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06/23/2011
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-osis
 Definition
condition of; usually abnormal
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eti/o
 Definition
cause
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acr/o
 Definition
extremities - legs, arms, head
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cardi/o
 Definition
heart
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cyan/o
 Definition
blue
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cyt/o
 Definition
cell
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dermat/o
derm/o
 Definition
skin
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duoden/o
 Definition
duodenum
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electr/o
 Definition
electrical
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gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
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gram/o
 Definition
record
example: x-ray, picture
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leuk/o
 Definition
white
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megal/o
 Definition
enlarged
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path/o
 Definition
disease
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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-ectomy
 Definition
excision of
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation of
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-ologist
 Definition
person who studies
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-ology
 Definition
the study of
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-ostomy
 Definition
form a new opening
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-otomy
 Definition
incision into
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-tome
 Definition
instrument that cuts
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manifestation
 Definition
proof of impaired body. It's the display of evidence of disease or illness.
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pathology
 Definition
the scientific study of the changes of the body by disease.
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etiology
 Definition
the scientific study of causes of disease
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disease
 Definition
condition in which the body is impaired sickness or illness.
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-a
-y
 Definition
condition of
*usually abnormal
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- al
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suffix meaning of or pertaining to
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acrocyanosis
 Definition
condition of blueness of the extremities
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megalocardia
 Definition
englarged heart
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cardiology
 Definition
study of disease of the heart
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duodenostomy
 Definition
surgical procedure forming a new opening in the duodenum
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leukemia
 Definition
abnormal condition of too many white blood cells
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dermatologist
 Definition
person who studies in the field of skin diseases
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electrocardiography
 Definition
recordings of electrical waves of the heart
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acromegaly
 Definition
enlarged extremities
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gastritis
 Definition
inflammation of the stomach
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dermatome
 Definition
a surgical instrument instrument used for cutting skin
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manifestation
 Definition
signs or evidence of disease
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gastroduodenostomy
 Definition
create a new opening between the stomach and duodenum
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etiology
 Definition
the study of the causes of disease
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acrocynosis
 Definition
abnormal blue condition of the extremities
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pathologist
 Definition
person who studies the effects and changes of the body due to disease
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gastralgia
 Definition
stomach pain
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cytology
 Definition
the study of cells
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duodenal
 Definition
referring to the duodenum
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