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-rrhaphy

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meaning: suture
category: suffix surgical/operative

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-cele

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meaning: pouching or hernia
category: suffix diagnostic

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orth/o

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meaning: straight, normal, or correct
category: combining form general

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-metry

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meaning: process of measuring
category: suffix

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angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o

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meaning: vessel
category: combining form

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enter/o

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meaning: small intestine
category: combining form

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esophag/o

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meaning: esophagus
category: combining form

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gastr/o

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meaning: stomach
category: combining form

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hem/o, hemat/o

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meaning: blood
category: combining form

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hepat/o

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meaning: liver
category: combining form

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oste/o

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meaning: bone
category: combining form

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ur/o, urin/o

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meaning: urine
category: combining form

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-al, -eal, -ac, -ar

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meaning: pertaining to
category: suffix

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-ectasis

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meaning: expansion or dilation
category: suffix

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-ectomy

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meaning: excision (removal)
category: suffix

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-ia

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meaning: condition of
category: suffix

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-itis

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meaning: inflamation
category: suffix

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-logy

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meaning: study of
category: suffix

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-megaly

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meaning: enlargement
category: suffix

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-stomy

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meaning: creation of an opening
category: suffix

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-tomy

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meaning: incision
category: suffix

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oligo-

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meaning: few or deficient
category: prefix

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-algia, -dynia

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meaning: pain
category: suffix

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-ium

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meaning: structure or tissue
category: suffix

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-rrhaphy

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meaning: suture
category: suffix

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-rrhexis

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meaning: rupture
category: suffix

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sub-, infra-

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meaning: below or under
category: prefix

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a-, an-

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meaning: without
category: prefix negation

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anti-, contra-

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meaning: against or oppose to
category: prefix negation

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de-

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meaning: from, down, or not
category: prefix negation

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ab-

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meaning: away from
category: prefix position/direction

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ad-

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meaning: to, toward, or near
category: prefix position/direction

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circum-, peri-

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meaning: around
category: prefix position/direction

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dia-, trans-

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meaning: across or through
category: prefix position/direction

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e-, ec-, ex-

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meaning: out or away
category: prefix position/direction

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ecto-, exo-, extra-

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meaning: outside
category: prefix position/direction

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en-, endo-, intra-

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meaning: within
category: prefix position/direction

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epi-

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meaning: upon
category: prefix position/direction

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inter

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meaning: between
category: prefix position/direction

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meso-

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meaning: middle
category: prefix position/direction

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meta-

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meaning: beyond, after, or change
category: prefix position/direction

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retro-

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meaning: backward or behind
category: prefix position/direction

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sub-, infra-

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meaning: below or under
category: prefix position/direction

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bi-

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meaning: two or both
category: prefix measurement

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hemi-, semi-

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meaning: half
category: prefix measurement

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hyper-

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meaning: above or excessive
category: prefix measurement

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hypo-

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meaning: below or deficient
category: prefix measurement

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macro-

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meaning: large or long
category: prefix measurement

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micro-

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meaning: small
category: prefix measurement

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mono-, uni-

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meaning: one
category: prefix measurement

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pan-

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meaning: all
category: prefix measurement

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poly-, multi-

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meaning: many
category: prefix measurement

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quadri-

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meaning: four
category: prefix measurement

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super-, supra-

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meaning: above or excessive
category: prefix measurement

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tri-

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meaning: three
category: prefix measurement

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ultra-

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meaning: beyond or excessive
category: prefix measurement

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ante-, pre-, pro-

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meaning: before
category: prefix time

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brady-

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meaning: slow
category: prefix time

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tachy-

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meaning: fast
category: prefix time

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post-

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meaning: after or behind
category: prefix time

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re-

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meaning: again or back
category: prefix time

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con-, syn-, sym-

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meaning: together or with
category: prefix time

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dys-

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meaning: painful, difficult, or faulty
category: prefix time

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eu-

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meaning: good or normal
category: prefix time

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neo-

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meaning: new
category: prefix time

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-genesis

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meaning: origin or production
category: suffix symptomatic

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-lysis

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meaning: breaking down or dissolution
category: suffix symptomatic

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-oid

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meaning: resembling
category: suffix symptomatic

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-rrhea

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meaning: discharge
category: suffix symptomatic

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-penia

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meaning: abnormal reduction
category: suffix symptomatic

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-emia

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meaning: blood condition
category: suffix diagnostic

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-oma

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meaning: tumor
category: suffix diagnostic

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-spasm

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meaning: involuntary contraction
category: suffix symptomatic

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-malacia

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meaning: softening
category: suffix diagnostic

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-iasis

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meaning: formation or presence of
category: suffix diagnostic

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-osis

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meaning: condition or increase
category: suffix diagnostic

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-phil, -philia

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meaning: attraction for
category: suffix diagnostic

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-ptosis

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meaning: falling or downward displacement
category: suffix diagnostic

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-centesis

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meaning: puncture for aspiration
category: suffix surgical/operative

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-desis

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meaning: binding
category: suffix surgical/operative

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-rrhage, rrhagia

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meaning: to burst forth (usually blood)
category: suffix diagnostic

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-ectomy

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meaning: excision (removal)
category: suffix surgical/operative

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-pexy

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meaning: suspension or fixation
category: suffix surgical/operative

