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medical abbreviation terms set list 1 - 5

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Term
Definition
-rrhagia   burst forth / bleed  
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psych   pertaining to the mind  
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derm/o   pertaining to the skin  
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brady   slow  
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lytic   dissoloution  
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hemi   half  
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clast   break or destroy  
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cerebr/o   pretaining to the brain  
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xen/o   different or foreign  
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myo   pertaining to the muscle  
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neo   new  
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rect/o   pertaining to the rectum  
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ungui   pertaining to the nail  
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urin   pertaining to urine  
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nerv   pertaining to the nerve  
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ur/o   urine  
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laryng   pertaining to the larynx  
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ium   tissue  
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pauci   a few, small amount  
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brachy   short or little  
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chem/o   chemistry  
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-ac, -acal   pertaining to  
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kerat/o   hard tissue or cornea  
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-y   condition or process  
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-ptosis   drooping or drop  
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-oma   tumor  
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adip   pertaining to fat  
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gyn   woman  
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opthalmo   pertaining to the eye  
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presby   old age  
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tracheo   trachea  
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-oesophageal   gullet  
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-scopy   inspection  
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myc   fungus  
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-aemia   blood condition  
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-plasty   repair  
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peo, peni, peno   pertaining to the penis  
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xer(o)   dry, desert-like  
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phaco   lens-shaped  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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adren   relation to adrenal glands  
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ped   pertaining to the foot  
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-genic   formative, producing  
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rhin/o   pertaining to the nose  
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aesthesio   sensation  
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morph/o   form, shape  
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pseudo   false or fake  
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phot/o   pertaining to light  
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gastro   stomach  
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dent   pertaining to teeth  
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mamm   pertaining to breast  
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-ad   toward  
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-dynia   pain  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-rrhage   burst forth  
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veni   vein  
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leuk   white color  
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-lysis   rupture  
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lept   light, slender  
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dynam   force, energy  
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cervic   pertaining to the cervix  
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cyst   bladder  
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-py/o   pus  
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bronchi   relating to bronchus  
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-metry   process of measuring  
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immuno   immunity  
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pulmo   relating to the lungs  
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-dipsia   thirst  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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necro   death  
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or/o   pertaining to the mouth  
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ex-   away, out of  
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isch/o   restriction, restraint, to hold back  
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aux/o   increase  
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vesic/o   pertaining to bladder  
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meta   after, behind  
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hepat   pertaining to the liver  
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-acusis   hearing  
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orchid   testis  
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hyp/o   below normal  
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halluc-   wander in mind  
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-ismus   spasm, contraction  
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semi-   one half, partly  
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-gram   record or picture  
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sarco   muscular, flesh like  
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acuso   relating to hearing  
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log/o   speech  
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sten/o   narrow in shape  
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oid   resemblance to  
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phren/o   the mind  
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onco   tumor, mass, swelling  
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thoraco   chest  
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-malacia   softening  
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dys   bad, difficult  
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epi   on, upon  
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-staxis   dripping, trickling  
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thromb/o   clotting of blood  
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crani   relating to the cranium  
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radio   radiation  
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lysis   destruction, separation  
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-crine   to secrete  
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tachy   rapid  
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ortho   denoting something straight  
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zo/o   animal, animal life  
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polio   gray color  
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bucc/o   pretaining to cheek  
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ot/o   pertaining to the ear  
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heme   blood  
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dif   apart, separate  
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iso   same  
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hyper   extreme, beyond normal, above  
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narc/o   numb, sleep  
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hydr/o   water  
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-ism   condition, disease  
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lip   fat  
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per   through  
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rhod   rose-red color  
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sten/o   something narrow in shape  
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kin   movement  
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plexy   stroke, seizure  
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kyph   humped  
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-ite   nature of, resemblance to  
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-ica   knowledge, treatment  
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-aemia, -emia   blood condition  
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-rupt   break, burst  
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-stomy   creating an opening  
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pyel/o   pelvis  
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alb-   white  
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mes/o   middle  
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oto   ear  
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ilio   ilieum  
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vas/o   duct, blood vessels  
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gluco   sugar, sweet  
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odyn/o   pain  
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ultra   beyond, excessive  
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juxta   near, alongside  
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eu   true, good  
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macr/o   large  
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post   after, behind  
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cyt, -cyte   cell  
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-asthenia   weakness  
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idio   self  
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capill   pertaining to hair  
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ocul/o   pertaining to the eye  
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koil   hollow, depressed area  
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re   again, backward  
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hidr   sweat  
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nas/o   pertaining to the nose  
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