Term
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Definition
poly-
neur/o
-pathy
a disease involving a number of peripheral nerves |
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Term
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Definition
noct/o
-uria
excessive urination at night |
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Term
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Definition
opthalm/o
-scope
a device for visually examining the eye |
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Term
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Definition
stomat/o
myc/o
-osis
abnormal condition (or disease) of mouth due to fungus |
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Term
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Definition
orth/o
-pnea
breathe easily only when sitting straight or standing erect |
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Term
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Definition
oste/o
-oma
a (benign) tumor of the bone |
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Term
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Definition
ot/o
-itis
inflammation of the ear |
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Term
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Definition
phleb/o
-tomy
-ist
a specialist in punturing (cutting into) the vein (for purposes of withdrawing blood) |
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Term
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Definition
pneum/o
-ectomy
surgical removal of a lung |
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Term
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Definition
poster/o
later/o
-al
pertaining to the area behind and to one side |
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Term
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Definition
proxim/o
-al
pertaining to the nearest (opposite of distal) |
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Term
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Definition
pulm/o
-ary
pertaining to the lungs |
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Term
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Definition
py/o
-genesis
-ic
pertaining to the production of pus |
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Term
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Definition
rhin/o
-rrhea
discharge or flow from the nose (i.e. runny nose) |
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Term
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Definition
arther/o
scler/o
-osis
an abnormal condition of hardening (and narrowing) of the arteries |
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Term
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Definition
thorac/o
-ic
pertaining to the chest |
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Term
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Definition
thromb/o
cty/o
-penia
a decrease in the number of platelets (in the blood) |
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Term
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Definition
toxic/o
-ology
the study of poisonous substances |
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Term
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Definition
ur/o
-dynia
pain on urination |
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Term
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Definition
vascul/o
-itis
inflammation of the (blood) vessel(s) |
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