Chapter 1-Ready Set Go Flashcards
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Abduction
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Mean to take away from the midline.
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A- or An-
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Means without or no.
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Atraumatic
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Means without injury.
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Anura
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Means a sense of urine
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Ad-
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Means towards.
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Addiction
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Means move towards the midline.
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Anti-
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Means against.
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Anti metics
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Means work against or prevent vomiting.
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Dys-
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Means difficult, painful, or bad.
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Dysphasia
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Means difficulty swallowing or eating.
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Eu-
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Means good, easy, or normal.
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Euthyroid
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Means having a normal functioning thyroid gland.
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Endo-
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Means within or inside.
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Ex- or Exo-
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Mean without, out of, outside, or away from.
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Exocrine
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Means to secrete externally (via a duct).
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Endocrine
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Means to secrete internally.
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Endoparasite
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Is an organism that lives inside the body of the host.
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Ecto-
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Means outside.
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Ectoparasite
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Is an organism that lives on the outer surface of the host.
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Hyper-
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Means elevated, higher, or more than normal.
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Hyperglycemia
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Means elevated amounts of blood glucose.
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Hypo-
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Means depressed, lower, or less than normal.
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Hypoglycemia
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Means depressed amounts of blood glucose.
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Inter-
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Means between.
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Intercostal
Means between the ribs.
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Intra-
Means within.
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Intramuscular
Means within the muscle.
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Poly-
Means many or excessive.
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Polyuria
Means excessive amounts or frequency of urination.
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Oligo-
Means scant or little.
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Oliguria
Means scant amounts or frequency. Of urination.
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Pre-
Means before.
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Preanesthetic
Mean pertaining to before anesthesia.
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Post-
Means after.
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Post anesthetic
Means pertaining to after anesthesia.
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Sub-
Mean below under or less.
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Sublingual
Means under the tongue.
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Super- or Supra-
Means above, beyond, or excessive.
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Supernumerary
Means more than the regular number.
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Supra scapular
Means above the shoulder blade.
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Traumatic (without a prefix)
Mean pertaining to injury.
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Uria (without a prefix)
Means urination
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Emetic (without a prefix)
Means pertaining to vomiting.
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Epi-
Means upper.
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Extra-
Means outside.
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Infra-
Means below or beneath
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Meta-
Means beyond.
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Trans-
Means across.
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Ultra-
Means above, increased, or more than normal.
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Ab-
Means away from.
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- ac, -al, -an, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ine, -ous,
| - tic
Means pertaining to.
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Cardiac
Means pertaining to the heart.
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Renal
Means pertaining to the kidney.
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Ovarian
Means pertaining to the ovary.
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Lumbar
Means pertaining to the loin, lower back.
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Alimentary
Means pertaining to the gastrointestinal tract.
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Laryngeal
Means pertaining to the larynx.
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Enteric
Mean pertaining to the intestine.
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Uterine
Means pertaining to the uterus.
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Cutaneous
Means pertaining to the skin.
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Nephrotic
Means pertaining to the kidneys.
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-ectomy
Means surgical removal.
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Mastectomy
Means surgical removal of the breast or mammary glands.
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-pexy
Means suture to stabilize.
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Gastropexy
Means surgically stabilizing the abdominal wall.
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-plastic
Means surgical repair.
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Rhinoplasty
Means surgical repair of the nose.
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-stony
Means surgically created opening.
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Colostomy
Means a surgically created opening between the colon and body surface.
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-tomy
Means cutting into.
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Laparotomy
Means an incision into the abdomen.
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-centesis
Means surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas.
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Cystocentesis
Means surgical puncture of the urinary bladder with a needle to remove fluid (urine).
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-gram
Means record of.
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Electrocardiogram
Means the electrocardiography hard copy record.
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-graph
Means instrument that records (for use as a record).
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Electrocardiograph
Means the machine that records the electrical activity of the heart.
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-graphy
Means procedure that records.
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Electrocardiography
Means the procedure use to record the electrical activity of the heart.
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-lysis
Means separation or breakdown.
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Urinalysis
Means separation of the urine into its constituents.
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-scope
Means instrument to visually examine.
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Endoscope
Means an instrument to visually examine inside the body.
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-scopy
Means procedure to visually examine.
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Endoscopy
Means the procedure to visually examine inside the body.
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-therapy
Means treatment.
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Chemotherapy
Means treatment with chemical substances or drugs.
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-rrhagia or -rrhage (ra-je-ah or rihdj)
Means bursting forth.
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Hemmorrhage
Means bursting fourth of blood from the vessels.
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-rrhaphy
Means to suture.
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Enterorraphy
Means suturing of the small intestine.
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-rrhea
Mean flow, discharge.
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Diarrhea
Means complete discharge or the bowels.
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-rrhexis
Means rupture.
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Myorrexis
Means rupture of the muscle.
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-algia or -dynia
Means pain.
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Arthralgia or arthrodynia
Means joint pain.
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-ia, -sis, -y
Means condition, process ( usually abnormal)
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Hypoglycaemia
Means condition of elevated amounts of blood glucose.
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-ion
Means condition, state.
