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Ch.1 Terms

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Term
Definition
-penia   decrease  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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-centesis   surgical puncture  
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-gram   record  
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-meter   measuring  
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-scope   instrument for examining  
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a- an-   without  
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circum- peri-   around  
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hypo-   under,below  
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post-   after, behind  
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-ectomy   excision, removal  
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-desis   binding, fixation (of bone or joint)  
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-lysis   separation; destruction; loosening  
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-pexy   fixation (of an organ)  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-rrhaphy   suture  
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-stomy   forming an opening (mouth)  
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-tome   instrument to cut  
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-tomy   incision  
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-tripsy   crushing  
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-graph   instrument for recording  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-metry   act of measuring  
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-scopy   visual examination  
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-algia, -dynia   pain  
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-cele   hernia, swelling  
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-ectasis   dilation, expansion  
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-edema   swelling  
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-emesis   vomiting  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-iasis   abnormal condition (produced by something specific)  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-lith   stone, calculus  
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-malacia   softening  
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-megaly   enlarging  
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-oma   tumor  
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-osis   abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)  
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-pathy   disease  
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-penia   decrease, deficiency  
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-phobia   fear  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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-rrhage, -rrhagia   bursting forth (of)  
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-rrhea   discharge, flow  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-stenosis   narrowing, stricture  
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-toxic   poison  
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-trophy   nurishment, development  
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dia- trans-   through, across  
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dipl- diplo-   double  
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endo- intra-   in, within  
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homo- homeo-   same  
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hypo-   under, below, deficient  
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macro-   large  
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micro-   small  
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mono- uni-   one  
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post-   after, behind  
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pre- pro-   before, in front of  
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primi-   first  
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retro-   backward, behind  
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super-   upper, above  
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