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Abduction

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Mean to take away from the midline.

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A- or An-

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Means without or no.

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Atraumatic

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Means without injury.

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Anura

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Means a sense of urine

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Ad-

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Means towards.

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Addiction

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Means move towards the midline.

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Anti-

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Means against.

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Anti metics

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Means work against or prevent vomiting.

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Dys-

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Means difficult, painful, or bad.

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Dysphasia

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Means difficulty swallowing or eating.

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Eu-

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Means good, easy, or normal.

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Euthyroid

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Means having a normal functioning thyroid gland.

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Endo-

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Means within or inside.

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Ex- or Exo-

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Mean without, out of, outside, or away from.

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Exocrine

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Means to secrete externally (via a duct).

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Endocrine

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Means to secrete internally.

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Endoparasite

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Is an organism that lives inside the body of the host.

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Ecto-

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Means outside.

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Ectoparasite

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Is an organism that lives on the outer surface of the host.

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Hyper-

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Means elevated, higher, or more than normal.

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Hyperglycemia

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Means elevated amounts of blood glucose.

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Hypo-

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Means depressed, lower, or less than normal.

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Hypoglycemia

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Means depressed amounts of blood glucose.

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Inter-

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Means between.

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Intercostal

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Means between the ribs.

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Intra-

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Means within.

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Intramuscular

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Means within the muscle.

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Poly-

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Means many or excessive.

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Polyuria

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Means excessive amounts or frequency of urination.

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Oligo-

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Means scant or little.

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Oliguria

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Means scant amounts or frequency. Of urination.

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Pre-

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Means before.

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Preanesthetic

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Mean pertaining to before anesthesia.

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Post-

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Means after.

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Post anesthetic

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Means pertaining to after anesthesia.

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Sub-

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Mean below under or less.

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Sublingual

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Means under the tongue.

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Super- or Supra-

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Means above, beyond, or excessive.

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Supernumerary

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Means more than the regular number.

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Supra scapular

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Means above the shoulder blade.

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Traumatic (without a prefix)

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Mean pertaining to injury.

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42
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Uria (without a prefix)

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Means urination

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Emetic (without a prefix)

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Means pertaining to vomiting.

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Epi-

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Means upper.

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Extra-

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Means outside.

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Infra-

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Means below or beneath

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Meta-

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Means beyond.

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Trans-

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Means across.

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Ultra-

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Means above, increased, or more than normal.

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Ab-

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Means away from.

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  • ac, -al, -an, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ine, -ous,

- tic

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Means pertaining to.

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Cardiac

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Means pertaining to the heart.

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Renal

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Means pertaining to the kidney.

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54
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Ovarian

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Means pertaining to the ovary.

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Lumbar

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Means pertaining to the loin, lower back.

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Alimentary

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Means pertaining to the gastrointestinal tract.

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Laryngeal

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Means pertaining to the larynx.

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58
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Enteric

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Mean pertaining to the intestine.

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Uterine

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Means pertaining to the uterus.

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Cutaneous

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Means pertaining to the skin.

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Nephrotic

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Means pertaining to the kidneys.

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62
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-ectomy

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Means surgical removal.

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63
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Mastectomy

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Means surgical removal of the breast or mammary glands.

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64
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-pexy

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Means suture to stabilize.

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65
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Gastropexy

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Means surgically stabilizing the abdominal wall.

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66
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-plastic

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Means surgical repair.

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67
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Rhinoplasty

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Means surgical repair of the nose.

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68
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-stony

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Means surgically created opening.

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69
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Colostomy

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Means a surgically created opening between the colon and body surface.

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70
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-tomy

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Means cutting into.

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71
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Laparotomy

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Means an incision into the abdomen.

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72
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-centesis

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Means surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas.

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73
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Cystocentesis

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Means surgical puncture of the urinary bladder with a needle to remove fluid (urine).

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74
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-gram

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Means record of.

