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a, an

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not / without / absence

anemia - lack of red blood cells
an - not
emia - blood

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ab

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away from

abduction - movement away from the body
ab - away from
duction - leading

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abdomin

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abdomen

abdominoplasty - surgical repair of the abdomen
abdomin - abdomen
plasty - surgical repair

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ac, al

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adjective, pertaining to

cardiac - pertaining to the heart
cardi - heart
ac - pertaining to

cerebral - pertaining to the brain, cerebr - brain, al - pertaining to

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acou, acu

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hear

acoustic - related to hearing
acou - hear
ic - pertaining to

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aden

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gland

adenoma - tumor of a gland
aden - gland
oma - tumor

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aer

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air

aerobic - requiring air
aer - air
bic - life

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alg

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pain

neuralgia - nerve pain
neur - nerve
algia - pain

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andr

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man

androgen - male hormone
andr - man
gen - produce

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angi

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vessel

angiogram - imaging of blood vessels
angi - vessel
gram - record

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ankyl

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crooked, curved, bent, stiff

ankylosis - stiff joint condition
ankyl - crooked
osis - condition

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ante

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before

antepartum - before birth
ante - before
partum - birth

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anter

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front, forward

anterograde - moving forward
anter - front
grade - step

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aort

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aorta

aortitis - inflammation of the aorta
aort - aorta
itis - inflammation

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arteri

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artery

arteriosclerosis - hardening of arteries
arteri - artery
sclerosis - hardening

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arthr

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joint

arthritis - inflammation of a joint
arthr - joint
itis - inflammation

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articul

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joint

articulation - joint or junction
articul - joint
ation - process

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ather

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fatty

atherosclerosis - fatty deposits in arteries
ather - fatty
sclerosis - hardening

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ation

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process, action, state, or condition

