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Medical Terminology

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arthr   joint  
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hepat   liver  
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ven   vein  
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oste   bone  
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intra-   within  
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sub-   under  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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-ous   pertaining to  
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-pathy   disease  
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-o-   combining vowel  
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aden   gland  
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cyt   cell  
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epetheli   epethelium  
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fibr   fiber  
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hist   tissue  
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kary   nucleus  
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lip   fat  
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my   muscle  
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neur   nerve  
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organ   organ  
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sarc   flesh, connective tissue  
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viscer   internal organs  
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cancer, carcin   cancer  
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eti   cause (of disease)  
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gno   knowledge  
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iatr   physician, medicine  
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onc   tumor, mass  
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path   disease  
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rhabd   rod-shaped, striated  
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somat   body  
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chlor   green  
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chrom   color  
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cyan   blue  
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erythr   red  
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leuk   white  
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melan   black  
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xanth   yellow  
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dia-   through, complete  
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dys-   difficult, labored, painful, abnormal  
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hyper-   above, excessive  
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hypo-   below, incomplete, deficient  
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meta-   after, beyond, change  
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neo-   new  
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pro-   before  
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-gen   produces or causes  
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-genesis   origin, cause  
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-genic   producing, originating, causing  
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-logist   one who studies and treats  
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-logy   study of  
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-oid   resembling  
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-oma   tumor, swelling  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-plasia   condition of formation, development  
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-plasm   a growth, substance, formation  
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-sarcoma   malignant tumor  
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-sis   state of  
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-stasis   control, stop, standing  
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lie   smooth  
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