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| -algia | Pain, Painful Condition
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| Dys- | Bad, difficult, or painful
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| -ectomy | Surgical removal, cutting out
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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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| Hist/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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| Ankyl/o | Crooked, bent, stiff
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| Arthr/o | Joint
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| Chondr/i, chondr/o | Cartilage
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| Cost/o | Rib
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| Crani/o | Skull
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| -desis | To bind, tie together
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| Kyph/o | Bent, hump
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| Lord/o | Curve, swayback, bent
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| -lysis | Loosening or setting free
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| Myel/o | Spinal cord, bone marrow
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| Oss/e, oss/i, ost/o, oste/o | Bone
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| Scoli/o | Curved, bent
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| Spondyl/o | Vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone
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| Synovi/o, synov/o | Synovial membrane, synovial fluid
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| -um | Singular noun ending
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| Bi- | Twice, double, two
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| -cele | Hernia, tumor, swelling
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| Dys- | Bad, difficult, or painful
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| Fasci/o | Fascia, fibrous band
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| Fibr/o | Fibrous tissue, fiber
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| -ia | Abnormal condition, disease, plural of -ium
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| -ic | Pertaining to
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| Kines/o, kinesi/o | Movement
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| My/o | Muscle
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| -plegia | Paralysis, stroke
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| -rrhexis | Rupture
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| Tax/o | Coordination, order
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| Ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o | Tendon, stretch out, extend, strain
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| Ton/o | Tone, stretching, tension
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| Tri- | Three
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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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| Anti- | Against
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| Carcin/o | Cancerous
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| Immun/o | Immune, protection, safe
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| Lymph/o | Lymph, lymphatic tissue
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| Lymphaden/o | Lymph node or gland
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| Lymphamgi/o | Lymph vessel
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| Neo-, ne/o | New, strange
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| -oma | Tumor, neoplasm
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| Onc/o | Tumor
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| Phag/o |
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| Eat, swallow
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| -plasm | Formative material of calls
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| Sarc/o | Flesh, connective tissue
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| Splen/o | Spleen
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| -tic | Pertaining to
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| Tox/o | Poison, poisonous
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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 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, trachea | Windpipe
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| An/o | Anus, ring
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| Chol/e | Bile, gall
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| Cholecyst/o | Gallbladder
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| Col/o, colon/o | Colon, large intestine
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| -emesis | Vomiting
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| Enter/o | Small instestine
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| Esophag/o | Esophagus
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| Gastr/o | Stomach, belly
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| Hepat/o | Liver
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| -lithiasis | Presence of stones
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| -pepsia | Digest, digestion
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| -phagia | Eating, swallowing
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| Proct/o | Anus and rectum
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| Rect/o | Rectum, straight
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| Sigmoid/o | Sigmoid colon
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| -cele | Hernia, tumor, swelling
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| Cyst/o | Urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid
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| Dia- | Through, between, apart, complete
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| -ectasis | Stretching, dilation, enlargement
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| Glomerul/o | Glomerulus
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| Lith/o | Stone, calculus
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| -lysis | Breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening
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| Nephr/o | Kidney
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| -pexy | Surgical fixation
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| pyel/o | Rental pelvis, bowl of kidney
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| -tripsy | To crush
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| Ur/o | Urine, urinary tract
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| Ureter/o | Ureter
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| Urethr/o | Urethra
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| -uria | Urination, urine
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| Caus/o | Burning, burn
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| Cerebr/o | Cerebrum, brain
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| Concuss/o | Shaken together, violently agitated
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| Contus/o | Bruise
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| Encephal/o | Brain
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| -esthesia | Sensation, feeling
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| Esthet/o | Feeling, nervous sensation, sense of perception
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| -graphy | The process of producing a picture or record
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| Mening/o | Membranes, meninges
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| Myel/o | Spinal cord, bone marrow
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| Neur/i, neur/o | Nerve, nerve tissue
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| Phobia | Abnormal fear
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| Psych/o | Mind
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| Radicul/o | Root or nerve root
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| Tropic | Having an affinity for
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| Blephar/o | Eyelid
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| -cusis | Hearing
