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1
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prefix of Hypoglycemia?

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Hypo

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root of Hypoglycemia?

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Glycogen

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suffix of Hypoglycemia?

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Emia

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meaning of Hypoglycemia?

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Low Sugar Condition

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meaning of Carditis?

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Heart Inflammation

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meaning of suffix of Carditis?

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Inflammation

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meaning of Neurology?

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Study Of The Nerve

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meaning of Neuralgia?

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Nerve Pain

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meaning of Neurritis

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Inflammation Of A Nerve

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meaning of suffix of neurritis?

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inflammation

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meaning of Endometriosis?

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Condition Within the Uterus

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arthr/o

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joint

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card/i/o

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heart

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derm/o/ato

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skin

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gen/o

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origin, cause, formation

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ger/o/onto

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old age

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hem/hema/hemato

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blood

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iatr/o

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physician

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muscul/o

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muscle

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natal

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birth; born

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neur/o

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nerve

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os/teo

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bone

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path/o

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disease

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ped/ia

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child

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al

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adjective suffix

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algia

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pain

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dynia

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pain

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gen

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origin, cause, formation

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genesisa

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origin, cause, formation

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ic

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adjective suffix

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itis

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inflammation

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logy

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study of

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pathy

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disease

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scope

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viewing, instrument used for viewing

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plural of bursa

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bursae

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plural of thorax

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thoraces or thoraxes

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plural of foramen

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foramina

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plural of crisis

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crises

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plural of iris

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irides

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plural of femoris

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Femora

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41
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Singular of bursae

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Bursa

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42
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Singular of thoraces

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Thorax

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Singular of foramina

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Foramen

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Singular of crises

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Crisis

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Singular of irides

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Iris

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Singular of femora

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Femoris

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Ante

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Before

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Pre

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Before

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Brady

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Abnormally slow rate of speed

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Neo

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New

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Post

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After

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Tachy

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Rapid

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Ab

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Away from

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Ad

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Toward

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Con-

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With, within

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Sym-

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with, within

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Syn-

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With, within

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Contra

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Against

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Dia-

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Across, through

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Poiesis

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Producing

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Porosis

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Porous condition

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Ptosis

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Downward placement

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rrhage

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Flowing forth

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Rrhea

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Discharge

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Rrhexis

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Rupture

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Scerosis

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Hardness

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Spasm

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Muscular contraction

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Stasis

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Level, unchanging

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Stenosis

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A norrowing

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Ec-

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Outside

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Ecto-

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Outside

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Ex-

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Outside

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Exo-

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Outside

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En

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Inside

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Endo

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within

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Epi

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Upon, subsequent to

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Extra-

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Beyond

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Hyper

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Above beyond normal

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Hypo

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Low, bellow normal

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Infra

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Inside or bellow

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Inter

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Between

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Intra

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Inside within

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Micro

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Small

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Mono

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One

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Oligo

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A few, a little

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olig

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Few, a little

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Pan

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All or everywhere

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Poly

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Many

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Quadri

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Four

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Semi

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Half

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Tetra

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4

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Tri

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Three

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Uni

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One

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Meso

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Middle

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Meta

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Beyond

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Pan

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All or everywhere

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Para

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All or everywhere

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Peri

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Retro

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Backward, behind

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Bi

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Dipl

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Two, twice

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Hemi

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Macro

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Di

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Ian

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Specialist

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Iatrics

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Medical specialty

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Iatry

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Medical specialty

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Ics

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Medical specialty

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Ist

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Specialist in a field lf study

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Logy

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Centesis

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Surgical puncture

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Desis

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Surgical binding

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Ectomy

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Surgical removal

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Genic

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Origin, producing

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Gram

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A recording usually by an instrument

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Graph

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Instrument for taking a record.

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Graphy

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Act of graphic or pictorial recording

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Meter

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Instrument for measuring

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Metry

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Act of measuring

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Opsy

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Examination

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Pexy

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Surgical fixation

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Plasty

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Surgical repair

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Rrhaphy

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Scope

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Instrument of viewing

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Scopy

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Act of viewing

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Stomy

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artificial or surgical opening

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Tome

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Instrument for cutting

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Tomy

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Tripsy

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Tic

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Converts a root or noun to an adjective

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a

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an

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ante

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anti

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dys

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painful, bad, difficult

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ecto

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outside away from

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hyper

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above, beyond normal

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uni

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lysis

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disintegration

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lith

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stone, calculus, calcification

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ism

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a condition of, a process, a state of

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iasis

A

condition or state

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iatrics

A

Medical Specialty

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edema

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excessive fluid in intracellular tissue

