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palatorrhaphy

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palato means palate
rrhaphy means suture
= suture of palate

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cheilosis

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= abnormal condition of lip
cheil means lip
osis means abnormal condition

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gastrectomy

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gastr means stomach
ectomy means excision
= excision of stomach

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pyloroplasty

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pyloro means pylorus
plasty means surgical repair
= surgical repair of pylorus

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pancreatotomy

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pancreato means pancreas
tomy means incision into
= incision into pancreas

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achlorhydria

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= condition of without hydrochloric acid in gastric juices
a means without
chlorhydr means hydrochloric acid
ia means condition

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submandibular

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sub means under
mandibul means mandible
ar means pertaining to
= pertaining to under the mandible

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anococcygeal

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ano meansanus
coccyg meanscoccyx
eal means pertaining to
= pertaining to anus and coccyx

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gastroduodenitis

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gastro means stomach
duodeno means duodenum
itis means inflammation
= inflammation of stomach and duodenum

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hemicolectomy

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hemi means half
col means colon
ectomy means excision of
= excision of half the colon

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cystoplasty

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cysto meansbladder
plasty means surgical repair
= surgical repair of bladder

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vesiculotomy

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= incision into seminal vesicle
vesiculo means seminal vesicle
tomy means incision into

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cystectomy

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cyst meansbladder
ectomy means excision of
= excision of bladder

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pyelogram

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= written record of renal pelvis
pyelo means renal pelvis
gram means written record

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pyoureter

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pyo means pus
ureter meansureter
= pus in ureter

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nephrolithotripsy

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= surgical crushing of kidney stone
nephro means kidney
litho means stone
tripsy means surgical crushing

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Break this word down into component parts - perivesical
REMEMBER - vesic actually means bladder!

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= pertaining to around the bladder
peri means around
vesic means bladder
al means pertaining to

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glomerulonephritis

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= inflammation of glomerulus of kidney
glomerulo means glomerulus
nephr means kidney
itis means inflammation

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pyelolithotomy

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= incision into renal pelvis for stone
pyelo means renal pelvis
litho means stone
tomy means incision into

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ureterovesicoplasty

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= surgical repair of ureter and bladder
uretero means ureter
vesico means bladder
plasty means surgical repair

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salpingolysis

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= destruction of fallopian tube (related to adhesions in the structure)
salpingo means fallopian tube
lysis means destruction

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thelitis

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= inflammation of nipple
thel means nipple
itis means inflammation

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mastectomy

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= excision of breast
mast means breast
ectomy means excision of

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hysteropexy

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= fixation of uterus
hystero means uterus
pexy means fixation

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hydrosalpinx

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= water in fallopian tube
hydro means water
salpinx means fallopian tube

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Break this word down to component parts - parametritis

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= inflammation near the uterus (referring to the connective tissue)
para means near
metr means uterus
itis means inflammation

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hysterosalpingography

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= process of recording uterus and fallopian tubes
hystero means uterus
salpingo means fallopian tube
graphy means process of recording

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perimenopausal

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= pertaining to around menopause
peri means around
menopaus means menopause
al means pertaining to

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hypermastia

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= condition of excessive breasts
hyper means excessive
mast means breast
ia means condition

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polymenorrhoea

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= many menstruation flow
poly means many
meno means menstruation
rrhoea means flow

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monozygotic

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mono means one
zygot means zygote
ic means pertaining to
= pertaining to one zygote

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dystocia

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= condition of difficult labour
dys means difficult (second meaning)
tocia means condition of labour

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pseudocyesis

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pseudo means false
cyesis means pregnancy
= false pregnancy

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episiotomy

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episio means vulva
tomy means incision into
= incision into vulva

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trophoblast

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tropho means nourishment
blast means embryonic
= embryonic nourishment

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hyperemesis gravidarum

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hyper means excessive (second meaning)
emesis means vomiting
gravidarum means pregnant woman
= excessive vomiting in pregnant woman

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transcervical

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trans means across (or through)
cervic means cervix
al means pertaining to
= pertaining to across the cervix

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intrauterine

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intra means within
uter means uterus
ine means pertaining to
= pertaining to within the uterus

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perinatal

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peri means around
nat means birth
al means pertaining to
= pertaining to around birth

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antepartum

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ante means before
partum means labour
=before labour

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thrombolysis

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thrombo means clot
lysis means destruction
= destruction of clot

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agranulocyte

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a means without
granulo means granules
cyte means cell
= cell without granules

