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Medical Terminology

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Medical Terminology
Meaning
a, an   without or not  
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ab   away from  
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ad   toward  
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ante   before,forward  
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anti   against  
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auto   self  
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bi   double,two  
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brady   slow  
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circum   around  
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contra   against,opposite  
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de   down from,away from,not  
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dia   across,through,apart  
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dis   separate,away from  
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dys   bad,difficult,abnormal  
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ecto   outer, outside  
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en   in, into, within  
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endo   inner,inside  
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epi   over,on,upon  
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eryth   red  
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ex   out,out of,from,away from  
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hyper   excessive, too much, high  
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hemi   half  
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hypo   under, decreased, less than normal  
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in   in, into, within, not  
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inter   between  
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intra   within  
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intro   into,within  
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leuk   white  
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macro   large  
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mal   bad,illness,disease  
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mega   large  
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micro   small  
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mono   one,single  
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neo   new  
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non   not  
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olig   small,scant  
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para   similar,beside  
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per   by,through  
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peri   around  
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poly   many,much  
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post   after,behind  
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pre   before,in front of,prior to  
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pro   before,in front of  
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re   again  
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retro   backward  
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semi   half  
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sub   under  
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super   above, over, excess  
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supra   above, over  
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tachy   fast, rapid  
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trans   across  
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uni   one  
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abdomino   abdomen  
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adeno   gland  
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adreno   adrenal gland  
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angio   vessel  
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arterio   artery  
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arthro   joint  
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broncho   bronchus,bronchi  
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card,cardio   heart  
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cephalo   head  
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chole,cholo   bile  
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chondro   cartilage  
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colo   colon,large intestine  
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costo   rib  
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cranio   skull  
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cyano   blue  
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cystoo   bladder,cyst  
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cyto   cell  
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dento   tooth  
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derma   skin  
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duodeno   duodenum  
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encephalo   brain  
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entero   intestines  
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fibro   fiber,fibrous  
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gastro   stomach  
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glosso   tongue  
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gluco   sweetness,glucose  
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glyco   sugar  
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gyn,gyne,gyneco   woman  
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hem,hema,hemo,hemato   blood  
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hepat   liver  
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hydro   water  
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hystero   uterus  
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ileo,ilio   ileum  
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laparo   abdomen,loin,flank  
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laryngo   larynx  
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litho   stone  
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mammo   breast,mammary gland  
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masto   mammary gland,breast  
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meno   menstruation  
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myo   muscle  
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myelo   spinal cord,bone marrow  
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necro   death  
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nephro   kidney  
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neuro   nerve  
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oculo   eye  
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oophoro   ovary  
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ophthalmo   eye  
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ortho   straight,normal,correct  
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osteo   bone  
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oto   ear  
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pedo   child,foot  
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pharynago   pharynx  
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phelbo   vein  
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pnea   breathing,respiration  
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pneumo   lung,air,gas  
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procto   rectum  
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psycho   mind  
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pulmo   lung  
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pyo   pus  
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recto   rectum  
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rhino   nose  
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salpingo   Eustachian tube, uterine tube  
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spleno   spleen  
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steno   arrow,constriction  
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stomato   mouth  
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thermo   heat  
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thoraco   chest  
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thrombo   clot,thrombo  
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urethro   urethra  
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urino   urine  
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uro   urine,urinary tract,urination  
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utero   uterus  
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vaso   blood vessel,vasdeferens  
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veno   vein  
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vertebro   spine,vertebrae  
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algia   pain  
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asis   condition,usually abnormal  
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cele   hernia,herniation,pouching  
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centesis   puncture and aspiration of  
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cyte   cell  
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ectasis   dilation,stretching  
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ectomy   excision,removal of  
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emia   blood condition  
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genesis   development,production,creation  
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genic   producing,causing  
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gram   record  
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graph   a diagram,a recording instrument  
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graphy   making a recording  
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iasis   condition of  
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ism   a condition  
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itis   inflammation  
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logy   the study of  
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lysis   destruction of,decomposition  
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megaly   enlargement  
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meter   measuring instrument  
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metry   measurement  
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oma   tumor  
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osis   condition  
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pathy   disease  
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penia   lack,deficiency  
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phasia   speaking  
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phobia   an exaggerated fear  
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plasty   surgical reshaping or repair  
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plegia   paralysis  
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ptosis   falling,sagging,dropping,down  
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rrhage,rrhagia   excessive flow  
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rrhaphy   stitching,suturing  
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rrhea   profuse flow,discharge  
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scope   examination instrument  
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scopy   examination using a scope  
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stasis   maintenance,maintaining a constant level  
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stomy,ostomy   creation of an opening  
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tomy,otomy   incision,cutting into  
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uria   condition of the urine  
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