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Week 3
Beginner Medical Terminology- CF/WR, Suffixes, & Prefixes
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08/31/2011
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-pepsia
 Definition
digestion
Term
-lith
 Definition
stone, calculus
Term
-phagia
 Definition
swallowing, eating
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision, removal
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-scopy
 Definition
visual examination
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-rrhea
 Definition
flow, discharge
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dys-
 Definition
pad, painful, difficult
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive, above normal
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sub-
 Definition
below, under
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endo-
 Definition
in, within
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an-
 Definition
without, not
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dia-
 Definition
through
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peri-
 Definition
around
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or/o
 Definition
mouth
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stomat/o
 Definition
mouth
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gloss/o
 Definition
tongue
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chiel/o
 Definition
lip
Term
dent/o
 Definition
teeth
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lip/o; adip/o; lipid/o
 Definition
fat
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enter/o
 Definition
intestine (usually small intestine)
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append/o
 Definition
appendix
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appendic/o
 Definition
appendix
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col/o; colon/o
 Definition
colon
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chol/e
 Definition
bile, gall
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choledoch/o
 Definition
bile ducht
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pancreat/o
 Definition
pancreas
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cholangi/o
 Definition
bile vessel
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esophag/o
 Definition
esophagus
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lith/o
 Definition
stone, calculus
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rect/o
 Definition
rectum
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an/o
 Definition
anus
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pharyng/o
 Definition
pharynx (throat)
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hepat/o
 Definition
liver
Term
cholecyst/o
 Definition
gallbladder
Term
hemat/o
 Definition
blood
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glyc/o; gluc/o
 Definition
sweetness, sugar
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-ase
 Definition
enzyme
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glycogen/o; amyl/o
 Definition
starch
Term
tonsill/o
 Definition
tonsils
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