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word parts and their meanings from chapter one.

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Cyan/o   blue  
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Erythro/o   red  
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Leuko/o   white  
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Melano/o   black  
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Poli/o   grey  
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Cardi   heart  
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Tonsill/o   tonsil, throat  
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itis   inflammation  
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Ectomy   surgical removal, cutting out, excision  
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Neur/o   nerve  
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Plasty   Surgical repair  
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Gastr/o   Stomach, belly  
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Enter/o   small intestine  
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Crani   skull  
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Osis   abnormal condition, disease  
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Path   disease, suffering, feeling, emotion  
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Ology   the science or study of  
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Algia   pain, painful condition  
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Dynia   pain  
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Malacia   abnormal softening  
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Arteri/o   artery  
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Sclerosis   abnormal hardening  
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Megaly   enlargement  
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Hepat/o   liver  
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Stenosis   abnormal narrowing  
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Centesis   surgical puncture to remove fluid  
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Abdomen/o   abdomen  
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Graphy   the process of producing a picture or record  
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Angi/o   blood or lymph vessels  
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Endo   in, within, inside  
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Scopy   visual examination  
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Hem/o   blood, relating to blood  
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Rrhage & rrhagia   bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge  
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Rrhea   flow or discharge  
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Rrhexis   rupture  
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My/o   muscle  
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Nat   birth  
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Al   pertaining to  
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Peri   surrounding, around  
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Ab   away from, negative, absent  
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Ad   toward, to, in the direction of  
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Dys   bad, difficult, painful  
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Eu   good, normal, well, or easy  
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Hyper   excessive, increased  
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Hypo   deficient, decreased  
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Inter   between, among  
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Intra   within, inside  
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Sub   under, less, or below  
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Super & supra   above, higher than, upper, excessive  
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Laryng   larynx, throat  
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Rhin/o   nose  
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Ot/o   ear, hearing  
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Lith   stone, calculus  
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Otomy   cutting, surgical incision  
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Appendic   appendix  
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Myel/o   spinal cord, bone marrow  
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Pathy   disease, suffering, feeling, emotion  
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Ologist   specialist  
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Ostomy   surgically creating an opening  
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Pyr   fever, fire  
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Py/o   pus  
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Pyel/o   renal pelvis, bowl of kidney  
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Derma   skin  
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