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Medical Terminology
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05/15/2010

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aden/o
Definition
gland
Term
arthr/o
Definition
joint
Term
bi/o
Definition
life
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carcin/o
Definition
cancerous, cancer
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cardi/o
Definition
heart
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cephal/o
Definition
head
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cerebr/o
Definition
cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
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cis/o
Definition
to cut
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crin/o
Definition
to secrete (to form and give off)
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cyst/o
Definition
urinary bladder; a sac or cyst (sac containing fluid)
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cyt/o
Definition
cell
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derm/o

dermat/o

Definition
skin
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electr/o
Definition
electricity
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encephal/o
Definition
brain
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enter/o
Definition
intestines (usually the small intestine)
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erythr/o
Definition
red
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gastr/o
Definition
stomach
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glyc/o
Definition
sugar
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gnos/o
Definition
knowledge
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gynec/o
Definition
woman, female
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hemat/o

hem/o

Definition
blood
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hepat/o
Definition
liver
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iatr/o
Definition
treatment, physician
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leuk/o
Definition
white
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log/o
Definition
study of
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nephr/o
Definition
kidney
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neur/o
Definition
nerve
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onc/o
Definition
tumor
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ophthalm/o
Definition
eye
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oste/o
Definition
bone
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path/o
Definition
disease
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ped/o
Definition
child
Term
psych/o
Definition
mind
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radi/o
Definition
x-rays
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ren/o
Definition
kidney
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rhin/o
Definition
nose
Term
sarc/o
Definition
flesh
Term
sect/o
Definition
to cut
Term
thromb/o
Definition
clot, clotting
Term
ur/o
Definition
urinary tract, urine
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-ac
Definition
pertaining to
Term
-al
Definition
pertaining to
Term
-algia
Definition
pain
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-cyte
Definition
cell
Term
-ectomy
Definition
excision, removal
Term
-emia
Definition
blood condition
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-genic
Definition

pertaining to

producing,

producing by, or produced in

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-globin
Definition
protein
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-gram
Definition
record
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-ic, -ical
Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ion
Definition
process
Term
-ist
Definition
specialist
Term
-itis
Definition
inflammation
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-logy
Definition
process of study
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-oma
Definition
tumor, mass, swelling
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-opsy
Definition
process of viewing
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-osis
Definition
condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)
Term
-pathy
Definition
disease condition
Term
-scope
Definition
instrument to visually examine
Term
-scopy
Definition
process of visually examining with an endoscpe
Term
-sis
Definition
state of; conclusion
Term
-tomy
Definition
process of cutting, incision
Term
-y
Definition
process, condition
Term

a-

an-

Definition
no, not, without
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aut-

auto-

Definition
self, own
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dia-
Definition
through, complete
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end-

endo-

Definition
within
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epi-
Definition
above, upon
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ex-

exo-

Definition
out, outside of, outward
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hyper-
Definition
excessive, above, more than normal
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hypo-
Definition
deficient, below, under, less than normal
Term
in-
Definition
into, in
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peri-
Definition
surrounding, around
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pro-
Definition
before, forward
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re-
Definition
back, backward, again
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retro-
Definition
behind
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sub-
Definition
below, under
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trans-
Definition
across, through
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