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What is an abscess?

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A going away; tissue disintegration & displacement (‘Staph’ infection forming pus).

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What does the prefix ‘ALGES/I-‘ refer to?

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Pain.

Example: an/alges/ic = without/pain/refers to.

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What does ‘-ALGIA’ mean?

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Pain.

Example: neur/algia = nerve/pain.

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What does the prefix ‘ANTE-‘ signify?

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Before.

Example: ante/nat/al = before/birth/pertains to.

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What does ‘ANTER/O-‘ mean?

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Before or foremost.

Example: anter/ior = before or foremost (in front)/refers to.

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What does ‘AQUA-‘ refer to?

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Water.

Example: aqua/therap/y = water/treat/process or procedure.

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What does ‘AUSCULT/O-‘ mean?

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To listen.

Example: auscult/ation = to listen (physical diagnosis)/process of.

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What does ‘BACILL/O-‘ refer to?

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Rod-like.

Example: bacill/us = rod-like (bacteria)/refers to.

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What does ‘BACTERI/O-‘ signify?

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Rod.

Example: bacter/ia = rod/refers to.

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What does ‘BIO-‘ mean?

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Life.

Example: bio/log/y = life/science of or study of/process of.

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What does ‘BUCCA-‘ refer to?

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Cheek.

Example: bucc/al = cheek/pertains to.

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What does ‘CAL/O-‘ signify?

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Heat, heated, or hot.

Example: cal/or = heat, heated, or hot/one who is.

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What does ‘CAPIT/O-‘ mean?

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Head.

Example: capit/al = head/refers to.

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What does ‘CAUD/O-‘ refer to?

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Tail or toward tail.

Example: caud/al = tail or toward tail/refers to.

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What does ‘CAUST/O-‘ signify?

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Burn or heat.

Example: caus/tic = burn or heat/refers to.

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What does ‘CAUTER/O-‘ mean?

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To burn or to heat.

Example: cauter/iz/ation = to burn or to heat/act of/procedure of.

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What does ‘-CENTESIS’ refer to?

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Surgical puncture to drain fluid.

Example: thoraco/centesis = chest/surgical puncture to drain fluid.

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What does ‘CENTR/I-‘ mean?

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Center.

Example: centri/fug/al = center (middle of circle)/to flee/refers to.

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What does ‘CEPHAL/O-‘ signify?

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Head.

Example: en/cephal/itis = within/head/inflamed.

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What does ‘-CEPT-‘ refer to?

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Receiver.

Example: chemo/cept/or = chemical or drug/receiver or to receive/one who.

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What does ‘CINE/O-‘ mean?

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Movement filming.

Example: cine/angio/cardio/graph/y = movement/vessel/heart/filming instrument/procedure.

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What does ‘-CIS’ signify?

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Cut or to cut.

Example: in/cis/ion = into/cut/procedure of.

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What does ‘-CLYSIS’ refer to?

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Irrigation or injection.

Example: hydro/clysis = water/irrigation or injection.

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What does ‘-COCCUS’ mean?

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Berry.

Example: staphylo/coccus = grape-like/berry (shape of bacteria).

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What is the coronal plane?

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Crowning or frontal body cut.

Example: coron/al = crowning or frontal body cut/refers to.

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What does ‘CRYO-‘ refer to?

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Cold.

Example: cryo/therap/y = cold/treat or cure (killing cells)/procedure of.

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What does ‘CURETT/O-‘ mean?

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Scooping or scraping.

Example: curett/age = scooping or scraping/refers to.

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What does ‘CYTE-‘ signify?

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Cell or chamber.

Example: cyt/olog/y = cell or chamber/study of or science of/process of.

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What does ‘DEEP’ mean?

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Most inward.

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What does ‘DEM/O-‘ refer to?

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People.

Example: dem/o/graphy = people/procedure of recording w/ an instrument.

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What does ‘DEPRESS/O-‘ signify?

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Lower.

Example: depress/or = lower/one who.

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What does ‘-DESIS’ mean?

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Binding or to bind.

Example: ligo/desis = to bind/binding.

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What does ‘DEXTR/O-‘ refer to?

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Right.

Example: dextro/card/ia = right/heart/refers to.

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What does ‘DIFFERENT-‘ signify?

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To separate.

Example: different/ial dia/gnosis = to separate or apart/refers to.

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What does ‘DIST/O-‘ mean?

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Farther from.

Example: dist/al = farther from/refers to.

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What does ‘DOCT/O-‘ refer to?

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To teach or teacher.