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75
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Electrocardiogram

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Means the electrocardiography hard copy record.

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76
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-graph

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Means instrument that records (for use as a record).

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77
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Electrocardiograph

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Means the machine that records the electrical activity of the heart.

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78
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-graphy

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Means procedure that records.

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79
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Electrocardiography

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Means the procedure use to record the electrical activity of the heart.

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80
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-lysis

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Means separation or breakdown.

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81
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Urinalysis

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Means separation of the urine into its constituents.

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82
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-scope

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Means instrument to visually examine.

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83
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Endoscope

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Means an instrument to visually examine inside the body.

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84
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-scopy

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Means procedure to visually examine.

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85
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Endoscopy

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Means the procedure to visually examine inside the body.

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86
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-therapy

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Means treatment.

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87
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Chemotherapy

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Means treatment with chemical substances or drugs.

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-rrhagia or -rrhage (ra-je-ah or rihdj)

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Means bursting forth.

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Hemmorrhage

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Means bursting fourth of blood from the vessels.

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90
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-rrhaphy

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Means to suture.

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91
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Enterorraphy

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Means suturing of the small intestine.

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-rrhea

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Mean flow, discharge.

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Diarrhea

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Means complete discharge or the bowels.

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-rrhexis

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Means rupture.

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Myorrexis

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Means rupture of the muscle.

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-algia or -dynia

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Means pain.

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Arthralgia or arthrodynia

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Means joint pain.

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-ia, -sis, -y

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Means condition, process ( usually abnormal)

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Hypoglycaemia

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Means condition of elevated amounts of blood glucose.

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-ion

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Means condition, state.

101
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-cide

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Means killing.

102
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-ema

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Means swelling, distension.

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-Emia

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Means blood condition.

104
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-genic

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Means pertaining to, produced by/in, producing.

105
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-ics

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Means practice, knowledge.

106
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-ism

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Means disease, practice.

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-ium

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Means little, small

108
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-ist

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Means one who specializes in.

109
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-itis

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Means inflammation.

110
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-logist

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Means one who specializes in the study of.

111
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-logy

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Means the study of.

112
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-lysis

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Means to breakdown, destroy.

113
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-malaria

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Means softening.

114
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-megaly

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Means large, enlarged.

115
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-oid

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Means resembling.

116
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-oma

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Means tumour, mass.

117
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-opsy

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Means to view.

118
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-osis

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Means process, state, condition .

119
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-otomy

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Means cutting into.

120
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-ous

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Means pertaining to.

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-pathy

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Means disease, condition.

122
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-penia

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Means deficiency.

123
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-philia

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Means have an affinity for.

124
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-phobia

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Means have a fear of.

125
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-phylaxis

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Means protection.

126
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-plasia

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Means development, growth.

127
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-plegia

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Means paralysis.

128
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-pros is

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Mean drooping, sagging, prolapse.

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-stasis

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Means stopping, controlling.

130
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-stat

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Means stop, arrest.

131
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-tome

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Means instrument to cut.

132
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-trophy

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Means nourishment, development.

133
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Abdomin/o

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Means abdomen.

134
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Angi/o

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Blood vessel.

135
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Appendic/o

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Appendix

136
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Arteri/o

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Artery

137
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Arthr/o

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Joint

138
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Astr/o

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Star.

139
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Arther/o

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Fatty substance or plaque.

140
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Axill/o

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Armpit

141
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Bi/o

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Life

142
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Brachy

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Short

143
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Carcin/o

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Cancer

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Cel, coel

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Hollow cavity.

145
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Cephal/o

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Head

146
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Cerebr/o

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Brain.

