m10 | part 2. Flashcards
(prefix | suffix | root word |combining form); mostly conditions/diseases/parts of the body; identification of example terms
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a(n)-
anuria
A
absence, without
(lack of urine output)
2
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ab-
abduct
A
away from
(move away from)
3
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ad-
adduct
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toward
(move toward)
4
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ambi-
ambidextrous
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both sides
(using both hands)
5
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ante-
anterior
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before, forward
(front of the body)
6
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anti-
antibody
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against
(immune response to an organism)
7
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apo-
apophysis
A
away from
(growth or protuberance)
8
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aut(o)-
autoanalysis
A
self
(self-analysis)
9
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bi-
bigeminy
A
two
(occuring in pairs)
10
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diplo-
diplopia
A
double
(double vision)
11
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dys-
dysuria
A
difficult, painful
(painful urination)
12
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ec-
ectopic
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out of
(out of place)
13
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end(o)-
endoscope
A
inward
(a device used to examine a body cavity)
14
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eu-
euthyroid
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normal, health
(normal thyroid function)
15
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ex-
exfoliation
A
outside
(peeling of layers)
16
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hetero-
heterogenous
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other, different
(different characteristics)
17
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hyper-
hypernatremia
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above, beyond
(excess sodium)
18
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hypo-
hypotension
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below
(low blood pressure)
19
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infra-
infra-axillary
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beneath
(bellow the axilla)
20
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intra-
intramuscular
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within, into
(into the muscle)
21
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juxta-
juxta-articular
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near
(near a joint)
22
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macr(o)-
macromastia
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large, long
(excessive breast size)
23
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mal-
malformation
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bad, abnormal
(abnormally formed)
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mega-
megacolon
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great, large
(enlarged colon)
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**meta-**
*metaphase*
**beyond, change**
(second stage of cell division)
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**micr(o)-**
*microbe*
**tiny**
(tiny organism)
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**mono-**
*monochromatic*
**one**
(having only color)
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**morph(o)-**
*morphology*
**shape**
(study of the form and structure of organisms)
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**multi-**
*multifocal*
**many**
(arising from many location)
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**olig(o)-**
*oliguria*
**few, little**
(too little urine)
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**par(a)-**
*paracentesis*
**near, beside, accessory to**
(puncture of a cavity for aspiration)
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**peri-**
*pericecal*
**around**
(around the cecum)
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**pico-**
*picornavirus*
**one-trillionth**
(extremely small RNA virus)
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**poly-**
*polydipsia*
**much, many**
(excessive thirst)
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**post-**
*postoperative*
**behind, after**
(after surgery)
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**pro-**
*procoagulant*
**favoring, supporting, substituting for, in front of**
(promotes coagulation)
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**pseudo-**
*pseudocyst*
**false**
(a cavity resembling a true cyst)
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**re-**
*recurrent fever*
**back, contrary, repeat**
(fever that returns after a remission)
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**retr(o)-**
*retroauricular*
**backward**
(behind the auricle)
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**semi-**
*semiflexion*
**half**
(position of lim midway between extension and flexion)
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**sub-**
*subclinical*
**under**
(without symptoms)
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**super**
*supercilia*
**above**
(the eybrow)