articulation - joint or junction
articul - joint
ation - process

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aur

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ear

aural - pertaining to the ear
aur - ear
al - pertaining to

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audi

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hearing

audiology - study of hearing
audi - hearing
logy - study of

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aut

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self

autonomy - self-governance
aut - self
nomy - law

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bi, bis

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two, double, twice, two

bipedal - having two feet
bi - two
pedal - feet

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bio

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life

biology - study of life
bio - life
logy - study of

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brachy
short brachydactyly short fingers/toes brachy - short dactyl - fingers
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brady
slow bradycardia - slow heart rate brady - slow cardia - heart
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bronch
bronchial tube bronchitis - inflammation of the bronchial tubes bronch - bronchial tube itis - inflammation
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bucc
cheek buccal - pertaining to the cheek bucc - cheek al - pertaining to
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capil
capillary capillary - tiny blood vessel capil - capillary ary - pertaining to
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carcin
cancer carcinoma - cancerous tumor carcin - cancer oma - tumor
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cardio, cardi
heart cardiology - study of the heart cardi - heart logy - study of
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cephal
head cephalalgia - headache cephal - head algia - pain
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cerebr
brain cerebral - pertaining to the brain cerebr - brain al - pertaining to
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cervic
neck cervical - pertaining to the neck cervic - neck al - pertaining to
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chol
bile, gall, gall-bladder cholecystitis - inflammation of gallbladder chol - bile cyst - bladder itis - inflammation
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chondr
cartilage chondritis - cartilage inflammation chondr - cartilage itis - inflammation
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circum
around, about circumcision - cutting around circum - around cision - cut
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corpor
body extracorporeal - outside the body extra - above / outside copor - body al - pertaining to
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cost
rib costochondritis - rib cartilage inflammation cost - rib chondr - cartilage itis - inflammation
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crani
skull craniotomy - incision into the skull crani - skull tomy - incision
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cry
cold cryotherapy - cold treatment cry - cold therapy - treatment
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cyan
blue cyanosis - bluish discoloration cyan - blue osis - condition
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cut
skin cutaneous - pertaining to the skin cut - skin aneous - pertaining to
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cyst
bladder, sack cystitis - bladder inflammation cyst - bladder itis - inflammation
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cyt
cell cytology - study of cells cyt - cell logy - study of
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dactyl
finger or toe dactylitis - pain in the finger
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dent
tooth dentist
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derm, dermat
skin dermatologist - skin specialist dermat - skin logist - specialist
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dia
through dialysis - process of removing waste through a membrane dia - through lysis - loosening/separating
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dips
thirst polydipsia - excessive thirst poly - many dips - thirst ia - condition
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dipl
double diplopia - double vision dipl - double opia - vision
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dors
back dorsal - pertaining to the back dors - back al - pertaining to
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dys
bad, faulty, abnormal dysphoria - a state of discontent dys - bad phoria - current state
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ectasis
stretching out bronchiectasis - expansion of bronchi bronch - bronchus ectasis - expansion
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ectomy
excision appendectomy - removal of the appendix append - appendix ectomy - excision
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electr
electricity electrocardiogram - recording of heart's electrical activity electr - electricity cardio - heart gram - record
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emesis
vomiting hematemesis - vomiting of blood hemat - blood emesis - vomiting
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emia
blood anemia - lack of blood an - without emia - blood
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encephal
brain encephalitis - inflammation of the brain encephal - brain itis - inflammation
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enchephal
brain, en meanin in encephalopathy - disease of the brain en - in encephal - brain pathy - disease
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end, endo
inside endoscope - instrument to view inside end - inside scope - instrument to view
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enter, entero
intestine enteritis - inflammation of the intestine enter - intestine itis - inflammation gastroenterology - study of stomach and intestines gastro - stomach entero - intestines logy - study of
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epi
outer, superficial, upon epidermis - outer layer of skin epi - upon dermis - skin
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erythr
red erythrocyte - red blood cell erythr - red cyte - cell
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eu
normal eupnea - normal breathing eu - normal pnea - breath euthyroid - normal thyroid function eu - normal thyroid - thyroid gland
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exo, extra
outside exocrine - secreting outward exo - outside crine - secrete extracellular - outside the cell extra - outside cellular - cell
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gastr
stomach gastritis - inflammation of the stomach gastr - stomach itis - inflammation gastroenteritis - inflammation of stomach and intestines gastro - stomach entero - intestines, itis - inflammation
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gen
become, originate pathogen - disease-producing organism patho - disease gen - produce
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gnos
knowledge diagnosis - knowledge through examination dia - through gnos - knowledge
