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abdomin/o

abdomen

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front

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cervic/o

neck; cervix

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coccyx

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skull, cranium

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cyt/o

cell

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dors/o

back

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dys-

bad, difficult, painful, disordered

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hist/o

tissue

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ilium

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inguin/o

groin

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action, process

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side

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lumb/o

loins, lower back

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medi/o

middle

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nucle/o

nucleus

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pelv/i

pelvis

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-plasm

living substance

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poster/o

back

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proxim/o

near

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sacr/o

sacrum

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“a body” of a specified type

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spin/o

spine

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chest

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umbilic/o

navel

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ventr/o

belly, front side

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vertebr/o

vertebra

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viscer/o

internal organs

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adip/o

fat

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albin/o

white

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caut/o

burn

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cutane/o

skin

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skin

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dermat/o

skin

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erythr/o

red

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hidr/o

sweat

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hist/o

tissue

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histi/o

tissue

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ichthy/o

fish

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kerat/o

hard, horny

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leuk/o

white

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lip/o

fat

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melan/o

black

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myc/o

fungus

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onych/o

nails

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pil/o

hair

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scler/o

hard

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squam/o

scales

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trich/o

hair

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xanth/o

yellow

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xer/o

dryness

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acetabul/o

acetabulum

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embryonic stage of development

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blast/o

embryonic stage of development

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calc/o

calcium

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calc/i

calcium

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calcane/o

heel bone

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carp/o

wrist

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-clast

to break

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-clastic

to break

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clauvicul/o

collarbone

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coccyg/o

coccyx

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cost/o

ribs

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crani/o

skull, cranium

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femor/o

femur

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fibul/o

fibula

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gen/o

to produce

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humer/o

humerus

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ili/o

ilium

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ischi/o

ischium

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kyph/o

humpback; pertaining to a hump

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lamin/o

lamina

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lord/o

swayback bent

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malac/o

softening

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-malacia

softening

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mandibul/o

mandible (lower jaw bone)

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mastoid/o

mastoid process

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maxill/o

upper jaw

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metacarp/o

hand bones

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metatars/o

foot bones

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myel/o

spinal cord or bone marrow

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olecran/o

elbow

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orth/o

straight

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oste/o

bone

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patell/o

kneecap

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patell/a

kneecap

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pelv/i

pelvis

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phalang/o

fingers, toes

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growth, growing

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por/o

cavity, opening, passage, or pore

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-porosis

porous; lessening in density

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pub/o

pubis

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rach/i

spinal column

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radi/o

radiation; also refers to the radius

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scapul/o

shoulder blade

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scoli/o

crooked, bent

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spondyl/o

vertebra

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sten/o

short, contracted or narrow

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stern/o

sternum

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tars/o

ankle bones

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tempor/o

temples of the head

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vertebr/o

vertebra

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sphen/o

wedge

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-oid

resembling

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hemat/o

blood

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-poiesis

formation of

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cry/o

cold

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bi-

two, double

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half

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milli-

one-thousandth

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mono-

one, single

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nulli-

none

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first

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four

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half

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four

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three

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one

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excessive

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hyp-

under, below, beneath, less than normal

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hypo-

under, below, beneath, less than normal

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many

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many, much, excessive

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ab-

from, away from

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toward, increase

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both, both sides

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outside

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middle

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around

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white

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albin/o

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chlor/o

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melan/o

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poli/o

gray

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purple

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xanth/o

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without, not, no

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not, without

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against

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against

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dis-

free of, to undo

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not

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in, inside, within, not

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not

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self

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life

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life

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aut/o

self

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slow

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together, with

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eu-

well, easily, good, normal

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different

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likeness, same

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homo-

same

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water

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idio-

individual

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beyond, after

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all

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through

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after, behind

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false

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joined, together

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joined, together

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rapid

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surgical puncture

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crushing or breaking up

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binding or surgical fusion

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surgical removal

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record or picture

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process of recording

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to make; to treat or combine with

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destruction or detachment

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an instrument used to measure

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the process of measuring

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process of viewing

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-pexy

surgical fixation

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surgical repair

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suturing

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an instrument used to view

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the process of viewing with a scope

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the surgical creation of a new opening

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-tomy

incision into

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-tripsy

intentional crushing

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-a

noun ending

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pertaining to

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toward, increase

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sensitivity to pain

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pain

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pertaining to

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pertaining to; relating to

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something that…

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swelling or herniation

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to kill; to destroy

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cell

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pain

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noun ending

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pertaining to

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stretching or dilation

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stretching or dilation

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blood condition

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one who

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condition of

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that which generates

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generating; formation

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pertaining to; formation, producing

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record or picture

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an instrument used to record

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process of recording

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pregnancy

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condition

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specialist in a afield of study

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presence of an abnormal condition

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relating to the field of medicine, physicians, or treatment

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one who treats, a physician

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one who treats a physician

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medical treatment, medical profession

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pertaining to

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pertaining to

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specialist in a field of study

