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MT Word Part M1
Word Parts Module 1
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11/09/2015
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append/o
 Definition
appendix
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arteri/o
 Definition
artery
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arther/o
 Definition
plaque or fatty substance
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arthr/o
 Definition
joint
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abdomin/o
 Definition
abdomen
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cardi/o
 Definition
heart
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crani/o
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skull
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cyan/o
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blue
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endo/o
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within
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enter/o
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small intestine
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erythr/o
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red
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gastr/o
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stomach
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hepat/o
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liver
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laryng/o
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larynx and throat
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leuk/o
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white
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melan/o
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black
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myc/o
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fungus
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myel/o
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spinal cord
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my/o
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muscle
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nat/o
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birth
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neur/o
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nerve
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oste/o
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bone
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ot/o
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ear
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poli/o
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gray
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pyel/o
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renal pelvis
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py/o
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pus
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pyr/o
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fever or fire
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rhin/o
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nose
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tonsil/o
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tonsils
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-ac
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pertaining to
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-al
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pertaining to
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-algia
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pain and suffering
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-centesis
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a surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid
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-cytes
 Definition
cells
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-dynia
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pain
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-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
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-gram
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record or picture
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-graphy
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process of recording a picture or record
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-itis
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inflammation
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-malacia
 Definition
abnormal softening
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-necrosis
 Definition
tissue death
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-ologist
 Definition
specialist
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-ology
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the study of
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-osis
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condtion
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-ostomy
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to surgically create an artificial opening
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-otomy
 Definition
cutting into or a surgical incision
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-rrhage or -rrhagia
 Definition
bursting forth, an abnormal excessive fluid discharge or bleeding
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-rrhapy
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to suture or stitch
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-rrhea
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abnormal flow or discharge and refers to the abnormal flow of most body fluids
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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-scopy
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visual examination
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-sclerosis
 Definition
abnormal hardening
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-stenosis
 Definition
abnormal narrowing
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-um
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a noun ending
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ab-
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away from
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ad-
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toward or in the direction of
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ac-
 Definition
pertaining to
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dys-
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bad, difficult, painful
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eu-
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good, well normal or easy
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hyper-
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excessive or increased
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hypo-
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deficient or decreased
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inter-
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between or among
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intra-
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within or inside
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neo-
 Definition
new
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sub-
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under, less, or below
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supra-
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above or excessive
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peri-
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surrounding
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post-
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after
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pre-
 Definition
before
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