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CPC EXAM (Root/Pre/Suffix)
CPC EXAM (Root/Pre/Suffix)
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10/02/2015
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Blephar/o
 Definition
eyelid
Term
Bucc/o
 Definition
cheek
Term
Cholecyst/o
 Definition
gallbladder
Term
Colp/o
 Definition
vagina
Term
Cyst/o
 Definition
a fluid sac or pouch, urinary bladder
Term
Derm/o
 Definition
skin
Term
Encephal/o
 Definition
brain
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Enter/o
 Definition
intestine
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Hem/o or Hemat/o
 Definition
blood
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my/o
 Definition
muscle
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myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord or bone marrow
Term
Onych/o
 Definition
nail
Term
Oste/o
 Definition
bone
Term
Phleb/o
 Definition
vein
Term
Pulm/o or Pulmon/o
 Definition
lungs
Term
Synov/i
 Definition
synovial fluid, joint, membrane
Term
Ab-
 Definition
away from
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Ad-
 Definition
toward, near
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Ante-
 Definition
before
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Ec- or Ecto-
 Definition
out, outside
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End/o-
 Definition
in, within
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Mon/o-
 Definition
one
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Poly-
 Definition
many, much
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Post-
 Definition
after, behind
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-centesis
 Definition
puncture, tap
Term
-desis
 Definition
binding, fusion
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision, surgical removal
Term
-graphy
 Definition
act of recording data
Term
-pexy
 Definition
surgical fixation
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-plasty
 Definition
plastic repair, plastic surgery, reconstruction
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-tripsey
 Definition
crushing
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centesis
 Definition
puncture of a cavity or organ to remove fluid
Term
pnea
 Definition
breathing
Term
peri
 Definition
surrounding
Term
phonia
 Definition
voice
Term
rhino/naso
 Definition
nose
Term
broncho/bronchi
 Definition
bronchus
Term
pharyngo
 Definition
pharynx
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trachea
 Definition
trachea
Term
pleura
 Definition
pleura
Term
pulmono/pulmo
 Definition
lung
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phreno
 Definition
diaphram
Term
pneumo/pneumato
 Definition
air, gas; can also pertain to lung, respiration
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spiro
 Definition
breathing
Term
angi/o; vas/o; vascul/o
 Definition
vessel
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arter/o; arteri/o
 Definition
artery
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arteriol/o
 Definition
arteriole
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ather/o
 Definition
yellowish/ fatty plaque
Term
atri/o
 Definition
atrium
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cardi/o
 Definition
heart
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eco/o; son/o
 Definition
sound
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electr/o
 Definition
electrical
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my/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
ox/i
 Definition
oxygen
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phleb/o; ven/o
 Definition
vein
Term
pulmon/o
 Definition
lung
Term
scler/o
 Definition
hard
Term
sept/o
 Definition
septum
Term
sin/o
 Definition
sinus
Term
steth/o; thorac/o
 Definition
chest
Term
venul/o
 Definition
venule
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
de-
 Definition
dowm; from
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epi-
 Definition
upon; above
Term
peri-
 Definition
around
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poly-
 Definition
many
Term
tachy-
 Definition
fast
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-ary
 Definition
pertaining to
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-edema
 Definition
swelling
Term
-graph
 Definition
instrument used to record
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
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-gram
 Definition
recording, writing
Term
-ium
 Definition
membrane
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlarged
Term
-ole
 Definition
small
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening, hardness
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-stenosis
 Definition
narrowing; stricture
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-stomy
 Definition
artificial opening
Term
-tome
 Definition
cutting instrument
Term
-cele
 Definition
herniation, or prolapse
Term
cyst/o
 Definition
relating to a bladder
Term
dys-
 Definition
painful, bad, disordered, difficult
Term
ex/o
 Definition
outside of, without
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hydr/o
 Definition
relating to fluid, water or hydrogen
Term
-ia/sis
 Definition
condition of
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lith/o
 Definition
calcification, stone
Term
nephr/o
 Definition
relating to the kidney
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-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
orchi/o
 Definition
relating to the testicles
Term
-orrhaphy
 Definition
suturing
Term
osche/o
 Definition
relating to the scrotum
Term
-osis
 Definition
condition, process
Term
-pexy
 Definition
fixation or suspension
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pyel/o
 Definition
relating to the renal pelvis
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vesic/o
 Definition
relating to the urinary bladder
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acous/o
 Definition
hearing
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canth/o
 Definition
corner of eyelid
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cochle/o
 Definition
cochlear
Term
conjunctiv/o
 Definition
conjunctival
Term
dacry/o
 Definition
relating to the lacrimal system, tear
Term
dipl/o
 Definition
two
Term
goni/o
 Definition
angle
Term
irid/o
 Definition
iris
Term
kerat/o
 Definition
corneal
Term
myring/o
 Definition
tympanic membrane
Term
-opia
 Definition
vision
Term
ot/o
 Definition
ear
Term
phak/o
 Definition
lens
Term
phot/o
 Definition
light
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-ptosis
 Definition
droop
Term
retin/o
 Definition
retinal
Term
scler/o
 Definition
ocular sclera
Term
staped/o
 Definition
stapes
Term
tars/o
 Definition
margin of the eyelid
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trabecul/o
 Definition
relating to the meshwork for drainage
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uve/o
 Definition
uveal
Term
vitre/o
 Definition
vitreous
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