Example: doct/or (Latin ‘docere’) = to teach or teacher/one who.

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What does ‘DOL/O-‘ signify?

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Pain.

Example: dol/or = pain/one who (causes).

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What does ‘DORS/O-‘ mean?

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Back.

Example: dors/al = back (posterior)/refers to.

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What does ‘DUCT/O-‘ refer to?

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To draw or to lead away.

Example: ab/duct/ion = away/to draw or lead away (motion)/process of.

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What does ‘DYNAM/O-‘ signify?

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Work or strength.

Example: dynam/ics = work or strength/refers to.

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What does ‘-DYNIA’ mean?

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Pain.

Example: coccygo/dynia = tailbone (coccyx)/pain.

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What does ‘ECHO-‘ refer to?

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Sound.

Example: echo/gram = sound/writing or recording.

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What does ‘-ECTOMY’ signify?

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Excision or removal.

Example: tonsill/ectomy = almond or small mass/excision or removal.

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What does ‘ELECTR/O-‘ mean?

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Electrical.

Example: electro/encephalo/gram = electrical/in head (brain)/recording.

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What does ‘FEBR/O-‘ refer to?

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Fever.

Example: febr/ile = fever/state of or refers to.

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What does ‘GEN/O-‘ signify?

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Race.

Example: geno/type = race/classification (gene).

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What does ‘GENI/O-‘ mean?

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Chin.

Example: geni/ec/tom/y = chin/out/cutting/procedure of.

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What does ‘-GRAFT’ refer to?

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To probe or cut w/ a knife.

Example: dermo/graft = skin/to probe w/ knife.

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What does ‘-GRAM’ mean?

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To record.

Example: myo/gram = muscle/to record.

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What does ‘-GRAPHY’ signify?

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Procedure of using an instrument to do recording.

Example: myo/graphy = muscle/procedure of using an instrument to do recording.

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What does ‘-GRAPH’ refer to?

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Instrument.

Example: myo/graph = muscle/instrument.

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What does ‘IN SITU’ mean?

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In position or location.

Example: in situ = in: position or location.

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What does ‘INFECT/O-‘ signify?

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To invade.

Example: infect/ion = to invade/process of.

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What does ‘-ING’ mean?

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Procedure of or process of.

Example: operat/ing = working/procedure of or process of.

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What does ‘INTRO-‘ refer to?

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Within.

Example: intro/spect = within/to view.

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What does ‘INTUS-‘ signify?

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Within.

Example: intus/suscept/ion = within/to receive/process of.

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What does ‘ION/O-‘ mean?

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Going or ion movement.

Example: iono/therap/y = going (of ions)/treat or cure/procedure of.

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What does ‘IPSI-‘ refer to?

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Equal.

Example: ipsi/later/al = equal/side or sides/process of.

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What does ‘IR-‘ signify?

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Not or lack of.

Example: ir/regul/ar = not or lack of/consistent or regular/refers to.

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What does ‘-ISH’ mean?

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Resembling or related to.

Example: lap/ish = stone/resembling or related to.

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What does ‘-ISM’ signify?

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State of or condition of.

Example: giant/ism = large/state of.

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What does ‘-IST’ refer to?

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Specialist.

Example: endo/crin/olog/ist = within/secrete/science or study of/specialist.

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What does ‘-ITIS’ mean?

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Inflamed or inflammation.

Example: gloss/itis = tongue/inflamed or inflammation.

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What does ‘-ITY’ signify?

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State of.

Example: steril/ity = barren (not fertile)/state of.

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What does ‘-IZE’ refer to?

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State of or acts like.

Example: cauter/ize = burn/state of.

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What does ‘LAX-‘ mean?

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To loosen or loosening.

Example: re/lax/ation = again/to loosen/process of.

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What does ‘LEPTO-‘ signify?

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Thin or slender.

Example: lepto/morph/ic = thin or slender/shape or form/refers to.

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What does ‘-LITER’ refer to?

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Liter.

Example: milli/liter = one-thousandth/liter of fluid measurement.

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What does ‘-LYSIS’ mean?

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Destruction, breakdown, declining.

Example: auto/lysis = self/destruction, breakdown, declining.

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What does ‘MAL-‘ signify?

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Bad, harm, injury.

Example: mal/ignant = bad, harm, injury/refers to.

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What does ‘-MATA’ refer to?

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Multiple.

Example: carcino/mata = crab-like (cancerous growths)/multiple.

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What does ‘-METRY’ mean?

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Measurement procedure.

