Word Parts Flashcards by Kayla Olson | Brainscape

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Dys-

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Bad, difficult, painful

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal, cutting out

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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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-rrhage

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Bleeding or excessive fluid discharge

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-rraphy

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Surgical suturing

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-rrhea

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Flow or discharge

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

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-osis

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Abnormal condition or disease

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-ostomy

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Surgical creation of an artificial opening to body surface

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-otomy

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Cutting, surgical incision

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-sclerosis

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Abnormal hardening

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-algia

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Pain, painful condition

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Arteri/o-

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Artery

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Ather/o

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Plaque or fatty substance

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Athr/o

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Joint

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-ologist

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Specialist

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-ology

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Study of

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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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My/o

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Muscle

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Pyel/o

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Renal pelvis, part of 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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Path/o
Plas/o
-plasia

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Disease, suffering, feeling emotion

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Poster/o

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Behind, toward back

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stasis

- static

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Control, maintenance of a constant level

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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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Hist/o

Histi/o

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Tissue

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Cephal/o

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Head

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Cyt/o

-cyte

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Cell

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End-

Endo-

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In, within, inside

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Exo-

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Out of, outside, away from