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-plasty

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meaning: surgical repair or reconstruction
category: suffix surgical/operative

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-ation

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meaning: process
category: suffix noun ending

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-ia, -ism

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meaning: condition of
category: suffix noun ending

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-e

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meaning: general indicator that a word is a person, place, or thing
category: suffix noun ending

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-y

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meaning: condition or process of
category: suffix noun ending

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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ous, -tic

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meaning: pertaining to
category: suffix adjective ending

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-icle, -ole, -ula, -ule

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meaning: small
category: suffix diminutive ending

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-gram

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meaning: record
category: suffix

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-graph

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meaning: instrument for recording
category: suffix

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-graphy

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meaning: process of recording
category: suffix

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-iatrics, -iatry

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meaning: treatment
category: suffix

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-ist

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meaning: one who specializes in
category: suffix

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-meter

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meaning: instrument for measuring
category: suffix

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-metry

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meaning: process of measuring
category: suffix

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-poiesis

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meaning: formation
category: suffix

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-scope

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meaning: instrument for examination
category: suffix

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melan/o

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meaning: black
category: combining form colors

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eryhthr/o

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meaning: red
category: combining form colors

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leuk/o

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meaning: white
category: combining form colors

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-stasis

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meaning: stop or stand
category: suffix

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cyan/o

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meaning: blue
category: combining form colors

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eponym

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A medical term that is derived from the name of a person or
legendary figure is called an _

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loan word

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A Greek or Latin word which has been adopted into medical
English without any change to its spelling is called a _

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inflectional endings

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Because __________ __________ do not change the core meaning
of Greek or Latin words, only the grammatical usages, their
removal reveals the roots of words.
Gr. soma, somatos – inflectional ending -os = Root SOMAT-, body

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Compound words

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_________ are medical terms formed by adding multiple Greek or
Latin word elements (i.e. prefix, root, suffix) together

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compound word

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Based on its etymological entry [L. saeptum, a wall, barrier
+ Gr. plassein, to form], ‘Septoplasty’ is a __

93
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eponym

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Based on its etymological entry [Prometheus, a Titan in Greek
mythology who is associated with creating humans], ‘Promethium’
is an _

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CORPOR-

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L. corpus, corporis

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loan word

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Based on its etymological entry [L. rostrum, snout, beak, prow of a
ship, a speaker’s platform], ‘Rostrum’ is a __

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HEPAT-

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Gr. hepar, hepatos, liver

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SOM-, SOMAT-

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Gr. soma, somatos, body

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assimilation

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Certain prefixes may be hard to recognize because their final letter is sometimes changed
in response to the first letter of the roots they are attached to. This change is called-

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Elision

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omission of a letter from a word element in order to make the word easier
to pronounce

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part

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pars, partis, f.

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body

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corpus, corporis, n.

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cavity (e.g. abdominal cavity)

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cavitas, cavitatis f.

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organ

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organum, -i, n.

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artery

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arteria, -ae, f.
*(A. = arteria, and Aa. = arteriae)

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vein

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vena, -ae, f.

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bone

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os, ossis, n.

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vessel

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vas, vasis, n. (*genitive plural is vasorum)

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nerve

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nervus, -i, m.

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muscle

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musculus, -i, m.

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head

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caput, capitis, n.

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face

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facies, -ei, f.,

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eye

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oculus, -i, m.

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ear

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auris, -is, f.

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nose

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nasus, -i, m.

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cheek

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bucca, -ae, f.

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mouth

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os, oris, n.,

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chin

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mentum, -i, n.

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occiput (back of head)

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occiput, occipitis, n.

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forehead

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sinciput, sincipitis, n.

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temple (of the head)

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tempus, -oris n. usually plural tempora

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neck

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cervix, cervicis, f.

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chest

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pectus, pectoris, n.,

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trunk

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truncus, -i, m.

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neck

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collum, -i, n.

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thorax

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thorax, thoracis, m.

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back

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dorsum, -i, n.

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abdomen

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abdomen, abdominis, n.

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groin

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inguen, inguinis, n.

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pelvis

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pelvis, -is, f.

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limb

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membrum, -i, n.

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armpit

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axilla, -ae, f.

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arm

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brachium, -i, n.

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elbow

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cubitus, -i, m.

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forearm

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antebrachium, -i, n.

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hand

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manus, -us, f.

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wrist

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carpus, -i, m.

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metacarpus

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metacarpus, -i, m.

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palm

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palma, -ae, f., vola, -ae, f.

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thumb

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pollex, pollicis, m.

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finger

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*digitus, -i, m.

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thigh

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femur, femoris, n.

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hip

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coxa, -ae, f.

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buttocks

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natis, -is, f. buttock usually plural nates, -ium, clunis, -is, m. and f. buttock usually plural clunes, -ium

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knee

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genu, -us, n.

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posterior knee

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poples, poplitis, m.

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leg

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crus, cruris, n.

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ankle

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tarsus, -i, m.

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calf

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sura, surae, f.

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foot

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pes, pedis, m.

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big toe

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hallux, hallucis or hallex, hallicis, m.

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heel

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calx, calcis, f.

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metatarsus

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metatarsus, -i, m.

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sole (i.e. the sole of the foot)

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planta, -ae, f.

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Medical Terminology (3 decks)

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