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Medical Terminology
Unit 1
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Undergraduate 2
05/12/2008
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acr/o
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extremity
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aden/o
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gland
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carcin/o
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cancer
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cardi/o
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heart
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cephal/o
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head
(whole structure)
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
(part of brain)
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crani/o
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skill
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cyan/o
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blue, blueness
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cyt/o
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cell
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derm/o or dermat/o
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skin
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duoden/o
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first portion of small intestine
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encephal/o
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brain
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erythr/o
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red
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gastr/o
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stomach
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ile/o
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last portion of small intestine
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jejun/o
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middle portion of small intestine
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leuk/o
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white
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log/o
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study of
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malac/o
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softening (of tissue)
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megal/o
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enlarged, large, big
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melan/o
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black
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muc/o
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mucus
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path/o
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disease
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throm/o
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clot
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hyper
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above, more than normal, over
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hypo
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below, less than normal, under
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algia
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pain
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ectomy
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excision, removal
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emia
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blood
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gram
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record
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graph
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instrument to record
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graphy
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process of recording
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ist
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one who
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itis
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inflamation
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oid
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resembling
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oma
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tumor
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osis
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condition of,
increase (if it refers to numbers)
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ostomy
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permanent opening
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otomy
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temporary opening, incision
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penia
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decrease in, not enough, lack of
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trophy
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development
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