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Medical Terrminology Pct 1 Flashcards

Word roots, prefixes, suffixes, adjective suffix, surgical suffix, procedural suffix

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-logy

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Study of

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-sclerosis

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Hardening ( like of tissue)

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-algia

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Pain

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal

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-ac

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Pertaining to

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-al

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Pertaining to

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-an

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Pertaining to

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-ar

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Pertaining to

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-ar

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Pertaining to

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-ary

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Pertaining to

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-eal

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Pertaining to

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-iac

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Pertaining to

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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-ical

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Pertaining to

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-ile

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Pertaining to

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-ior

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Pertaining to

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-ory

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Pertaining to

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-ose

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Pertaining to

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-ous

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Pertaining to

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-tic

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Pertaining to

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-centesis

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Puncture to withdraw fluid

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal

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-ostomy

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Surgically create an opening

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-otomy

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Cutting into

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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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-rrhapy

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Suture

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-tome

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Instrument to cut

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-gram

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Record or picture

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-graph

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Instrument for recording

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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-meter

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Instrument for measuring

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-metry

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Process of measuring

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-scope

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Instrument for viewing

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-scopy

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Process of visually examining

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Carcin/o

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Cancer

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Chem/o

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Chemical

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Cis/o

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To cut

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Dermat/o

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Skin

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Enter/o

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Intestine

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Gastr/o,i

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Stomach

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Gynec/o

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Female reproductive systems

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Hem/o, ato

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Blood

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Hydr/o

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Water

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Immun/o

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Immune

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Laryng/o

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Larynx

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Morph/o

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Shape, form, structure

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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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Neur/o

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Nerves

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Ophthalm/o

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Eye

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Ot/o

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Ear

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Path/o

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Suffering, disease, feeling

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Ur/o

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Urine, urinary tract, male reproductive

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a-

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Not, without, absence

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an-

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Not, without, less

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ante-

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Before, in front (think anterior)

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anti-

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Against

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auto-

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Self

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brady-

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Slow

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dys-

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Pain, difficult, trouble

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endo-

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Within, inner

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epi-

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Upon, above, upper

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eu-

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Good, normal

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hetero-

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Different

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homo-

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Same

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hyper-

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Over, high, excessive

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hypo-

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Low, under, beneath

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infra-

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Beneath, below, inferior to

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inter-

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intra-

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macro-

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Large, long

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micro-

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neo-

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pan-

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All, entire

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para-

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Near, beside

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per-

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peri-

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Around, about, surrounding

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post-

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After, behind, posterior

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pre-

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Before, in front of

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pseudo-

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False, pretend

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retro-

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Behind, backwards

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sub-

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Under, less, below

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super-

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supra-

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Above, excessive, over

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tachy-

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Fast, rapid

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trans-

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Across, through

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ultra-

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Beyond, excess

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bi-

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hemi-

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mono-

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One, alone, single

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multi-

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Many, multiple

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nulli-

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poly-

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Many, much

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quad-

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semi-

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Partial, half

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tri-

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uni-

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One, single

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-algia

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Pain, painful

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-cele

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Hernia, protrusion, cyst

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-cise

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-cyte

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-dynia

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-ectasis

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-gen

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That which produces, from (came from)

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-genesis

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Beginning, creation

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-genic

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Originating from, producing

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-ia

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Pertaining to, state, condition

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-iasis

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Abnormal condition/ formation, presence of

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-ism

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Condition, disease

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-logy

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-lysis

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Destruction, separation, rupture

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-malacia

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Abnormal softening

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-oma

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Tumor, mass

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-osis

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Abnormal condition/ disease

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-pathy

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Disease, disorder

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-plasia

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Development, growth, formation

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-plasm

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Structural substance

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-ptosis

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Drooping, falling

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-rrhage

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Abnormal or excessive flow (blood or fluid)

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-rrhea

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Discharge, flowing

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-rrhexis

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-sclerosis

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-stenosis

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Narrowing, tightening

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-therapy

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-trophy

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Nourishment, development

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid (aspiration)

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal, excision, cutting out of body part, (excision)

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-ostomy

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Surgically create an artificial opening (stoma)

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-otomy

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Surgical incision, cutting into

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-pexy

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Surgical fixation, to put back in original place

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  • plasty
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Surgical repair

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-rrhapy

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-scope

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Viewer, instrument for visual examination

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-scopy

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See, visual examination, process of viewing

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Adip/o

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Fat, fatty tissue

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Brachi/o

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Arm, upper arm

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Anter/o

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Caud/o

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Tail, towards lower body

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Cephal/o

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Head, towards upper body

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Cervic/o

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Chondr/o

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Crani/o

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Skull (cranium), brain

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Crur/o

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Leg, thigh

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Cyt/o

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Dist/o

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Away from body, far

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Dors/o

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Back side of body

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Epitheli/o

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Glute/o

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Hist/o

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Infer/o

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Below, beneath, lower

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Later/o

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To one side

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Medi/o

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Middle, median

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Mescul/o

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Muscle, muscular

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Organ/o

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Oste/o

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Pelv/o

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Pelvis, pelvic bone

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Peritone/o

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Peritoneum

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Pleur/o

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Pleura, around the lungs

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Poster/o

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Back of body, behind

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Proxim/o

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Near (to point of body)

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Pub/o

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Pubis (genital region)

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Somat/o

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Spin/o

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Spine, backbone

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System/o

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Body system

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Thorac/o

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Chest, thorax

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Ventr/o

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Belly side of body

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Vertebr/o

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Vertebra, backbone

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Vescer/o

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Vescera, internal organ

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