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Words for Medical Terminology

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Cardi   Heart  
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Gastro   Stomach  
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Arteriostenosis   Narrowing of an Artery  
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Neuropathy   Disease/dysfunction of peripheral nerves  
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Endocarditis   Inflammation of endocardium  
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Hypogastric   Lower Stomach  
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Leukocyte   White Blood Cell  
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Uni-   One  
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Bi-   Two  
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Tri-   Three  
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Pre-   Before  
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Post-   After  
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Sub-   Under  
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Trans-   Across  
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Hypo-   Low  
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A-   Not/Without  
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An-   Not  
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Peri-   Around  
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Dermat   Skin  
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Dento   Teeth  
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Pulmon/o   Lungs  
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Enter/o   Intestines  
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Hepat   Liver  
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Arthr   Joint  
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Osteo   Bones  
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Rhino   Nose  
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Hyster   Uterus  
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-itis   Inflammatory  
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-ologist   Doctor  
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-ectomy   Surgically Removed  
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-osis   Abnormal Condition  
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-algia   Pain  
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-plasty   Repair  
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-megaly   Enlargement  
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Lapar   Abdomen  
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-otomy   Surgical Incision  
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Dys   Abnormal  
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Pnea   Breathing  
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Hemat   Physiology of Blood  
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-ology   Study of  
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Malacia   Abnormal Softening of Tissue  
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-scope   Type of Endoscope  
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Brady-   Abnormally Slow  
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Laryng   Larynx  
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Dys-   Painful  
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Thora   Chest  
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Crani   Skull  
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-ostomy   Surgical Opening  
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-lateral   Sides  
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Renal   Kidneys  
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Nephr   Kidney  
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Myo   Muscular Tissue  
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Ang   Blood Vessel  
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-ioma   Abnormal Growth  
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-entesis   Removal of Fluid  
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Uria   Urination  
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Cyan/o   Blue  
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Melan/o   Black  
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Erthr/o   Red  
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Leuk/o   White  
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Poli/o   Gray  
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Xanth/o   Yellow  
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-cyte   Cell  
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-necrosis   death of cells  
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-sclerosis   abnormal hardening of body tissue  
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-stenosis   The abnormal narrowing of a passage in the body  
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-centesis   the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid  
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-scopy   visually examine  
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-graphy   field of study  
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-rrahge   Excessive or abnormal flow  
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-rrhapy   to strengthen  
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-rrhexis   Rupture  
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-rrhea   Denotes a flow  
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-dynia   pain  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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-pathy   disease  
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supra-   above  
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ab-    
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ad-    
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inter-    
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intra-    
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Arteri/o   Arteries  
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Ather/o   Arteries  
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Cephal/o   pertaining to head  
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Caud/o    
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Coron/o    
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Dist/o    
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Anter/o    
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Midasaggit/o    
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Poster/o    
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Proxim/o    
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Trans/    
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Medi/o    
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Later/o    
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Ventr/o    
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Dors/o    
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Infer/o    
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