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Medical Terminiology

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ADEN/O   gland  
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ARTHR/O   joint  
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OMA   tumor  
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ITIS   inflammation  
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CARCIN/O   cancer  
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CARDI/O   heart  
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OLOGY   the study of  
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CEPHAL/O   head  
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IC   pertaining to  
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CEREBR/O   brain, cerebrum  
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AL   pertaining to  
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CRIN/O   to secrete  
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OLOGIST   one who studies  
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ENDO   within  
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CYST/O   bladder  
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CYT/O   cell  
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GEN   to produce  
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SCOPY   process of visual examination  
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DERM/O, DERMAT/O   skin  
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HEPAT/O   liver  
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SIS   condition of  
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GYNEC/O   woman  
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HEM/O, HEMAT/O, EM   blood  
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LEUK/O   white  
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IA   condition of  
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NEPHR/O   kidney  
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REN/O   kidney  
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NEUR/O   nerve  
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ONC/O   tumor  
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OPTHALM/O   eye  
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OSTE/O   bone  
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MALACIA   softening  
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PATH/O   disease  
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IST   specialist  
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RHIN/O   nose  
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SECTI/O   to cut  
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tion   act of  
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THROMB/O   clot  
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TOM/O   to cut  
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Y   process of  
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UR/O   urine, urinary tract  
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AC   pertaining to  
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CRIT   to separate  
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ECTOMY   excision, removal of  
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IA   condition of  
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DIA   complete  
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GNOS   knowledge  
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ALG   pain  
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GRAM   record of  
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OPSY   process of viewing  
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AUTO   (one's) self  
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OSIS   abnormal condition  
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ERYTHR/O   red  
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SCOPE   instrument for viewing  
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TOMY   process of cutting  
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A, AN   no, not, without  
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ANTE   before, forward  
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ANTI   against  
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BLEPH   eyelid  
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BRADY   slow  
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CONTRA   against  
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DYS   painful, difficult  
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MEN   mensus  
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RRHEA   discharge, flow  
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EPI   above  
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EC, ECTO   out, outside  
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HYPER   excessive, above  
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SUPRA   above  
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HYPO   below, deficient  
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SUB   under  
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PAN   all  
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PARA   beside, near  
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PERI   surrounding  
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POLY   many  
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PY   pus  
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RE, RETRO   back, behind  
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TACHY   fast  
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TRANS   across  
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SYN   together  
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LYSIS   to breakdown  
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BIO   life  
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INDICATION   use  
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VENTRICLES   lower chambers of the heart  
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LINGUAL   tongue  
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HYSTER   uterus, womb  
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ERG   work  
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