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chapters 1-3

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hyper-   excessive  
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glyc/o   sugar  
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-emia   a blood condition  
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hyperglycema   a blood condition of excessive sugar  
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hypo-   under, or deficiency  
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derm/o   skin  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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bi-   two  
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later/o   side(s)  
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-al   pertaining to  
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echo-   using sound  
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cardi/o   heart  
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-gram   a record  
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hypodermic   pertaining to under the skin  
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bilateral   pertaining to 2 sides  
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echocardiogram   a record using sound of the heart  
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echocardiograph   a machine used to record using sound of the heart  
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echocardiography   the process of recording using sound of the heart  
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electrocardiogram   a record of the electric activity of the heart  
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-graph   the machine used to record  
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-graphy   the process of recording  
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electro-   the electrical activity  
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micro-   small  
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bi/o   life  
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-logy   study of  
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-ist   a specialist  
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microbiologist   a specialist in the study of small life  
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supra-   above  
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ren/o   kidney  
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epi-   above  
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gastro/o   the stomach  
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suprarenal   pretaining to above a kidney  
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epigastric   pertaining to above the stomach  
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nephr/o   kidney  
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lith/o   stone(s)  
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-iasis   abnormal condition  
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nephrolithiasis   abnormal condition of kidney stone(s)  
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electrocardiograph   machine used to record the electrical activity of the heart  
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electrocardiography   the process of recording the electrical activity of the heart  
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thromb/o   clot  
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cyt/o   cell(s)  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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thrombocytosis   abnormal condition of clot cell(s)  
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pre-   before  
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nat/i   birth  
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prenatal   pertaining to before birth  
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post-   after  
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postnatal   pertaining to after birth  
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prandi/o   meals  
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a-   no  
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men/o   menstrual  
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nas/o   nose  
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-rrhea   flow  
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sub-   under  
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postprandial   pertaining to after meals  
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subnasal   pertaining to under the nose  
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amenorrhea   no menstral flow  
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intra-, endo-   within  
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muscul/o   muscle  
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-ar   pertaining to  
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inter-   between  
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vertebr/a   vertebrae AKA the spinal column (back bones)  
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endo-, intra-   within  
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retro-   behind  
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trache/o   trachea AKA windpipe  
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stern/o   sternum AKA the breast bone  
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trans-   across or through  
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urethr/o   urethra  
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urethra   the tube that carrires urine from the urinary bladder to the outside world  
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anti-   against  
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bacteri/o   bacteria  
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leuko-   white  
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-penia   deficiency  
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vascul/o   (blood) vessels  
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multi-   many  
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para-   live (viable) birth  
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-ous   pertaining to  
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arthr/o   joint  
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-centesis   surgical puncture  
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colon/o   the colon  
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-scope   a usually lighted instrument used to view  
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-scopy   the process of using a usually lighted instrument to view  
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lapr/o   the abdomen  
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append/o   appendix  
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-ectomy   surgical removal (excision - the process of cutting out)  
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excision   the process of cutting out  
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hepat/o   liver  
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-itis   inflammation  
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rhin/o   nose  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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mast/o   a breast  
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-pexy   surgical fixation (surgically fix it so it does not move)  
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splen/o   spleen  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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oste/o   bone  
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-tome   an instrument to cut  
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phleb/o   a vein  
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-tomy   a surgical incision  
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-stomy   a new arificial opeing  
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cephal/o   the head  
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-algia or -dynia   pain  
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thorac/o   the thorax (chest)  
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hem/o, or hemat/o   blood  
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-lysis or -lytic   break up or destruction  
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-emesis   vomiting  
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herni/o   hernia  
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-rrhaphy   suturing  
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-cide   killing  
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path/o   disease  
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-gen   creation  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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carcin/o   cancerous  
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-oma   tumor or mass  
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acr/o   heights  
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phob/o   fear  
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-ia   a condition of  
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therm/o   heat  
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-meter   an instrument to measure  
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pelv/i   pelvis  
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-metry   the process of measuring  
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angi/o, or vas/o   vessel  
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-rrhexas   a rupture  
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-spasm   an involuntary muscle contraction  
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quadri-   (4)four (extremities)  
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pleg/o   paralysis  
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thyr/o   the thyroid  
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-oid   resembling  
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tox/o   poisoning  
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dipl-   double  
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-opia   vision  
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lip/o   fat  
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-tripsy   crushing  
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phas/o   speech  
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hepat/o   the liver  
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dys-   difficult or painful  
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phag/o   swallowing  
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-cele   herniation  
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neur/o   nerves  
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-y   a condition  
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arteri/o   artery (ies)  
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-stenosis   narrowing  
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blephar/o   an eyelid  
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-plasia, or -trophy, or plasm   growth or development  
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neo-   new  
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hyper-   excessive  
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hemi-, or semi-   right or left half (side) of the body  
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circul/o   a circle  
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uni-   one  
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later/o   side  
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poly-, or hyper-   excessive  
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-uria   urination  
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tri-   three  
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angul/o   angles  
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an- or a-   no  
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esthesi/o   feeling or nervous sensation  
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circum-, or peri-   around  
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cis/o   cutting  
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-ion   the process of  
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oste/o   bone  
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ex-   out  
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hetero-   different  
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sex/o   sexes  
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-ual   pertaining to  
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homo-   same  
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brady-   slow  
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card/o   heart  
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tachy-   fast  
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-pnea   breathing  
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-ptosis   drooping or sagging  
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-rrhage or -rrhagia   rapid flow  
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contra-   against  
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cept/o   conception  
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medic/o   medicine  
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audit/o   hearing  
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cutane/o   skin  
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acous/o   sound  
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