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NHS HOSA Bowl 2014 > Medical Terminology Part 2 > Flashcards

Medical Terminology Part 2 Flashcards

1
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glauc(o)-

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Denoting a grey or bluish-grey colour

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gloss(o)-, glott(o)-

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Of or pertaining to the tongue

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gluco-

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sweet

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glyc(o)-

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sugar

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gnath(o)-

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Of or pertaining to the jaw

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-gnosis

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knowledge

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gon(o)-

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seed, semen; also, reproductive

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-gram, -gramme

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record or picture

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-graph

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instrument used to record data or picture

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-graphy

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process of recording

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gyn(aec)o- (BrE), gyn(ec)o- (AmE)

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woman

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halluc-

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to wander in mind

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hemat-, haemato- (haem-, hem-)

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Of or pertaining to blood

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hema or hemo-

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blood (AmE)

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hemangi or hemangio-

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blood vessels

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hemi-

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one-half

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hepat- (hepatic-)

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Of or pertaining to the liver

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heter(o)-

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Denotes something as ‘the other’ (of two), as an addition, or different

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hidr(o)-

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sweat

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hist(o)-, histio-

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tissue

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home(o)-

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similar

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hom(o)-

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Denotes something as ‘the same’ as another or common

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humer(o)-

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Of or pertaining to the shoulder (or [rarely] the upper arm)

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hydr(o)-

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water

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hyper-

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Denotes something as ‘extreme’ or ‘beyond normal’

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hyp(o)-

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Denotes something as ‘below normal’

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hyster(o)-

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Of or pertaining to the womb, the uterus

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-i-asis

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condition

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iatr(o)-

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Of or pertaining to medicine, or a physician [uncommon as a prefix; common as as suffix, see -iatry]

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-iatry

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Denotes a field in medicine of a certain body component

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-icle

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small

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-ics

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organized knowledge, treatment

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idio-

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self, one’s own

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ileo-

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ileum

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infra-

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below

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inter-

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between, among

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intra-

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within

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ipsi-

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same

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irid(o)-

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iris

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isch-

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restriction

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ischio-

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Of or pertaining to the ischium, the hip-joint

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-ism

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condition, disease

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-ismus

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spasm, contraction

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iso-

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Denoting something as being ‘equal’

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-ist

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one who specializes in

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-ite

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the nature of, resembling

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-itis

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inflammation

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-ium

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structure, tissue

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jecor-

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liver

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Juxta (iuxta)

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Near to, alongside or next to

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kal-

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potassium

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karyo-

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nucleus

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kerat(o)-

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cornea (eye or skin)

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kin(e)-, kin(o), kinesi(o)-

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movement

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koil(o)-

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hollow

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kyph(o)-

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humped

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labi(o)-

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Of or pertaining to the lip

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lacrim(o)-

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tear

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lact(i)-, lact(o)

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milk

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lapar(o)-

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Of or pertaining to the abdomen-wall, flank

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laryng(o)-

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Of or pertaining to the larynx, the lower throat cavity where the voice box is

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latero-

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lateral

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lei(o)-

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smooth

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-lepsis, -lepsy

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attack, seizure

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lept(o)-

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light, slender

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leuc(o)-, leuk(o)-

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Denoting a white color

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lingu(a)-, lingu(o)-

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Of or pertaining to the tongue

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lip(o)-

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fat

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lith(o)-

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stone, calculus

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log(o)-

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speech

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-logist

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Denotes someone who studies a certain field: _____-logy

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-logy

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Denotes the academic study or practice of a certain field; The study of

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lymph(o)-

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lymph

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lys(o)-, -lytic

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dissolution

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-lysis

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Destruction, separation

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macr(o)-

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large, long

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-malacia

A

softening

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mamm(o)-

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Of or pertaining to the breast

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mammill(o)-

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Of or pertaining to the nipple

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manu-

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Of or pertaining to the hand

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mast(o)-

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Of or pertaining to the breast

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medull-

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bone marrow, marrow

84
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meg(a)-, megal(o)-, -megaly

