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Medical Terminology get connected Chapters 1-2

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Cardi-   heart  
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retro-   behind  
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-phobia   fear  
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-rrhage   bursting forth  
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Gastr-   stomach  
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supra-   above  
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-ptosis   drooping  
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-rrhea   discharge / flow  
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Hepat-   liver  
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trans-   across  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-ectomy   surgical removal  
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Rhin-   nose  
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di-   two  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-sclerosis   hardened condition  
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Cephal-   head  
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hemi-   half  
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-megaly   enlargement / large  
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-spasm   involuntary muscle contraction  
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Arthr-   joint  
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hyper-   excessive / more than normal  
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-logy   study of  
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-stenosis   narrowing  
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My-   muscle  
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micro-   small  
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-gram   record / picture  
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-toxic   poison  
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Oste-   bone  
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pan-   all  
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path   disease  
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-centesis   puncture to withdraw fluid  
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Electr-   electricity  
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para- (prefix)   alongside  
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-cele   hernia / protrusion  
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Carcin-   cancer  
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multi-   many  
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-cytosis   abnormal cell condition {too many}  
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-graph   instrument for recording  
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a-   without  
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ultra-   excess  
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-otomy   cutting into  
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-scope   instrument to view  
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dys-   painful / difficult  
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homo-   same  
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-algia   pain  
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-cyte   cell  
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sub-   beneath / under  
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auto-   self  
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-asthenia   weakness  
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-derma   skin condition  
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bi- (prefix)   two  
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hetero-   different  
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-dynia   pain  
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-dipsia   thrist  
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post-   after  
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pre-   before  
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-ectasis   dilated / expansion  
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-esthesia   feeling / sensation  
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anti-   against  
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uni-   mono / one  
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-edema   swelling  
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-genesis   produces / generates  
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brady-   slow  
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-emesis   vomit  
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-oid   resembling  
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pachy-   thick  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-opia   vision  
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tachy-   fast  
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-itis   inflammation  
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ante-   before / in front of  
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-lith   stone  
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-pepsia   digestion  
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endo-   within / inner  
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-lysis   destruction  
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-pnea   breathing  
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epi-   above / upon  
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-malacia   abnormal softening  
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-poiesis   formation  
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hypo-   below / insufficient / less than normal  
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-oma   tumor / mass  
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-trophic   development  
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infra-   below / under  
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-pathy   disease  
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-logist   one who studies  
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peri-   around  
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-penia   too few  
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bi(o) root word   life  
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-para (suffix)   to bear {offspring}  
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