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1
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Meaning of -centesis

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Surgical puncture

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Meaning of -ectomy

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excision

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Meaning of -lysis

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destroying

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Meaning of -pexy

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surgical fixation

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Meaning of -plasty

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surgical repair

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Meaning of -rrhaphy

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suture

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Meaning of -scopy

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visual examination with lighted instrument

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Meaning of -stomy

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formation of an opening

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Meaning of -tome

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an instrument used to cut

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Meaning of -tomy

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incision

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Meaning of -tripsy

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surgical crushing

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Combining form for gland

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aden/o

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combining form for vessel

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angi/o

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combining form for appendix

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append/o, appendic/o

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combining form for living/life

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bi/o

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combining form for eyelid

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blephar/o

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combining form for brain

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cerebr/o, encephal/o

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combining form for hand

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chir/o

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combining form for colon or large intestine

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col/o

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combining form for skin

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cutane/o, derm/a, dermat/o

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combining form for face

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faci/o

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combining form for liver

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hepat/o

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combining form for breast

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mamm/o, mast/o

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combining form for muscle

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muscul/o, my/o

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combining form for bone marrow or spinal cord

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myel/o

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combining form for bone

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oste/o

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combining form for lungs

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pulm/o, pulmon/o, pneum/o, pneumon/o

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combining form for tonsil

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tonsill/o

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combining form for trachea

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trache/o

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combining form for vessel

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vas/o

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meaning of -algia, -dynia

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pain

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meaning of -cele

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hernia

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meaning of -ectasia, -ectasis

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dilatation

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meaning of -edema

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swelling

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meaning of -emesis

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vomiting

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meaning of -emia

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condition of the blood

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meaning of -ia, -iasis

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condition

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meaning of -itis

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inflammation

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meaning of -lith

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stone or calculus

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meaning of -malacia

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soft, softening

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meaning of -mania

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excessive preoccupation (obsession)

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42
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meaning for -megaly

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enlargement

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meaning of -oid

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resembling

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meaning of -oma

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tumor

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meaning of -osis

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condition

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meaning of -pathy

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disease

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47
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meaning of -penia

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deficiency

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meaning of -phobia

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abnormal fear

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49
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meaning of -ptosis

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prolapse (sagging)

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meaning of -rrhage, -rrhagia

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hemorrhage

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meaning of -rrhea

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flow or discharge

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52
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meaning of -rrhexis

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rupture

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53
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meaning of -spasm

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twitching, cramp

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54
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meaning of -stasis

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stopping, controlling

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meaning of -able, -ible

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capable of, able to

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meaning of -ac, -al, -an, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ive, -tic

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pertaining to

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meaning of -ase

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enzyme

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meaning of -eum, -ium

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membrane

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meaning of -ia, -ism

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condition or theory

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meaning of -iac

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one who suffers

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meaning of -opia

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vision

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meaning of -ose

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sugar

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meaning of -ous

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pertaining to

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meaning of -y

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state or condition

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meaning of mono-, uni-

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one

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meaning of bi-, di-

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two

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meaning of tri-

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three

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meaning of quad-, quadri-, tetra-

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four

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meaning of centi-

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1/100

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meaning of milli-

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1/000

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meaning of diplo-

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double

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meaning of hemi-, semi-

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half, partly

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meaning of hyper-

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excessive, more than normal

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meaning of hypo-

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under, less than normal

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meaning of multi-, poly-

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many

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meaning of nulli-

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none

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meaning of pan-

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all

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meaning of primi-

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first

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meaning of super-, ultra-

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excessive

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80
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meaning of ab-

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away from

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meaning of ad-

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toward

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meaning of ante-, pre-

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before

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meaning of cirum-, peri-

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around

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meaning of contra-

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against or opposed

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meaning of dia-

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through

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meaning of ecto-, ex-, exo-, extra-

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outside, without, away from

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meaning of en-, end-, endo-

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inside

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meaning of epi-

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above, on

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meaning of hypo-, infra-, sub-

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beneath, under

90
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meaning of inter-

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between

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meaning of intra-

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within

92
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meaning of ipsi-

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same

93
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meaning of medo-, mid-

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middle

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meaning of para-

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near, beside or abnormal

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meaning of per-

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through

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meaning of post-

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after, behind

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meaning of retro-

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behind, backward

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meaning of super-, supra-

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above, beyond

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meaning of sym-, syn-

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joined, together

100
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meaning of trans-

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across

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meaning of anti-, contra-

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against

102
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meaning of brady-

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slow

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meaning of dys-

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bad, difficult

104
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maning of eu-

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good, normal

105
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meaning of mal-

A

bad

106
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meaning of pro-

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favoring, supporting

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meaning of tachy-

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fast

108
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meaning of macro-, mega-, megalo-

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large or great

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meaning of micro-

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small

110
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meaning of a-, an-

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no, not, without

111
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meaning of in-

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not or inside

112
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meaning of alb/o, albin/o, leuk/o (leuc/o)

A

white

113
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meaning of chlor/o

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green

114
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meaning of cyano-

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blue

115
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meaning of erythr/o

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red

116
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meaning of melan/o

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black

117
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meaning of xanth/o

A

yellow

118
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meaning of -cyte

A

cell

119
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meaning of -genic, -genesis

