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Terminology

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a, an   without, not, lack of and away from  
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ab   away from  
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ad   to, toward, near  
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ante   before, forward, in front of  
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anti   against  
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auto   self  
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bi   double, two, twice  
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brady   slow  
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circum   around  
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contra   against, opposite  
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de   down, from  
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dia   across, through, apart  
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dis   apart, free from  
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dys   difficult, abnormal  
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ecto   outer, outside  
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en   into, in, within  
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endo   inner, inside  
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epi   over, on, upon  
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eryth   red  
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eu   normal, well, healthy, good  
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ex   out, out from, from, away from  
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hemi   half  
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hyper   excessive, too much, high  
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hypo   under, decreased, less then normal  
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in   in, into, within, not  
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infra   within  
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inter   between  
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intra   into within  
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leuk   white  
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macro   large  
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mal   illness, disease  
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meg   large  
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micro   small  
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mono   one, single  
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muco   mucous  
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neo   new  
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non   not  
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olig   small, scant  
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para   beside, beyond, after  
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per   by, through  
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peri   around  
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poly   many, much  
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post   after, behind  
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pre   before, in front of, prior to  
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pro   before, in front of  
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re   again, backward  
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retro   backward, behind  
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sang   blood  
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semi   half  
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sero   thin, watery fluid  
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sub   under, beneath  
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super   above, over access  
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supra   above, over  
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tachy   fast  
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trans   across, over  
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uni   one  
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abdomin[o]   abdomen  
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aden[o]   gland  
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adren(o)   adrenal gland  
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angi(o)   vessel  
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arteri(o)   artery, arteries  
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arthr(o)   joint  
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bronch(o)   bronchus  
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card, cardi(o)   heart  
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cephal(o)   head  
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chole(o)   bile  
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chondr(o)   cartilage  
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col(o)   colon, large intestine  
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cost(o)   rib  
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crani(o)   skull  
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cyan(o)   blue  
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cysti(o)   bladder, cyst  
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cyt(o)   cell  
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dent(o)   tooth  
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derma   skin  
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duoden(o)   duodenum  
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encephal(o)   brain  
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enter(o)   intestines  
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fibr(o)   fibre, fibrous  
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gastr(o)   stomach  
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gloss(o)   tongue  
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gluc(o)   sweetness, glucose  
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glyc(o)   sugar  
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gyn, gyne, gynec(o)   women, woman  
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hem, hema, hemo, hemat(o)   blood  
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hepat(o)   liver  
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hydr(o)   water  
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hyster(o), uter(o)   uterus  
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ile(o), ili(o)   ileum  
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lapar(o)   abdomen, loin or flank  
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laryngi(o)   larynx  
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lith(o)   stone  
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mamm(o)/mast(o)   mammary gland, breast  
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men(o)   menstruation  
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my(o)   muscle  
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myel(o)   spinal cord, bone marrow  
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necr(o)   dead  
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nephr(o)   kidney  
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neur(o)   nerve  
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ocul(o)/ophthalm(o)   eye  
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oophor(o)   ovary  
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orth(o)   straight, normal, correct  
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oste(o)   bone  
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ot(o)   ear  
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ped(o)   child, foot  
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pharyng(o)   pharynx  
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phleb(o)   vein  
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pnea   breathing, respiration  
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pneum(o)   lung, air, gas  
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proct(o)   rectum  
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psych(o)   mind  
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pulm(o)   lung  
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py(o)   pus  
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rhin(o)   nose  
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salping(o)   uterine or fallopian tube  
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splen(o)   spleen  
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sten(o)   narrowing, constriction  
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stern(o)   sternum  
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stomat(o)   mouth  
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therm(o)   heat  
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thorac(o)   chest  
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thromb(o)   clot, thrombus  
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thyr(o)   thyroid  
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tox(o), toxic(o)   poison  
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trache(o)   trachea  
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ur(o), urin(o)   urine  
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urethr(o)   urethra  
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vas(o)   blood vessel  
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vertebr(o)   vertebrae  
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algia   pain  
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asis   condition, usually abnormal  
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cele   hernia, herniation and pouching  
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centesis   puncture and aspiration  
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cyte   cell  
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duction   make something happen  
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ectasis   dilation, stretching  
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ectomy   excision, removal of  
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emia   blood condition  
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genesis   development, production, creation  
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genic   producing, causing  
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gram   record  
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graph   a diagram, a recording instrument  
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graphy   making a recording  
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iasis   condition of  
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ism   a condition  
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itis   inflammation  
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logy   the study of  
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lysis   destruction of, decomposition  
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megaly   enlargement  
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meter   measuring instrument  
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metry   measurement  
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oma   tumour  
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osis   condition  
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pathy   disease  
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penia   lack, deficiency  
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phasia   speaking  
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phobia   an exaggerated fear  
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plasty   surgical repair or reshaping  
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plegia   paralysis  
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ptosis   falling, sagging, dropping down  
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rrhage   excessive flow  
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rrhaphy   stitching, suturing  
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rrhea   profuse flow, discharge  
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scope   examination instrument  
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scopy   examination using a scope  
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stasis   maintenance, maintaining a constant level  
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ostomy   creating a surgical opening  
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tomy, otomy   incision, cutting into  
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uria   condition of the urine  
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