147
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Cervic/o

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Neck

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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

149
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Col/o

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Colon

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Crani/o

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Skull

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Crin/o

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Secrete

152
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Cutane

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Skin

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Cyan/o

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Blue

154
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Cyst/i , cyst/o

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Bladder, cyst, sac

155
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Cyt/o

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Cell

156
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Derm/o or dermat/o

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Skin

157
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Electr/o

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Electricity

158
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Encephal/o

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Brain (en = in, cephal = head)

159
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Enter/o

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Small intestine

160
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Erythr/o

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Red

161
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Esthes

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Sensation

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Gen/o

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Beginning, to produce

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Geront/o

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Old age

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Gli/o

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Glue

166
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Gloss/o or lingu/o

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Tongue

167
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Gnos/o

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Knowledge

168
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Gonad/o

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Gonads

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Hepat/o

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Liver

170
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Hem/o or hemat/o

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Blood

171
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Hist/o

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Tissue

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Hydr/o

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Wet, water, fluid.

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Hyster/o, metr/o, metr/I, uter/o

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Uterus

174
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Immune/o

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Protection

175
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Kinesi/o

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Movement

176
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Laryng/o

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Throat, larynx

177
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Later/o

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Side

178
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Leuk/o

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White

179
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Lumb/o

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Lower back

180
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Melan/o

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Black

181
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Metr/o or metr/a

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Uterus

182
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Morph/o

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Shape, form, structure

183
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My/o

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Muscle

184
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Myc/o

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Fungus

185
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Myel/o

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Bone marrow, spinal cord

186
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Nat/o

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Birth

187
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Necr/o

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Death

188
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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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Neur/o

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Nerve

190
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Ondont/o

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Tooth

191
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Onc/o

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Tumor, mass

192
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Ophthalm/o,ocul/o

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Eye

193
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Oste/o

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Bone

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Ot/o

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Ear

195
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Ovari/o,/o

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Ovaries

196
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Path/o

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Disease

197
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Phag/o

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Throat

198
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Phas/o

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Speech

199
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Phren/o

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Diaphragm, mind

200
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Physi/o

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Nature

201
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Poli/o

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Grey

202
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Py/o

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Pus

203
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Pyle/o

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Renal pelvis

204
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Pyr/o

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Fever

205
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Psych/o

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Mind

206
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Radi/o

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Rays (usually x-rays)

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Rhin/o

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Nose

208
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Sciera/o

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Hardness

209
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Scop/o

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Examination(usually visual)

210
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Seps/o

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Infection

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Stem/o

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Narrow, contracted

212
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Steth/o

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Chest

213
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Tax/o

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Order, coordinate

214
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Tel/e, tel/o

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Distant, end

215
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Testicul/o, orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o

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Testicles

216
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Thalam/o

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Inner chamber

217
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Thromb/o

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Clot

218
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Tonsil/o

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Tonsils

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Troph/o

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Nourishment, food

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Vas/o

A

Vessel or duct

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Vertebr/o

A

Vertebrae, backbone

222
Q

Viscer/o

A

Internal organs

223
Q

-ectomy

A

Surgical removal

224
Q

-pexy

A

Suture to stabilize

225
Q

-plasty

A

Surgical repair

226
Q

-stomy

A

Surgically created opening

227
Q

-tomy

A

Cutting into

228
Q

-ac, -al, -an, -ary, -ar, -eal, -ic, -ine, -ous, -tic, -um

A

Pertaining to

229
Q

-algia

A

Pain

230
Q

-cide

A

Killing

231
Q

-dynia

A

Pain

232
Q

-ema

A

-swelling, distension

233
Q

-Emia

A

Blood condition

234
Q

-genic

A

Pertaining to, produced by/in, producing

235
Q

-gram

A

Record

236
Q

-is, -sis, -y

A

Condition, process (usually abnormal)

237
Q

-ics

A

Practice, knowledge

238
Q

-ion

A

Condition, state

239
Q

-ism

A

Disease, practice

240
Q

-ium

A

Little, small

241
Q

-ist

A

One who specializes in

242
Q

-itis

A

Inflammation

243
Q

-logist

A

One who specializes in the study of

244
Q

-logo

A

The study of

Veterinary Medical Terminology (1 decks)

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