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Pharmacy Practice Medical Terminology 3
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10/14/2011
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pharyng/o
 Definition
pharynx (throat)
Term
-phasia
 Definition
speech
Term
phleb/o
 Definition
vein
Term
-phobia
 Definition
fear
Term
-plasia, -plasm
 Definition
growth, formation
Term
plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
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pleur/o
 Definition
pleura
Term
-pnea
 Definition
breathing
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pneum/o; pneumon/o
 Definition
lung, air
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poly-
 Definition
many, much
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post-
 Definition
after, behind
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poster/o
 Definition
back (of body), behind, posterior
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pre-
 Definition
before
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proct/o
 Definition
anus, rectum
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-ptosis
 Definition
prolapse, falling, dropping
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purpur-
 Definition
purple
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pyel/o
 Definition
renal, pelvis
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py/o
 Definition
pus
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quadri-
 Definition
four
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radi/o
 Definition
x-rays, radiation
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rect/o
 Definition
rectum
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ren/o
 Definition
kidney
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retin/o
 Definition
retina
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rhin/o
 Definition
nose
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-rrhage
 Definition
bursting forth (of)
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-rrhea
 Definition
flow, discharge
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sacro/o
 Definition
sacrum
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sclera/o
 Definition
hardening, sclera (white of the eye)
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-scopy
 Definition
visual examination
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-spasm
 Definition
involuntary contraction, twitching
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spermat/o
 Definition
sperm
Term
spin/o
 Definition
spine
Term
spondyl/o
 Definition
vertebra (backbone)
Term
-stasis
 Definition
at a standstill
Term
-stenosis
 Definition
stricture, narrowing
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stomat/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
-stomy
 Definition
forming a new opening or mouth
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sub-
 Definition
under, below
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supra-
 Definition
above
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tachy-
 Definition
rapid
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-therapy
 Definition
treatment
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therm/o
 Definition
heat
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thorac/o
 Definition
chest
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thromb/o
 Definition
blood clot
Term
thyr/o
 Definition
thyroid gland
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-tome
 Definition
instrument to cut
Term
-tomy
 Definition
incision, cut into
Term
tox/o
 Definition
poison
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trache/o
 Definition
trachea (windpipe)
Term
tri-
 Definition
three
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trich/o
 Definition
hair
Term
-tripsy
 Definition
crushing
Term
tympan/o
 Definition
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
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-ule
 Definition
small
Term
-uria, ur/o
 Definition
urine, urination
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ureter/o
 Definition
ureter
Term
uter/o
 Definition
uterus
Term
vagin/o
 Definition
vagina
Term
vascul/o
 Definition
blood vessel
Term
ven/o
 Definition
vein
Term
ventricul/o
 Definition
ventricle (of brain or heart)
Term
vesic/o
 Definition
bladder
Term
vertebr/o
 Definition
vertebra (backbone)
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vulvo
 Definition
vulva
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xanth/o
 Definition
yellow
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xer/o
 Definition
dry
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