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Post-Graduate
10/15/2007
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Term
HYPO-
 Definition
Below or under.
Term
CONTRA-
 Definition
Against, to prevent.
Term
EU-
 Definition
Good, well, or normal.
Term
ENDO-, EN-
 Definition
Inner.
Term
BRADY-
 Definition
Slow.
Term
LEUK-
 Definition
White.
Term
ECHO-
 Definition
Sound.
Term
ANTE-
 Definition
Before, in front of.
Term
MACRO-
 Definition
Large.
Term
ERYTHRO-
 Definition
Red.
Term
NEO-
 Definition
New.
Term
MID-
 Definition
Middle.
Term
BI-
 Definition
Two, twice, or double.
Term
INTRA-
 Definition

Inside.
Term
DYS-
 Definition
Bad or painful.
Term
HYPER-
 Definition
Too much or high.
Term
AB-
 Definition
Away from.(subtract)
Term
EPI-
 Definition
On, upon, or over.
Term
EX-
 Definition
Out or away from.
Term
INTER-
 Definition

Between.
Term
AUTO-
 Definition
Self.
Term
NON-
 Definition
No.
Term
HEMI-
 Definition
Half.
Term
AD-
 Definition
Toward, in the direction of.
Term
MAL-
 Definition
Bad, illness, or disorder.
Term
DIS-
 Definition
Apart, free from.
Term
ELECTRO-
 Definition
Electric.
Term
CIRCUM-
 Definition
Around.
Term
A-,AN-
 Definition
Without, not, or lack of.
Term
ANTI-
 Definition
Against.
Term
MICRO-
 Definition
Small.
Term
SUPER-, SUPRA-
 Definition
Above, over.
Term
RETRO-
 Definition
Behind, Backward.
Term
UN-
 Definition
Not.
Term
ORTHO-
 Definition
Straight.
Term
PER-
 Definition
By, through.
Term
PRE-
 Definition
Before, in front of.
Term
POST-
 Definition
After, or behind.
Term
OLIG-
 Definition
Small, scant.
Term
SON-
 Definition
Sound.
Term
SEMI-
 Definition
Half.
Term
POLY-
 Definition
Many, much.
Term
PATHO-
 Definition
Disease, suffering.
Term
TACHY-
 Definition
Swift, fast, rapid.
Term
SUB-
 Definition
Under, beneath.
Term
PERI-
 Definition
Around.
Term
QUAD-
 Definition
Four.
Term
ABDOMIN(O)
 Definition
Abdomen.
Term
ADEN(O)
 Definition
Gland.
Term
ADIP-
 Definition
Fat.
Term
AMBUL
 Definition
Walk.
Term
ANGI(O)
 Definition
Vessel.
Term
APPEND
 Definition
Appendix.
Term
ARTERIO
 Definition
Artery.
Term
ARTHR(O)
 Definition
Joint.
Term
AUD
 Definition
Hearing.
Term
AUSCULT
 Definition
Listen.
Term
AXILL
 Definition
Armpit.
Term
BRACHI(O)
 Definition
Arm.
Term
BRONCHO, BRONCHI
 Definition
Bronchus.
Term
CARCIN
 Definition
Cancerous.
Term
CARD, CARDI(O)
 Definition
Heart.
Term
CEREBRO
 Definition
Cerebrum.
Term
CEPHAL(O)
 Definition
Head.
Term
CHOLE, CHOL(O)
 Definition
Bile.
Term
COLO
 Definition
Colon.
Term
CONTAMINAT
 Definition
Render unclean by contact.
Term
COST(O)
 Definition
Rib.
Term
CRANI(O)
 Definition
Skull.
Term
CUTANE
 Definition
Skin.
Term
CYAN(O)
 Definition
Blue.
Term
CYST(O)
 Definition
Bladder, cyst.
Term
DERM, DERMA
 Definition
Skin.
Term
DIAPHOR
 Definition
Sweat.
Term
DUODEN(O)
 Definition
Duodenum.
Term
ENCEPHAL(O)
 Definition
Brain.
Term
GASTER(O), GASTRO
 Definition
Stomach.
Term
GERON
 Definition
Aged.
Term
GLUCO
 Definition
Sweet.
Term
GINGIV
 Definition
Gums.
Term
GLOSS
 Definition
Tongue.
