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Termonalogy

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Definition
-algia   pain, painful condition  
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dys-   bad, difficult, or painful  
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-ectomy   surgical removal, cutting out, excision  
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hyper-   excessive, increased  
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hypo-   deficient, decreased  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-osis   abnormal condition, disease  
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-ostomy   the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface  
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-otomy   cutting, surgical incision  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-rrhage   bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge  
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-rrhaphy   surgical suturing  
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-rrhea   flow or discharge  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-sclerosis   abnormal hardening  
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aden/o   gland  
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adip/o   fat  
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anter/o   before, front  
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caud/o   lower part of body, tail  
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cephal/o   head  
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cyt/o, -cyte   cell  
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end-, endo-   in, within, inside  
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exo-   out of, outside, away from  
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hit/o, histi/o   tissue  
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-ologist   specialist  
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-ology   the science or study of  
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path/o, -pathy   disease, suffering, feeling, emotion  
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plas/I, plas/o, -plasia   development, growth, formation  
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poster/o   behind, toward the back  
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-stasis, -static   control, maintenance of a constant level  
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angi/o   blood or lymph vessel  
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aort/o   aorta  
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arteri/o   artery  
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ather/o   plaque, fatty substance  
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brady-   slow  
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cardi/o   heart  
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-crasia   a mixture or blending  
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-emia   blood, blood condition  
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erythr/o   red  
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hem/o, hemat/o   blood, relating to the blood  
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leuk/o   white  
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phleb/o   vein  
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tachy-   fast, rapid  
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thromb/o   clot  
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ven/o   vein  
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bronch/o, bronchi/o   bronchial tube, bronchus  
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laryng/o   larynx, throat  
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nas/o   nose  
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ox/I, ox/o, ox/y   oxygen  
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pharyng/o   throat, pharynx  
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phon/o   sound, voice  
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pleur/o   pleura, side of the body  
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pnea   breathing  
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pneum/o, pneumon/o, pneu-   lung, air  
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pulm/o, pulmon/o   lung  
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sinus/o   sinus  
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somn/o   sleep  
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spir/o   to breathe  
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thorac/o, -thorax   chest, pleural cavity  
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trache/o, rachea   windpipe  
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