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lymphadenopathy

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lymph means lymph
adeno means gland
pathy meansdisease
= disease of the lymph glands

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erythroblast

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erythro means red
blast means immature
= immature red blood cell

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leukapheresis

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leuk means white
apheresis means removal
= removal of white (blood cells)

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macrocytosis

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macro means large
cyte means cell
osis means condition
= condition of large cells

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lymphangiogram

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lymph means lymph
angio means vessel
gram means written record
= written record of lymph vessels

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thymoma

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thym means thymus
oma means tumour
= tumour of the thymus

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sideropenia

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sidero means iron
penia means deficiency
= deficiency of iron

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extranodal

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extra means outside of
nod means node
al means pertaining to
= pertaining to outside of the node

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somatotrophin

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somato means body
trophin means stimulating the function of
= stimulating the function of the body

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adrenaline

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adrenal means adrenal glands
ine means substance
= substance in adrenal glands

53
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hypoparathyroidism

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hypo means deficient (in this instance)
parathyroid means parathyroid glands
ism means condition
= condition of deficient parathyroid glands

54
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endocrine

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endo means in
crine means secrete
= secrete in

55
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polydipsia

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poly means excessive (in this instance)
dipsia means thirst
= excessive thirst

56
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thyroiditis

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thyroid means thyroid gland
itis means inflammation of
= inflammation of the thyroid gland

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acidosis

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acid means acid
osis means condition
= condition of acid

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glycosuria

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glycos means sugar
uria means urine condition
= condition of sugar in urine

59
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hyperinsulinaemia

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hyper means excessive (in this instance)
insulin means insulin
aemia means blood condition
= condition of excessive insulin in the blood

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hypophysectomy
REMEMBER: hypophys means pituitary gland

A

hypophys means pituitary gland
ectomy means excision of
= excision of pituitary gland

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pericardium

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peri means around
cardi means heart
um means structure
= structure around the heart

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atrioventricular

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atrio means atria (plural)
ventricul meansventricles (plural)
ar means pertaining to
= pertaining to the atria and ventricles

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angiostenosis

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angio means vessel
stenosis means narrowing
= narrowing of a vessel

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interatrial

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inter means between
atri means atria (plural)
al means pertaining to
= pertaining to between the atria

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thrombosis

A

thromb means clot
osis means condition
= condition of a clot

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hypercholesterolaemia

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hyper means excessive (in this instance)
cholesterol means cholesterol
aemia means blood condition
= condition of excessive cholesterol in the blood

67
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thrombolytic

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thrombo means clot
lytic means breakdown
= breakdown of a clot

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endarterectomy

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end means within
arter means artery
ectomy means excision of
= excision within the artery

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capillopathy

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capillo means capillaries (plural)
pathy means disease condition
= disease condition of the capillaries

70
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electrocardiography

A

electro means electricity
cardio means heart
graphy meansprocess of recording
= process of recording electricity of the heart

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tracheostenosis

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tracheo means trachea
stenosis means narrowing
= narrowing of the trachea

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orthopnoea

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ortho means straight
pnoea means breathing
= straight breathing

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rhinorrhoea

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rhino means nose
rrhoea means flow
= flow from the nose

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haemopneumothorax

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haemo means blood
pneumo means air
thorax means chest
= blood and air in the chest

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phrenoplegia

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phreno means diaphragm
plegia means paralysis
= paralysis of the diaphragm

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asphyxia

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a means without
sphyxia means pulse
= without a pulse

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pneumoconiosis

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pneumo means lungs (plural)
coni means dust
osis means condition
= condition of dust in the lungs

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hemilaryngectomy

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hemi meanshalf
laryng means larynx
ectomy means excision of
= excision of half of the larynx

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parakinesis

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para means abnormal
kinesis means movement
= abnormal movement

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myasthenia

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my means muscle
a means without
sthenia means strength
= without muscle strength

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cerebrovascular

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cerebro means cerebrum
vascul means blood vessels
ar means pertaining to
= pertaining to blood vessels of the cerebrum

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hyperaesthesia

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hyper means excessive (in this instance)
aesthesia means feeling
= excessive feeling

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hypoglossal

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hypo meansbelow (in this instance)
gloss meanstongue
al means pertaining to
= pertaining to below the tongue

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causalgia

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caus means burning
algia means pain
= burning pain