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-cide
Means killing.
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-ema
Means swelling, distension.
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-Emia
Means blood condition.
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-genic
Means pertaining to, produced by/in, producing.
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-ics
Means practice, knowledge.
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-ism
Means disease, practice.
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-ium
Means little, small
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-ist
Means one who specializes in.
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-itis
Means inflammation.
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-logist
Means one who specializes in the study of.
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-logy
Means the study of.
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-lysis
Means to breakdown, destroy.
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-malaria
Means softening.
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-megaly
Means large, enlarged.
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-oid
Means resembling.
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-oma
Means tumour, mass.
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-opsy
Means to view.
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-osis
Means process, state, condition .
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-otomy
Means cutting into.
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-ous
Means pertaining to.
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-pathy
Means disease, condition.
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-penia
Means deficiency.
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-philia
Means have an affinity for.
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-phobia
Means have a fear of.
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-phylaxis
Means protection.
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-plasia
Means development, growth.
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-plegia
Means paralysis.
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-pros is
Mean drooping, sagging, prolapse.
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-stasis
Means stopping, controlling.
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-stat
Means stop, arrest.
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-tome
Means instrument to cut.
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-trophy
Means nourishment, development.
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Abdomin/o
Means abdomen.
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Angi/o
Blood vessel.
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Appendic/o
Appendix
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Arteri/o
Artery
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Arthr/o
Joint
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Astr/o
Star.
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Arther/o
Fatty substance or plaque.
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Axill/o
Armpit
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Bi/o
Life
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Brachy
Short
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Carcin/o
Cancer
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Cel, coel
Hollow cavity.
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Cephal/o
Head
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Cerebr/o
Brain.
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Cervic/o
Neck
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Chondr/o
Cartilage
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Col/o
Colon
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Crani/o
Skull
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Crin/o
Secrete
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Cutane
Skin
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Cyan/o
Blue
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Cyst/i , cyst/o
Bladder, cyst, sac
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Cyt/o
Cell
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Derm/o or dermat/o
Skin
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Electr/o
Electricity
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Encephal/o
Brain (en = in, cephal = head)
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Enter/o
Small intestine
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Erythr/o
Red
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Esthes
Sensation
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Gastr/o
Stomach
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Gen/o
Beginning, to produce
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Geront/o
Old age
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Gli/o
Glue
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Gloss/o or lingu/o
Tongue
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Gnos/o
Knowledge
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Gonad/o
Gonads
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Hepat/o
Liver
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Hem/o or hemat/o
Blood
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Hist/o
Tissue
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Hydr/o
Wet, water, fluid.
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Hyster/o, metr/o, metr/I, uter/o
Uterus
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Immune/o
Protection
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Kinesi/o
Movement
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Laryng/o
Throat, larynx
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Later/o
Side
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Leuk/o
White
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Lumb/o
Lower back
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Melan/o
Black
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Metr/o or metr/a
Uterus
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Morph/o
Shape, form, structure
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My/o
Muscle
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Myc/o
Fungus
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Myel/o
Bone marrow, spinal cord
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Nat/o
Birth
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Necr/o
Death
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Nephr/o
Kidney
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Neur/o
Nerve
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Ondont/o
Tooth
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Onc/o
Tumor, mass
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Ophthalm/o,ocul/o
Eye
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Oste/o
Bone
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Ot/o
Ear
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Ovari/o,/o
Ovaries
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Path/o
Disease
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Phag/o
Throat
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Phas/o
Speech
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Phren/o
Diaphragm, mind
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Physi/o
Nature
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Poli/o
Grey
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Py/o
Pus
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Pyle/o
Renal pelvis
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Pyr/o
Fever
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Psych/o
Mind
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Radi/o
Rays (usually x-rays)
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Rhin/o
Nose
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Sciera/o
Hardness
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Scop/o
Examination(usually visual)
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Seps/o
Infection
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Stem/o
Narrow, contracted
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Steth/o
Chest
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Tax/o
Order, coordinate
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Tel/e, tel/o
Distant, end
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Testicul/o, orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o
Testicles
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Thalam/o
Inner chamber
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Thromb/o
Clot
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Tonsil/o
Tonsils
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Troph/o
Nourishment, food
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Vas/o
Vessel or duct
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Vertebr/o
Vertebrae, backbone
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Viscer/o
Internal organs
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-ectomy
Surgical removal
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-pexy
Suture to stabilize
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-plasty
Surgical repair
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-stomy
Surgically created opening
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-tomy
Cutting into
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-ac, -al, -an, -ary, -ar, -eal, -ic, -ine, -ous, -tic, -um
Pertaining to
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-algia
Pain
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-cide
Killing
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-dynia
Pain
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-ema
-swelling, distension
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-Emia
Blood condition
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-genic
Pertaining to, produced by/in, producing
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-gram
Record
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-is, -sis, -y
Condition, process (usually abnormal)
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-ics
Practice, knowledge
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-ion
Condition, state
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-ism
Disease, practice
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-ium
Little, small
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-ist
One who specializes in
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-itis
Inflammation
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-logist
One who specializes in the study of
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-logo
The study of