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**supra-**
*supraorbital*
**above, upon**
(above the orbit)
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**tetra-**
*tetralogy*
**four**
(group of four)
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**trans-**
*transdermal*
**across, through**
(entering through the skin)
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**abdomino-**
*abdominopelvic*
**abdomen**
(abdomen and pelvis)
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**acou-**
*acoustics*
**hearing**
(science of sounds)
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**acr(o)-**
*acrodermatitis*
**extremity, peak**
(inflammation of skin of the extremities)
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**adeno-**
*adenocele*
**gland**
(cystic tumor in gland)
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**adipo-**
*adipose*
**fat**
(fatty)
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**alb-**
*albumin*
**white**
(protein found in white blood)
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**andr(o)-**
*androgen*
**male**
(male sex hormone)
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**angi(o)-**
*angiography*
**vessel**
(x-ray of vessel)
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**ankyl-**
*anklyosis*
**crooked, fusion**
(conslidation of joint)
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**bili-**
*biliary*
**bile**
(pertaining to bile or the gallbladder)
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**blast- or -blast**
*blastocyte*
**embryonic state**
(embryonic cell)
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**blephar(o)-**
*belpharitis*
**eyelid**
(inflammation of the eyelid)
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**brachio-**
*brachial artery*
**arm**
(artery of the upper arm)
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**brady-**
*bradycardia*
**slow**
(slow heart rhythm)
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**calc-**
*calcaneus*
**heel**
(heel bone)
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**carcin(o)-**
*carcinoma*
**cancer**
(malignant growth)
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**cardio-**
*cardiac muscle*
**heart**
(heart muscle)
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**caud-**
*caudal*
**tail**
(toward the tail)
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**cephal(o)-**
*cephalagia*
**head**
(pain the head)
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**cerebr(o)-**
*cerebral embolism*
**brain**
(occlusion of a cerebral vessel by a blood clot)
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**cervic(i)/(o)-**
*cervical plexus*
**neck**
(network of cervical nerves)
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**chol(e)-**
*cholecystitis*
**bile**
(inflammation of the gallbladder)
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**chondro-**
*chondritis*
**cartilage**
(inflammation of the cartilage)
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**col(i)/(o)-**
*colitis*
**colon**
(inflammation of the colon)
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**cost(o)-**
*costochondral*
**rib**
(relating to the rib and its cartilage)
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**cut-**
*cutaneous*
**skin**
(relating to skin)
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**cyan(o)-**
*cyanotic*
**blue**
(blue-colored)
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**cyst(i)/(o)-**
*cystitis*
**bladder**
(inflammation of the unrinary bladder)
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**cyt(o)-**
*cytology*
**cell**
(study of cells)
75
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**derm- or -derm**
*dermatitis*
**skin**
(skin inflammation)
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**dors(i)(o)-**
*dorsiflexion*
**back**
(updward bending of hand or foot)
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**enter(o)-**
*enterocolitis*
**intestine**
(inflammation of the intestine and colon)
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**ethyro-**
*erthyrocytes*
**red**
(red blood cells)
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**fasci-**
*fasciae*
**bundle**
(bundle of muscle fibers)
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**febri-**
*febrile*
**fever**
(feverish)
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**fil-**
*filament*
**threadlike**
(fine thread)
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**galact(o)-**
*galactose*
**milk**
(sugar obtained from milk)
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**gastro-**
*gastritis*
**stomach**
(inflammation of the stomach)
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**ger(o)- or geront(o)-**
*gerontology*
**aging**
(study of aging)
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**gest-**
*gestation*
**carry**
(pregnancy)
86
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**glosso-**
*glossitis*
**tongue**
(inflammation of the tongue)
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**glyc(o)- or gluc(o)-**
*glycogen, glucogen*
**sweet**
(forms of sugar)
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**gyn(o)-**
*gynecology*
**woman, particularly female reproductive organs**
(study of women's reproductive organs)
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**heme(a)(o)- or hemato-**
*hematology*
**blood**
(study of the blood)
90
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**hepato-**
*hepatitis*
**liver**
(inflammation of the liver)
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**hist(i)(o)-**
*histography*
**tissue**
(process of describing tissues and cells)
