medical termiinology
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| hypo- | below or deficient
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| hyper- | above or excessive
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| circum- | around
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| peri- | around
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| para- | alongside of or abnormal
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| ultra- | beyond or excessive
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| inter- | between
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| pan- | all
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| super- | above or excessive
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| supra- | above or excessive
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| ad- | to, toward or near
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| ab- | away from
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| neo- | new
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| de- | from, down or not
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| meta- | beyond after or change
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| sub- | below or under
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| infra- | below or under
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| e- ec- ex- | out or away
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| en- endo- or intra | within
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| ur/o urin/o | urine
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| ac- al- ar- ary- | pertaining to
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| -itis | inflammation
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| -megaly | enlargement
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| -ia -ism | condition of
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| -ectomy | excision removal
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| -rrhexis | rupture
(tearing of tissue or organs)
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| -rrhaphy | suture (stiches)
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| -ium | structure or tissue
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| -algia-dynia | pain
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| -stomy | creation of an opening
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| -emia | blood condition
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| hepato/o | liver
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| gastr/o | stomach
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| esophag/o | esophagus
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| angi/o vas/o vascul/o | vessel
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| dys- | painful,difficult, or faulty
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| hemi- semi- | half
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| micro- | small
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| anti- contra- | against or opposed to
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| ante- pre- pro- | before
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| con- syn- sym- | together or with
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| dia- trans- | across ot through
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| ecto- exo- extra- | outside
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| brady- | slow
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| tachy- | fast
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| eu- | good or normal
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| oligo- | few or deficient
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| a- an- | without
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| epi- | upon
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| -tomy | incision
(to cut into)
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| enter/o | small intestine
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| hist/o | tissue
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| -stasis | stop or stand
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| -scope -scopy | instrument for examination
process of examination
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| -poiesis | formation
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| -meter -metry | instrument for measuring
process of measuring
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| -iatrics -iatry | treatment
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| -gram -graph -graphy | record
instrument for recording
process of recording
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| -icle -ole -ula -ule | small
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| -y | condition or process of
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| -e | noun marker
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| -ation | process
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| -plasty | surgical repair or reconstruction
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| -pexy | suspension or fixation
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| -desis | binding
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| -centesis | puncture for aspiration
(suction removal)
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| -rrhage -rrhagia | to burst forth
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| -ptosis | falling or downward displacement
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| -phil -philia | attraction for
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| -osis | condition or increase
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| -oma | tumor
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| -malacia | softening
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| -iasis | formation or presence of
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| -ectasis | expansion or dilation
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| -cele | pouching or hernia
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| -spasm | involuntary contraction
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| -rrhea | discharge
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| -penia | abnormal reduction
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| -oid | resembling
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| -lysis | breaking down or dissolution
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| -genesis | origin or production
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| troph/o | nourishment or development
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| tox/o toxic/o | poison
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| therm/o | heat
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| sten/o | narrow
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| son/o | sound
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| scler/o | hard
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| psych/o | mind
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| plas/o | formation
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| phob/o | exaggerated fear or sensitivity
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| phas/o | speech
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| phag/o | eat or swallow
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| ped/o | child or foot
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| path/o | disease
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| orth/o | straight,normal or correct
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| onc/o | tumor or mass
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| necr/o | death
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| morph/o | form
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| lith/o | stone
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| gynec/o | woman
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| gen/o | origin or production
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| fibr/o | fiber
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| esthesi/o | sensation
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| crin/o | to secrete
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| carcin/o | cancer
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| pneum/o pneumon/o | air or lung
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| or/o | mouth
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| neur/o | nerve
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| nephr/o ren/o | kidney
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| nas/o rhin/o | nose
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| my/o muscul/o | muscle
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| derm/o dermat/o cutane/o | skin
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| cyt/o | cell
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| col/o colon/o | colon (large intestine)
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| cephal/o | head
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| arthr/o | joint
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| aden/o | gland
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| acr/o | extremity or topmost
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| abdomin/o lapar/o | abdomen
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| py/o | pus
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| hydr/o | water
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| aer/o | air or gas
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| melan/o | black
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| leuk/o | white
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| erythr/o | red
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| cyan/o | blue
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| meso | middle
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| retro | backward or behind
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