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Medical Terminology
various medical prefixes, suffixes
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
08/31/2011
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Term
adeno
 Definition
gland
Term
angio
 Definition
blood vessel
Term
arthro
 Definition
joint
Term
cardio
 Definition
heart
Term
cysto
 Definition
bladder, sac, cyst
Term
cyto
 Definition
cell
Term
derma
 Definition
skin
Term
encephalo
 Definition
brain
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entero
 Definition
intestines
Term
gastro
 Definition
stomach
Term
hem, hemato
 Definition
blood
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hepato
 Definition
liver
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histo
 Definition
tissue
Term
lipo
 Definition
fat
Term
mammo, masto
 Definition
breast
Term
myo
 Definition
muscle
Term
nephro
 Definition
kidney
Term
neuro
 Definition
nerve
Term
onco
 Definition
cancer
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oophoro
 Definition
ovary
Term
osteo
 Definition
bone
Term
oto
 Definition
ear
Term
patho
 Definition
disease
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pneumo
 Definition
lungs, air, breath
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pulmo
 Definition
lungs
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ren, renal
 Definition
kidney
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salpingo
 Definition
fallopian tube
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uro
 Definition
urine
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vaso
 Definition
blood vessel
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cyano
 Definition
blue
Term
erythro
 Definition
red
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leuko
 Definition
white
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melano
 Definition
black
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verdi
 Definition
green
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algia
 Definition
pain
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centesis
 Definition
puncture
Term
dynia
 Definition
pain
Term
ectomy
 Definition
excision, removal
Term
emia
 Definition
blood
Term
par, parus
 Definition
labor
Term
pep
 Definition
digest
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pexy
 Definition
fix
Term
phage
 Definition
eat
Term
phasia
 Definition
speak
Term
phobia
 Definition
fear
Term
plasia
 Definition
formation, development
Term
plegia
 Definition
paralyze
Term
penia
 Definition
decrease
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rrhagia
 Definition
burst forth, pour
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rrhaphy
 Definition
suture
Term
rrhea
 Definition
flow, discharge
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rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
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trophy
 Definition
nourish
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otomy
 Definition
incision, cut
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ostomy
 Definition
new opening
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oid
 Definition
like, resemble
Term
oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
ology
 Definition
study of
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olyse
 Definition
rupture
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opathy
 Definition
disease of
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osis, asis
 Definition
condition of
Term
oscope
 Definition
look into
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itis
 Definition
inflammation of
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philia
 Definition
like, love
Term
a
 Definition
without
Term
auto
 Definition
self
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brachy
 Definition
short
Term
brady
 Definition
slow
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cryo
 Definition
cold
Term
crypto
 Definition
hidden
Term
dys
 Definition
difficult, painful, bad
Term
endo
 Definition
inside
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exo
 Definition
outside
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eu
 Definition
good, well, true
Term
gyne, gyno
 Definition
female
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hydro
 Definition
water, wet
Term
hyper
 Definition
more
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hypo
 Definition
less
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macro
 Definition
large
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mega
 Definition
great
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megalo
 Definition
huge
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micro
 Definition
small
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mono
 Definition
one
Term
multi
 Definition
many
Term
necro
 Definition
dead
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neo
 Definition
new
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noct
 Definition
night
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ortho
 Definition
straight, correct
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peri
 Definition
around
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poly
 Definition
many
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pro
 Definition
first, in front of
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pseudo
 Definition
false
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pyo
 Definition
pus
Term
pyro
 Definition
fire, fever
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retro
 Definition
behind
Term
sclero
 Definition
hard
Term
scolio
 Definition
twisted
Term
sym, syn
 Definition
together, in association
Term
tachy
 Definition
fast
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xero
 Definition
dry
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dx
 Definition
diagnosis
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hx
 Definition
history
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px
 Definition
prognosis
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rx, tx
 Definition
treatment
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sx
 Definition
symptoms
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