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Med Term - Chapter 1

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Term
Definition
Bio   Life  
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Carcino   Cancer  
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cardio   heart  
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chemo   chemical  
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ciso   to cut  
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dermato   skin  
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entero   small intestine  
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gastro   stomach  
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gyneco   female  
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hemato   blood  
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hemo   blood  
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immuno   immunity, protection  
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laryngo   larynx  
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nephro   kidney  
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neuro   nerve  
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opthalmo   eye  
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oto   ear  
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patho   disease  
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pulmuno   lung  
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pnumo   lung  
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rhino   nose  
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hepato   liver  
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pharyngo   pharynx, throat  
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phasia   speech  
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oxo   oxygen  
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emo   blood  
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gono   seed  
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pnea   breathing  
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trophy   developement  
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emia   blood condition  
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glyco   sugar  
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venous   vein  
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nato   born  
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esthes   sensation  
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plego   paralysis  
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cyesis   pregnancy  
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cysto   urinary, bladder  
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erythro   red  
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litho   stones  
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arthro   joint  
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chondro   cartilage  
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blepharo   eyelid  
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acouso   hearing  
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myo   muscles  
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-oma   cancer, tumor, mass, fluid  
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-therapy   treatment  
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-ion   process  
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-logy   study of  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-algia   pain  
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-cele   protrusion  
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-gen   that which produces  
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-genic   producing  
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-ia   condition of  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-iasis   abnormal condition  
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-ism   state of  
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-rrhea   discharge  
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-um   structure  
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-cyte   cell  
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-dynia   pain  
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-ectasis   widening, dialation  
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-logist   someone who specializes in study of  
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-logy   study of  
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-lytic   pertaining to destruction  
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-lysis   destruction  
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-malacia   -cond. of abnormal softening  
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-opsy   view of  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-pathy   disease  
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-plasm   formation  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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-ptosis   drooping  
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-rrhage   excessive or abnormal flow  
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-rrhagia   condition of abnormal flow  
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-rrhea   discharge  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-sclerosis   hardening  
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-stenosis   narrowing  
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-trophy   development  
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-ac, -ic, -iac   pertaining to  
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-al, -ile, -eal   pertaining to  
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-an, -ine   pertaining to  
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-ar, -ior   pertaining to  
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-ary, -ory   pertaining to  
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-tic, -atic   pertaining to  
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-nic   pertaining to  
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-ose, -ous   pertaining to  
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-centesis   puncture, to withdraw fluid  
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-stenosis   narrowing (surgical)  
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-ectomy   cutting out  
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-tomy   process of cutting  
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-stomy   process of creating a new opening  
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stoma   mouth  
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-tome   instrument used to cut  
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-pexy   surgical fixation  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-rrhaphy   to suture  
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-gram   record  
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-graph   instrument used to make a recording  
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-graphy   process of making recording  
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-meter   instrument for measuring  
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-metry   process of measuring  
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-scope   instrument used to view  
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-scopic   pertaining to viewing  
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-scopy   process of viewing  
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in-   in  
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a-, an-, de-, un-   without, no, not  
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anti-   against  
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auto-   self  
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brady-   slow  
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dys-   painful, difficult, abnormal  
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de-   taken away  
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un-   never had  
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endo-   inner, within  
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epi-   above, upon  
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eu-   normal  
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ex-   outward  
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extra-   outside of  
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hetero-   different  
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homo-   same  
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hyper-   excessive  
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hypo-   insufficient, below normal  
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in-   in, not  
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inter-   between  
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intra-   within  
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macro-   large  
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micro-   small  
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neo-   new  
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para-   beside, abnormal, like parts of pair  
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per-   through  
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peri-   around, surrounding  
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post-   after, behind  
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pre-   before  
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pro-   before  
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pseudo-   false, fake  
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re-   again  
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retro-   backward, behind  
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sub-   under  
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tachy-   fast  
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trans-   across  
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ultra-   beyond  
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un-   not  
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bi-   two  
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hemi-   half  
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mono-   one  
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multi-   many  
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nulli-   none  
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pan-   all  
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poly-   many  
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quadri-   four  
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tetra-   four  
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tri-   three  
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semi-   partial  
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one vertebra   two vertebrae  
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one thorax   two thoraces  
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one appendix   two appendices  
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one metastasis   two metastases  
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one sarcoma   two sarcomata  
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one phalanx   two phalanges  
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one ganglion   two ganglia  
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one nucleus   two nuclei  
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one ovum   two ova  
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one biopsy   two biopsies  
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