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Mod Medical Assistant Rubi Climaco
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08/11/2026
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- gram
 Definition
Picture or need record
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-Scopy
 Definition
Visual Examination
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-ectomy
 Definition
Surgical remover
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-graphy
 Definition
The process of producing a picture or record
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-pexy
 Definition
Surgical fixation
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-rraphy
 Definition
Suturing or repairing
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-otoney
 Definition
Cutting into or Incision
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-sub
 Definition
prefix that indicates location and means under
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-neo
 Definition
indicates something is new
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-tachy
 Definition
indicates status and means fast
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-mono
 Definition
indicates number one or single
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-end
 Definition
indicates within or inside
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-post
 Definition
indicates time and means after
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-dys
 Definition
Painful, abnormal, difficult, labored
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-hemi
 Definition
half
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mal
 Definition
bad or poor
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hypo
 Definition
excessive or above normal
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para
 Definition
besides, near, or abnormal
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peri
 Definition
Around or surroundings
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trans
 Definition
across or through
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itis
 Definition
inflammation
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algia
 Definition
pain and suffering
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dynia
 Definition
pain
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emia
 Definition
blood condition
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rrhea
 Definition
flow and discharge of fluid
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hecrosis
 Definition
tissue death
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oma
 Definition
tummor or mass
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stenosis
 Definition
abnormal narrowing
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rrahage;rrhagia
 Definition
excessive flow of blood
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megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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malacia
 Definition
abnormal softening
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pathy
 Definition
disease or disorder
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