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Combining, Prefixes, Suffixes, Abbrev.

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aden/o   gland  
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adip/o   fat  
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agglutin/o   clumping, gluing  
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bas/o   base  
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blast/o   embryonic cell  
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chlor/o   green  
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chrom/o   colour  
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cry/o   cold  
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crypt/o   hidden  
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cutane/o   skin  
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cyt/o   cell  
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derm/o   skin  
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electr/o   electricity  
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eosin/o   rose or dawn coloured  
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erythr/o   red  
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gen/o   forming, producing  
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globin/o   protein  
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granul/o   granule  
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hem/o   blood  
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hemat/o   blood  
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hidr/o   sweat  
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ichthy/o   dry, scaly  
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immun/o   immune  
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kary/o   nucleus  
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kerat/o   horney tissue  
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leuk/o   white  
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lip/o   fat  
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lipid/o   fat  
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lymph/o   lymph  
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lymphaden/o   lymph gland  
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lymphangi/o   lymph vessel  
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melan/o   black  
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morph/o   form, shape  
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my/o   muscle  
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myc/o   fungus  
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myel/o   spinal cord, bone marrow  
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neutr/o   neutral  
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nid/o   nest  
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nucle/o   nucleus  
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onych/o   nail  
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pedicul/o   lice  
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phag/o   swallowing. eating  
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pil/o   hair  
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plas/o   formation  
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poikil/o   varied, irregular  
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py/o   pus  
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reticul/o   net, mesh  
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scler/o   hardening  
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seb/o   sebum  
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ser/o   serum  
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sider/o   iron  
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splen/o   spleen  
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squam/o   scale  
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steat/o   fat  
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sudor/o   sweat  
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thel/o   nipple  
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thromb/o   blood clot  
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thym/o   thymus gland  
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tox/o   poison, toxin  
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toxic/o   poison, toxi  
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trich/o   hair  
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ungu/o   oinment  
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xanth/o   yellow  
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xen/o   forgein, strange  
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xer/o   dry  
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a-   not, without  
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allo-   other  
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an-   not, without  
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ana-   against  
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aniso-   unequal  
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auto-   self, own  
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dia-   through, across  
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epi-   upon, above  
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gram-   record, write  
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hetero-   different  
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homo-   same  
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hyper-   excessive  
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iso-   same, equal  
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macro-   large  
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micro-   small  
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mono-   one  
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peri-   around  
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poly-   many, much  
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sub-   under, below  
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-al   P2  
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-algia   pain  
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-ation   Process of  
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-blast   embryonic cell  
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-cele   swelling, hernia  
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-cyte   cell  
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-derma   skin  
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-dynia   pain  
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-ectasis   dilation, expansion  
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-ectomy   surgical removal, excision  
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-emia   blodd cond.  
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-globin   protein  
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-graft   transplantation  
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-ic   P2  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-logist   spec. in the study of  
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-lysis   loosening, separation, destruction  
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-malacia   softening  
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-oid   resembling  
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-oma   tumour  
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-osis   ab. c/o (increase)  
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-ous   P2  
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-pathy   disease  
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-penia   decrease  
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-phil   attraction  
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-phila   attraction to (for)  
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-phobia   fear  
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-phoresis   carrying, transmission, migration  
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-phylaxis   protection  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-poiesis   formation, production  
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-rrhaggia   bursting forth  
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-rrhea   discharge, flow  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-sarcoma   malignant tumour  
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-scope   Inst. for examining  
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-stasis   standing still  
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-therapy   treatment  
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-tic   P2  
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_tomy   incision  
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A,B,AB,O   Blood Group  
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AB,Ab,ab   Antibody  
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AIDS   Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome  
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ALL   Acute Lympocytic Leukemia  
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AML   Acute Myelogenous Leukemia  
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APC   Antigen- presenting cell  
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APTT   Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time  
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baso.   basophil  
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BCC   Basal Cell Carcinoma  
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Bx   Biopsy  
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CA   Cancer  
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CBC   Complete Blood Count  
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CLL   Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia  
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cm   centimeter  
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CML   Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia  
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decub.   decubitus  
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derm.   dermatology  
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diff.   differential count  
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EBV   Epstein-Barr Virus  
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eos.   eosinophil  
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ESR   Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate  
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FS   Frozen Section  
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Hb, Hgb   Hemoglobin  
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HCT, Hct   Hematocrit  
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HDN   Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn  
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HIV   Human Immunodeficiency Virus  
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I   Incision and Drainange  
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ID   Intradermal  
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Igs   Immunoglobulins  
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IMP   Impression  
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ITP   Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia  
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IV   Intravenous  
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lymphos.   Lymphocytes  
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MCH   Mean Cell Hemoglobin  
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MCHC   Mean Cell Hemoglobin Concentration  
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MCV   Mean Cell Volume  
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ml, mL   Millimetre  
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NK cell   Natural Killer cell  
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PA   pernicious anemia  
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PCP   Pneumocystis Pneumonia  
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PCV   Packed Cell Volume  
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poly, PMN,PMNL   Polymorphonucleur Leukocyte  
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PT   Prothrombin Time  
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PTT   Partial Thromboplastin Time  
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RA   Rheumatoid Arthritis  
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RBC, rbc   Red Blood Cell  
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sed.   sedimentation  
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segs.   segmented neutrophils  
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SLE   Systemic Lupus Erythromatosus  
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subcu, Sub-Q, subQ   Subcutaneous  
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UNG, ung   ointment  
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WBC,wbc   White Blood Cell  
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