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Med Term final review

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A suffix meaning pertaining to   - al  
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A suffix for producing, originating, causing   - genic  
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A suffix for control, stop   - stasis  
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A suffix for abnormal condition   - osis  
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A suffix for dissolution, separating   - lysis  
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A suffix for breathing   - pnea  
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A suffix for instrument for visual examination   - scope  
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A suffix for surgical crushing   - tripsy  
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A suffix for surgical repair   - plasty  
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A suffix for hernia, protrusion   - cele  
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A suffix for rupture   - rrhexis  
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Another suffix for pertaining to   - ac  
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A suffix for state of   - ism  
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A suffix for split or fissure   - schisis  
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A suffix meaning softening   - malacia  
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A prefix for new   neo -  
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A prefix for across, beyond   trans-  
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A prefix for above, excessive   hyper-  
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A prefix for slow   brady -  
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A prefix for rapid   tachy -  
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A prefix for many, much   poly -  
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Combining form for tissue, the major covering of the external surfaces of the body   epitheli/o  
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Combining form referring to basic unit of all living things   cyt/o  
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Combining form for tumor   onc/o  
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Combining form for cancer   carcin/o  
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Combining form for internal organs   viscer/o  
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Combining form for back, behind   poster/o  
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Combining form for below   infer/o  
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Combining form for furthest away   dist/o  
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Combining form meaning belly (front)   ventr/o  
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Combining form for middle   medi/o  
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Combining form for back and above   poster/o  
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Directional form for toward the tail   caudad  
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Combining form for extremities   acr/o  
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Combining form for white   leuk/o  
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Combining form for front and to the side   later/o  
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Combining form for blue   cyan/o  
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Pertaining to under the skin   subcutaneous  
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Abnormal condition, fungus, nail bed   onychomycosis onych/o - nail; myc/o - fungus  
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"Black tumor"   melanoma melan/o - black; oma - tumor  
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Combining form for throat   pharyng/o  
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"under the skin"   hypodermic hypo - under; dermic - skin  
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Combining form for chest cavity   thorac/o  
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"visual examination of the larynx"   laryngoscopy  
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Pertaining to the trachea   tracheal  
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Inflammation of the throat   pharyngitis  
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Combining form for bean-shaped organ that filters blood (kidney)   nephr/o  
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"difficulty breathing"   dyspnea  
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Hollow muscular organ that holds urine (bladder)   cyst/o  
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Combining form for scanty, few   olig/o  
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"pus in the urine"   pyuria  
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Combining form for opening, "meatus"   meat/o  
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"blood in the urine"   hematuria hemat - blood; uria - pertaining to urine  
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"visual exam of the bladder"   cystoscopy cyst/o - bladder; scopy - visual examination  
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Combining form for uterus   hyster/o  
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Creation of an artificial opening into the bladder   cystostomy cyst/o - bladder; stomy - opening  
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Root word for cervix (neck), pertaining to the cervix   cervic/o cervical  
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Passage from the uterus to outside the body   colp/o  
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Combining form for vessel, duct   vasec/o "vasectomy" - opening into the vessel or duct  
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"inflammation of the prostate gland"   prostatits  
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"inflammation of the cervix"   cervicitis  
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Excision of the prostate gland   prostatectomy  
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Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart   artery arteri/o  
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tubelike structures; carries blood all throughout the body; all blood vessels   angi/o  
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Combining form for blood clot   thromb/o  
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"excision within the artery"   endarterectomy end - within; arter - artery; ectomy - excision or removal  
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Combining form for electrical activity   electr/o  
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"rapid breathing"   tachypnea tachy-rapid; pnea - breathing  
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Stopping the flow of blood   hemostasis hemo - blood; stasis - stop or control  
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"disease of the heart muscle   cadiomyopathy cardi - heart; my - muscle; pathy - disease  
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last part of the large intestine; connects the sigmoid colon to the anus   rect/o  
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"disease of the tongue"   glossopathy gloss - tongue; pathy - disease  
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Combining form for gums   gingiv/o  
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Combining form for abdominal cavity   lapar/o  
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Combining form for digestion   peps/o  
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"excision of the gallbladder"   cholecystectomy chole - gallbladder  
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"enlargement of the liver   hepatomegly hepat - liver; megaly - enlargement  
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pertaining to the esophagus   esophageal  
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organ that produces bile for the digestion of fats   hepat/o (liver)  
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The semitransparent membrane separating the auditory canal and the middle ear cavity   tympanic membrane tympan/o  
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Combining form for iris   ir/o  
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Transparent, anterior part of the sclera that lies over the iris   kerat/o  
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Combining form meaning vision   opt/o  
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Instrument used for visual examination of the eye   ophthalmoscope  
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"inflammation of the thyroid gland"   thyroiditis  
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"study of the endocrine system"   endocrinology  
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Fluid-like sack that allows for easy movement in the joint   bursa burs/o  
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Combining form for joints   arthr/o  
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"inflammation of the cartilage"   chondritis chondr/o - cartilage  
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Combining form for death   necr/o  
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Combining form for ilium   ili/o  
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"muscular pain"   myalgia my - muscle; algia - pain  
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"visual examination of the joint"   arthroscopic; arthroscopy  
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Combining form for speech   phasi/o; phasic  
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Combing form for half   hemi  
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"disease of the brain"   encephalopathy en - within; cephal - pertaining to the head/brain; pathy - disease  
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"inflammation of the meninges"   meningitis  
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"disease of the nerves"   polyneuritis poly - many; neur/o - nerves; itis - inflammation  
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