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globin
protien hemoglobin - protein in red blood cells hemo - blood globin - protein
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gloss
tongue glossitis - inflammation of the tongue gloss - tongue itis - inflammation
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gluc
glucose glucogenesis - production of glucose gluco - glucose genesis - formation
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gly
sweet, or referring to glucose hyperglycemia - high blood sugar hyper - excessive glyc - glucose emia - blood
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gram, graph
write, record electrocardiograph - instrument that records heart activity electr - electricity cardio - heart graph - write
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graphy
process of producing a picture angiography - imaging of blood vessels angio - vessel graphy - process of recording
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gyn
woman gynecology - study of woman's health gyn - woman logy - study of
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gynec
female gynecologist - specialist in female health gynec - female logist - specialist
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hemi
half hemiplegia - paralysis of one side hemi - half plegia - paralysis
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hem
blood hematuria - blood in urine hem - blood uria - urine
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hemo
blood hemorrhage - bursting forth of blood hemo - blood rrhage - flow
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hepat
liver hepatitis - inflammation of the liver hepat - liver itis - inflammation
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hist
tissue histology - study of tissues hist - tissue logy - study of
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hydr
water dehydration - loss of water de - remove hydr - water ation - process
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hyper
excessive, high hypertension - high blood pressure hyper - excessive tension - pressure
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hypo
deficient, low hypoglycemia - low blood sugar hypo - low glyc - sugar emia - blood
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ia
condition anemia - condition of low blood an - without emia - blood
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ic
pertaining to - gastric, pertaining to the stomach gastric - pertaining to the stomach gastr - stomach ic - pertaining to
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iatr
doctor pediatrician - doctor for children ped - child iatr - doctor ician - specialist
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ical
pertaining to neurological - pertaining to the nervous system neuro - nerve logical - pertaining to study
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infra
beneath infrapatellar - below the kneecap infra - beneath patellar - kneecap
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infect
infection infectious - capable of causing infection infect - infection ious - pertaining to
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inter
among, between intercostal - between the ribs inter - between costal - ribs
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intra
inside intravenous - within a vein intra - inside venous - vein
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ism
condition, process alcoholism - condition of alcohol dependence alcohol - alcohol ism - condition
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ist
specialist pharmacist - drug specialist pharmaco - drug ist - specialist
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itis
inflammation tonsillitis - inflammation of tonsils tonsill - tonsil itis - inflammation
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lact
milk lactation - process of producing milk lact - milk ation - process
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latero
flank, side lateroduction - movement to the side latero - side duction - leading
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lepar
abdomen laparotomy - surgical incision into the abdomen, lepar - abdomen, tomy - incision
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leuk
white leukocyte - white blood cell leuk - white cyte - cell
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lingu
tongue lingual - pertaining to the tongue lingu - tongue al - pertaining to
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lip
fat lipoma - fatty tumor lip - fat oma - tumor
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lymph
lymph lymphadenopathy - disease of lymph nodes lymph - lymph adeno - gland pathy - disease
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logy
study of cardiology - study of the heart cardio - heart logy - study of
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mal
bad, abnormal malformation - abnormal formation mal - bad formation - shaping
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malac
soft osteomalacia - softening of the bone oste - bone malac - softening ia - condition
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mamm, mast
breast mammogram - breast x-ray mamm - breast gram - record mastectomy - surgical removal of breast mast - breast ectomy - excision
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megal
large megaloblast - abnormally large blood cell megal - large blast - immature cell
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megaly
enlargement cardiomegaly - enlarged heart cardio - heart megaly - enlargement
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melan
black melanoma - black tumor melan - black oma - tumor
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mening
membranes meningitis - inflammation of the meninges mening - membranes itis - inflammation
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metr
uterus endometrium - inner lining of uterus endo - within metr - uterus ium - structure
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meta
change metastasis - change of place meta - change stasis - standing still
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my
muscle myalgia - muscle pain my - muscle algia - pain
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myc
fungus mycosis - fungal infection myc - fungus osis - condition
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myel
marrow myelopathy - disease of the spinal cord myel - spinal cord pathy - disease
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nas
nose nasal - pertaining to the nose nas - nose al - pertaining to
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necr
death necrosis - death of tissue necr - death osis - condition
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nephr
kidney nephrectomy - removal of a kidney nephr - kidney ectomy - removal
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neur
nerve neurology - study of nerves neur - nerve logy - study of
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nomy
a system of laws, knowledge, or a discipline of study autonomy - self-governance aut - self nomy - law
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nutri
nourish nutrition - process of nourishing nutri - nourish tion - process
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ocul
