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Medical Terminology- hamilton college

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Element
Audionym
Meaning
gastri-   gas truck   stomach  
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cardi-   cards   heart  
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megal-   my gal   enlarge  
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-itis   i test, in flames   inflammation  
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dermat-   door mat   skin  
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plast-   plastic cement   surgical repair  
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cerebr-   zebra   brain  
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path-   path, daisies   disease  
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-ectomy   exit tommy   surgical removal  
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enter-   enter sign   intestine  
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-osis   oh sis, air condition   any condition  
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-otomy   oh tommy   cut into  
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aden-   a den   gland  
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angi-   angel   vessel  
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-oma   oh ma, 2 more   tumor  
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nephr-   nephew, on knee   kidney  
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hepat-   he pat   liver  
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arthr-   art   joint  
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belphar-   blue fur   eyelid  
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-ologist   hollow chest   specialist  
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rhin-   rhinoceros   nose  
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gingiv-   gingerbread chewing gum   gum  
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-malacia   my late show (tv)   soft  
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-ology   hollow cheese   study of  
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spasm   space man   involuntary contraction  
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-algai   algae, window pane   pain  
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crani-   crane   skull  
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end-   The End   inside, within  
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hemi-   hemisphere   half  
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-oid   void   like  
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hyper-   high purr   above, more than normal  
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cyst-   sister   sac containing fluid  
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chole-   coal, coal pile   bile  
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hypo-   hippo   under  
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-scop-   scope   observe  
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hyster-   his stir   uterus  
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-ostomy   oh stop tommy   create an opening  
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para-   parachute   beside, beyond  
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-lysis   license   loosening, destruction  
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cervic-   serve hic   neck  
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chondr-   cone door   cartilage  
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cyan-   sign   blue  
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hem(at)-   hem   blood  
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ost-   ostrich   bone  
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psycho-   cycle   mind  
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lip-   lip   fat  
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my-   my eye   muscle  
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lith-   lather   stone  
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ophthalm- , opt-   up thumb   eye  
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proct   procter and gamble   anus  
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cost-   coaster   rib  
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-gram   graham   record  
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acro-   acrobat   extremities  
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whexis   wrecks   break, burst  
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carcin-   car sign   cancer  
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-penia   pen   decrease  
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gen-   genesis   original, production  
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burso-   purse sew   sac  
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retr(o)-   retreat   backwards  
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trip-   trip   rub, friction  
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strept-   strap   twist  
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-desis   thesis   binding  
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mani-   maniac   madness  
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glosso-   glossy   tongue  
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-trophy   trophy   development  
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supra-   soup   above  
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-ptosis   toe sis   falling  
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-dyn-   dinner   pain  
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mast-   mast   breast  
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-rraphy   raffle   suture  
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dent-   dentist   teeth  
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cephal-   sieve fall   head  
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auto-   auto   self  
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epi-   a pea   upon  
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hydro-   hydrant   water  
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