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Medical Terminology chapter 1-3 plus study guide

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a- an-   absence or without  
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ab-   away from  
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-ac -acal   pertaining to  
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acr(o)   Extremity, topmost  
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-ad   toward, in the direction of  
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ad-   increase, adherence, motion toward  
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-al   pertaining to  
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alge(si)-   pain  
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-algia   pain  
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algi(o)   pain  
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allo-   different, or an additional  
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an-   not, without  
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ana-   back, again, up  
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ansio-   describing something as unequal  
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ante-   positioned in front of another thing  
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anti-   against or opposed to  
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-ary   pertaining to  
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aut(o)-   self  
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bi-   two  
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bio-   life  
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brady-   slow  
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-cele   hernia  
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-centesis   surgical puncture  
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-cidal -cide   killing, destroying  
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circum-   around (something around another)  
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co-   with, together  
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contra-   against  
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cry(o)-   cold  
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-cyte   cell  
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-desis   binding  
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di-   two  
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dia-   through, across  
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dis-   separation, taking apart  
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-dynia   pain  
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dys-   bad, difficult  
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-eal   pertaining to  
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ect(o)-   outer, outside  
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-ectasis -ectasia   dilation, expansion  
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-ectomy   excision or removal  
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endo-   inside or within  
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epi-   above , upon  
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eu-   good, well  
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ex-   away from  
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exo-   outside of another  
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extra-   outside  
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-gen gen(o)- genesis-   forming, producing, origin  
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-genic   pertaining to producing  
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-gnosis   knowledge  
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-gram   record, writing  
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-graph   instrument for recording  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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hemi-   half  
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heter(o)-   different  
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home(o)-   similar or same  
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hyper-   excessive  
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hyp(o)-   less or below normal  
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-iasis   condition  
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-iatr(o)   pertaining to medicine or physician  
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-iatry   a field of medicine of a certain body type  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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idio-   self  
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infra -   below, inferior  
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inter-   between  
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intra-   within  
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-ism   condition  
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iso-   equal  
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-ist   one who specializes in  
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-ite   the nature of resembling  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-logist   someone who studies a certain field  
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-logy   study of a certain field  
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-lysis   separation, loosening  
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-macro   large  
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-malacia   softening  
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meg(a)- megaly-   enlargement  
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-meter   instrument to measure  
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-metry   process of measuring  
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micro-   small  
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mon(o)-   single, one  
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neo-   new  
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-oid   resembling  
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-oma   tumor  
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-osis   a conditon, disease or increase  
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-ous   pertaining to  
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para-   near, beside, beyond  
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path(o)   disease  
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-pathy   disease  
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-penia   deficiency  
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per-   through  
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peri-   around  
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-phil(ia)   attraction for  
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-plasia   formation, growth  
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-plasty   surgical repair, reconstruction  
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poly-   many  
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post-   after  
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pre-   before  
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prim-   first, or most important  
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pro-   before, in front of  
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quadr(i)-   four  
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re-   again, backwards  
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retro-   backwards, behind  
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-rrhage   bursting forth  
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-rrhaphy   suture  
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-rrhea   flowing discharge  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-scope   instrument for viewing, examining  
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-scopy   visual examination  
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-stasis   standing still  
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-stomy   creation of an opening (mouth)  
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sub-   beneath  
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super-   above, superior  
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supra-   above, excessive  
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tachy-   fast  
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-tic   pertaining to  
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-tomy   incision  
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tox (i) (o)-   poison  
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trans-   across or through  
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-tripsy   crushing  
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-trophy   nourishment, development  
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uni-   one  
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xen(o)-   foreign, different  
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-y   condition process  
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derma/ cutane   skin  
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nephr(o)/ ren   kidney  
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stomat/ or   mouth  
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gastr(o)   stomach  
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hepat(o)   liver  
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oste(o)   bone  
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esthes   feeling  
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therm   heat  
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my-/ muscul-   muscle  
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nas- rhin-   nose  
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ur-   urine  
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nat-   birth  
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enter-   intestine  
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chondr-   cartilage  
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arthr-   joint  
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splen-   spleen  
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hyster-   uterus  
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neur-   nerve  
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ot-   ear  
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lith-   stone, calculus  
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mast-   breast  
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cardi-   heart  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-oma   tumor  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-al   pertains to  
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-ia   condition  
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-ar   pertaining to  
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-cyte   cell  
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-ectomy   removal, excision  
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-emisis   vomiting  
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-dynia   pain  
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-centesis   surgical punctiure  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-clasis   to break surgically  
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-desis   binding, fixation (of a joint)  
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-lysis   separation, destruction, loosening  
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-pexy   fixation of an organ  
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-stomy   forming an opening (mouth)  
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-tome   instrument to cut  
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-tomy   incision  
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-tripsy   crushing  
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-iasis   abnormal condition  
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-phagia   eating, swallowing  
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-phasia   speach  
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-phobia   fear  
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-plasia   formation, growth  
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-plasm   formation, growth (of tissue)  
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-ptosis   prolapse, downward displacement  
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-rrhage -rrhagia   bursting forth  
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-rrhea   discharge, flow  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-sclerosis   abnormal condition of hardening  
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-spasm   involuntary contraction, twitching  
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-stenosis   narrowing, stricture  
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-trophy   nourishment, development  
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-tic   pertaining to  
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-icle   small  
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-ole   small  
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-ule   small  
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infra-   under, below  
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