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04/25/2008
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Term
megal-
 Definition
Enlarged
Term
-Itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
Dermat-
 Definition
skin
Term
Plast-
 Definition
Surgical repair, plastic repair
Term
Cerebr-
 Definition
Brain
Term
path
 Definition
disease
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal of all or part of
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enter-
 Definition
intestines (usually small)
Term
-osis
 Definition
condition, any condition
Term
-otomy
 Definition
cut into, incision into
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aden-
 Definition
gland
Term
angi-
 Definition
vessel (usually blood)
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
nephr-
 Definition
kidney
Term
hepat-
 Definition
liver
Term
arthr-
 Definition
joint
Term
blephar-
 Definition
eyelid
Term
-ologist
 Definition
a specialist in the study of
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rhin-
 Definition
nose
Term
gingiv-
 Definition
gum
Term
-malacia
 Definition
soft condition
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-ology
 Definition
study of
Term
spasm
 Definition
involuntary condition
Term

-algia

 Definition
pain, painful condition
Term
crani-
 Definition
skull
Term
end-
 Definition
inside, within
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hemi-
 Definition
half
Term
hyer-
 Definition
above, more than normal
Term
cyst-
 Definition
sac containing fluid, bladder
Term
chole-
 Definition
bile
Term
hyster-
 Definition
uterus, womb
Term
-ostomy
 Definition
to create an opening
Term
para
 Definition
beside, beyond
Term
-lysis
 Definition
loosening, destruction, set free
Term
cervic-
 Definition
neck
Term
chondr-
 Definition
cartilage
Term
cyan-
 Definition
blue
Term
hem(at)-
 Definition
blood
Term
ost-
 Definition
bone
Term
lip-
 Definition
fat
Term
my-
 Definition
muscle
Term
lith-
 Definition
stone
Term

opt-

ophthaim-

 Definition
eye
Term
proct-
 Definition
anus
Term
cost-
 Definition
rib
Term
-gram
 Definition
record
Term
acro-
 Definition
extremities
Term
gastr-
 Definition
stomach
Term
cardi-
 Definition
heart
Term
rhexis
 Definition
break, burst
Term
carin-
 Definition
cancer
Term
-penia
 Definition
decrease
Term
gen-
 Definition
original, production
Term
burso-
 Definition
sac
Term
retr(o)-
 Definition
backwards
Term
trip-
 Definition
rub, friction
Term
strept
 Definition
twist
Term
-desis
 Definition
binding, fixation
Term
mani-
 Definition
madness
Term
glosso
 Definition
tongue
Term
-trophy
 Definition
development, growth
Term
supra-
 Definition
above, over
Term
-ptosis
 Definition
falling, drooping
Term
dyn-
 Definition
pain
Term
mast-
 Definition
breast
Term
-rraphy
 Definition
suture, suturing
Term
dent-
 Definition
teeth
Term
bephal-
 Definition
head
Term
auto-
 Definition
self
Term
epi-
 Definition
upon, in addition to
Term
hydro
 Definition
water
Term
lobo-
 Definition
section
Term
-emesis
 Definition
vomiting
Term
contra-
 Definition
against, counter
Term
-iasis
 Definition
condition, formation of, presence of
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trans-
 Definition
through, across, beyond
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
-ectasis
 Definition
expansion
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia, tumor or swelling
Term
cheil-
 Definition
lip
Term
-esthesia
 Definition
sensation, feeling
Term
ventr
 Definition
front
Term
vert
 Definition
turn
Term
eu-
 Definition
good
Term
ambi-
 Definition
both
Term
amphi-
 Definition
around, on both sides
Term
brachy-
 Definition
short
Term
capit-
 Definition
head
Term
cau-
 Definition
burn
Term
clas-
 Definition
break
Term
duct-
 Definition
tube
Term
fiss-
 Definition
split
Term
ger-
 Definition
old
Term
heter-
 Definition
other
Term
infer-
 Definition
under
Term
hom-
 Definition
same
Term
olfact-
 Definition
smell
Term
orth-
 Definition
straight
Term
gyn-
 Definition
female
Term
pachy-
 Definition
thick
Term
phrag-
 Definition
fence
Term
poster-
 Definition
back part
Term
cata-
 Definition
down
Term
platy-
 Definition
flat
Term
pseud-
 Definition
false
Term
schiz-
 Definition
split
Term
proxim-
 Definition
nearest
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scol-
 Definition
curved
Term
apo-
 Definition
away from
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di-
 Definition
twice
Term
dia-
 Definition
through
Term
eury-
 Definition
broad
Term
pect-
 Definition
chest
Term
nect-
 Definition
dead
Term
mi-
 Definition
less
Term
morph-
 Definition
form
Term
dis-
 Definition
apart
Term
fac-
 Definition
make, do
Term
lept-
 Definition
slender
Term
lymph-
 Definition
watery fluid
Term
meta-
 Definition
beyond
Term
-rrhag
 Definition
burst
Term
sta-
 Definition
stand
Term
ton-
 Definition
stretch
Term
volv-
 Definition
to roll
Term
splenchn
 Definition
internal organs
Term
-rrhe
 Definition
flow
Term
med-
 Definition
middle
Term
xer-
 Definition
dry
Term
per-
 Definition
throughout
Term
blast-
 Definition
bud
Term
vestibule
 Definition
entrance
Term
lal
 Definition
speech
Term
lumbo-
 Definition
loins
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