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1
Q

-algia

A

pain

2
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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

3
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-cyte

A

cell

4
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-dynia

A

pain

5
Q

-ectomy

A

surgical removal

6
Q

-emia

A

blood condicion

7
Q

-gram,-graph

A

recon, x-ray, picture

8
Q

-graphy

A

processing of recording picture of record

9
Q

-itis

A

inflamation

10
Q

-malacia

A

abnormal

11
Q

-megaly

A

enlargment

12
Q

-meter

A

instrument used to messure

13
Q

-oid

A

like, resembling

14
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-ologist

A

specialist

15
Q

-ology

A

study of

16
Q

-oma

A

tumor

17
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-osis

A

abnormal condtion

18
Q

-ostomy

A

creating an artificial opening

19
Q

-otomy

A

surgical incision

20
Q

-pathy

A

disease

21
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-phobia

A

abnormal fear

22
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

23
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-ptosis

A

drooping, sagging, prolapse

24
Q

-rrhagia, –rrhage

A

abnormal flow of discharge (blood)

25
Q

-rrhea

A

abnormal flow of discharge (not blood)

26
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-rrhaphy

A

suturing

27
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-rrhexis

A

rupture

28
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-sclerosis

A

abnormal hardening

29
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-scope

A

instrument used for visual examination

30
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-scopy

A

visual examination

31
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-stasis

A

stop, controll

32
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-stenosis

A

abnormal narrowing

33
Q

word root

A

core meaning of a term

34
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suffix

A

end procedures, conditions, or disease

35
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prefix

A

beginning time, position, direction, number, negation

36
Q

combining vowels

A

usually ‘‘o’’ - eases pronunciation

37
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intra-

A

within, inside

38
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sub

A

below, under

39
Q

anthr/o

A

joint

40
Q

hepat/o

A

liver

41
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oste/o

A

bone

42
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ven/o

A

vein