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Medical Terminology
Chapter 1
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Undergraduate 1
06/03/2014
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Aden/o
 Definition
gland
Term
arthro/o
 Definition
joint
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bi/o
 Definition
life
Term
carcin/o
 Definition
cancer, cancerous
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cardi/o
 Definition
heart
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cephal/o
 Definition
head
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cerebr/o
 Definition
cerebrum
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cyst/o
 Definition
urinary bladder
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cyt/o
 Definition
cell
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Derm/o
 Definition
skin
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dermat/o
 Definition
skin
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electr/o
 Definition
electicity
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encephal/o
 Definition
brain
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enter/o
 Definition
intestines
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erythr/o
 Definition
red
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gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
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gnos/o
 Definition
knowledge
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gynec/o
 Definition
woman, female
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hem/o, hemat/o
 Definition
blood
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hepat/o
 Definition
liver
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lapar/o
 Definition
abdomen
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leuk/o
 Definition
white
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nephr/o
 Definition
kidney
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neur/o
 Definition
nerve
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onc/o
 Definition
tumor
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ophthalm/o
 Definition
eye
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oste/o
 Definition
bone
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path/o
 Definition
disease
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psych/o
 Definition
mind
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ren/o
 Definition
kidney
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rhin/o
 Definition
nose
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sarc/o
 Definition
flesh
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thromb/o
 Definition
clotting
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-al
 Definition
pertaining to
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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-cyte
 Definition
cell
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-ectomy
 Definition
cutting out; removal, excision
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-emia
 Definition
blood condition
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-globin
 Definition
protein
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-gram
 Definition
record
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-ia
 Definition
condition
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-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ism
 Definition
condition, process
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-logist
 Definition
specialist in the study of
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-logy
 Definition
study of
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-oma
 Definition
tumor, mass
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-opsy
 Definition
to view
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-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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-scope
 Definition
instrument to visually examine
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-scopy
 Definition
process of visual examinaion
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-sis
 Definition
state of
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-tomy
 Definition
process of cutting into, incision
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a-, an-
 Definition
no, not
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aut-
 Definition
self
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dia-
 Definition
compete, through
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dys-
 Definition
bad, painful,difficult, abnormal
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endo-
 Definition
within
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exo-
 Definition
outside
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive, more than normal, too much
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hypo-
 Definition
below, less than normal, under
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peri-
 Definition
surrounding
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pro-
 Definition
before, forward
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re-
 Definition
back
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retro-
 Definition
behind
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sub-
 Definition
below, under
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trans-
 Definition
across, through
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