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1
Q

Plantar

A

sole of foot

2
Q

superficial

A

toward surface of body

3
Q

caud/o

A

tail

4
Q

cephal/o

A

head

5
Q

-esis

A

condition

6
Q

-ia

A

condition

7
Q

-ism

A

condition

8
Q

-iatry

A

treatment

9
Q

-icle

A

small, minute

10
Q

-ole

A

small, minute

11
Q

-ule

A

small, minute

12
Q

-y

A

condition

13
Q

-ism

A

condition

14
Q

-desis

A

binding fixation

15
Q

-ectomy

A

incision, removal

16
Q

-lysis

A

separation; destruction; loosening

17
Q

-pexy

A

fixation (of an organ)

18
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

19
Q

-rraphy

A

suture

20
Q

-stomy

A

forming an opening

21
Q

-epi

A

upon, above

22
Q

infra-

A

under, below

23
Q

inter-

A

between

24
Q

-stenosis

A

narrowing, structure

25
Q

dys-

A

bad, painful, difficult

26
Q

-plasia

A

formation, growth

27
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

28
Q

-ptosis

A

downward displacement

29
Q

-rrhexis

A

rupture

30
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para-

A

near, beside, beyond

31
Q

super-

A

upper, above

32
Q

supra-

A

above, excessive, superior

33
Q

ultra-

A

excess, beyond

34
Q

ili/o

A

flaring portion of hip bone

35
Q

ventr/o

A

belly/ belly side

36
Q

infer/o

A

lower, below

37
Q

-phagia

A

speech

38
Q

-penia

A

decrease, deficiency

39
Q

-pathy

A

disease

40
Q

-osis

A

abnormal condition

41
Q

-oma

A

tumor

42
Q

-megaly

A

enlargement

43
Q

-malacia

A

softening

44
Q

-lith

A

stone

45
Q

-iasis

A

abnormal condition

46
Q

-emia

A

blood condition

47
Q

-ectasis

A

dilation, expansion

48
Q

-cele

A

hernia, swelling

49
Q

-dynia

A

pain

50
Q

-algia

A

pain

51
Q

-scopy

A

visual examination

52
Q

-tome

A

instrument to cut

53
Q

-tomy

A

incision

54
Q

-edema

A

swelling

55
Q

-centesis

A

surgical puncture

56
Q

-clasis

A

to break, surgical fracture

57
Q

-parietal

A

pertaining to outer wall of body cavity

58
Q

visceral

A

internal organs

59
Q

plamar

A

palm of hand

60
Q

eversion

A

turning outward