Combining forms, suffixes, prefixes
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| -ectasis, ectasia | stretching, dilation, dilatation, widening
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| -emesis | vomiting
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| -lysis | destruction, breakdown, separation
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| -pepsia | digestion
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| -phagia | eating, swallowing
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| -plasty | surgical repair
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| -ptosis | drooping, sagging, protruding
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| -ptysis | spitting
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| -rrhage, -rrhagia | bursting forth (of blood)
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| -rrhaphy | suture
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| -rrhea | flow, discharge
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| -spasm | involuntary contraction of muscles
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| -stasis | stopping, controlling
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| -stenosis | tightening, stricture, narrowing
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| -tresia | opening
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| bucc/o | cheek
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| cec/o | cecum
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| celi/o | abdomen, belly
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| cheil/o | lip
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| chol/e | bile, gall
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| cholangi/o | bile vessel
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| cholecyst/o | gallbladder
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| choledoch/o | common bile duct
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| col/o | colon
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| colon/o | colon
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| dent/i | tooth
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| duoden/o | duodenum
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| enter/o | intestines
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| esophag/o | esophagus
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| gastr/o | stomach
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| gingiv/o | gum
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| gloss/o | tongue
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| gluc/o | sugar
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| glyc/o | sugar
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| hepat/o | liver
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| herni/o | hernia
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| ile/o | ileum
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| jejun/o | jejunum
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| labi/o | lip
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| lingu/o | tongue
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| lip/o | fat, lipid
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| lith/o | stone
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| odont/o | tooth
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| or/o | mouth
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| palat/o | palate
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| pancreatg/o | pancreas
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| proct/o | anus and rectum
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| pylor/o | pyloric sphincter
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| rect/o | rectum
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| sialaden/o | salivary gland
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| splen/o | spleen
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| steat/o | fat, lipid
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| stomat/o | mouth
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| -pepsia | digestion
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| -ptysis | spitting
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| -emesis | vomiting
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| -phagia | eating, swallowing
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| -ptosis | droop, sag, prolapse, fall
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| -rrhea | flow, discharge
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| -rrhagia | bursting forth (of blood)
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| -rrhaphy | suture
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| -plasty | surgical repair
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| -lysis | breakdown, separation
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| -ectasis | stretching, dilation
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| -stenosis | tightening, stricture
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| -stasis | stop, control, place
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| -spasm | sudden contraction of muscles
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| -tresia | opening
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| dysmenorrhea | painful menstrual flow
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| cholestasis | stoppage of bile flow
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| herniorrhaphy | suture of a hernia
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| lymphangiectasis | dilation of lymph vessels
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| hemoptysis | spitting up blood
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| hematemesis | vomiting blood
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| bronchiectasis | dilation of bronchial tubes
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| blepharoplasty | surgical repair of the eyelid
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| hemostasis | stopping blood flow
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| rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose
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| hemolysis | destruction of red blood cells
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| pylorospasm | involuntary contraction of pyloric sphincter
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| menorrhagia | excessive bleeding during menstruation
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| bronchospasm | involuntary contraction of muscles in the bronchial tubes
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| bronchiectasis | abnormal widening of bronchial tubes
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| lymphangiectasia | widening of lymph vessels
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| hematemesis | vomiting blood
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| hemolysis | destruction of red blood cells
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| dyspepsia | painful digestion
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| dysphagia | difficulty in swallowing
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| polyphagia | excessive eating
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| pyloroplasty | surgical repair of pyloric sphincter
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| proptosis | forward protrusion of the eyeball
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| hemoptysis | spitting blood from respiratory tract
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| hemorrhage | bursting forth of blood
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| menorrhagia | excessive flow of blood during menstruation
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| herniorrhaphy | suture of a hernia
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| dysmenorrhea | painful menstrual flow
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| pylorospasm | involuntary contraction of pyloric sphincter
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| bronchospasm | contraction of muscles of bronchial tubes
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| cholestasis | stoppage of bile flow
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| hemostasis | stoppage of blood flow by mechanical or clotting means
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| pyloric stenosis | narrowing of pyloric sphincter
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| buccal | pertaining to the cheek
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| cecal volculus | abnormal twisting of the cecum
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| celiac disease | autoimmune reaction to gluten heat barley, rye
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| cheilosis | abnormal condition of the lip
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| cholelithiasis | abnormal condition of forming gallstones
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| cholangitis | inflammation of the bile vessel
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| cholecystectomy | excision of gallbladder
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| choledochal | pertaining to the common bile duct
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| colectomy | excision of colon
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| colonoscopy | visual exam of colon
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| dentalgia | tooth pain
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| duodenal | pertaining to the duodenum
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| gastroenteritis | inflammation of stomach and intestines
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| esophageal atresia | congenital absence of normal opening of esophagus to stomach
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| gastrojejunostomy | new surgical opening between stomach and jejunum
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| gastrostomy | new opening of stomach to outside of body
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| gingivectomy | removal of gum tissue
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| glossectomy | removal of the tongue
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| gluconeogenesis | process of producing sugar from fats and proteins
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| glycogen | storage form of glucose. Can be used to produce sugar when broken down
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| hepatomegaly | abnormal enlargement of liver
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| herniorrhaphy | suture of a hernia
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| ileostomy | new opening of ileum to outside of body
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| cholecystojejunostomy | new opening between gallbladder and jejunum
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| labiodental | pertaining to the lips and teeth
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| sublingual | pertaining to under the tongue
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| lipase | enzyme that breaks down fat. Produced by pancreas
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| cholecystolithiasis | abnormal condition of stones in gallbladder
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| periodontal membrane | membrane surrounding the tooth in its socket
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| oropharynx | central portion of the throat, just beyond the mouth
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| palatoplasty | surgical repair of the palate to correct a cleft palate
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| pancreatic | pertaining to the pancreas
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| pancreatoduodenectomy | Whipple procedure
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| proctosigmoidoscopy | visual exam of anus, rectum and sigmoid colon
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| pyloric stenosis | narrowing of pyloric sphincter
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| rectal carcinoma | malignant tumor of the rectum
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| sialadenoctomy | excision of a salivary gland
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| splenic flexure | downward bend of colon on left side of body
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| steatorrhea | discharge of fat in feces
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| aphtous stomatitis | inflammation of the mouth by small painful blisters; canker sores
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