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Medical Terminology

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Term
Definition
-algesia   condition of pain  
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-ant   forming  
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-ase   enzyme  
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-ate   use, action  
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-blast   immature cell, germ cell  
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-cide   to kill  
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-crit   to seperate  
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-cupsid   point  
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-cyst   bladder, sac  
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-cyte   cell  
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-dipsia   thirst  
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-drome   that which runs together  
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-er   relating to, one who  
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-gen/genesis   formation, produce  
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-ide   having a particular quality  
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-ive   nature of, quality of  
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-liter   liter  
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-logy   study of  
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-lymph   clear fluid, serum, pale fluid  
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-or   one who, a doer  
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-phil   attraction  
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-stasis   control, stop, stand still  
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-therapy   treatment  
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-thermy   heat  
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-um   tissue, structure  
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-uria   urination, condition of urine  
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-ac (cardiac)   pertaining to the heart  
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-ad (cephalad)   pertaining to the head  
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-al (congenital)   pertaining to presence at birth  
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-ar (muscular)   pertaining to the muscles  
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-ary (integumentary)   pertaining to the skin (a covering)  
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-ic (cephalic)   pertaining to normal appearance of the head  
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-ile (penile)   pertaining to the penis  
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-ior (anterior)   pertaining to a surface or part situated toward the front of the body  
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-ose (grandiose)   pertaining to a feeling of greatness  
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-ous (edematous)   pertaining to an abnormal condition in which the body tissues contain an accumulation of fluid  
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-tic (cyanotic)   pertaining to an abnormal condition of the skin and mucous membranes caused by oxygen deficiency in the blood  
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-us (decubitus)   pertaining to a bedsore  
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-y (atony)   pertaining to a lack of normal tone or tension  
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enuresis   condition of involuntary emission of urine; bedwetting  
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alopecia   condition of loss of hair; baldness  
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podiatry   treatment of disease and disorders of the foot  
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obstetrician   physician who specializes in treating the female during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum  
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embolism   condition in which a blood clot obstructs a blood vessel  
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cardiologist   physician who specialized in the study of the heart  
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hyperhidrosis   condition of excessive sweating  
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anencephaly   congenital condition in which there is a lack of development of the brain  
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ventricle   literally means little belly; a small cavity or chamber within a body or organ  
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bronchiole   one of the smaller subdivisions of the bronchial tubes  
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macula   small spot or discolored area of the skin  
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pustule   small, elevated, circumscribed lesion of the skin that is filled with pus  
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-algia   pain, ache  
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-asthenia   weakness  
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-betes   to go  
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-cele   hernia, tumor, swelling  
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-cusis   hearing  
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-derma   skin  
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-dynia   pain, ache  
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-ectasis   dilation, distention  
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-edema   swelling  
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-emesis   vomiting  
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-ion   process  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-kinesis   motion  
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-lepsy   seizure  
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-lexia   diction, word, phrase  
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-malacia   softening  
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-mania   madness  
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-megaly   enlargement, large  
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-mnesia   memory  
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-noia   mind  
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-oid   resemble  
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-oma   tumor  
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-opia   sight, vision  
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-oxia   oxygen  
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-pathy   disease, emotion  
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-penia   deficiency  
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-pepsia   to digest  
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-phagia   to eat, to swallow  
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-phasia   to speak, speech  
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-phobia   fear  
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-plasia   formation, produce  
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-plasm   a thing formed, plasma  
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-plegia   paralysis, stroke  
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-pnea   breathing  
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-ptosis   drooping, prolapse, sagging  
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-ptysis   spitting  
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-rrhage   bursting forth  
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-rrhea   flow, discharge  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-spasm   tension, spasm, contraction  
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-trophy   nourishment, development  
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-centesis   surgical puncture  
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-clasis   a break  
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-desis   binding  
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-ectomy   surgical excision, surgical removal, resection  
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-gram   a weight, mark, record  
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-graph   instrument for recording  
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-graphy   recording  
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-ize   to make, to treat or combine with  
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-lysis   destruction, separation, breakdown, loosening  
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-meter   instrument to measure, measure  
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-metry   measurement  
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-opsy   to view  
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-pexy   surgical fixation  
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-pheresis   remove  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-rrhaphy   suture  
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-scope   instrument for examining  
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-scopy   visual examination, to view, examine  
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-stomy   new opening  
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-tome   instrument to cut  
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-tomy   incision  
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-tripsy   crushing  
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