| glyc | Pertaining to blood sugar |
| emia | Blood condition |
| Pancreatitis | Inflamed part of the pancreas |
| NVD | Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea |
| HA | Headache |
| abd | Abdominal |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| CBR | Complete Bed Rest |
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