92
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**hydro-**
*hydrops*
**water, hydrogen**
(excessive watery fluid)
93
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**hyster-**
*hysterectomy*
**uterus**
(surgical removal of the uterus)
94
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**ile(o)-**
*ileostomy*
**ileum**
(surgical opening in the ileum)
95
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**ili(o)-**
*iliac muscle*
**ilium, flank**
(msucle that allows thigh movement)
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**ischi(o)-**
*ischiopubic*
**hip**
(pertaining to the ischium and pubes)
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**jejun(o)-**
*jejunectomy*
**jejunum**
(excision of the jejunum)
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**kerat(o)-**
*keratectasia*
**horny tissue (str. corneum), cornea**
(a thin, scarred cornea)
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**kine(t)(o)-**
*kinetic*
**movement**
(pertaining to motion)
100
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**labio-**
*labiograph*
**lips**
(an instrument that records lip movement)
101
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**lact(o)-**
*lactation*
milk
(secretion of milk by )
102
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**laryng(o)-**
*laryngectomy*
**larynx**
(surgical removal of the larynx)
103
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**latero-**
*lateroflexion*
**side**
(flexion to one side)
104
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**leuk(o)-**
*leukocytes*
**white**
(white blood cells)
105
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**lip(o)-**
*lipedema*
**fat**
(excess fat and fluid in subcutaneous tissue)
106
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**lith(o)-**
*lithocystotomy*
**stone**
(surgical removal of bladder stones)
107
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**mamm(o)-**
*mammogram*
**breast**
(breast x-ray)
108
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**mast(o)-**
*mastectomy*
**breast (tissue)**
(surgical removal of breast tissue)
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**melan(o)-**
*melancholia*
**black**
(depression)
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**meno-**
*menostaxis*
**menses**
(prolonged menstrual period)
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**ment-**
*mental illness*
**mind**
(psychiatric disorder)
112
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**mio-**
*miosis*
**less, smaller**
(excessive contraction of the pupil)
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**mito-**
*mitochondria*
**threadlike**
(rod-shaped cellular organelle)
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**my(o)-**
*myocele*
**muscle**
(hernia of muscle)
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**myc(o)-**
*mycology*
**fungus**
(study of fungi and fungal diseases)
116
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**myel(o)-**
*myelalgia*
**marrow, spinal chord**
(pain in the spinal chord)
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**myx-**
*myxoid*
**mucus**
(resembling mucus)
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**nas(o)-**
*nasolabial*
**nose**
(between the nose and lip)
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**nephr(o)-**
*nephritis*
**kidney**
(kidney inflammation)
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**ocul(o)-**
*oculomotor*
**eye**
(eye movement)
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**ophthalm(o)-**
*ophthalmia*
**eye**
(inflammation of the eye)
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**orchi(o)-**
*orchitis*
**testes**
(inflammation of the testes)
123
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**oro-**
*oronasal*
**mouth**
(mouth and nose)
124
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**oss- or oste(o)-**
*osteomyelitis*
**bone**
(inflammation of bone and muscle)
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**ot(o)-**
*otitis*
**ear**
(ear inflammation)
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**ox(y)-**
*oxyhemoglobin*
**oxygenation**
(hemoglobin combined with molecular oxygen)
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**path(o)-**
*pathogen*
**disease**
(disease-causing organism)
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**ped(o)-**
*pediatrics*
**child**
(care of children)
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**pharmaco-**
*pharmacotherapy*
**medicine**
(treatment with medication)
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**pharyng(o)-**
*pharyngitis*
**pharynx**
(sore throat)
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**phleb(o)-**
*phlebitis*
**vein**
(inflammation of a vein)
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**phot(o)-**
*phototherapy*
**light**
(treatment by exposure to light)
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**plasm(o)-**
*plasminogen*
**liquid part of blood**
(protein found in tissues and body fluids)
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**pleur(o)-**
*pleurisy*
**pleura, rib, side**
(inflammation of the pleura)
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**pneum(o)-**
*pneumonia*
**lung**
(inflammation of the lung)
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**pod(o)-**
*podiatry*
**foot**
(care of the feet)
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**proct(o)-**
*proctectomy*
**rectum**
(excision of the rectum)
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**prote(o)-**
*proteinemia*
**protein**
(excess protein in the blood)
