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Interpreting Word Parts

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Crani/otomy   crani: pretaining to the skull otomy: cutting into Craniotomy: Brain surgery  
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Dys/uria   dys: difficult, painful, bad uria: urine Dysuria: difficulty urinating  
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Hyster/ectomy   hyster: uterus ectomy: surgical removal of Hysterectomy: removal of the uterus  
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Hemo/toxic   hemo: blood toxic: posion Hemotoxic: blood posioning  
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Carcin/oma   carcin: cancer oma: tumor Carcinoma: cancerous tumor  
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Electro/encephalo/graph   electro: electrical encephalo: brain graph: diagram Electroencephalograph: electrical brain diagram  
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Osteo/malacia   osteo: bone malacia: softening of the bone Osteomalacia: softening of the bones  
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Para/plegia   para: near, beside, beyond plegia: parasite Paraplegia: near paralysis  
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Py/uria   py: pus uria: urine Pyuria: urine filled with pus  
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Acro/megaly   acro: extrimities megaly: large, enlarge Acromegaly: large extrimities  
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Geront/ology   geront: old age ology: study of Gerontology: study of old age  
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Dys/phagia   dys: difficult phagia: to eat Dysphagia: difficulty eating  
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Hydro/cele   hydro: water cele: tumor swelling cavity Hydrocele: fluid-filled tumor cavity  
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