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-algia

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pain, suffering

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-dynia

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pain

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-ectomy

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surgical removal, cutting out

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-gram

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picture or record

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hyper-

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excessive, increased

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hypo-

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deficient, decreased

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-itis

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inflammation

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-osis

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abnormal condition, disease

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-ostomy

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The surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

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pre-

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in front of, before

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-rrhage

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Bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

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-rrhaphy

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Surgical suturing

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-rreah

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Flow or discharge

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-sclerosis

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Abnormal hardening

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cyan/o

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means blue

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erythr/o

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means red

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leuk/o

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means white

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melan/o

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means black

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poli/o

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means gray

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-ar

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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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-ary

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pertaining to

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-ical

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pertaining to

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-ial

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pertaining to

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ine

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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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-ous

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pertaining to

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-tic

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pertaining to

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-ago

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abnormal condition or disease

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-esis

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abnormal condition or disease

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-ia

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abnormal condition or disease

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-iasis

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abnormal condition or disease

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-ion

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abnormal condition or disease

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-ism

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abnormal condition or disease

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-pathy

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abnormal condition or disease

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path-

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disease

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-ology

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study of

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43
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gastr/o

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stomach

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-megaly

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enlargement

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hepat/o

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liver

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-malacia

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abnormal softening

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arteri/o

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artery

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-necrosis

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tissue death

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-stenosis

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abnormal narrowing

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-centesis

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a surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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angi/o

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blood vessel

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53
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-graphy

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the process of producing a picture or record

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my/o

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muscle

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-scopy

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visual examination

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arthr/o

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joint

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hem/o

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blood

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ten/o

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tendon

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peri-

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means surrounding

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nat

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means birth

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ab-

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away from, negative, absent

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ad-

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toward, to, in the direction of

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dextro-

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right side

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sinistro-

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left side

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ex-

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out of, outside, away from

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in-

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in, into, not, without

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macro-

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large, abnormal size, or long

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micro-

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small

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mega- , megalo-

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large, great

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oligo-

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scanty, few

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pre-

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before

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post-

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behind, after

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dys-

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bad, difficult, or painful

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eu-

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good, normal, well, or easy

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inter-

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means between or among

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intra-

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means within or inside

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sub-

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means under, less, or below

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super- , supra-

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above or excessive

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laryng

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larynx or throat

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ot/o

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ear

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rhin/o

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nose

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end-

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within

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ather/o

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plaque or fatty substance

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-oma

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tumor

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-otomy

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cutting or a surgical incision

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myc/o

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fungus

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myel/o

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bone marrow or spinal cord

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis, which is part of the kidney

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py/o

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pus

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pyr/o

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fever or fire

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aden/o

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gland

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adip/o

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fat

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anter/o

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before, front

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caud/o

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lower part of body, tail

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cephal/o

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head

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cyt/o

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cell

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-cyte

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cell

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end-

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in, within, inside

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endo-

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in, within, inside

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exo-

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out of, outside, away from

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hist/o

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tissue

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-ologist

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specialist

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-ology

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the science or study of

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path/o

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disease, suffering, feeling, emotion

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-pathy

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disease, suffering, feeling, emotion

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-plasia

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development, growth, formation

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poster/o

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behind, toward the back

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-stasis

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control, maintenance of a constant level

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-static

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control, maintenance of a constant level

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plas/o
plas/i

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formation

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caudal

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toward the lower part of the body

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cephalic

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toward the head

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distal

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situated farthest from the midline or beginning of a body structure

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114
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dorsal

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the back of the organ or body

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inguinal

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relating to the groin, refers to the entire lower area of the abdomen.

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medial

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the direction toward, or, nearer the midline.

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ventr

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belly side of the body

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Superior

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uppermost, above, or toward the head

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Inferior

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lowermost, below, or toward the feet

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Lateral

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the direction toward, or nearer, the side of the body, away from the midline. Lateral is the opposite of medial

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cranial

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pertaining to the skull

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Ana-

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Backward

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-plasia

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Formation

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Dys-

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Bad

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-trophy

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Development

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Aden

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Gland

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Eti-

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Cause

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Dem

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Population

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129
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idi/o

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Particular to the individual

