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Medical Terminology ch. 3
combining form, prefixes, and suffixes
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
02/10/2015

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abdomin/o
Definition
abdomen
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acro/o
Definition
extremities, top, extreme point
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acu/o
Definition
sharp, severe, sudden
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aden/o
Definition
gland
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adip/o
Definition
fat
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amni/o
Definition
amnion
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angi/o
Definition
vessel
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arteri/o
Definition
artery
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arthr/o
Definition
joint
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axill/o
Definition
armpit
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bi/o
Definition
life
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blephar/o
Definition
eyelid
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bronch/o
Definition
bronchial tubes entering the lungs
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carcin/o
Definition
cancer
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cardi/o
Definition
heart
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chem/o
Definition
drug, chemical
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chondr/o
Definition
cartilage
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chron/o
Definition
time
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col/o
Definition
colon
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cyst/o
Definition
urinary bladder
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encephal/o
Definition
brain
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erythr/o
Definition
red
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hem/o
Definition
blood
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hepat/o
Definition
liver
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hydr/o
Definition
water, fluid
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inguin/o
Definition
groin
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isch/o
Definition
to hold back
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lapar/o
Definition
abdomen
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laryng/o
Definition
larynx
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leuk/o
Definition
white
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lymph/o
Definition
lymph
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mamm/o
Definition
breast
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mast/o
Definition
breast
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morph/o
Definition
shape, form
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muc/o
Definition
mucus
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my/o
Definition
muscle
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myel/o
Definition
spinal cord, bone marrow
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necr/o
Definition
death
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nephr/o
Definition
kidney
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neur/o
Definition
nerve
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neutr/o
Definition
neutrophil
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nucle/o
Definition
nucleus
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opthalm/o
Definition
eye
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oste/o
Definition
bone
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ot/o
Definition
ear
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path/o
Definition
disease
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peritone/o
Definition
peritoneum
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phag/o
Definition
to eat, swallow
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phleb/o
Definition
vein
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plas/o
Definition
formation, development
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pleur/o
Definition
pleura
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pneumon/o
Definition
lungs
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pulmon/o
Definition
lungs
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radi/o
Definition
x-rays
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rect/o
Definition
rectum
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ren/o
Definition
kidney
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rhin/o
Definition
nose
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sarc/o
Definition
flesh
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sacr/o
Definition
sacrum
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splen/o
Definition
spleen
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staphyl/o
Definition
clusters
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strept/o
Definition
twisted chains
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thorac/o
Definition
chest
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thromb/o
Definition
clot
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tonsill/o
Definition
tonsils
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trache/o
Definition
trachea, windpipe
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ven/o
Definition
vein
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-algia
Definition
pain
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-cele
Definition
hernia
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-coccus
Definition
berry shaped
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-cocci
Definition
bacterium
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-centesis
Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluids
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-cyte
Definition
cell
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-dynia
Definition
pain
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-ectomy
Definition
excision, removal, resection
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-emia
Definition
blood condition
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-genesis
Definition
condition of, producing, forming
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-gram
Definition
record
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-graph
Definition
instrument for recording
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-graphy
Definition
process of recording
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-itis
Definition
inflammation
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-logy
Definition
study of
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-lysis
Definition
breakdown, destruction, separation
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-malacia
Definition
softening
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-megaly
Definition
enlargement
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-oma
Definition
tumor, mass, collection of fluid
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-opsy
Definition
to view
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-osis
Definition
condition-usually abnormal
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-pathy
Definition
disease
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-penia
Definition
deficiency
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-phobia
Definition
fear
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-plasia
Definition
development, formation, growth
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-plasty
Definition
surgical repair
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-ptosis
Definition
drooping, falling, prolapse
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-sclerosis
Definition
hardening
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-scope
Definition
instrument for visual examination
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-scopy
Definition
process of visual examination
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-stasis
Definition
controlling, stopping
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-stomy
Definition
opening to form a mouth (stoma)
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-therapy
Definition
treatment
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-tomy
Definition
incision, cutting into
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-trophy
Definition
development, nourishment
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-er
Definition
one who
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-ia
Definition
condition
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-ist
Definition
specialist
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-ole
Definition
small, tiny
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-ule
Definition
little, small
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-um, -ium
Definition
structure, tissue
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-ac, -iac
Definition
pertaining to
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-al
Definition
pertaining to
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-ar, -ary
Definition
pertaining to
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-eal
Definition
pertaining to
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-genic
Definition
pertaining to, produced by, produced in
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-ic, -ical
Definition
pertaining to
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-oid
Definition
derived from, resembling
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-ose
Definition
pertaining to, full of
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-ous
Definition
pertaining to
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-tic
Definition
pertaining to
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-us
Definition
structure, substance
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-y
Definition
condition, process
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