Online exercise word parts Flashcards
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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
= water in fallopian tube
hydro means water
salpinx means fallopian tube
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Break this word down to component parts - parametritis
= inflammation near the uterus (referring to the connective tissue)
para means near
metr means uterus
itis means inflammation
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hysterosalpingography
= process of recording uterus and fallopian tubes
hystero means uterus
salpingo means fallopian tube
graphy means process of recording
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perimenopausal
= pertaining to around menopause
peri means around
menopaus means menopause
al means pertaining to
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hypermastia
= condition of excessive breasts
hyper means excessive
mast means breast
ia means condition
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polymenorrhoea
= many menstruation flow
poly means many
meno means menstruation
rrhoea means flow
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monozygotic
mono means one
zygot means zygote
ic means pertaining to
= pertaining to one zygote
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dystocia
= condition of difficult labour
dys means difficult (second meaning)
tocia means condition of labour
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pseudocyesis
pseudo means false
cyesis means pregnancy
= false pregnancy
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episiotomy
episio means vulva
tomy means incision into
= incision into vulva
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trophoblast
tropho means nourishment
blast means embryonic
= embryonic nourishment
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hyperemesis gravidarum
hyper means excessive (second meaning)
emesis means vomiting
gravidarum means pregnant woman
= excessive vomiting in pregnant woman
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transcervical
trans means across (or through)
cervic means cervix
al means pertaining to
= pertaining to across the cervix
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intrauterine
intra means within
uter means uterus
ine means pertaining to
= pertaining to within the uterus
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perinatal
peri means around
nat means birth
al means pertaining to
= pertaining to around birth
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antepartum
ante means before
partum means labour
= before labour
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thrombolysis
thrombo means clot
lysis means destruction
= destruction of clot
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agranulocyte
a means without
granulo means granules
cyte means cell
= cell without granules
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lymphadenopathy
lymph means lymph
adeno means gland
pathy means disease
= disease of the lymph glands
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erythroblast
erythro means red
blast means immature
= immature red blood cell
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leukapheresis
leuk means white
apheresis means removal
= removal of white (blood cells)
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macrocytosis
macro means large
cyte means cell
osis means condition
= condition of large cells
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lymphangiogram
lymph means lymph
angio means vessel
gram means written record
= written record of lymph vessels
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thymoma
thym means thymus
oma means tumour
= tumour of the thymus
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sideropenia
sidero means iron
penia means deficiency
= deficiency of iron
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extranodal
extra means outside of
nod means node
al means pertaining to
= pertaining to outside of the node
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somatotrophin
somato means body
trophin means stimulating the function of
= stimulating the function of the body
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adrenaline
adrenal means adrenal glands
ine means substance
= substance in adrenal glands
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hypoparathyroidism
hypo means deficient (in this instance)
parathyroid means parathyroid glands
ism means condition
= condition of deficient parathyroid glands
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endocrine
endo means in
crine means secrete
= secrete in
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polydipsia
poly means excessive (in this instance)
dipsia means thirst
= excessive thirst
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thyroiditis
thyroid means thyroid gland
itis means inflammation of
= inflammation of the thyroid gland
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acidosis
acid means acid
osis means condition
= condition of acid
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glycosuria
glycos means sugar
uria means urine condition
= condition of sugar in urine
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hyperinsulinaemia
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
hypophys means pituitary gland
ectomy means excision of
= excision of pituitary gland
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pericardium
peri means around
cardi means heart
um means structure
= structure around the heart
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atrioventricular
atrio means atria (plural)
ventricul means ventricles (plural)
ar means pertaining to
= pertaining to the atria and ventricles
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angiostenosis
angio means vessel
stenosis means narrowing
= narrowing of a vessel
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interatrial
inter means between
atri means atria (plural)
al means pertaining to
= pertaining to between the atria
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thrombosis
thromb means clot
osis means condition
= condition of a clot
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hypercholesterolaemia
hyper means excessive (in this instance)
cholesterol means cholesterol
aemia means blood condition
= condition of excessive cholesterol in the blood
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thrombolytic
thrombo means clot
lytic means breakdown
= breakdown of a clot
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endarterectomy
end means within
arter means artery
ectomy means excision of
= excision within the artery
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capillopathy
capillo means capillaries (plural)
pathy means disease condition
= disease condition of the capillaries
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electrocardiography
electro means electricity
cardio means heart
graphy means process of recording
= process of recording electricity of the heart
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tracheostenosis
tracheo means trachea
stenosis means narrowing
= narrowing of the trachea
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orthopnoea
ortho means straight
pnoea means breathing
= straight breathing
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rhinorrhoea
rhino means nose
rrhoea means flow
= flow from the nose
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haemopneumothorax
haemo means blood
pneumo means air
thorax means chest
= blood and air in the chest
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phrenoplegia
phreno means diaphragm