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pertaining to; capable

-ion

action; process

-ism

condition

-ist

practicioner

-itis

inflammation

-ize

to make, to treat or combine with

-lepsy

seizure or attack

-lith

stone

-lithiasis

presence or formation of stones

-logy

the study of

-logist

one who specializes in the field of study

-lysis

destruction or detachment

-lytic

destruction

-mania

a mental disorder; a “madness”

-megaly

enlargement

-meter

an instrument used to measure

-metry

the process of measuring

-oid

resembling

-ole

small or little

-oma

tumor

-opia

visual condition

-opsia

visual condition

-opsy

process of viewing

-ory

pertaining to

-osis

condition

-ous

pertaining to

-pathy

disease

-penia

decrease in; deficiency

-pexy

surgical fixation

-philia

attraction to

-phobia

abnormal fear

-plasia

formation or development

-plasty

surgical repair

-plegia

paralysis

-pnea

breathing

-ptosis

drooping or prolapse

-rrhagia

excessive flow or discharge

-rrhaphy

suturing

-rrhea

discharge; flow

-rrhexis

rupture

-scope

an instrument used to view

-scopy

the process of viewing with a scope

-stasis

stopping or controlling

-stomy

the surgical creation of a new opening

-tic

pertaining to

-tion

process of

-tomy

incision into

-tripsy

intentional crushing

-ula

small, little

-ule

“small one”

-um

a suffix that identifies singular nouns

-uria

a characteristic of the urine

-us

a suffix that identifies singular nouns

-y

condition; process (noun ending)

