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med terminology 2016

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Term
Definition
A/an   without  
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ab   away from  
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ad   toward  
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ante   before  
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Anti   against  
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Contra   opposed/against  
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dys   difficult/bad/painful  
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endo   within/inner  
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epi   upon  
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ex   outside  
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hemi   half  
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hypo   under  
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hyper   above  
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inter   between  
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intra   within  
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meso   middle  
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peri   around  
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poly   many  
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post   after  
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pre   before  
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semi   half  
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sub   below  
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super/supra   above  
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trans   across  
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Tachy   rapid  
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adeno   gland  
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algia   pain  
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cyte   cell  
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ectomy   removal of  
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itis   inflammation  
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ology   study of  
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oma   tumor  
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penia   deficiency of  
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pathy   disease/condition  
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phobia   fear of  
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pnea   breathing  
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plasty   surgical shaping  
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plegia   paralysis  
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scope   instrument for  
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scopy   act of examining  
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stomy   surgical opening  
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artho   joint  
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bio   life  
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brady   slow  
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broncho   respiratory  
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cardio   heart  
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costal   rib  
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cranio   skull  
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caput   head  
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cephalo   head  
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cysto   bladder or sac  
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encephalo   brain  
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entero   intestine  
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erythro   red  
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gastro   stomach  
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hemo   blood  
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hepato   liver  
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hydro   water  
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leuko   white  
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lip   fat  
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litho   stone  
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multi   many  
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neuro   nerve  
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opthalmo   eye  
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oro/ora   mouth  
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osteo   bone  
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photo   light  
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pneumo   air  
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rhino   nose  
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soma   body  
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stoma   artificial opening  
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thoraco   chest  
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ventro   anterior  
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phagia   eating  
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frontal   forehead  
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nasal   nose  
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oral   mouth  
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axillary   arm pit  
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brachial   upper arm  
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antecubital   front of elbow  
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carpal   wrist  
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digital   fingers  
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tarsal   ankles  
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pedal   feet  
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cephalic   head  
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orbital   around the eye  
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buccal   cheek  
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cervical   neck  
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sternal   mid-chest  
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pectoral   chest  
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inguinal   groin  
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otic   ears  
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occipital   back of head  
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lumbar   low back  
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sacral   "tail bone"  
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perineal   genitals  
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popliteal   back of knee  
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calcaneal   heel of foot  
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plantar   sole of the feet  
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