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med term 1

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Term
Definition
-a   noun ending  
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a-   no,not, without  
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ab-   away from  
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abdomin/o   abdomen  
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-ablation   removal  
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-abraison   scraping of  
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-ac   pertaining to  
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acid/o   acid  
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acous/o   hearing  
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acro-   heights, extremes, extremities  
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acromi/o   acromion  
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acu-   sharp  
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-acusis   hearing  
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-ad   toward  
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ad-   toward  
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aden/o   gland  
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adenoid/o   adenoid (pharyngeal tonsil)  
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adip/o   fat  
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adnex/o   accessory  
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adren/o   adrenal gland  
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aer/o   air  
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af-   toward  
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agglutin/o   clumping  
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agora-   marketplace  
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-al   pertaining to  
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albin/o   white  
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albumin/o   protein  
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-algia   pain  
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aliment/o   nutrition  
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allo-   other, different  
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alvelo/o   alveolus  
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ambly/o   dull, dim  
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ambul/o   walking  
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amni/o   amnion  
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amphi-   both  
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amyl/o   starch  
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-an   pertaining to  
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an-   no, not, without  
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an/o   anus  
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ana-   up, apart, away  
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andr/o   male  
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angi/o   vessel  
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ankyl/o   stiffening  
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ante-   forward, in front of, before  
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anter/o   front  
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anthrop/o   man  
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anti-   against  
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antr/o   antrum, cavity  
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aort/o   aorta (largest artery)  
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-apheresis   removal  
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aphth/o   ulceration  
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apic/o   pointed extremity, apex  
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apo-   separate, away from  
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append/o   vermiform appendix, that which is added  
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-ar   pertaining to  
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appendic/o   vermiform appendix, that which is added  
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-arche   beginning  
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arteri/o   artery  
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arteriol/o   arteriole (small artery)  
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arthr/o   articulation (joint)  
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articul/o   articulation (joint)  
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-ary   pertaining to  
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-ase   enzyme  
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astr/o   star  
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ather/o   fatty plaque  
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-atic   pertaining to  
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-ation   process of  
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atri/o   atrium  
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audi/o   hearing  
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aur/o   ear  
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auricul/o   ear  
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auto-   self  
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axill/o   axilla (armpit)  
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az/o   nitrogen  
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azot/o   nitrogen  
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bacteri/o   bacteria  
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balan/o   glans penis  
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bar/o   pressure, weight  
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bartholin/o   Bartholin gland  
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bas/o   base, bottom  
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bi-   two  
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bi/o   life, living  
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bil/i   bile  
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bin-   two  
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-blast   embryonic, immature  
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blast/o   embryonic, immature  
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blephar/o   eyelid  
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bol/o   to throw, throwing  
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brachi/o   arm  
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brachy-   short  
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bronch/o   bronchus  
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bronchi/o   bronchus  
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bronchiol/o   bronchiole  
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buss/o   cheek  
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bunion/o   bunion  
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burs/o   bursa  
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calc/o, calc/i   calcium  
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calcane/o   calcaneus (heelbone)  
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calcul/o   stone, calculus  
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cali/o   calyx, calix  
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calic/o   calyx, calix  
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calyc/o   calyx, calix  
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cancer/o   cancer, malignancy  
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canth/o   canthus(corner of eye)  
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capit/o   head  
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capn/o   carbon dioxide  
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carcin/o   cancer  
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-carcinoma   cancer of epithelial origin  
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cardi/o   heart  
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carp/o   carpus (wrist)  
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carilag/o   cartilage  
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cata-   down  
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caud/o   tail  
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cauter/i   burning  
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cec/o   cecum (first part of large intestine)  
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-cele   herniation, protrusion  
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celi/o   abdomen  
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cellul/o   cell  
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-centesis   surgical puncture  
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cephal/o   head  
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cerebell/o   cerebellum  
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cerebr/o   cerebrum  
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cerumin/o   cerumen (earwax)  
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cervic/o   neck, cervix  
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-chalasia   condition of relaxation, slackening  
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-chalasis   relaxation. slackening  
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cheil/o   lips  
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chem/o   drug, chemical  
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-chezia   condition of stools  
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chol/e   bile, gall  
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cholangi/o   bile vessel  
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cholecyst/o   gallbladder  
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choledoch/o   common bile duct  
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cholesterol/o   cholesterol  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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chord/o   cord, spinal cord  
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chori/o   chorion (outer fetal sac)  
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chorion/o   chorion (outer fetal sac)  
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choroid/o   choroid, vascular membrane  
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chrom/o   color  
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chym/o   juice  
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circum-   around  
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cirrh/o   orange-yellow  
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-cision   process of cutting  
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-clasis   intentional breaking  
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-clast   breaking down  
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claustr/o   closing  
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clavicul/o   clavicle (collarbone)  
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cleid/o   clavicle (collarbone)  
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clitorid/o   clitoris  
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-coagulation   process of clotting  
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coccyg/o   coccyx (tailbone)  
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cochle/o   cochlea  
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col/o   colon (large intestine)  
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coll/o   neck  
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colon/o   colon (large intestine)  
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colp/o   vagina  
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commissur/o   connection  
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chromat/o   color  
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-amnios   amnion, inner fetal sac  
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brady-   slow  
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chromate/p   color  
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