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ger

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Old age

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-iatrics

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Field of medicine

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ankyl/o

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crooked, bent, stiff

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arthr/o

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joint

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burs/o

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bursa

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chondr/i, chondr/o

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cartilage

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cost/o

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rib

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crani/o

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skull

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-desis

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to bind, tie together

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kyph/o

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bent, hump

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lord/o

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curve, swayback, bent

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Lumb/o

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lumbar, lower back

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myel/o

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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oss/e, oss/i, ost/o, oste/o

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bone

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scoli/o

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curved, bent

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spondyl/o

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vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone

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synovi/o, synov/o

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synovial membrane, synovial fluid

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bi-

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twice, double, two

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clon/o

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violent action

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dys-

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bad, difficult, or painful

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fasci/o

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fascia, fibrous band

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fibr/o

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fibrous tissue, fiber

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-ia

A

abnormal condition, disease, plural of -ium

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-ic

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pertaining to

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kines/o, kinesi/o

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movement

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-lysis

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to set free, break down

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my/o

A

muscle

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-plegia

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paralysis, stroke

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tax/o

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coordination, order

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ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o

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tendon, stretch out, extend, strain

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ton/o

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tone, stretching, tension

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tri-

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three

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angi/o

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blood or lymph vessel

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aort/o

A

aorta

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arteri/o

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artery

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ather/o

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plaque, fatty substance

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brady-

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slow

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cardi/o

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heart

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-crasia

A

a mixture or blending

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-emia

A

blood, blood condition

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erythr/o

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red

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hem/o, hemat/o

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blood, relating to the blood