Example: opto/metr/y = sight or vision/measurement/procedure or process.

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What does ‘MILLI-‘ signify?

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One-thousandth.

Example: milli/meter = one-thousandth/of a meter.

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What does ‘MINIMUS-‘ mean?

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Smallest.

Example: minim/um = smallest/refers to.

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What does ‘MINUTE’ refer to?

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Small.

Example: com/minute = together/small.

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What does ‘-MITR/E’ signify?

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Headband or mitre box.

Example: mitr/al = headband or mitre box/refers to.

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What does ‘MYEL/O-‘ mean?

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Spinal cord or bone marrow.

Example: myelo/gram = spinal cord/recording.

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What does ‘NUCLE/O-‘ refer to?

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Nut.

Example: nucle/us = nut (shaped)/refers to.

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What does ‘-O/PLASTY’ signify?

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Repair or plastic surgery.

Example: rhino/plast/y = nose/repair or plastic surgery/procedure of.

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What does ‘-OID’ mean?

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Resembling.

Example: lip/oid = fat/resembling.

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What does ‘ONC/O-‘ refer to?

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Tumor.

Example: onco/log/y = tumor/science or study of/process of.

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What does ‘-ORRHAPHY’ signify?

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Suturing or repair.

Example: neur/orrhaph/y = nerve/suturing or repair/procedure of.

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What does ‘-OSTOMY’ mean?

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Mouth-like opening produced by surgery.

Example: col/ostomy = colon/opening (mouth-like formation)/procedure.

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What does ‘-OTOMY’ refer to?

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Cutting, to cut, cut into.

Example: tracheo/tom/y = rough (windpipe)/cut into/procedure of.

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What does ‘-OTRIPSY’ signify?

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Crushing or to crush.

Example: neur/otrips/y = nerve/crushing or to crush/procedure of.

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What does ‘PALL/O-‘ mean?

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Pale or lack of color.

Example: pall/or = pale or lack of color/one who.

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What does ‘PALPAT/O-‘ refer to?

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Touching or to touch.

Example: palpat/ion = touching or to touch/process of.

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What does ‘PALPIT-‘ signify?

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Quivering or fluttering.

Example: palpit/ation = quivering or fluttering (heart)/process of.

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What does ‘PHARMAC/O-‘ mean?

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Drug relationship, to drug, medicine.

Example: pharmac/o/log/ist = drug or medicine/study of/specialist.

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What does ‘-PHERESIS’ refer to?

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Withdrawal or to separate.

Example: hemato/pheresis = blood/to separate.

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What does ‘PHOT/O-‘ signify?

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Light.

Example: photo/graphy = light/process of recording.

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What does ‘PHYSI/O-‘ mean?

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Function of or nature of.

Example: physi/o/log/y = function or nature of/science of/process of.

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What does ‘PLAS-‘ refer to?

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Growth, development, formation.

Example: hyper/plas/ia = excessive/growth, development, formation/pertains to.

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What does ‘PRO-‘ signify?

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Before.

Example: pro/gnosis = before/knowledge.

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What does ‘PRONE-‘ mean?

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To bend forward.

Example: pronat/ion = to bend forward/process of.

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What does ‘PROXIM/O-‘ refer to?

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Close or closest.

Example: proxim/al = close or closest/refers to.

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What does ‘PYO-‘ signify?

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Pus.

Example: pyo/gen/ic = pus/produce/refers to.

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What does ‘PYRET/O-‘ mean?

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Fever.

Example: pyret/ic = fever ‘febrile’/heat/fire/refers to.

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What does ‘RADI/O-‘ refer to?

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Ray, spoke, X-ray, radioactivity.

Example: radia/tion = ray, spoke, X-ray, radioactivity/process of.

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What does ‘RAY-‘ signify?

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Spoke or wavelength.

Example: ray = spoke or wavelength.

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What does ‘ROENT/O-‘ mean?

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X-ray.

Example: roent/gen/ic = X-ray/beginning or caused by/refers to.

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What does ‘radia/’ mean?

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Ray, spoke, X-ray, radioactivity/process of or state of.

Example: rad/ius = spoke/refers to (lateral forearm bone, palm up).

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What does ‘RAY-‘ signify?

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Spoke or wavelength.

Example: ray = spoke or wavelength (e.g., energy, X-ray, spectrum, fluorescence).

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What does ‘ROENT/O-‘ refer to?

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X-ray.

Example: roent/gen/ic = X-ray/beginning or caused by/refers to.

