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Word Parts and Power Point

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Word Parts
Definition
-algia   pain, painful condition  
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dys-   bad, difficult, painful  
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-ectomy   surgical removal, cutting out, excision  
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hyper-   excessive, increased  
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hypo-   deficient, decreased  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-osis   abnormal condition, disease  
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-ostomy   surgically creating an opening  
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-otomy   cutting, surgical incision  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-rrhage, -rrhagia   bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge  
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-rrhaphy   surgical suturing  
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-rrhea   flow or discharge  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-sclerosis   abnormal hardening  
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cyan/o   blue  
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erythr/o   red  
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leuk/o   white  
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melan/o   black, dark  
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poli/o   grey matter of the brain and spinal cord  
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myel/o   spinal cord, bone marrow  
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my/o   muscle  
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neur/o   nerve, nerve tissue  
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oste/o   bone  
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arthr/o   joint  
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-dynia   pain  
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-malacia   abnormal softening  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-necrosis   tissue death  
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-stenosis   abnormal narrowing  
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-centesis   surgical puncture to remove fluid  
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-gram   record  
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-graphy   procedure of recording  
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pre-   before, in front of  
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-scopy   visual examination  
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peri-   surrounding, around  
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post-   after, behind  
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ab-   away from, negative, absent  
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ad-   toward, to, in the direction of  
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eu-   good, normal, well, easy  
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inter-   between, among  
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intra-   within, inside  
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sub-   under, less, below  
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super-/supra-   above, excessive, higher than  
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an-   no, not, without  
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a-   no, not, without, away from, negative  
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-ia   abnormal condition, disease  
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arteri/o   artery  
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ather/o   plaque, fatty substance  
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arthr/o   joint  
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ileum   small intestine  
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ilium   hip bone  
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mucous   pertaining to, adjective  
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mucus   noun - mucus  
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an-, ana-   up, apart, backward, excessive  
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