Term
GLYCO, GLYC
 Definition
Sweet.
Term
GYNECO, GYNO
 Definition
Woman.
Term
HEMA, HEMATO, HEMO
 Definition
Blood.
Term
HEPATO
 Definition
Liver.
Term
HYSTER(O)
 Definition
Uterus.
Term
ILE(O), ILI(O)
 Definition
Ileum.
Term
INFER
 Definition
Below, Beneath.
Term
LACT
 Definition
Milk.
Term
LAPAR
 Definition
Abdomen.
Term
LARYNG(O)
 Definition
Larynx
Term
LINGU
 Definition
Tongue.
Term
LYMPH(O)
 Definition
Lymph.
Term
MAMM(O)
 Definition
Breast.
Term
MAST(O)
 Definition
Breast.
Term
MEAT
 Definition
Opening.
Term
MELAN(O)
 Definition
Black.
Term
MENING(O)
 Definition
Meninges.
Term
MICTUR
 Definition
Urinate.
Term
MY
 Definition
Muscle.
Term
NAS
 Definition
Nose.
Term
NECRO
 Definition
Death.
Term
NEPHRO
 Definition
Kidney.
Term
NEURO
 Definition
Nerve.
Term
NOCT
 Definition
Night.
Term
ONCO
 Definition
Tumor.
Term
OPTHALMO
 Definition
Eye.
Term
OSTEO
 Definition
Bone.
Term
OTO
 Definition
Ear.
Term
PALPAT
 Definition
Feel, Touch.
Term
PEPS, PEPT
 Definition
Digestion.
Term
PHARYNGO
 Definition
Pharynx.
Term
PHLEBO
 Definition
Vein.
Term
PNEOA
 Definition
Breathing.
Term
PNEUM
 Definition
Air, Gas, Respiration.
Term
PODO
 Definition
Foot.
Term
POSTER
 Definition
Behind, Toward the Back.
Term
PROCTO
 Definition
Anus, Rectum.
Term
PRURIT
 Definition
Itching.
Term
PULMO
 Definition
Lung.
Term
PY
 Definition
Pus.
Term
REGURGIT
 Definition
Flood or Gush Back.
Term
RESUSCIT
 Definition
Revive.
Term
RHIN
 Definition
Nose.
Term
SPLENO
 Definition
Spleen.
Term
STOMATO
 Definition
Mouth.
Term
THERMO
 Definition
Hot, Heat.
Term
THORACO
 Definition
Chest.
Term
THROMBO
 Definition
Blood Clot.
Term
TOXICO, TOXO
 Definition
Poison.
Term
TRACHEO
 Definition
Trachea, Windpipe.
Term
URETHRO
 Definition
Urethra.
Term
VEN
 Definition
Vein.
Term
-algia
 Definition
Pain.
Term
-cyte
 Definition
Cell.
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
Excision, Removal Of.
Term
-emia
 Definition
Blood Condition.
Term
-emisis
 Definition
Vomiting.
Term
-gen
 Definition
Producing, Forming.
Term
-gram, -graph, -graphy
 Definition
Record.
Term
-ism
 Definition
A Condition.
Term
-itis
 Definition
Inflammation.
Term
-megaly
 Definition
Enlargement.
Term
-meter
 Definition
Measure.
Term
-ology
 Definition
Study Of.
Term
-ologist
 Definition
Specialist.
Term
-oma
 Definition
Tumor.
Term
-osis
 Definition
Condition.
Term
-ostomy
 Definition
Creation Of An Opening.
Term
-otomy
 Definition
Cut Into.
Term
-oxia
 Definition
Oxygen.
Term
-pathy
 Definition
Disease.
Term
-penia
 Definition
Lack.
Term
-phagia
 Definition
To Eat.
Term
-phagia
 Definition
To Eat.
Term
-phasia
 Definition
Speaking.
Term
-phobia
 Definition
Exaggerated Fear.
Term
-plasty
 Definition
Surgical Repair.
Term
-plegia
 Definition
Paralysis.
Term
-rrhage
 Definition
Excessive Flow.
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
Discharge, Flow.
Term
-sclerosis
 Definition
Abnormal Hardening.
Term
-scopy
 Definition
Examination Using A Scope.
Term
-uria
 Definition
Condition of the Urine.
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