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Medical Terminology
Chapter 2
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02/20/2009
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aden/o
 Definition
gland (cf)
Term

cancer/o, carcin/o

 Definition
cancer (CF)
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chlor/o
 Definition
green (cf)
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chrom/o
 Definition
color (cf)
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cyan/o
 Definition
blue (cf)
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cyt/o
 Definition
cell (combining form)
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epitheli/o
 Definition
epithelium (cf)
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erythr/o
 Definition
red (combining form)
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eti/o
 Definition
cause (of disease) (Cf)
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fibr/o
 Definition
fiber (cf)
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gno/o
 Definition
knowledge (cf)
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hist/o
 Definition
tissue (Cf)
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iatr/o
 Definition

physician, medicine (also means treatment)

(combining form)
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kary/o
 Definition
nucleus (cf)
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lei/o
 Definition
smooth (combining form)
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leuk/o
 Definition
white (combining form)
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lip/o
 Definition
fat (combining form)
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melan/o
 Definition
black (cf)
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my/o
 Definition
muscle (combining form)
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neur/o
 Definition
nerve (combining form)
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onc/o
 Definition
tumor, mass (cf)
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organ/o
 Definition
organ (cf)
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path/o
 Definition
disease (combining form)
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rhabd/o
 Definition
rod-shaped, striated (combining form)
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sarc/o
 Definition
skin (cf)
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somat/o
 Definition
body (cf)
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system/o
 Definition
system (combining form)
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viscer/o
 Definition
internal organs (combining form)
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xanth/o
 Definition
yellow (cf)
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dia-
 Definition
through, complete (p)
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dys-
 Definition
painful, abnormal, difficult, labored (p)
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hyper-
 Definition
above, excessive (p)
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hypo-
 Definition
below, incomplete, deficient (p)
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meta-
 Definition
after, beyond, change (p)
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pro-

 Definition
before (p)
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-al, -ic, -ous

 Definition
pertaining to (s)
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-cyte
 Definition
cell (suffix)
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-gen
 Definition
substance or agent that produces or causes (s)
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-genesis
 Definition
origin, cause (S)
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-genic
 Definition
producing, originating, causing (s)
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-logist
 Definition
one who studies and treats (specialist, physician) (s)
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-logy
 Definition
study of (s)
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-oid
 Definition
resembling
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-oma
 Definition
tumor, swelling (s)
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-osis

 Definition
abnormal condition (s)
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-pathy
 Definition
disease (s)
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-plasia
 Definition
condition of formation, development, growth (s)
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-plasm
 Definition
growth, substance, formation (s)
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-sarcoma
 Definition
malignant tumor (s)
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-sis
 Definition
state of (s)
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-stasis
 Definition
control, stop, standing (s)
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