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leuk/o

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white

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phleb/o

A

vein

174
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tachy-

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fast, rapid

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thromb/o

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clot

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ven/o

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vein

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anti-

A

against

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carcin/o

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cancerous

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immun/o

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immune, protection, safe

180
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lymph/o

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lymph, lymphatic tissue

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lymphaden/o

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lymph node or gland

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lymphangi/o

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lymph vessel

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neo-

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new, strange

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ne/o

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new, strange

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-oma

A

tumor, neoplasm

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onc/o

A

tumor

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phag/o

A

eat, swallow

188
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-plasm

A

formative material of cells

189
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sarc/o

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flesh, connective tissue

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splen/o

A

spleen

191
Q

-tic

A

pertaining to

192
Q

tox/o

A

poison, poisonous

193
Q

bronch/o, bronchi/o

A

bronchial tube, bronchus

194
Q

laryng/o

A

larynx, throat

195
Q

nas/o

A

nose

196
Q

ox/i, ox/o, ox/y

A

oxygen

197
Q

pharyng/o

A

throat, pharynx

198
Q

phon/o

A

sound, voice

199
Q

pleur/o

A

pleura, side of the body

200
Q

-pnea

A

breathing

201
Q

pneum/o, pneumon/o, pneu-

A

lung, air

202
Q

pulm/o, pulmon/o

A

lung

203
Q

sinus/o

A

sinus

204
Q

somn/o

A

sleep

205
Q

spir/o

A

to breathe

206
Q

thorac/o, -thorax

A

chest, pleural cavity

207
Q

trache/o, trachea

A

windpipe, trachea

208
Q

an/o

A

anus, ring

209
Q

chol/e

A

bile, gall

210
Q

cholecyst/o

A

gallbladder

211
Q

col/o

A

colon, large intestine

212
Q

colon/o

A

colon, large intestine

213
Q

-emesis

A

vomiting

214
Q

enter/o

A

small intestine

215
Q

esophag/o

A

esophagus

216
Q

gastr/o

A

stomach, belly

217
Q

hepat/o

A

liver

218
Q

-lithiasis

A

presence of stones

219
Q

-pepsia

A

digest, digestion

220
Q

-phagia

A

eating, swallowing

221
Q

proct/o

A

anus and rectum

222
Q

rect/o

A

rectum, straight

223
Q

sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid colon

224
Q

-cele

A

hernia, tumor, swelling

225
Q

cyst/o

A

urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid

226
Q

dia-

A

through, between, apart, complete

227
Q

glomerul/o

A

glomerulus

228
Q

hydr/o

A

water

229
Q

lith/o

A

stone, calculus

230
Q

-lysis

A

breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening

231
Q

nephr/o

A

kidney

232
Q

pyel/o

A

renal pelvis, bowl of kidney

233
Q

-tripsy

A

to crush

234
Q

ur/o

A

urine, urinary tract

235
Q

ureter/o

A

ureter

236
Q

urethr/o

A

urethra

237
Q

-uria

A

urination, urine

238
Q

vesic/o

A

urinary bladder

239
Q

caus/o

A

burning, burn

240
Q

cerebr/o

A

cerebrum, brain

241
Q

concuss/o

A

shaken together, violently agitated

242
Q

contus/o

A

bruise

243
Q

encephal/o

A

brain

244
Q

-esthesia

A

sensation, feeling

245
Q

esthet/o

A

feeling, nervous sensation, sense of perception

246
Q

-mania

A

madness

247
Q

mening/o

A

membranes, meninges

248
Q

neur/i, neur/o

A

nerve, nerve tissue

249
Q

-phasia

A

speak or speech

250
Q

phobia

A

abnormal fear

251
Q

psych/o

A

mind, mental, psyche

252
Q

radicul/o

A

root or nerve root

253
Q

-tropic

A

having an affinity for

254
Q

blephar/o

A

eyelid

255
Q

-cusis

A

hearing

256
Q

irid/o

A

iris, colored part of eye

257
Q

kerat/o

A

horny, hard, cornea

258
Q

myring/o

A

tympanic membrane, eardrum

259
Q

ophthalm/o

A

eye, vision

260
Q

-opia

A

vision condition

261
Q

opt/o

A

eye, vision

262
Q

ot/o

A

ear, hearing

263
Q

phak/o

A

lens of eye

264
Q

presby/o

A

old age

265
Q

retin/o

A

retina, net

266
Q

scler/o

A

sclera, white of eye, hard

267
Q

trop/o

A

turn, change

268
Q

tympan/o

A

tympanic membrane, eardrum

269
Q

cry/o

A

cold

270
Q

cutane/o

A

skin

271
Q

derm/o, dermat/o

A

skin

272
Q

hidr/o

A

sweat

273
Q

hirsut/o

A

hairy, rough

274
Q

lip/o

A

fat, lipid

275
Q

melan/o

A

black, dark

276
Q

myc/o

A

fungus

277
Q

onych/o

A

fingernail or toenail

278
Q

pil/i, pil/o

A

hair

279
Q

py/o

A

pus

280
Q

rhytid/o

A

wrinkle

281
Q

seb/o

A

sebum

282
Q

urtic/o

A

rash, hives

283
Q

xer/o

A

dry

284
Q

acr/o

A

extremities (hands and feet), top, extreme point

285
Q

adren/o

A

adrenal glands

286
Q

crin/o

A

secrete

287
Q

-dipsia

A

thirst

288
Q

glyc/o

A

glucose, sugar

289
Q

gonad/o

A

gonad, sex glands

290
Q

-ism

A

condition, state of

291
Q

pancreat/o

A

pancreas

292
Q

parathyroid/o

A

parathyroid glands

293
Q

pituitar/o

A

pituitary gland

294
Q

poly-

A

many

295
Q

somat/o

A

body

296
Q

thym/o

A

thymus gland

297
Q

thyr/o, thyroid/o

A

thyroid gland

298
Q

cervic/o

A

cervix (neck of uterus)

299
Q

colp/o

A

vagina

300
Q

gynec/o

A

woman, female

301
Q

hyster/o

A

uterus

302
Q

mast/o

A

breast

303
Q

men/o

A

menstruation, menses

304
Q

orchid/o

A

testicles

305
Q

ov/o

A

egg, ovum

306
Q

ovari/o

A

ovary

307
Q

-para

A

to give birth

308
Q

-pexy

A

surgical fixation

309
Q

salping/o

A

fallopian tube

310
Q

test/i

A

testicle, testis

311
Q

vagin/o

A

vagina

312
Q

albumin/o

A

albumin, protein

313
Q

calc/i

A

calcium, lime, the heel

314
Q

-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

315
Q

creatin/o

A

creatinine

316
Q

fluor/o

A

glowing

317
Q

glycos/o

A

glucose, sugar

318
Q

lapar/o

A

abdomen, abdominal wall

319
Q

lingu/o

A

tongue

320
Q

-otomy

A

cutting, surgical incision

321
Q

pyret/o

A

fever

322
Q

radi/o

A

radiation, x-rays

323
Q

-scope

A

instrument for visual examination

324
Q

-scopy

A

visual examination

325
Q

son/o

A

sound

326
Q

ultra-

A

beyond