-neo

new

cardi/o

heart

gastr/o

stomach

chondr/i

cartilage

peritone/o

peritoneum

skelet/o

skeleton

hem/o

blood

angi/o

vessel

macr/o

large

phag/o

to eat

pachy

thick

par/o

beside, beyond, near

seb/o

sebum

ungu/o

nail

canci/o

cancer

sarc/o

flesh

kel/o

fibrous growth

crypt/o

hidden

capit/o

head

corpor/o

body

crur/o

leg or thigh

ped/o

foot

chondr/o

cartilage

bucc/o

cheek

electr/o

electrical, electricity

fasci/o

band of fibrous tissue

fibr/o

fiber

leiomy/o

smooth muscle

my/o

muscle

myos/o

muscle

pector/o

pertaining to the chest

rhabdomy/o

striated muscle, skeletal muscle

troph/o

development

ankyl/o

stiff

arthr/o

joint

articul/o

joint

burs/o

bursa

ligament/o

ligament

ten/o

tendon

tendin/o

tendon

tend/o

tendon

alges/o

sensitivity to pain

-asthenia

strength

cerebell/o

cerebellum

cerebr/o

cerebellum

encephal/o

brain

-esthesia

sensation or feeling

esthesi/o

feeling, sensation

gli/o

neuroglia or gluey substance

-kinesia

movement

kinesi/o

movement

-lexia

reading

mening/o

meninges

narc/o

sleep

neur/o

nerve

-paresis

partial paralysis

-phasia

partial paralysis

-plegia

paralysis

-praxia

perform

thec/o

sheath

ton/o

tension, tone

ventricul/o

ventricle of the heart or brain

agglutin/o

to clump

aniso-

unequal

bas/o

base

chrom/o

color

coagul/o

clotting

-globin

containing protein

is/o

equal

kary/o

nucleus

morph/o

form/shape

-phage

to eat

-phoresis

transmission

poikil/o

varied; irregular

sider/o

iron

spher/o

round;sphere

thromb/o

clot

immun/o

immune, protection

lymph/o

lymph

lymphaden/o

lymph gland

lymphangi/o

lymph vessel

mon/o

one

alveol/o

alveolus

bronch/o

bronchus

bronchiol/o

bronchus

epiglott/o

epiglottis

laryng/o

larynx

nas/o

nose

pharyng/o

pharynx

phren/o

mind; also refers to the diaphragm

pleur/o

pleura

pne/o

breathing

pneum/o

lungs; air

pneumon/o

lungs; air

pulmon/o

lungs

rhin/o

nose

sinus/o

sinus

trache/o

trachea

aneurysm/o

aneurysm

angi/o

vessel

arter/o

artery

arteri/o

artery

arteriol/o

arteriole

arther/o

fatty

coron/o

heart

echo-

sound

-algesic

sensitivity to pain

-orexia

appetite

-systole

contraction of the heart

-rhythmia

rhythm

hepat/o

liver

-lipid/o

fat

ox/o

oxygen

mal-

bad, poor

noct/o

night

amyl/o

starch

append/o

appendix

appendic/o

appendix

-ase

enzyme

bil/i

bile

cec/o

cecum

celi/o

pertaining to the abdomen

cheil/o

lips

chol/e

bile

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

choledoch/o

common bile duct

col/o

colon

colon/o

colon

dent/o

tooth

duoden/o

duodenum

-emesis

to vomit

enter/o

intestine

esophag/o

esophagus

gingiv/o

gums

gloss/o

tongue

gluc/o

sugar, sweet

glyc/o

sugar, sweet

hepat/o

liver

ile/o

ileum

jejun/o

jejunum

lapar/o

abdominal wall

lingu/o

tongue

odont/o

teeth

or/o

mouth

pancreat/o

pancreas

-pepsia

state of digestion

-phagia

to eat

pharyng/o

pharynx

peritone/o

peritoneum

proct/o

anus or rectum

rect/o

rectum

sial/o

salivary gland; saliva

sigmoid/o

sigmoid colon

-spasm

twitching; involuntary contraction

splen/o

spleen

steat/o

fat

stomat/o

mouth

-tresia

perforation

aliment/o

nutrition

an/o

anus

-crine

secrete

py/o

pus

acr/o

extremities

aden/o

gland

adren/o

adrenal glands

adrenal/o

adrenal glands

andr/o

man, male

cortic/o

cortex

crin/o

secrete

-crine

secrete

dips/o

thirst

-dipsia

thirst

gonad/o

sex glands

kal/i

potassium

lact/o

milk

myx/o

relating to mucus

natr/i

sodium

oxy-

sharp, quick

parathyroid/o

parathyroid glands

somat/o

body

thym/o

thymus gland

thr/o

thyroid gland

thyroid/o

thryroid gland

toxic/o

poisons

-ropin

simulating effect of a hormone

ambly/o

dull

aque/o

watery

blephar/o

eyelid

conjunctiv/o

conjunctiva

cor/o

pupil

corne/o

cornea

dacry/o

tears

dacryocyst/o

tear sac

dipl/o

double

ir/o

iris

irid/o

iris

lacrim/o

tears

mi/o

smaller

nyct/o

night

nyctal/o

night

ocul/o

eye

ophthalm/o

eye

opt/o

eye, vision

optic/o

eye, vision

palpebr/o

eyelid

phac/o

lens

phak/o

lens

phot/o

light

pupill/o

pupil

retin/o

retina

scot/o

darkness

vitre/o

glassy

di/a

through

ur/o

urine

-etic

pertaining to

-os

a suffix indicating a singular noun

glycos/o

sugar, sweet

toc/o

childbirth

-in

enzyme

-drome

that which runs together

phe/o

dusky

micr/o

small; smaller

cycl/o

ciliary body

-tropia

to turn

mydr/o

widen

metr/o

to measure; uterus

presby/o

old age; elderly

ne/o

new

nat/i

pertaining to birth

goni/o

angle

pachy-

thick

acous/o

hearing

audi/o

hearing

audit/o

hearing

labyrinth/o

inner ear

myring/o

eardrum

ot/o

ear

tympan/o

eardrum

aur/o

ear

auricul/o

ear

bar/o

pressure

cochle/o

cochlea

salping/o

eustachian tube; also refers to fallopian tubes

ser/o

blood serum

staped/o

stapes

albumin/o

albumin, protein

azot/o

nitrogen

bacteri/o

bacteria

cali/o

calyx, calyces

calic/o

calyx, calyces

cyst/o

bladder, sac, or cyst

glomerul/o

glomerulus

ket/o

ketone bodies

keton/o

ketone bodies

meat/o

meatus

nephr/o

kidney

noct/i

night

olig/o

few, little, scanty

pyel/o

renal pelvis

ren/o

kidney

ureter/o

ureter

urethr/o

urethra

urin/o

urine

vesic/o

urinary bladder

balan/o

glans penis

epididym/o

epididymis

orch/o

testicle

orchi/o

testicle

orchid/o

testicle

prostat/o

prostate gland

semin/i

semen

sperm/o

sperm

spermat/o

sperm

test/o

testis, testes

vas/o

vessel; also refers to vas deferens

zo/o

animal (man)

-arche

beginning

colp/o

vagina

gynec/o

woman

hyster/o

uterus

mamm/o

breast

mast/o

breast

men/o

menstruation

metr/o

uterus

o/o

egg, ovum

oophor/o

ovary

ov/o

ovum, egg

ovari/o

ovary

uter/o

uterus

vagin/o

vagina

vulv/o

vulva

muc/o

mucus

-trophy

development, growth

carcin/o

cancer

ven/o

vein

sept/o

infection

anteri/o

artery

lys/o

breakdown or destructoin

lith/o

stone, calculus

tox/o

poison

drom/o

running

son/o

sound

amni/o

amnion

culd/o

cul-de-sac

-cyesis

pregnancy

episio

vulva

fet/o

fetus

lact/o

milk

nat/o

birth

obstetr/o

midwife

perine/o

perineum

-tocia

labor

vagin/o

vagina

-para

to bear

neo-

new

-natal

pertaining to birth

pyr/o

fire, heat

cephal/o

head

omphal/o

navel

pedi/a

child

rose/o

rose colored

tetr/a

four

caud/o

tail

dist/o

away from

axill/o

armpit

nom/o

of or relating to usage

aort/o

aorta

cine-

pertaining to movement

fluor/o

luminous

tel/e

distance

tom/o

to cut

chem/o

pertaining to a chemical, drug

onc/o

swelling, mass, or rumor

papill/o

resembling a nipple

scirrh/o

hard

cata-

down, under, against, lower

hypn/o

sleep

ment/o

mind

-phoria

emotional state

schiz/o

split

-thymia

condition of the mind or will

geront/o

old age