plegia means paralysis
= paralysis of the diaphragm
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asphyxia
a means without
sphyxia means pulse
= without a pulse
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pneumoconiosis
pneumo means lungs (plural)
coni means dust
osis means condition
= condition of dust in the lungs
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hemilaryngectomy
hemi means half
laryng means larynx
ectomy means excision of
= excision of half of the larynx
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parakinesis
para means abnormal
kinesis means movement
= abnormal movement
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myasthenia
my means muscle
a means without
sthenia means strength
= without muscle strength
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cerebrovascular
cerebro means cerebrum
vascul means blood vessels
ar means pertaining to
= pertaining to blood vessels of the cerebrum
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hyperaesthesia
hyper means excessive (in this instance)
aesthesia means feeling
= excessive feeling
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hypoglossal
hypo means below (in this instance)
gloss means tongue
al means pertaining to
= pertaining to below the tongue
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causalgia
caus means burning
algia means pain
= burning pain
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ventriculoatrial
ventriculo means ventricle
atri means atrium
al means pertaining to
= pertaining to the ventricle and atrium
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glioma
gli means glue
oma means tumour
= glue tumour
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lobectomy
lob means lobe
ectomy means excision of
= excision of a lobe
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myelography
myelo means spinal cord
graphy means process of recording
= process of recording the spinal cord
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cleidocostal
cleido means clavicle
cost means ribs
al means pertaining to
= pertaining to the clavicle and ribs
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metacarpophalangeal
metacarpo means metacarpus (singular)
phalang means phalanx (singular)
eal means pertaining to
= pertaining to the metacarpus and phalanx
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spondylolisthesis
spondylo means vertebra
listhesis means slipping
= slipping of vertebra
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tenosynovitis
teno means tendon
synovo means synovium
itis means inflammation of
= inflammation of the tendon and synovium
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transcervical
trans means across
cervic means neck
al means pertaining to
= pertaining to across the neck
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osteopenia
osteo means bone
penia means deficiency
= deficiency of bone
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facioscapulohumeral
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
rachi means spinal column
algia means pain
= pain in spinal column
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fasciectomy
fasci means fascia
ectomy means excision of
= excision of fascia
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biped
bi means two
ped means feet (plural)
= two feet
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vestibulocochlear
vestibulo means vestibule
cochle means cochlea
ar means pertaining to
= pertaining to the vestibule and cochlea
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otoscopy
oto means ear
scopy means process of visual examination
= process of visual examination of the ear
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leukoplakia
leuko means white
plakia means plaques
= white plaques
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keratodermatitis
kerato means hard (in this instance)
dermat means skin
itis means inflammation
= inflammation of hard skin
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xeroderma
xero means dry
derma means skin
= dry skin
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rhytidectomy
rhytid means wrinkle
ectomy means excision of
= excision of wrinkle
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dermatomycosis
dermato means skin
myco means fungus
osis means condition
= fungal condition of skin
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iridochoroiditis
irido means iris
choroid means choroid
itis means inflammation
= inflammation of iris and choroid
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dacryorrhoea
dacryo means tears
rrhoea means flow
= flow of tears
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ossiculotomy
ossiculo means ossicle
tomy means incision into
= incision into ossicles
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immunotherapy
immuno means protection
therapy means treatment
= protection treatment (using immune system)
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myelosuppression
myelo means bone marrow (in this instance)
suppression means to stop
= to stop bone marrow
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xerostomia
xero means dry
stom means mouth
ia means condition
= condition of a dry mouth
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electrocardiograph
electro means electricity
cardio means heart
graph means instrument for recording
= instrument for recording electricity of the heart
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carcinogenic
carcino means cancer
gen means forming
ic means pertaining to
= pertaining to forming cancer
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postherpetic
post means after
herpet means herpes
ic means pertaining to
= pertaining to after herpes
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hepatitis
hepat means liver
itis means inflammation
= inflammation of the liver
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sonography
sono means sound
graphy means process of recording
= process of recording sound
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radiopharmaceutical
radio means radiation
pharmaceutic means drug
al means pertaining to
= pertaining to a radiation drug
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tomogram
tomo means section
gram means written record
= written record of a section
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sublingual
sub means under
lingu means tongue
al means pertaining to
= pertaining to under the tongue
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anaesthesia
an means without
aesthesia means feeling
= without feeling
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hallucinogenic
hallucino means hallucination
gen means forming
ic means pertaining to
= pertaining to forming hallucination
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pharmacology
pharmaco means drugs (plural)
logy means study of
= study of drugs
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narcosis
narc means stupor
osis means condition
= condition of stupor
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aerosol
aero means air
sol means solution
= solution in air
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antiplatelet
anti means against
platelet means platelet
= against platelet
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hypnotic
hypno means sleep
tic means pertaining to
= pertaining to sleep
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intravenous
intra means within
ven means vein
ous means pertaining to
= pertaining to within vein
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synergy
syn means together
erg means work
y means process
= process of working together
