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ALH 122 Chap 3 - Senders, SBC Portland

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acu/o   sharp, sever, sudden  
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aden/o   gland  
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adip/o   fat  
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axill/o   armpit  
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hydro/o   water  
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leuk/o   white  
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morph/o   shape  
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necr/o   death of cells or death of whole body  
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radi/o   x-rays  
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sarc/o   flesh  
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phag/o   to eat  
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phleb/o   vein  
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isch/o   to hold back  
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-algia   pain  
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-centesis   surgical puncture to remove fluid  
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-cyte   cell  
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-dynia   pain  
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-ectomy   surgical removal or excision, resection  
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-genesis   to create or produce  
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-gram   record  
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-graph   instrument for recording  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-logy   study of  
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-lysis   break apart, destruction, rupture  
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-malacia   softening  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-oma   mass, tumor, collection of fluid  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-pathy   disease condition  
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-penia   deficiency  
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-plasia   development, growth, formation  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-sclerosis   hardening  
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-stenosis   narrowing  
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-scope   camera, instrument for visualization  
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-scopy   process of visualization with a scope  
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-o/stomy   surgical creating of an opening  
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-thermia   pertaining to heat  
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-o/tomy   incision, cutting into  
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-trophy   development, nourishment  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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removal of a gland   adenectomy  
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tumor of a gland   adenoma  
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tumor of flesh   sarcoma  
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atrophy   to waste away  
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endocrine   to secrete within (the blood)  
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exocrine   to secrete out (a duct, to the outside of the body)  
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hyperplasia   abnormal cell growth, increased NUMBER of cells  
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hypertrophy   abnormal cell growth, increased SIZE of cells  
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hyperthermia   extremely high temperature  
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hypothermia   extremely low temperature  
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c.c.   with meals  
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CC:   chief complaint  
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a.c.   before meals  
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p.c.   after meals  
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pt   patient  
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FHx   family history  
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c (with a hyphen over it)   with  
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s (with a hyphen over it)   without  
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a (with a hyphen over it)   before  
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p (with a hyphen over it)   after  
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