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Undergraduate 2
01/16/2013
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Term
erythro
 Definition
red
Term
gastro
 Definition
stomach
Term
gnos
 Definition
knowledge
Term
glyc
 Definition
sugar
Term
gynec
 Definition
women/female
Term
hemat
 Definition
blood
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hepat
 Definition
liver
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itis
 Definition
inflammation
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iatro
 Definition
treatment
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leuk
 Definition
white
Term
logy
 Definition
study of
Term
nephro
 Definition
kidney
Term
neur
 Definition
nerve
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onco
 Definition
tumor(cancerous)
Term
oma
 Definition
tumor
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opthalm
 Definition
eye
Term
oste
 Definition
bone
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path
 Definition
disease
Term
ped
 Definition
child
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psych
 Definition
mind
Term
radi
 Definition
xrays
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reno
 Definition
kidney
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rhino
 Definition
nose
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sarco
 Definition
flesh
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secto
 Definition
to cut
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thromb
 Definition
clotting
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uro
 Definition
urinary tract
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-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
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-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
removal
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-amia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
-genic
 Definition
produced by
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-globi
 Definition
protein
Term
-gram
 Definition
record
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-ic/ical
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ion
 Definition
process
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-ist
 Definition
specialist
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-oma
 Definition
mass
Term
-opsy
 Definition
process of reviewing
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-osis
 Definition
condition
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
-scope
 Definition
visually examine
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-scopy
 Definition
process of visual examination
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-sis
 Definition
state or condition of
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-tomy
 Definition
cutting
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-y
 Definition
process or condition
Term
acro
 Definition
extremities, top, extreme point
Term
acu
 Definition
sharp, severe, sudden
Term
adeno
 Definition
gland
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adipo
 Definition
fat
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angio
 Definition
vessel
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arterio
 Definition
artery
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arthro
 Definition
joint
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blepharo
 Definition
eyelid
Term
hepat
 Definition
liver
Term
broncho
 Definition
bronchial tubes (two tubes that branch from the trachea to enter the lungs)
Term
carcino
 Definition
cancer
Term
cardio
 Definition
heart
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chemo
 Definition
drug, chemical
Term
chondro
 Definition
cartilage
Term
chrono
 Definition
time
Term
colo
 Definition
colon (large intestine)
Term
encephalo
 Definition
brain
Term
hemo
 Definition
blood
Term
hapat
 Definition
liver
Term
inguino
 Definition
groin
Term
isch
 Definition
to hold back
Term
laparo
 Definition
abdomen, abdominal wall
Term
laryngo
 Definition
larynx (voice box)
Term
mammo
 Definition
breast
Term
masto
 Definition
breast
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morpho
 Definition
shape
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muco
 Definition
mucus
Term
myel
 Definition
spinal cord, bone marrow
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necro
 Definition
death (of cells or whole body)
Term
nephro
 Definition
kidney
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neutro
 Definition
neutrophil (white blood cell)
Term
oto
 Definition
ear
Term
peritone
 Definition
peritoneum
Term
phago
 Definition
to eat, swallow
Term
phlebo
 Definition
vein
Term
plaso
 Definition
formation, development
Term
pleuro
 Definition
pleura (membrane surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall)
Term
pneumono
 Definition
lungs
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pulmono
 Definition
lungs
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recto
 Definition
rectum
Term
splen
 Definition
spleen
Term
staphylo
 Definition
clusters
Term
strepto
 Definition
twisted chains
Term
veno
 Definition
vein
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia
Term
-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid
Term
-coccus
 Definition
berry shaped bacterium
Term
-dynia
 Definition
pain
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision, removal
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
-genesis
 Definition
condition of producing, forming
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-graph
 Definition
instrument for recording
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
Term
-lysis
 Definition
breakdown, destruction, seperation
Term
-malacia
 Definition
softening
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-osis
 Definition
condition, usually abnormal
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-penia
 Definition
deficiency
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-plasia
 Definition
development, formation, growth
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-ptosis
 Definition
falling, dropping, prolapse
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-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
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-stasis
 Definition
stopping, controlling
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-stomy
 Definition
opening to form a mouth (stoma)
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-trophy
 Definition
development, nourishment
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-er
 Definition
one who
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-ole
 Definition
little, small
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-ule
 Definition
little, small
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-um, ium
 Definition
structure, tissue
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-us
 Definition
structure, substance
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-oid
 Definition
resembling
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