Medical Terminology Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms "S"
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sacchar/o- | sugar
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sacr/o- | sacrum
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sagitt/o- | going from front to back
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saliv/o- | saliva
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salping/o- | uterine (fallopian tube)
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-salpinx | uterine (fallopian tube)
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saphen/o- | clearly visible
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sarc/o- | connective tissue
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satur/o- | filled up
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scal/o- | series of graduated steps
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scaph/o- | boat shaped
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scapul/o- | scapula (shoulder blade)
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schiz/o- | split
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scient/o- | science; knowledge
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scint/i- | point of light
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scintill/o- | point of light
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sceler/o- | hard; sclera (white of the eye)
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scoli/o- | curved; crooked
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-scope | instrument used to examine
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scop/o- | examine with an instrument
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-scopy | process of using an instrument to examine
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scot/o- | darkness
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script/o- | write
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scrot/o- | a bag; scrotum
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sebace/o- | sebum (oil)
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seb/o- | sebum (oil)
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secret/o- | produce; secrete
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sect/o- | to cut
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sedat/o- | to calm agitation
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semi- | half; partly
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semin/i- | spermatozoon; sperm
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semin/o- | spermatozoon; sperm
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sen/o- | old age
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sensitiv/o- | affected by; sensitive to
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sensit/o- | affected by; sensitive to
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sens/o- | sensation
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sensor/i- | sensory
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septic/o- | infection
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sept/o- | septum (dividing wall)
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ser/o- | serum of the blood; serumlike fluid
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sex/o- | sex
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sial/o- | saliva; salivary gland
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sigmoid/o- | sigmoid colon
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-sin | a substance
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sin/o- | hollow cavity; channel
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sinus/o- | sinus
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-sis | process; condition; abnormal condition
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skelet/o- | skeleton
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soci/o- | human beings; community
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somat/o- | body
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-some | a body
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somn/o- | sleep
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som/o- | body
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son/o- | sound
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sorb/o- | to suck up
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spad/o- | tear; opening
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-spasm | sudden. involuntary muscle contraction
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spasm/o- | spasm
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spasmod/o- | spasm
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spast/o- | spasm
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spermat/o- | spermatozoon; sperm
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sperm/o- | spermatozoon; sperm
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sphen/o- | wedge shape
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spehnoid/o- | sphenoid bone; sphenoid sinus
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-sphere | sphere; ball
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spher/o- | sphere; ball
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sphincter/o- | sphincter
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sphygm/o- | pulse
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spin/o- | spine; backbone
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spir/o- | breathe; a coil
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splen/o- | spleen
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spondyl/o- | vertebra
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squam/o- | scalelike cell
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stal/o- | contraction
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-stalsis | process of contraction
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staped/o- | stapes (stirrup-shaped bone)
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-stasis | condition of standing still; staying in one place; stopping
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stas/o- | standing still; staying in one place; stopping
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stat/o- | standing still; staying in one place; stopping
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steat/o- | fat
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sten/o- | narrowness; constriction
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stere/o- | three dimensions
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stern/o- | sternum (breast bone)
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-steroid | steroid
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steroid/o- | steroid
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-sterol | lipid-containing compound
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steth/o- | chest
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sthen/o- | strength
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stigmat/o- | point; mark
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stimul/o- | exciting; strengthening
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stomat/o- | mouth
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stom/o- | surgically created opening or mouth
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-stomy | surgically created opening
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strangul/o- | to constrict
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strept/o- | curved
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stress/o- | disturbing stimulus
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styl/o- | stake
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sub- | below; underneath; less than
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sucr/o- | sugar (cane sugar)
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suct/o- | to suck
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sudor/i- | sweat
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su/i- | self
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super- | above; beyond
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superfici/o- | on or near surface
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super/o- | above
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supinat/o- | lying on the back
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supposit/o- | placed beneath
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suppress/o- | press down
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suppur/o- | pus formation
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supra- | above
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surg/o- | operative procedure
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suspens/o- | hanging
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sym- | together; with
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symptomat/o- | collection of symptoms
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syn- | together
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syncop/o- | fainting
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synovi/o- | synovium (membrane)
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synov/o- | synovium (membrane)
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system/o- | the body as a whole
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-systole | contraction
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systol/o- | contracting
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