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Medical Terminology Chap 2
Undergraduate Medical Terminology Chapter 2
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Undergraduate 1
06/09/2010
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-al
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ous
 Definition
pertaining to
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-logy
 Definition
study or science of
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-meter
 Definition
measure, measuring instrument
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-scope
 Definition
an instrument used for viewing
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-scopy
 Definition
process of viewing
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-drome
 Definition
run or running
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-emesis
 Definition
vomiting
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-malacia
 Definition
softening
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-opsy
 Definition
view of
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-oxia
 Definition
oxygen
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-phil and -philia
 Definition
loving or affinity for
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-phagia
 Definition
eating or swallowing
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-phasia
 Definition
speaking
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-physis
 Definition
growth
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-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
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-oma
 Definition
tumor
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-stasis
 Definition
standing still
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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-asthenia
 Definition
weakness
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-atresia
 Definition
a closure or absence of a normal body opening
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-cele
 Definition
hernia, swelling, protrusion
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-dynia
 Definition
pain
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-ia
 Definition
condition
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-osis
 Definition
condition
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-ism
 Definition
condition
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-penia
 Definition
deficiency or abnormal reduction in number
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-phobia
 Definition
fear
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-plasia
 Definition
formation or growth
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-rrhagia
 Definition
condition of profuse bleeding or hemorrhage
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-rrhea
 Definition
excessive discharge
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-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
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-sclerosis
 Definition
condition of hardening
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-spasm
 Definition
sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
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-ad
 Definition
toward
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-emia and -hemia
 Definition
blood or condition of blood
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-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ary
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pertaining to
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-iatry
 Definition
treatment or specialty
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-logist
 Definition
one who studies
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-logy
 Definition
the study of
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-practic
 Definition
practice
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-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture
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-clasia, -clasis, and -clast
 Definition
break apart
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-desis
 Definition
surgical fixation or fusion
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-ectomy
 Definition
excision or surgical removal
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-gram
 Definition
record, image
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-graph
 Definition
an instrument for recording
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-graphy
 Definition
recording process
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-metry
 Definition
measurement or process of measuring
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-pexy
 Definition
surgical fixation or suspension
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-phylaxis
 Definition
protection
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
suturing
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-stomy
 Definition
surgical creation of an opening
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-tome
 Definition
cutting instrument
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-tomy
 Definition
incision
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-tripsy
 Definition
surgical crushing
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-ion
 Definition
process
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