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**psych(o)-**
*psychiatry*
**mind**
(study and treatment of mental disorders)
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**pulmo(n)-**
*pulmoaortic*
**lung**
(pertaining to the lungs and aorta)
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**pyel(o)-**
*pyelonephrosis*
**renal pelvis**
(disease of the kidney and renal pelvis)
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**pyr(o)-**
*pyrogen*
**heat**
(an agent that causes fever)
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**ren(o)-**
*renography*
**kidney**
(x-ray of the kidney)
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**rhin(o)-**
*rhinitis*
**nose**
(inflamed mucous membranes of the nose)
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**rub(r)-**
*bilirubin*
**red**
(bile pigment)
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**sangui-**
*sanguineous*
**blood**
(bloody drainage)
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**sarc(o)-**
*sarcoma*
**flesh**
(a highly malignant tumor made of connective tissue cells)
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**scler(o)-**
*sclerosis*
**hard**
(hardening of tissue)
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**scolio-**
*scoliosis*
**crooked**
(curvature of spine)
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**sensi-**
*sensory*
**perception, feeling**
(pertaining senses)
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**sep-**
*sepsis*
**decay or breaking**
(sepsis)
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**soma- or somat(o)-**
*somatization*
**body**
(psychiatric condition expressed through physical symptoms)
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**steno-**
*stenosis*
**narrow**
(narrowing of a body passage)
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**tachy-**
*tachycardia*
**rapid, swift**
(rapid heart beat)
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**therm(o)-**
*thermometer*
**heat**
(instrument for measuring temperature)
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**thorac(o)-**
*thoracotomy*
**chest**
(surgical opening of the chest wall)
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**thromb(o)-**
*thrombectomy*
**clot**
(excision of a clot from a blood vessel)
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**toxi(o)-**
*toxicosis*
**poision**
(poisoning)
159
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**trache(o)-**
*tracheobronchitis*
**trachea**
(inflammation of the trachea and bronchi)
160
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**ur(o)-**
*uropoiesis*
**urinary, urine**
(formation of urine)
161
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**vas(o)-**
*vasospasm*
**vessel**
(spasm of a blood vessel)
162
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**ven(i)/(o)-**
*venosclerosis*
**vein**
(hardening of the vein)
163
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**vesic(o)-**
*vesicospinal*
**bladder**
(pertaining to the urinary bladder and spine)
164
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**-algia**
*neuralgia*
**pain**
(nerve pain)
165
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**-ectomy**
*splenectomy*
**surgical removal**
(removal of the spleen)
166
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**-itis**
*colitis*
**inflammation**
(inflammation of the colon)
167
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**-lys(i)/(o)**
*fibrinolysis*
**breakdown**
(breakdown of a clot)
168
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**-oma**
*blastoma*
**cancer**
(cancer composed of embryonic cells)
169
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**-osis**
*fibrosis*
**condition**
(formation of fibrous tissue)
170
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**-phob**
*agoraphobia*
**abnormal fear**
(fear of open spaces)
171
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**-plasia**
*hypoplasia*
**growth**
(incomplete development)
172
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**-plasty**
*angioplasty*
**surgical repair**
(surgical repair of the blood vessels)
173
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**-plegia**
*paraplegia*
**paralysis**
(paralysis of lower body)
174
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**-pnea**
*apnea*
**breathing**
(absence of breathing)
175
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**-poiesis**
*hematopoesis*
**production**
(production of blood cells)
176
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**-praxia**
*apraxia*
**movement**
(inability to perform purposeful movement; when prompted to)
177
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**-rrhea**
*diarrhea*
**fluid discharge**
(frequent soft or liquid bowel movements)
178
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**-scope**
*endoscope*
**observe**
(tool for observing the interior of body organs)
179
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**-stomy**
*colostomy*
**opening**
(portion of the colon is opened and brought through the abdominal wall)
180
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**-taxis**
*ataxia*
**movement; in response to stimulus**
(uncoordinated movements)
181
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**-tomy**
*thoracotomy*
**incision**
(surgical opening of the chest wall)
182
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**-tripsy**
*lithotripsy*
**crushing**
(crushing stones in the bladder, kidney, etc.)
183
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**-trophy**
*hypertrophy*
**growth**
(overgrowth)