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What does ‘SAGITT/O-‘ mean?

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Arrow or arrow-like.

Example: mid/sagitt/al = middle/like an arrow or arrow-like (cut)/refers to (divides body into right & left segments).

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What does ‘-SCOP/E’ denote?

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An instrument that examines or views.

Example: micro/scop/e = small/to view or examine/instrument.

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What does ‘-SCOPY’ indicate?

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To examine or view.

Example: lapro/scop/y = abdomen wall/to examine or view/procedure of.

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What does ‘SECT/O-‘ mean?

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To cut.

Example: sect/ion = to cut (several times) or apart/procedure of.

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What does ‘SINISTR/O-‘ refer to?

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To the left or left.

Example: sinistro/card/ia = to the left or left/heart/refers to.

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What does ‘SOM/O-‘ signify?

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Body.

Example: psycho/somat/ic = mind/body/refers to.

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What does ‘SON/O-‘ mean?

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Sound.

Example: sono/gram = sound/recording or writing (diagnosis).

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What does ‘SPHYGM/O-‘ denote?

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Pulse.

Example: sphygmo/mano/meter = pulse/by hand/measurement (records blood pressure).

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What does ‘STAPHYL/O-‘ refer to?

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Grape or grape-like clusters.

Example: staphylo/coccus = grape or grape-like clusters/berry (bacteria appearance).

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What does ‘STEREO-‘ signify?

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Three-dimensional or solid.

Example: stereo/cine/fluoro/graphy = three-dimensional (viewing)/motion picture/fluorescence/recording procedure.

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What does ‘STETH/O-‘ mean?

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Chest.

Example: stetho/scope = chest/to examine.

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What does ‘STREPT/O-‘ refer to?

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Twisted or twisted chain.

Example: strepto/coccus = twisted or twisted chain/spheres (bacteria appearance).

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What does ‘STRICT/O-‘ signify?

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Drawing or binding.

Example: strict/ure = drawing or binding/state of.

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What does ‘SURG/I-‘ mean?

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Working by hand.

Example: surg/ical = working by hand/refers to; surgeon = one who works by hand.

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What does ‘SUTURE’ denote?

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Sewing together.

Example: sutur/ing = sewing together/procedure of.

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What does ‘SYN-‘ signify?

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Together.

Example: syn/drome = together/running (signs & symptoms); syn/apse = together/point of contact.

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What does ‘SYNCOPE’ mean?

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To faint or fainting.

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What does ‘TAX/O-‘ refer to?

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Arrange, to order, to organize.

Example: tax/o/nom/y = arrange, to order, organize/law/process of (e.g., classifying plants or animals).

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What does ‘THERAP/O-‘ signify?

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Treating or curing.

Example: therap/y = treating or curing/procedure of.

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What does ‘THERM/O-‘ mean?

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Heat, hot, or warm.

Example: therm/ometer = heat/measurement.

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What does ‘-TION’ denote?

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Process of or procedure of.

Example: nutri/tion = nourishment/process of or procedure of.

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What does ‘-TOM/E’ refer to?

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Cutting instrument.

Example: derma/tom/e = skin/cut/instrument (used to cut skin).

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What does ‘TON/O-‘ signify?

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Tension, tone, pressure.

Example: tono/meter = tension, tone, pressure/to measure.

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What does ‘TOX/O-‘ mean?

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Poison.

Example: tox/ic = poison/refers to.

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What does ‘TRAUMA’ refer to?

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Wound.

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What does ‘-TRESIA’ signify?

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Perforation or opening.

Example: a/tresia = without/perforation or opening.

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What does ‘TRIAGE’ mean?

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To sort or classify.

Example: triage = to sort or classify (e.g., in hospitals, accidents, or war to prioritize treatment).

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What does ‘-TRIPSY’ refer to?

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To crush.

Example: litho/tripsy = stone/crushing (e.g., gall stones).

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What does ‘TRYPAN/O-‘ signify?

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Borer, to bore, drill.

Example: trypano/som/iasis = borer/body/disease or condition.

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What does ‘VENTR/O-‘ mean?

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Belly.

Example: ventr/al = belly/refers to.

135
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What does ‘VIR/O-‘ refer to?

A

Poison.

Example: vir/al = poison/refers to.

136
Q

What does ‘VIT/O-‘ signify?

A

Alive, life, living.

Example: vit/al = alive, life, living/pertains to.

137
Q

What does ‘-Y’ mean?

A

Procedure of or process of.

Example: therap/y = treating or curing/procedure of or process of.

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