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Medical Terminology Definitions

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Word
Definition
Gastro   Stomach  
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Carcino   Cancer  
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Cysto   Bladder  
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Dermo   Skin  
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Entero   Intestines  
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Erythro   Red  
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Glosso   Tounge  
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Hemato   Blood  
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Leuko   White  
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Adeno   Gland  
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Cephalo   Head  
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Nephro   Kidney  
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Neuro   Nerve  
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Onco   Tumor  
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Osteo   Bone  
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Oto   Ear  
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Patho   Disease  
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Rhino   Nose  
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Disco   Disc  
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Algia   Pain  
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Cide   Kill  
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Cise   Cut  
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Cle   Small  
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Cyte   Cell  
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Dyne   Pain  
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Ectomy   Remove  
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Ize   Take Away  
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Lith   Stone  
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Lysis   Destruction  
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Malacia   Softening  
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Megaly   Enlargement  
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Oid   Resembling  
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Ology   Study Of  
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Ostomy   Opening  
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Otomy   Cutting Into  
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Penia   Few  
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Phasia   Speech  
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Phobia   Fear  
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Pnea   Breath  
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Rrhage   Abnormal Flow  
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Rrhea   Discharge or Flow  
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Scopy   Visualize  
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Spasm   Twitch  
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Stasis   Stop  
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Stenosis   Structure  
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Trophy   Nourishment  
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Uria   Urine  
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A   Away From, Without  
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Ad   Towards  
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Ab   Away From  
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Ambi   Both Sides  
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Ante   In Front Of  
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Antero   In Front Of  
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Anti   Against  
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Auto   Self  
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Bi   Two  
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Brady   Slow  
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Circum   Around  
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Contra   Against  
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Dia-   Through, across  
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Dorso-   Back  
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Dys-   Painful  
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Endo-   Within  
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Epi-   Upon  
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Hemi-   Half  
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Hyper-   Above, over  
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Hypo-   Below, under  
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Inter-   Between  
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Intra-   Inside, within  
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Latero-   Side  
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Medi-   Middle  
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Peri-   Around  
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Poly-   Many  
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Postero-   Behind  
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Pre-   Before  
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Retro-   Behind, after  
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Sub-   Below  
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Super-   Above  
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Supra-   Above  
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Syn-   Together  
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Tachy-   Fast  
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Trans-   Across  
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Semi-   Half, partial  
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Alb-   White  
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Chloro-   Green  
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Cirrho-   Yellow  
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Cyano-   Blue  
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Melano-   Black  
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Purpuro-   Purple  
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