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ventriculoatrial

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ventriculo means ventricle
atri means atrium
al meanspertaining to
= pertaining to the ventricle and atrium

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glioma

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gli means glue
oma means tumour
= glue tumour

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lobectomy

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lob means lobe
ectomy means excision of
= excision of a lobe

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myelography

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myelo means spinal cord
graphy means process of recording
= process of recording the spinal cord

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cleidocostal

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cleido means clavicle
cost means ribs
al means pertaining to
= pertaining to the clavicle and ribs

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metacarpophalangeal

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metacarpo meansmetacarpus (singular)
phalang means phalanx (singular)
eal means pertaining to
= pertaining to the metacarpus and phalanx

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spondylolisthesis

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spondylo means vertebra
listhesis means slipping
= slipping of vertebra

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tenosynovitis

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teno meanstendon
synovo means synovium
itis means inflammation of
= inflammation of the tendon and synovium

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transcervical

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trans meansacross
cervic meansneck
al meanspertaining to
= pertaining to across the neck

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osteopenia

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osteo means bone
penia means deficiency
= deficiency of bone

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facioscapulohumeral

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facio means face
scapulo means scapula
humer means humerus
al means pertaining to
= pertaining to the face, scapula and humerus

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rachialgia

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rachi means spinal column
algia means pain
= pain in spinal column

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fasciectomy

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fasci means fascia
ectomy means excision of
= excision of fascia

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biped

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bi means two
ped means feet (plural)
= two feet

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vestibulocochlear

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vestibulo means vestibule
cochle means cochlea
ar means pertaining to
= pertaining to the vestibule and cochlea

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otoscopy

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oto means ear
scopy means process of visual examination
= process of visual examination of the ear

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leukoplakia

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leuko means white
plakia means plaques
= white plaques

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keratodermatitis

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kerato means hard (in this instance)
dermat means skin
itis means inflammation
= inflammation of hard skin

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xeroderma

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xero means dry
derma means skin
= dry skin

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rhytidectomy

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rhytid means wrinkle
ectomy means excision of
= excision of wrinkle

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dermatomycosis

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dermato means skin
myco means fungus
osis means condition
= fungal condition of skin

106
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iridochoroiditis

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irido means iris
choroid means choroid
itis means inflammation
= inflammation of iris and choroid

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dacryorrhoea

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dacryo meanstears
rrhoea meansflow
= flow of tears

108
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ossiculotomy

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ossiculo means ossicle
tomy meansincision into
= incision into ossicles

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immunotherapy

A

immuno meansprotection
therapy meanstreatment
= protection treatment(using immunesystem)

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myelosuppression

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myelo means bone marrow (in this instance)
suppression meansto stop
= to stop bone marrow

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xerostomia

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xero meansdry
stom meansmouth
ia means condition
= condition of a dry mouth

112
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electrocardiograph

A

electro means electricity
cardio means heart
graph means instrument for recording
= instrument for recording electricity of the heart

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carcinogenic

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carcino meanscancer
gen means forming
ic meanspertaining to
=pertaining to forming cancer

114
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postherpetic

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post means after
herpet meansherpes
ic means pertaining to
= pertaining to after herpes

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hepatitis

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hepat means liver
itis meansinflammation
= inflammation of the liver

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sonography

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sono meanssound
graphy meansprocess of recording
= process of recording sound

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radiopharmaceutical

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radio meansradiation
pharmaceutic meansdrug
al meanspertaining to
= pertaining to a radiation drug

118
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tomogram

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tomo means section
gram meanswritten record
= written record of a section

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sublingual

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sub meansunder
lingu means tongue
al means pertaining to
= pertaining to under the tongue

120
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anaesthesia

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an meanswithout
aesthesia means feeling
= without feeling

121
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hallucinogenic

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hallucino means hallucination
gen meansforming
ic means pertaining to
= pertaining to forming hallucination

122
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pharmacology

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pharmaco meansdrugs (plural)
logy means study of
= study of drugs

123
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narcosis

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narc meansstupor
osis means condition
= condition of stupor

124
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aerosol

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aero meansair
sol meanssolution
= solution in air

125
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antiplatelet

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anti meansagainst
platelet means platelet
= against platelet

126
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hypnotic

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hypno means sleep
tic means pertaining to
= pertaining to sleep

127
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intravenous

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intra meanswithin
ven means vein
ous means pertaining to
= pertaining to within vein

128
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synergy

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syn meanstogether
erg meanswork
y meansprocess
= process of working together

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