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ectasis

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expansion or dilation

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cyte

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cele

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protrusion, hemia

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ac, al, an, aneous, ar, iatric

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converts root to adjective

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malacia

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megaly

A

enlargement

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metry

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act of measuring

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oid

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resembling or like

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oma

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opsy

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visual examination

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osis

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abnormal condition

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penia

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reduction of size or quantity

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pexy

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surgical fixation

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phobia

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plasia

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abnormal formation

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meaning of suffix chondroplasia

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abnormal formation

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plegia

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plasty

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surgical repair

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pnea

A

breath, respiration

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ptosis

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downward displacement

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rrhage

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flowing forth

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rrhaphy

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rrhea

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sclerosis

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stenosis

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a narrowing

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scopy

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act of viewing

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tripsy

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emic

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Emergency Maternal and Infant Care

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partum

A

child birth

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gastric

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of the stomach

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Erythrocyte

A

Red blood cell

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Rythrocytepoiesis

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Production of Red Blood Cells

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Nephro

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Nephroptosis

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Downward Displacement Of A Kidney

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Rhino

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Rhinorrhea

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Discharge From The Nose (runny nose)

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Scant

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Small or limited

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Thermos

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Heat or temperature

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Plural of Anastomosis

A

Anastomoses

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Plural of Sarcoma

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Plural of foramen

186
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The key to learning medical terminology is through _______________ technique

A

Word building

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A _______________ is simply a root that includes one or more vowels tacked onto the end of it to make a root- suffix combination pronounceable

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Combining Vowel

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means to fix before or to fix to the beginning of word

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word/word element from which other words are formed. It is the foundation of the word root conveys the central meaning of the word

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Mal-P

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Format - R

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-ios S

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is a word root to which a vowel has been added.

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Combining form

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a, e, i, O, u, and sometimes y are _________________

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Combing Vowel

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does not have a meaning of its own.

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a, e, i, O, u, and sometimes y (combining Vowels)

196
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What does this example mean ?

chem / o / therapy

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treatment of disease by using chemical agents.

chem/o - CF (combining form) meaning chemical
-therapy - S (suffix) meaning treatment

197
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fasten on, beneath, or under

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can be a syllable or group of syllables united with or placed at the end of a word to alter or modify the meaning of the word or to create a new word

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Centi / grade

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100 steps or degrees; unit of temperature measurement

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Centi / Meter

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Unit of measurement in the metric system; one hundredth of a meter

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Centi

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One hundred, one hundredth

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Grade S

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Meter S

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Ante

A

Before, forward

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Anti

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Hyper

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Above, beyond, excessive

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Hypo

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Below, under, deficient

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Intra

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Poiesis

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Formation / Producing

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Rrhaphy

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If the suffix _____________, drop the combing vowel from the combining form and add the suffix.

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Begins with a vowel

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necr/o if you drop the o

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Necrosis

necr/o (death) + -osis (condition) becomes necrosis when we drop the o from necro.

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Nekros

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Dead

In greek

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If the suffix _________________, keep the combining vowel and add the suffix to the combining form.

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begins with a consonant

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cardi/o + logy

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Cardiology

216
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Keep the combining vowel___________________ in a term.

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between two or more roots

217
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Most of the terms for the body’s organs originated from _______(1) words, whereas terms describing diseases that affect these organs have their origins in ______(2).

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  1. Latin
  2. Greek
218
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terms describing diseases that affect these organs have their origins in ______

219
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Most of the terms for the body’s organs originated from _______

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Enter

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Gastr

222
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“Gastroenteritis” what is the root, combining vowel & suffix also explain each item and the meaning of the word

A

Inflammation of both the stomach and the intestine

Gastr - “”Stomach” - Root
O - Combining Vowel
Enter - “Intestine” - Root
Itis - “Inflamation” - Suffix

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opia

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ceps

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heads of a muscle

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ectasia

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expansion or dilation

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ectasis / ectasia

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expansion or dilation

227
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emia

228
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meaning of uremia

A

urea in the blood

229
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Emesis

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Hematemesis

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Vomiting of blood

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Hypothyroidism

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Condition characterized by thyroid hormone deficiency

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Gastroma

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Tumor of the stomach

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Neoplasia

A

abnormal growth of cells

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Carcinophobia

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Fear of cancer

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Carcino

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Osteomalacia

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Softening of the bones

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Gastromegaly

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Enlargement of the stomach

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Hemolysis

A

Rupture of red blood cells

239
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Tachypnea

A

Rapid Breathing

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Appendectomy

A

Removal Of The Appendix

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Medical term used to describe the measurement of a persons ability to hear

A

Audiometry

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