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enlargement, million

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melan(o)-

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black color

86
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melos

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extremity

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mening(o)-

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membrane

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ment-

A

mind

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mero-

A

part

90
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mes(o)-

A

middle

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meta-

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after, behind

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-meter

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instrument used to measure or count

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-metry

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process of measuring

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metr(o)-

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Pertaining to conditions or instruments of the uterus

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micro-

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denoting something as small, or relating to smallness, millionth

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milli-

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thousandth

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mon(o)-

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single

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morph(o)-

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form, shape

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muscul(o)-

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muscle

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my(o)-

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Of or relating to muscle

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myc(o)-

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fungus

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myel(o)-

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Of or relating to bone marrow or spinal cord

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myl(o)-

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Of or relating to molar teeth or lower jaw

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myri-

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ten thousand

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myring(o)-

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eardrum

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myx(o)-

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mucus

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narc(o)-

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numb, sleep

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nas(o)-

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Of or pertaining to the nose

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necr(o)-

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death

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neo-

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new

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nephr(o)-

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Of or pertaining to the kidney

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nerv-

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Of or pertaining to nerves and the nervous system [Uncommon as a root: neuro- mostly always used]

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neur(i)-, neur(o)-

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Of or pertaining to nerves and the nervous system

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normo-

A

normal

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ocul(o)-

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Of or pertaining to the eye

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odont(o)-

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Of or pertaining to teeth

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odyn(o)-

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pain

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-oesophageal, oesophago- (BrE)

A

gullet

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-oid

A

resemblance to

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ole

A

small or little

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olig(o)-

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Denoting something as ‘having little, having few’

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om(o)-

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Of or pertaining to the shoulder

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-oma (singular), -omata (plural)

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tumor, mass, collection

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omphal(o)-

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Of or pertaining to the navel, the umbilicus

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onco-

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tumor, bulk, volume

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onych(o)-

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Of or pertaining to the nail (of a finger or toe)

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oo-

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Of or pertaining to the an egg, a woman’s egg, the ovum

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oophor(o)-

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Of or pertaining to the woman’s ovary

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or-

A

mouth

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ophthalm(o)-

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Of or pertaining to the eye

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optic(o)-

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Of or relating to chemical properties of the eye

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or(o)-

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Of or pertaining to the mouth

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orchi(o)-, orchid(o)-, orch(o)-

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testis

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orth(o)-

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Denoting something as straight or correct

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-osis

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a condition, disease or increase

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osseo-

A

bony

137
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ossi-

A

bone

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ost(e)-, oste(o)-

A

bone

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ot(o)-

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Of or pertaining to the ear

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-ous

A

pertaining to

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ovari(o)-

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Of or pertaining to the ovaries

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ovo-, ovi-, ov-

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Of or pertaining to the eggs, the ovum

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oxo-

A

addition of oxygen

144
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oxy-

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sharp, acid, acute, oxygen

145
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pachy-

A

thick

146
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palpebr-

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Of or pertaining to the eyelid [uncommon as a root]

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pan-, pant(o)-

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Denoting something as ‘complete’ or containing ‘everything’

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papill-

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Of or pertaining to the nipple (of the chest/breast)

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papul(o)-

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Indicates papulosity, a small elevation or swelling in the skin, a pimple, swelling

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para-

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alongside of, abnormal

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-paresis

A

slight paralysis

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parvo-

A

small

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path(o)-

A

disease

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-pathy

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Denotes (with a negative sense) a disease, or disorder

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pauci-

A

Few

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pector-

A

breast

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ped-, -ped-, -pes

A

Of or pertaining to the foot; -footed

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ped-, pedo-

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Of or pertaining to the child

159
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pelv(i)-, pelv(o)-

A

hip bone

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-penia

A

deficiency

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peo-

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Of or pertaining to the penis

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-pepsia

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Denotes something relating to digestion, or the digestive tract.

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per-

A

through

164
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peri-

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Denoting something with a position ‘surrounding’ or ‘around’ another

165
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-pexy

A

fixation

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phaco-

A

lens-shaped

167
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-phage, -phagia

A

Forms terms denoting conditions relating to eating or ingestion

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-phago-

A

eating, devouring

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