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abdomin/o
 Definition
abdomen
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anter/o
 Definition
anterior/front
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caud/o
 Definition
tail
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cephal/o
 Definition
head
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cervic/o
 Definition
neck, cervix uteri
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chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
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crani/o
 Definition
cranium (skull)
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cyt/o
 Definition
cell
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dist/o
 Definition
far, farthest
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dors/o
 Definition
back (of body)
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gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
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hist/o
 Definition
tissue
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ili/o
 Definition
ilium
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infer/o
 Definition
lower, below
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inguin/o
 Definition
groin
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later/o
 Definition
side, to one side
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lumb/o
 Definition
loins (lower back)
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medi/o
 Definition
middle
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nucle/o
 Definition
nucleus
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pelv/o, pelv/i
 Definition
pelvis
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poster/o
 Definition
back (of body), behind, posterior
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proxim/o
 Definition
near, nearest
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radi/o
 Definition
radiation, x-ray; radius
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spin/o
 Definition
spine
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super/o
 Definition
upper, above
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thorac/o
 Definition
chest
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umbilic/o
 Definition
umbilicus, navel
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ventr/o
 Definition
belly, belly side
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-ac, -ar, -al, -ary, -ous, -iac, -ic, -ior
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ad
 Definition
toward
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-logist
 Definition
specialist in study of
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-logy
 Definition
study of
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-lysis
 Definition
separation, destruction, loosening
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-toxic
 Definition
poison
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-verse
 Definition
turning
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epi-
 Definition
above, on
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hypo-
 Definition
under, below, deficient
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super-
 Definition
above, upper
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trans-
 Definition
through, across
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adip/o, lip/o, steat/o
 Definition
fat
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cutane/o, dermat/o, derm/o
 Definition
skin
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hidr/o, sudor/o
 Definition
sweat
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ichthy/o
 Definition
dry, scaly
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kerat/o
 Definition
horny tissue, hard, cornea
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melan/o
 Definition
black
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myc/o
 Definition
fungus
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onych/o
 Definition
nail
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pil/o, trich/o
 Definition
hair
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scler/o
 Definition
hardening
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seb/o
 Definition
sebum, sebaceous
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squam/o
 Definition
scale
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xer/o
 Definition
dry
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-derma
 Definition
skin
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-oid
 Definition
resembling
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-phoresis
 Definition
carrying, transmission
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-therapy
 Definition
treatment
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cyan/o
 Definition
blue
Term
erythr/o, erythemat/o
 Definition
red
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leuk/o
 Definition
white
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xanth/o
 Definition
yellow
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-cele
 Definition
hernia, swelling
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood condition
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-esis
 Definition
condition
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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necr/o
 Definition
death
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-tome
 Definition
instrument to cut
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-oma
 Definition
tumor
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-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition; increase
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-penia
 Definition
decrease, deficiency
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-rrhea
 Definition
discharge, flow
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-malacia
 Definition
softening
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auto-
 Definition
self,own
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sub-
 Definition
under, below
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adenoid/o
 Definition
adenoids
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alveol/o
 Definition
alveolus
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atel/o
 Definition
incomplete, imperfect
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bronch/o, bronchi/o
 Definition
bronchus
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epiglott/o
 Definition
epiglottis
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laryng/o
 Definition
larynx
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nas/o, rhin/o
 Definition
nose
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or/o
 Definition
mouth
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ox/o
 Definition
oxygen
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pharyng/o
 Definition
pharynx
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pleur/o
 Definition
pleura
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pneum/o, pneumon/o
 Definition
air, lung
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sinus/o
 Definition
sinus, cavity
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spir/o
 Definition
to breath
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thorac/o
 Definition
chest
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tonsill/o
 Definition
tonsils
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trache/o
