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Medical Terminology

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Term
Definition
centesis   puncture  
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ectomy   excision,removal  
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stomy   forming an opening  
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tome   instrument to cut  
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tomy   incisions, cut into  
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desis   binding or fixation of a bone or joint  
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pexy   binding or fixation of an organ  
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rrhaphy   suture  
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plasty   surgical repair  
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clasis   break, fracture  
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lysis   separation, destruction, loosening  
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tripsy   crushing  
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algia   pain  
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dynia   pain  
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cele   hernia or swelling  
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ectasis   dilation, expansion  
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emesis   vomiting  
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emia   blood condition  
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gen   producing, forming, orgin  
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genesis   forming,producing, orgin  
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gram   record  
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graph   instrument for recording  
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graphy   process of recording  
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iasis   abnormal condition produced by something specific  
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itis   inflammation  
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lith   calculus, stone  
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logist   specialist in the study of  
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logy   study of  
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malacia   softening  
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megaly   enlargement  
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meter   instrument for measuring  
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metry   act of measuring  
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oid   resembling  
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oma   tumor  
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osis   abnormal condition with blood cells  
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para   offspring, to bear  
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paresis   partial paralysis  
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penia   decrease, deficiency  
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phagia   eating,swallowing  
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phasia   speech  
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philia   attraction to  
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phobia   fear  
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plasia   formation, growth  
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plegia   paralysis, stroke  
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poiesis   formation, production  
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ptosis   prolapse, downward displacement  
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rrhage   burst forth  
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rrhagia   burst forth  
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rrhea   discharge, flow  
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rrhexis   rupture  
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scope   instrument to view or examine  
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scopy   visual examination  
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spasm   involuntary contraction, twitching  
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stasis   standing still  
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stenosis   narrowing, stricture  
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toxic   poison  
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trophy   development, nourishment  
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