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Terminology

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aneurysm/o   aneurysm (widened blood vessel)  
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anthrac/o   coal, coal dust  
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aort/o   aorta  
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arteri/o   artery  
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atel/o   incomplete, imperfect  
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ather/o   fatty plaque  
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broncho/o   bronchus (plural bronchi)  
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bronchi/o   bronchus (plural bronchi)  
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cardi/o   heart  
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coni/o   dust  
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cyan/o   blue  
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electr/o   electricity  
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emphys/o   to inflate  
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epiglott/o   epiglottis  
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hem/o   blood  
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hemangi/o   blood vessel  
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isch/o   to hold back, block  
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laryng/o   larynx (voice box)  
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lob/o   lobe  
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my/o   muscle  
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nas/o   nose  
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ox/i   oxygen  
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pector/o   chest  
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pharyng/o   pharynx (throat)  
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phleb/o   vein  
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phren/o   diaphragm, mind  
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pleur/o   pleura  
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pneum/o   air, lung  
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pneumon/o   air, lung  
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pulmon/o   lung  
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py/o   pus  
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rhin/o   nose  
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scler/o   hardening, sclera (white of eye)  
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sept/o   septum  
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sphygm/o   pulse  
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spir/o   breathe  
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steth/o   chest  
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therm/o   heat  
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thorac/o   chest  
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thromb/o   blood clot  
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trache/o   trachea (windpipe)  
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valvul/o   valve  
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vas/o   vessel, vas deferens, duct  
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vascul/o   vessel (usually blood lymph)  
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ven/o   vein  
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a-, an-   without, not  
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brady-   slow  
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dys-   bad, difficult, painful  
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endo-   in, within  
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eu-   good, normal  
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extra-   outside, outward  
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hyper-   excessive, above normal  
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peri-   around  
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tachy-   rapid  
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trans-   across, through  
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-al   pertaining to  
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-algia   pair  
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-ar   pertaining to  
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-ary   pertaining to  
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-capnia   carbon dioxide CO2  
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-centesis   surgical procedure  
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-clysis   irrigation, washing  
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-ectasis   dilation, expansion  
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-ectomy   excision, removal  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-gram   record, write  
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-graph   instrument for recording  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-logist   specialist in the study of  
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-lysis   separation, destruction, loosening  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-meter   instrument for measuring  
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-osis   abnormal condition, increase  
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-oxia   oxygen  
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-pathy   disease  
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-phonia   voice  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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-pnea   breathing  
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-ptysis   spitting  
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-rrhaphy   suture  
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--rhexis   rupture  
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-scope   instrument for examining  
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-sphyxia   pulse  
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-stasis   standing still  
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-stenosis   narrowing, stricture  
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-stomy   forming an opening (mouth)  
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-thorax   chest  
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-tic   pertaining to  
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-tomy   incision  
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