 Definition
trachea
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acid/o
 Definition
acid
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aer/o
 Definition
air
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arteri/o
 Definition
artery
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carcin/o
 Definition
cancer
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cyst/o
 Definition
bladder
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fibr/o
 Definition
fiber, fibrous tissue
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hepat/o
 Definition
liver
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hydr/o
 Definition
water
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muc/o
 Definition
mucus
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my/o
 Definition
muscle
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orth/o
 Definition
straight
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tom/o
 Definition
to cut
Term
-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture
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-ectomy
 Definition
excision, removal
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
suture
Term
-tomy
 Definition
incision
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-clast
 Definition
to break
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-desis
 Definition
binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
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-pexy
 Definition
fixation (of an organ)
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-stomy
 Definition
forming an opening
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-tripsy
 Definition
crushing
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-gram
 Definition
record, writing
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-graph
 Definition
instrument for recording
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
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-meter
 Definition
instrument for measuring
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-metry
 Definition
act of measuring
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-scope
 Definition
instrument of examining
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-scopy
 Definition
visual examination
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-algia, -dynia
 Definition
pain
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-ectasis
 Definition
dilation, expansion
Term
-edema
 Definition
swelling
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-emesis
 Definition
vomitting
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-iasis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
-lith
 Definition
stone, calculus
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excessive, above normal
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an-
 Definition
without, not
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cho/e
 Definition
bile, gall
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-phobia
 Definition
fear
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-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
Term
-rrhage, -rrhagia
 Definition
bursting
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-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
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-stenosis
 Definition
narrowing, stricture
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-trophy
 Definition
nourishment, development
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men/o
 Definition
menses, menstruation
Term
dia-
 Definition
through, across
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dys-
 Definition
bad, painful, difficult
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circum-, peri-
 Definition
around
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mast
 Definition
breast
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esthesia
 Definition
feeling
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odont
 Definition
teeth
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dipl-, diplo-
 Definition
double
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-opia
 Definition
vision
Term
endo-, intra-
 Definition
in, within
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-crine
 Definition
secrete
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homo-, homeo-
 Definition
same
Term
-plasia
 Definition
formation, growth
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macro-
 Definition
large
Term
micro-
 Definition
small
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mono-, uni-
 Definition
one
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post-
 Definition
after, behind
Term
pre-, pro-
 Definition
before, in front of
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primi-
 Definition
first
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retro-
 Definition
backward, behind
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nat
 Definition
birth
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-gnosis
 Definition
knowing
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-gravida
 Definition
pregnant woman
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-version
 Definition
turning
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ia, y, ism
 Definition
condition of
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alopecia
 Definition
absence or loss of hair
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comedo
 Definition
blackhead
Term
ecchymosis
 Definition
bruise
Term
petechia
 Definition
smaller version of a bruise
Term
hirsutism
 Definition
unusual hair growth (esp in women)
Term
psoriasis
 Definition
silvery scaly skin
Term
tinea
 Definition
fungal infection
Term
verruca
 Definition
wart
Term
Bx
 Definition
biopsy
Term
-ole
 Definition
small, minute
Term
lob/ar
 Definition
pertaining to the lobe
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
eu-
 Definition
good, normal
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tachy-
 Definition
rapid
Term
-pnea
 Definition
breathing
Term
phren/o
 Definition
mind
Term
spasm
 Definition
involuntary contraction
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emphys/o
 Definition
inflate
Term
epistaxis
 Definition
nosebleed
Term
capnia
 Definition
carbon dioxide
Term
conio
 Definition
dust
Term
phonia, phono
 Definition
sound, voice
Term
septo
 Definition
septum, nasal septum, cardiac septum= separating membrane
Term
sidero
 Definition
iron
Term
silico
 Definition
silica (dust)
Term
neo
 Definition
new
Term
CPR
 Definition
cardiopulmonary resusitation
Term
PND
 Definition
paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
Term
TB
 Definition
tuberculosis
Term
URI
 Definition
upper respiratory infection
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hypoxia
 Definition
deficiency of oxygen
Term
phagia
 Definition
swallow, eat
Term
caus/o
 Definition
burn, burning
Term
corium
 Definition
middle layer of skin, dermis
Term
nevus
 Definition
mole
Term
pruritis
 Definition
itching
Term
ungu/0
 Definition
nail
Term
striae
 Definition
stretch marks
Term
cicatrix
 Definition
scar
Term
body cavities
 Definition
cranial, spinal, thoracic, abdominal, pelvic
Term
-iatry
 Definition
medicine, treatment
Term
a
 Definition
ae
Term
ax
 Definition
aces
Term
en
 Definition
ina
Term
is
 Definition
es
Term
ix, ex
 Definition
ices
Term
ma
 Definition
mata
Term
on
 Definition
a
Term
um
 Definition
a
Term
us
 Definition
i
Term
y
 Definition
ies
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