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Language of medicine chapter 3

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acr/o   extremities  
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acu/o   sharp, acute  
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amni/o   amnion  
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angi/o   vessel  
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arteri/o   artery  
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axill/o   armpit  
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blephar/o   eyelid  
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bronch/o   bronchial tubes  
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chem/o   drugs, chemicals  
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col/o   colon  
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hydr/o   water  
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isch/o   to hold back  
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lapar/o   abdomen  
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laryng/o   larynx  
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mamm/o   breast  
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mast/o   breast  
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morph/o   shape  
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muc/o   mucus  
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myel/o   spinal cord  
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my/o   muscle  
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necr/o   death  
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ophthalm/o   eye  
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ot/o   ear  
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peritone/o   peritoneum  
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phag/o   to eat or swallow  
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phleb/o   vein  
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plas/o   formation, development  
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pneumon/o   lungs  
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pulmon/o   lungs  
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rect/o   rectum  
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ren/o   kidney  
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splen/o   spleen  
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staphl/o   clusters  
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strept/o   twisted chains  
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ven/o   vein  
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-cele   hernia  
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-centesis   surgical procedure to remove fluid  
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-coccus   berry shaped baterium  
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-dynia   pain  
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-genesis   forming  
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-graph   instrument of recording  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-lysis   breakdown  
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-malacia   softening  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-penia   deficiency  
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-phobia   fear  
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-plasia   development, formation  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-ptosis   drooping  
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-sclerosis   hardening  
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-stasis   stopping  
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-stomy   opening made to form a mouth  
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-therapy   treatment  
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-trophy   development  
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-er   one who  
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-ia   condition  
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-ole   little  
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-ule   little  
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-um, -ium   tissue  
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-us   structure  
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-y   condition  
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-ar   pertaining to  
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-ary   pertaining to  
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-oid   resembling  
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-ous   pertaining to  
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-tic   pertaining to  
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-algia   pain  
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-cyte   cell  
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-er   one who  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-ectomy   excision, removal  
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-gram   record  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-ist   specialist  
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-oma   tumor, mass, swelling  
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-opsy   process of viewing  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-pathy   disease condition  
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-tomy   process of cutting  
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-eal   pertaining to  
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-genic   produced by  
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-ose   pertaining to or full of  
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abdomin/o   abdomen  
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aden/o   gland  
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adip/o   fat  
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arthr/o   joint  
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bi/o   two, double  
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carcin/o   cancerous  
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cardi/o   heart  
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chem/o   chemical, drug  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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col/o   colon  
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cyst/o   urinary bladder  
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encephal/o   brain  
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erthyr/o   red  
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hem/o, hemat/o   blood  
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hepat/o   liver  
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hydr/o   water  
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inguin/o   groin  
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lymph/o   lymph  
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leuk/o   white  
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nephr/o   kidney  
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nucle/o   nucleus  
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oste/o   bone  
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path/o   disease  
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pleur/o   pleura  
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radi/o   x-ray  
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rect/o   rectum  
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rhin/o   nose  
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sarc/o   flesh  
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thorac/o   chest  
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thromb/o   clot, clotting  
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tonsill.o   tonsils  
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trache/o   trachea, windpipe  
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ven/o   vein  
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