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MCE - Medical Terminology
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Medical
11th Grade
10/10/2011
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-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision/surgical removal
Term
-genesis
 Definition
origin/cause
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-genic
 Definition
producing/causing
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-gram
 Definition
something written
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-ism
 Definition
state of
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-logy
 Definition
study of
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-mania
 Definition
madness/insane desire
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-ologist
 Definition
one who studies or practices
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-oma
 Definition
tumor/swelling
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-scope
 Definition
instrument used for visual examination
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-sepsis
 Definition
infection
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-stasis
 Definition
control/stop
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-osis
 Definition
abnormal increase in production
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-emia
 Definition
blood condition
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-ia
 Definition
condition of disease or abnormal state
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-ostomy
 Definition
creation of an artificial opening
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-otomy
 Definition
cut into/incision
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-tomy
 Definition
cutting
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-lytic
 Definition
destroy/reduce
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-ase
 Definition
enzyme
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-glia
 Definition
glue
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-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
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-meter
 Definition
instrument used to measure
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-cidal
 Definition
killing
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-spasm
 Definition
sudden involuntary muscle contraction
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-crit
 Definition
to separate
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-opia
 Definition
vision
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