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-Oma

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Tumor or mass

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Arthr/o

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Join

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-itis

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Inflammation

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Bi/o

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Life

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-logy

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Study (of)

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Carcin/o

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Cancerous, cancer

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Cephal/o

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Head

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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  • opsy
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Process of viewing

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Cerebr/o

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Cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

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-al

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Pertaining to

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Cis/o

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To cut

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In-

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Into

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-ion

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Process

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Ex-

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Out

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Crin/o

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To secrete ( to form and give off )

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Endo-

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Within

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Cyst/o

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Urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst (sac containing fluid)

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-scopy

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A COMPLETE SUFFIX that includes the root scop, meaning visual examination, and the final suffix -y, meaning process.

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Derm/o

Dermat/o

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Skin

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Hypo-

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Under or below

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Electr/o

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Electricity

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  • gram
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Record

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Encephal/o

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Brain

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Enter/o

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Intestines (usually the small intestine)

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Erythr/o

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Red

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-cyte

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Cell

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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-ectomy

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Excision or removal

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-tomy

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A COMPLETE SUFFIX, contains the root tom, meaning to cut, and the final suffix -y, meaning process of

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Glyc/o

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Sugar

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Hyper-

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Excessive, above, or more than normal

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-emia

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Blood condition

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Gnos/o

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Knowledge

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Dia-

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Complete

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-sis

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State or condition of

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Pro-

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Before

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Gynec/o

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Woman, female

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Hemat/o

Hem/o

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Blood

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-Oma

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A mass or collection or blood

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-globin

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Protein

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Iatr/o

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Treatment, physician

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-genic

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Pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in

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Leuk/o

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White

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Log/o

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Study of

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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Onc/o

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Tumor

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-ist

A

One who specializes in a field of medicine (or other profession)

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Ophthalm/o

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Eye

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-scope

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An instrument for visual examination

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Oste/o

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Bone

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Path/o

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Disease

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Ped/o

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Child

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Psych/o

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Mind

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Psychology

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Study of the mind

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Psychiatrist

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Someone who specializes with the mind

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Radi/o

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X-rays

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Radiology

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Study of x-rays

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Ren/o

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Kidney

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Renal

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Pertaining to the kidney

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Rhinitis

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Inflammation of the nose

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Sarc/o

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Flesh

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Sarcoma

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Flesh tumor

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Sect/o

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To cut

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Re-

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Back

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Resection

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Cutting back

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Thromb/o

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Clot, clotting

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Thrombocyte

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Clotting cells

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Ur/o

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Urinary tract, urine

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Urology

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The study of the urinary tract/ urine

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-ac

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Pertaining to

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Cardiac

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Pertaining to the heart

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-al

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Pertaining to

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Neural

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Pertaining to a nerve

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-algia

A

Pain

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Arthralgia

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Arthritic pain

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Neuralgia

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Nerve pain

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-cyte

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Cell

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Erythrocyte

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Red blood cell

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-ectomy

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Excision, removal

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Nephrectomy

A

Removal of the kidney

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-emia

A

Blood condition

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Leukemia

A

Blood condition or white blood cells

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-genic

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Pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in

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Carcinogenic

A

Cancer produced by …

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Pathogenic

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Disease (pertaining to producing), produced by, or produced in

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Iatrogenic

A

Treatment produced by …

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-globin

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Protein

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Hemoglobin

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Blood protein

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-gram

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Record

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Electroencephalogram

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Electric record of the head

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-ic, -ical

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Pertaining to

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Gastric

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Pertaining to stomach

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Neurologic

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Pertaining to the study of the nerve(s)

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Log/o

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Study of

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-ion

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Process

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Excision

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Process or removing

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-ist

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Specialist

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Ophthalmologist

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Eye specialist

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-itis

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Inflammation

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Cystitis

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Inflammation of the urinary bladder

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-logy

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Study of

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Endocrinology

A

Look it up

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-oma

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Tumor, mass, swelling

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Hepatoma

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Malignant tumor of the liver

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-opsy

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Process of viewing

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Biopsy

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Process of viewing life

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-osis

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Condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)

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Nephrosis

A

Kidney condition

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Leukocytosis

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Abnormal white blood cell condition

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-pathy

A

Disease condition

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Enteropathy

A

Intestine disease

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Adenopathy

A

Gland disease

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-scope

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Instrument to visually examine

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Endoscope

A

Instrument used to visually examine within …

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-scopy

A

Process of visually examining

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Endoscopy

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Process of visually examining within

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-sis

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State of: condition

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Prognosis

A

State of …

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-tomy

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Process of cutting, incision

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Osteotomy

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Process of cutting bone

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-y

A

Process, cutting

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Gastroentology

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Condition within the stomach

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A-, an-

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No, not, without

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Anemia

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Decreased number of erythrocytes

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Aut-, auto-

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Self, own

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Autopsy

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Process of viewing by oneself

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Dia-,

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Complete, through

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Diagnosis

A

Complete knowledge of (condition)

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Endo-

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Within

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Endocrinologist

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Specialist of endocrine system

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Epi-

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Above, upon

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Epigastric

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Above the stomach

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Epidermis

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Above/ upon the skin

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Ex-, exo-

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Out, outside of, outward

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Excision

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To cut outside of

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Exocrine glands

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Glands that secrete outward (outside of)

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Hyper-

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Excessive, above, more than normal

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-ism

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Process or condition

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Hyperthyroidism

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Excessive thyroid condition

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Hypo-

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Deficient, below, under, less than normal

When used with part of the body it means below

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Hypo gastric

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Pertaining to below the stomach

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Hypoglycemia

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Deficient blood sugar

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In-

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Into, in

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Incision

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To cut in(to)

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Peri-

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Surrounding, around

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-um

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Structure

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Pericardium

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Membrane that surrounds the heart

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Pro-

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Before, forward

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-state

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Stands

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Prostate gland

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Gland that stands in front of the urinary bladder (produces semen)

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Re-

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Back, backward, again

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Resection

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To cut back

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Retro-

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Behind

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Retrocardiac

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Pertaining to behind the heart

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Sub-

A

Below, under

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Subhepatic

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Pertaining to below the liver

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Trans-

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Across, through

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Transhepatic

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Pertaining to through (across) the liver

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