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Chapter 1
Prefixes and suffixes
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Health Care
Undergraduate 1
12/31/2008
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Term
aden/o
 Definition
gland
Term
arthr/o
 Definition
joint
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bi/o
 Definition
life
Term
carcin/0
 Definition
cancer or cancerous
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cardi/o
 Definition
heart
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cephal/o
 Definition
head
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cerebr/o
 Definition
cerebrum, largest part of the brain
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cyst/o
 Definition
urinary bladder
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cyt/o
 Definition
cell
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dermat/o
 Definition
skin
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derm/o
 Definition
skin
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electr/o
 Definition
electricity
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encephal/o
 Definition
brain
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enter/o
 Definition
intestines (often the small intestine)
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erythr/o
 Definition
red
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gast/o
 Definition
stomach
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gnos/o
 Definition
knowledge
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gynec/o
 Definition
woman, female
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hemat/o hem/o
 Definition
blood
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hepat/o
 Definition
liver
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leuk/o
 Definition
white
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nephr/o
 Definition
kidney
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neur/o
 Definition
nerve
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onc/o
 Definition
tumor
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ophthalm/o
 Definition
eye
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oste/o
 Definition
bone
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path/o
 Definition
disease
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psych/o
 Definition
mind
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ren/o
 Definition
kidney
Term
rhin/o
 Definition
nose
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sarc/o
 Definition
flesh
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thromb/o
 Definition
clotting
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-al
 Definition
pertaining to
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_algia
 Definition
pain
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_cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
_ectomy
 Definition
cutting out: removal, excision
Term
_emia
 Definition
blood condition
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_globin
 Definition
protein
Term
_ia
 Definition
condition
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_ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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_ism
 Definition
condition, process
Term
_itis
 Definition
inflammation
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_logist
 Definition
specialist
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_logy
 Definition
study of
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_oma
 Definition
tumor, mass
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_opsy
 Definition
to veiw
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_osis
 Definition
abdormal condition
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_scope
 Definition
instrument to visually examine
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_scopy
 Definition
process of visual examination
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_sis
 Definition
state of
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_tomy
 Definition
process of cutting into; incision
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a_, an_
 Definition
no, not
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aut_
 Definition
self
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dia_
 Definition
bad, painful,difficult, abnormal
Term
dys_
 Definition
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
Term
endo_
 Definition
within
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exo_
 Definition
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excessive, more than normal
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hypo_
 Definition
below, less than normal, under
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pro_
 Definition
before
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re_
 Definition
back
Term
retro_
 Definition
behind
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sub_
 Definition
below, under
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trans_
 Definition
across, through
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