Medical Terminology for Health Careers
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| cardi- | cards | heart
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| megal- | "my gal" | enlarged
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| itis- | "I test" (in flames) | inflammation
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| dermat- | doormat | skin
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| plast- | plastic cement (surgeon/repair) | surgical repair
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| cerebr- | zebra | brain
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| path- | path (of daisies) | disease
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| -ectomy | exit tommy | surgical removal
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| enter- | enter sign | intestines
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| -osis | "oh sis" (air condition) | any condition
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| -otomy | "oh tommy" (cut into the wall) | cut into
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| aden- | a den | gland
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| angi- | angel(blood vessels) | vessel
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| -oma | "oh ma" (two more) | tumor
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| nephr- | nephew (kid on the knee) | kidney
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| hepat- | he pat | liver
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| arthr- | art | joint
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| blephar- | blue fur | eyelid
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| -ologist | hollow chest | specialist
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| rhin- | rhinoceros | nose
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| gingiv- | gingerbread man (chewing gum) | gum
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| -malacia | my late show (on TV) | soft, softening
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| -ology | hollow cheese | the study of
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| spasm | spaceman (involuntary contract) | involuntary contraction
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| cost- | coaster | ribs
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| -gram | graham cracker | record
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| acro- | acrobat | extremities (limbs)
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| -rhexis | wrecks | break, burst
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| carcin- | car sign (*can*ned *cer*eal) | cancer
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| -penia | pen | decrease
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| gen- | genesis (original production) | 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 (mad magazine) | madness
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| glosso- | glossy | tongue
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| -trophy | trophy (housing development) | development
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| supra- | soup | above
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| -ptosis | toe sis | falling
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| dyn- | dinner (window pane) | pain
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| mast- | mast (breast plate armor) | breast
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| -rrhaphy | raffle (suit) | 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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| lobo- | low bow | section
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| -emesis | "hey Mrs." | vomiting
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| contra- | contractor (tools against the counter) | against, counter
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| -iasis | oasis (air conditioners) | condition
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| trans- | train (through a cross) | through, across
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| brady- | braid | slow
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| -ectasis | egged a sis (X-Pan) | expansion
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| cyt- | sight (jail cell) | cell, cellular
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| odont- | "Oh Don't" (hit me with the tooth) | tooth
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| leuk- | Look Magazine | white
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| -esthesia | has the show(sensational) | sensation,feeling
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| gastr- | gas truck | stomach
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