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beginning, origin

120
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meaning of -gram, -graph, -graphy

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a record, instrument for recording, process of recording

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meaning of -kinesia, -kinesis

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movement

122
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meaning of -lepsy

A

seizure

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meaning of -lysin, -lysis, -lytic

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that which destroys, process of destroying, capable of destruction

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meaning of -malacia

A

softening

125
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meaning of -meter, -metry

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instrument used to measure, process of measuring

126
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meaning of -phagia, -phagic, -phagy

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eating, swallowing

127
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meaning of -phasia

A

speech

128
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meaning of -plegia

A

paralysis

129
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meaning of -schisis

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split, cleft

130
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meaning of -sclerosis

A

hardening

131
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meaning of -trophic, -trophy

A

nutrition

132
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meaning of aer/o

A

air

133
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meaning of blast/o

A

embryonic form

134
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meaning of cancer/o, carcin/o

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cancer

135
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meaning of cephal/o

A

head

136
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meaning of cry/o

A

cold

137
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meaning of crypt/o

A

hidden

138
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meaning of dips/o

A

thirst

139
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meaning of electr/o

A

electricity

140
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meaning of fibr/o

A

fiber

141
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meaning of hist/o

A

tissue

142
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meaning of myc/o

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fungus

143
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meaning of narc/o

A

stupor

144
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meaning of necr/o

A

dead

145
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meaning of optic/o, opt/o

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vision

146
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meaning of phon/o

A

voice

147
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meaning of phot/o

A

light

148
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meaning of py/o

A

pus

149
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meaning of therm/o

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heat

150
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meaning of top/o

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position

151
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meaning of ech/o, son/o

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sound

152
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meaning of fluor/o

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emitting or reflecting light

153
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meaning of radi/o

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radiant energy

154
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meaning of tom/o

A

cut

155
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meaning of algesi/o

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sensitivity to pain

156
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meaning of chem/o

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chemical

157
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meaning of pharmac/o, pharmaceut/i

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drugs or medicine

158
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meaning of therapeut/o

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treatment

159
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meaning of tox/o

A

poison

160
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name the 4 types of tissue

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epithelial, nervous, connective, muscular

161
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name the major body systems

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muscular system, skeletal system, cardiovascular system, lymphatic system, respiratory system, digestive system, urinary system, reproductive system, integumentary system, nervous system, endocrine system

162
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aplasia

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lack of development of an organ or tissue

163
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dysplasia

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any abnormal development of tissues

164
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hypoplasia

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underdevelopment of an organ or tissue (less severe than aplasia)

165
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hyperplasia

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abnormal increase of number of cells in tissue

166
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hypertrophy

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an increase in organ size caused by increase in size of the existing cells (the number of cells remains the same)

167
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anaplasia

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change in the structure and orientation of cells, characterized by a loss of differentiation and reversal to a more primitive form (characteristic of malignant tumors)

168
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meaning of anter/o

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anterior (ventral)

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meaning of poster/o

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posterior (dorsal)

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meaning of dors/o

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dorsal

171
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meaning of ventr/o

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ventral

172
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meaning of medi/o

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medial

173
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meaning of later/o

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lateral

174
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meaning of super/o

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superior

175
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meaning of infer/o

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inferior

176
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meaning of proxim/o

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proximal

177
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meaning of dist/o

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distal

178
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meaning of cephal/o

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cephalad

179
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meaning of caud/o

A

caudad

180
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meaning of inter/o

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internal

181
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meaning of extern/o

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external

182
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name the 2 major cavities of the body

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dorsal cavity and ventral cavity

183
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what cavities are in the dorsal cavity

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cranial cavity and spinal cavity

184
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what cavities are in the ventral cavity

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thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity

185
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What cavities are in the abdominopelvic cavity

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abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity

186
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list the four major regions of the body

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head neck torso extremities

187
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meaning of abdomin/o

A

abdomen

188
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meaning of acr/o

A

extremities

189
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meaning of cyst/o

A

cyst, bladder or sac

190
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meaning of dactyl/o

A

digit

191
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meaning of lapar/o

A

abdominal wall

192
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meaning of omphal/o, umbilic/o

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umbilicus (navel)

193
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meaning of onych/o

A

nail

194
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meaning of pelv/i

A

pelvis

195
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meaning of periton/o

A

peritoneum

196
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meaning of som/a, somat/o

A

body

197
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meaning of thorac/o

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chest (thorax)

198
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meaning of crin/o, -crine

A

secrete

199
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meaning of dacry/o, lacrim/o

A

tear, crying

200
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meaning of -emia

A

condition of the blood

201
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meaning of hidr/o

A

sweat, perspiration

202
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meaning of -poiesis

A

production

203
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meaning of -poietin

A

substance that causes production

204
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meaning of py/o

A

pus

205
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meaning of sial/o

A

saliva

206
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meaning of ur/o

A

urine

207
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meaning of thromb/o

A

clot (thrombus)

208
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meaning of -osis (when describing cellular components)

A

increased or abnormal

209
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coagulation vs. agglutination

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clotting vs. antigen-antibody reaction

210
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a term for formation of internal blood clots

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thrombosis

Medical Terminology (11 decks)

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