Medical Terminology Flashcards
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a-
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no, not, or without
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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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an-
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not or without
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ante-
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before
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contra-
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against
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de-
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down, from, or reversing
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di-
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twice
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dys-
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bad or difficult or painful
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epi-
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above or upon
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ex-
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out, without, or away from
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extra-
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outside
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hemi-
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half
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in-
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in, inside, or negative
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multi-
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many
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neo-
A
new
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nulli-
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none
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peri-
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around
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ploy-
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many
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post-
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after, behind
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pre-
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before
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pseudo-
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false
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retro-
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backward or behind
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super-
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above or excess
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supra-
above
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trans-
across or through
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anti-
against
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bi-
two
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brady-
slow
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en-
in or inside
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eu-
normal or good
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hyper-
excessive or more than normal
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hypo-
beneath or below normal
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intra-
within
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abdomen/o
abdomen
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acr/o
extremity
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arter/o, arteri/o
artery
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bi/o
life or living
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carcin/o
cancer
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cardi/o
heart
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cheil/o
lip
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chir/o
hand
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crani/o
cranium or skull
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cyan/o
blue
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dactyl/o
digit (finger or toe)
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dent/o
tooth
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derm/a, dermat/o
skin
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dips/o
thirst
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electr/o
electricity
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esthesi/o
sensation or feeling
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fruct/o
fruit
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fung/i
fungus
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gen/o
origin or benining
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ger/o, geront/o
aged or elderly
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gingiv/o
gums
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gloss/o
tongue
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glyc/o
sugar
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gram/o
to print or record
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gynec/o
female
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hist/o
tissue
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immune/o
immune
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is/o
equal
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lingu/o
tongue
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medi/o
middle
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myc/o
fungus
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neuro
nerve
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odont/o
tooth
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onc/o
tumor
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opt/o, optic/o
vision
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or/o
mouth
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orth/o
straight
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-ac
pertaining to
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-ad
toward
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-al
pertaining to
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-ase
enzyme
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-clysis
irrigation or washing out
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-crine
secrete
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-cyte
cell
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-dynia
pain (ex: gastrodynia)
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-eal
pertaining to
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-emia
blood
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-er
one who
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-gram
a record
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-graph
instrument that records
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-graphy
process of recording
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-ia
condition
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-iatric
medicine
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-iatry
medicine
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-ic
pertaining to
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-itis
inflammation
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-ist
one who
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-logy
the study or science of
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-logist
one who studies or a specialist
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-lysin
substance that dissolves or destroys
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-megaly
enlargement
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-ose
sugar
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-osis
condition, disease, or abnormal increase
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-pathy
disease
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-pepsia
digestion
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-pnea
breathing
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-pod
foot
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-poiesis
production
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-scopy
viewing
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-spasm
cram or twitching
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-stasis
stopping or controlling
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-tomy
cutting (incision of)
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onco-
tumor
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par-. para-
near or beside or abnormal
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path(o)-
disease
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poly-
many
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sub-
below or under
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tachy-
fast
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tri-
three
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uni-
one
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ot/o
ear
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ophthalm/o
eye
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path/o
disease
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ped/o
child or foot
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pharmac/o
drugs
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phot/o
light
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physi/o
refers to nature
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pleg/o
paralysis
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pneum/o
lung or air
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pneumon
lung
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pod/o
foot
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proct/o
anus or rectum
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proxim/o
near (proximal)
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psych/o
mind
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pulm/o, pulmon/o
lung
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rhin/o
nose
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somat/o
body
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son/o
sound
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steth/o
chest
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stomat/o
mouth
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super/o
uppermost (superior)
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thorac/o
chest or thorax
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tom/o
to cut
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tox/o, toxic/o
poision
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ur/o
urine or urinary tract
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valv/o
valve
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ven/o
vein
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an/o
anus
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angi/o
vessel
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anter/o
front (anterior)
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append/o, appendic/o
appendix
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bacteri/o
bacteria
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cec/o
cecum
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cephal/o
head (cephalad)
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cervic/o
neck, cervix uteri
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chrom/o
color
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-algia
pain
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-capnia
carbon dioxide
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-cele
hemia
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-centesis
surgical procedure
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-cidal
killing
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-ectasia
stretching or dilation
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-ectasis
stretching or dilation
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-ectomy
excision (removal)
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-emesis
vomiting (ex: hyperemesis gravidarum- morning sickness)
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-genic, -genous
origin, beginning
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-genesis
origin, beginning
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-iasis
condition
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-iurn
membrane
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-lepsy
seizure
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-lith
stone
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-lysis
destruction or dissolving
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-lytic
capable of dissolving
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-malacia
softness
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-mania
excessive preoccupation
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-meter
instrument used to measure
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-metry
process of measuring
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-oid
resembling
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-ole
little or small
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-oma
tumor or swelling
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-opia
vision
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-osis
condition, disease, or abnormal increase
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-ous
pertaining to (or characterized by)
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-enia
decreased or deficient
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-phobia
abnormal fear
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-plasia
formation or development
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col/o
colon
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colon/o
colon
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cyt/o
cell
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dipl/o
double
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dist/o
distant or far (distal)
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dors/o
back side (dorsal)
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encephal/o
brain
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fet/o
fetus
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gastro/o
stomach
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glycos/o
sugar or sweet
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hydr/o
water
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hyster/o, uter/o
uterus
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hem/a, hem/o, hemat/o
blood
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hepat/o
liver
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infer/o
situated below (inferior)
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kary/o
nucleus
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lact/o
milk
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lip/o
fats
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later/o
side (lateral)
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lith/o
stone or calculus
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lumb/o
lower
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lys/o
destruction or dissolving
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macr/o
large or enlarged
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medi/o
middle, medial, median
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men/o
menstruation
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micr/o
small
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mon/o
one or single
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morph/o
shape or form
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muc/o
mucus
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muscul/o
muscle
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my/o
muscle
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narc/o
sleep
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nas/o
nose
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nat/o
birth
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nepro/o, ren/o
kidney
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norm/o
normal
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nos/o
disease
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nucle/
nucleus
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odont/o
teeth
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olig/o
few
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oohor/o
ovary
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or/o
mouth
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oste/o
bone
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-plasty
surgical repair (ex: rhinoplasty- nose job)
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-plegia
paralysis
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-ptysis
spitting (ex: hemoptysis- spitting up blood)
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-rrhea
flow or discharge (ex: diarrhea)
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-scope
instrument used to view or examine
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-scopy
viewing
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-stenosis
stricture or narrowing
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-stomy
artificial opening
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-tome
cutting instrument
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-y
state (or condition)
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ox/o
oxygen
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par/o
bearing offspring
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phag/o
to eat
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phas/o
speech
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phil/o
attraction
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phon/o
voice
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poster/o
behind, toward the back
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prote/o
protein
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rect/o
rectum
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sclera/o
hard or hardening
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scop/o
to view or examine
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som/a
body
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somat/o
body
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spleen/o
spleen
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urin/o
urine
