Medical Terminology

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Prefix > A- or An- <

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Without

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Acro-

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Extremities / Tip End ??

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Brady-

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Slow

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Dia-

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Through

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Dys-

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Difficult

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Electro-

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Electric

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Endo-

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Within

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Epi-

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Upon or Over

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Hyper-

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Above Normal

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Hypo-

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Below Normal

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Macro-

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Large

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Micro-

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Small

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Peri-

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Around

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Sub-

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Under, Below

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Tachy-

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Fast

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-al or -ic

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Pertaining to or Related to

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-algia

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Pain

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-cyte

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Cell

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-ectomy

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Surgical Removal of, or Excision

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-gram

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Actual Record (of test/results)

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-graphy

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Process of Recording

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-ist

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One who specializes

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-ologist or -logist

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One who studies

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-ology or -logy

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Study of

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-oma

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Tumor

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-osis

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Condition of

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-otomy

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Cutting into

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-ostomy

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Surgically forming an opening

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-pathy

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Disease

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-penia

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Decrease or Lack of

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-phobia

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Fear of

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-plasty

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Surgical Repair

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-Scope

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Instrument to View or Examine

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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Angi/o

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Vessel

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Arthr/o

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Joints

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Col/o

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Colon

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Derm/o

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Skin

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Glyc/o

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Sugar

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Hemat/o or hem/o

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Blood

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Hist/o

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Tissue

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Hydr/o

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Water

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Leuk/o

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White

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Mamm/o

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Breast

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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Oste/o

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Bone

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Path/o

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Disease

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Phag/o

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To Swallow

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Phleb/o or Ven/o

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Vein

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Pne/o or Pne/a

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To Breathe

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Pneumon/o

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Air or Lung

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Ventral

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Towards the Front / Belly

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Dorsal

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Towards the Rear / Spine

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Anterior

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Towards the Ventral Side

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Posterior

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Towards the Dorsal Side

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Superior

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Above

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Inferior

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Below

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Medial

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Towards the Midsagittal Plane

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Lateral

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Away from the Midsagittal Plane

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Proximal

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Closer to the Point of Attachment or Origin

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Distal

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Farther from the Point of Attachment or Origin

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Superficial

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Closer to the Body Surface

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Deep

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Farther from the Body Surface

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What is the Plural form of -a

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-ae (Pleura, Pleurae)

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What is the Plural form of -ax

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-aces (Thorax, Thoraces)

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What is the Plural form of -en

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-ina (Lumen, Lumina)

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What is the Plural form of -ex

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-ices (Cortex, Cortices)

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What is the Plural form of -is

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-es OR -ides (Testis, Testes) OR (Epididymis, Epididymides)

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What is the Plural form of -ix

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-ices (Appendix, Appendices)

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What is the Plural form of -ma

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-mata (Carcinoma, Carcinomata)

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What is the Plural form of -on

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-a (Ganglion, Ganglia)

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What is the Plural form of -um

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-a (Septum, Septa)

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What is the Plural form of -us

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-era OR -i (Viscus, Viscera) OR (Villus, Villi)

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What is the Plural form of -x

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-ges (Phalanx, Phalanges)

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What is the Plural form of -y

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-ies (Ovary, Ovaries)

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What is the Plural form of -yx

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-yces (Calyx, Calyces)

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What is the Singular Ending form of -ae

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-a (Pleura, Pleurae)

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What is the Singular Ending form of -aces

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-ax (Thorax, Thoraces)

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What is the Singular Ending form of -ina

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-en (Lumen, Lumina)

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What is the Singular Ending form of -ices

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-ex OR -ix (Cortex, Cortices) OR (Appendix, Appendices)

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What is the Singular Ending form of -es

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-is (Testis, Testes)

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What is the Singular Ending form of -ides

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-is (Epididymis, Epididymides)

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What is the Singular Ending form of -mata

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-ma (Carcinoma, Carcinomata)

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What is the Singular Ending form of -a

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-on OR -um (Ganglion, Ganglia) OR (Septum, Septa)

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What is the Singular Ending form of -era

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-us (Viscus, Viscera)

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What is the Singular Ending form of -i

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-us (Villus, Villi)

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What is the Singular Ending form of -ges

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-x (Phalanx, Phalanges)

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What is the Singular Ending form of -ies

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-y (Ovary, Ovaries)

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What is the Singular Ending form of -yces

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-yx (Calyx, Calyces)