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| Irid/o | Iris, colored part of eye
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| Kerat/o | Horny, hard, cornea
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| Myring/o | Tympanic membrane, eardrum
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| Ophthalm/o | Eye, vision
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| -opia | Vision condition
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| opt/o | Eye vision
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| ot/o | Ear, hearing
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| phak/o | Lens of eye
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| Presby/9 | Old age
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| Retin/o | Retina, net
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| Scler/o | Sclera, white of eye, hard
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| Trop/o | Turn, change
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| Tympan/o | Tympanic membrane, eardrum
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| Cutane/o | Skin
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| Derm/o, dermat/o | Skin
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| Hidr/o | Sweat
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| Hirsut/o | Hairy, rough
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| Kerat/o | Horny, hard
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| Lip/o | Fat, lipid
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| Melan/o | Black, dark
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| Myc/o | Fungus
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| Onych/o | Fingernail or toenail
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| Pil/i, pil/o | Hair
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| Py/o | Pus
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| Rhytid/o | Wrinkle
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| Seb/o | Sebum
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| Urtic/o | Rash, hives
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| Xer/o | Dry
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| Acr/o | Extremities (hand and feet), top, extreme point
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| Adren/o | Adrenal glands
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| Crin/o | Secrete
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| -dipsia | Thirst
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| Glyc/o | Glucose, sugar
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| Gonad/o | Gonad, sex glands
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| -ism | Condition, state of
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| Pancreat/o | Pancreas
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| Parathyroid/o | Parathyroid glands
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| Pineal/o | Pineal gland
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| Pituitar/o | Pituitary gland
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| Poly- | Many
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| Somat/o | Body
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| Thym/o | Thymus gland
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| Thyr/o, thyroid/o | Thyroid gland
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| Cervic/o | Cervix (neck of uterus)
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| Colp/o | Vagina
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| -gravida | Pregnant
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| Gynec/o | Women, female
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| Hyster/o | Uterus
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| Mast/o | Breast
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| Men/o | Menstruation, menses
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| Orchid/o | Testicles
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| Ov/o | Egg, ovum
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| Ovari/o | Ovary
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| -para | To give birth
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| Salping/o | Uterine (fallopian) tube
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| Test/i | Testicle, testis
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| Vagin/o | Vagina
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| Acute | Has a rapid onset, a sever course, and a relative short duration
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| Sign | Objective evidence of disease such as fever
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| Triage | The medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the time proper place of treatment
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| Congenital | An abnormal condition that exists @ the time of birth
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| Proximal | Located nearest to the center of the body: point of attachment structure
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| Circumduction | The circular movement at the far end of a limb
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| Osteoporosis | A marked loss of bone density and an increase in the bone porosity that is frequently associated w/ aging
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| Hemiplegia | Total paralysis affecting only one side of the body
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| Electrocardiogram | A record of the electrical activity of the myocardium
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| Septicemia | Often associated w/ severe infections caused by the presence of bacteria in the blood
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| Antibiotics | Medications capable of inhibiting growth, or killing pathogenic bacterial microorganisms
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| Antifungal | An agent that destroys or inhibits the growth of fungi
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| Celiac disease | An inherited autoimmune disorder characterized by a severe reaction to food containing gluten
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| Endotracheal intubation | The passage of a tube through the mouth into the trachea to establish or maintain an open airway
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| Juandice | A yellow discoloration of the skin, mucous membranes, and the eyes
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| Incontinence | The inability to control the excretion of urine or feces
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| Ablation | The term used to describe some types of treatment for prostate cancer
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| Dura mater | The tick, tough, outermost membrane of the meninges
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| BellâÂs palsy | The temporary paralysis of the seventh cranial never that cause paralysis only of the affected side of the face
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| Chalazion | A module or cyst, usually on the upper eyelid cause by obstruction in a sebaceous gland
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| Mydriasis | The dilation of the pupil
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| Granuloma | A general term used to describe small, knot like swelling of the granulation tissue in the epidermis
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| Debridement | The removal of dirt, foreign objects, damaged tissue, and cellular debris from a wound to prevent infection and promote healing
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| Glucagon | A hormone that increases the amount of glucose by stimulating the liver to convert glycogen into glucose for release into blood stream
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| Oxytocin | Stimulates uterine contractions during child birth and the flow of milk from mammary glands
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| Chronic villus sampling | A diagnostic test to search for genetic abnormalities in the developing fetus
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| Cervical dysplasia | The presence of pre cancerous changes in the cells that make up the inner lining of the cervix
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| Spiral | A bone fracture, where the has been twisted apart
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