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06/07/2022

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Acr/o
Definition
Extremities
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Arth/o
Definition
Joint (use for diseases and conditions; arthritis)
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Articul/o
Definition
joint (use for anatomy, position, direction)
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Cardi/o
Definition
heart
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Coron/o
Definition
Heart (use for position, direction or anatomy)
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Cut/o
Definition
Skin (use for position, direction or anatomy)
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Cutane/o
Definition
Skin (use for use for position, direction or anatomy)
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Post-
Definition
After
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Poly-
Definition
excessive; more than normal
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Peri-
Definition
Around
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Intra-
Definition
Within
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Hypo-
Definition
under; low; less than normal
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Hyper-
Definition
above; excessive; more than normal
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Endo-
Definition
within; inner
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Cyt/o
Definition
Cell
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Derm/o
Definition
Skin (does not fit a nice pattern, sometimes it is used for position/direction such as hypodermic; other times it is used for diseases/conditions such as dermopathy)
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Dermat/o
Definition
Skin (as a general rule, use this for diseases and conditions)
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Enter/o
Definition
Intestines (usually small intestine but not always); gastroenteritis [inflammation of stomach and intestines] or enteritis [inflammation of small intestine]
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Gastr/o
Definition
Stomach
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Gluc/o
Definition
Sweet, sugar
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Glyc/o
Definition
Sweet, sugar
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Hidr/o
Definition
Sweating
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Hydr/o
Definition
Water, fluid
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Leuk/o
Definition
White
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Leukocyte/o
Definition
White cell (understood to mean a white blood cell)
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Megal/o
Definition
Enlarged
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My/o
Definition
Muscle (do not confuse with myc/o or myel)
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Path/o
Definition
Disease
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Ur/o
Definition
Urine
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Urin/o
Definition
Urine (no nice rule of when to use one or the other)
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-ac
Definition
Pertaining to
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-ary
Definition
Pertaining to
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-ic
Definition
Pertaining to
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-algia
Definition
Pain; ache
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-centesis
Definition
Surgical puncture to remove fluid;
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-gram
Definition
Record, tracing, x-ray (sometimes x-ray but not always)
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-ia
Definition
Condition
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-is
Definition
Structure
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-itis
Definition
Inflammation
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-logist
Definition
one who specializes in the study of;
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-logy
Definition
Study of
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-megaly
Definition
Enlarged/enlargement
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-osis
Definition
Condition (unless it is used with blood cell word roots then it means abnormal increase
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-rrhea
Definition
Flow; discharge
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-um
Definition
singular noun ending
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-y
Definition
noun ending; process of
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a-
Definition
without; absence of; not
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an-
Definition
without; absence of; not (**Use an- when combining form starts with vowel or letter "h" as in anesthesia)
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dys-
Definition
painful; difficult; abnormal; bad
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