eye ocular - pertaining to the eye ocul - eye ar - pertaining to
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odyn
pain odynophagia - painful swallowing odyn - pain phagia - swallowing
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ologist
specialist biologist - life scientist bio - life ologist - specialist
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oma
tumor, swelling lymphoma - tumor of lymphatic tissue lymph - lymph oma - tumor
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onc
tumor oncology - study of tumors onc - tumor logy - study of
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oophor
ovaries oophorectomy - removal of ovaries oophor - ovary ectomy - removal
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ophthalm
eye ophthalmologist - eye specialist ophthalm - eye logist - specialist
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opia
vision myopia - nearsightedness my - muscle opia - vision
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opsy
examination biopsy - examination of tissue bio - life opsy - examination
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orchi
testis orchitis - inflammation of the testis orchi - testis itis - inflammation
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orsis
condition kyphosis - abnormal curvature of the spine kyph - hump osis - condition
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osse
bone osseous - bony osse - bone ous - pertaining to
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oste
bone osteoporosis - porous bone condition oste - bone porosis - porous condition
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path
disease pathology - study of disease path - disease logy - study of
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para
beside parathyroid - beside the thyroid para - beside thyroid - thyroid gland
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penia
deficient, deficiency leukopenia - deficiency of white blood cells leuko - white penia - deficiency
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peps, pept
digest dyspepsia - difficult digestion dys - abnormal peps - digestion ia - condition
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per
through percutaneous - through the skin per - through cutaneous - skin
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peri
surrounding pericardium - membrane surrounding the heart peri - around cardi - heart ium - structure
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phag
eat, destroy phagocyte - cell that engulfs particles phag - eat cyte - cell
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pharmaco
drug pharmacology - study of drugs pharmaco - drug logy - study of
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phleb
vein phlebitis - inflammation of a vein phleb - vein itis - inflammation
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phobia
fear claustrophobia - fear of confined spaces claustro - confined phobia - fear
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phthalm
eye ophthalmology - study of the eye ophthalm - eye logy - study of
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plegia
paralysis paraplegia - paralysis of lower limbs para - beside plegia - paralysis
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pnea
breathing apnea - absence of breathing a - without pnea - breathing
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pneum
breathing, air pneumatic - pertaining to air or gas pneum - air atic - pertaining to
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pneumon
lung pneumonia - infection of the lungs pneumon - lung ia - condition
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pod
foot podiatrist - foot doctor pod - foot iatrist - specialist
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polio
grey poliomyelitis - inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord polio - gray myel - spinal cord itis - inflammation
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poly
many polyuria - excessive urination poly - many uria - urine
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post
after postoperative - after surgery post - after operative - surgery
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pre
before prenatal - before birth pre - before natal - birth
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presby
elder presbyopia - age-related farsightedness presby - elder opia - vision
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pro
before, forward proactive - taking action beforehand pro - before active - acting
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proct
anus proctology - study of the rectum and anus proct - anus logy - study of
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pseudo
false pseudoscience - false science, pseudo - false, science - knowledge
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psych
mind psychology - study of the mind psych - mind logy - study of
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pyel
pelvis of kidney pyelonephritis - inflammation of kidney pelvis pyel - pelvis nephr - kidney itis - inflammation
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pyro
fever, fire pyrexia - fever, pyro - fever, exia - condition
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rachi
spine rachiotomy - incision into the spine rachi - spine tomy - incision
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re
back relapse - return of disease re - again lapse - slip/fall
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ren
kidneys renal - pertaining to kidneys ren - kidney al - pertaining to
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retro
behind retroperitoneal - behind the peritoneum retro - behind peritoneal - peritoneum
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rhin
nose rhinitis - inflammation of the nose rhin - nose itis - inflammation
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rrage, rrhagia
flow hemorrhage - excessive bleeding hemo - blood rrhage - bursting forth
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rrhaphy
suture herniorrhaphy - suture of a hernia hernio - hernia rrhaphy - suture
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rrhea
flow diarrhea - excessive discharge of feces dia - through rrhea - flow
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rrhexis
rupture cardiorrhexis - rupture of the heart cardio - heart rrhexis - rupture
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sarc
skin sarcoma - malignant tumor of connective tissue sarc - flesh oma - tumor
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scop
instrument microscope - instrument to view small objects micro - small scop - instrument
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scope
instument to examine endoscope - instrument to view inside endo - inside scope - instrument
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scopy
examination colonoscopy - viewing the colon colon - colon scopy - examination
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sis
state, or condition psychosis - state of mental disturbance psych - mental, mind sis - state or condition
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spondyl
vertebra spondylitis - inflammation of vertebrae spondyl - vertebra itis - inflammation
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sten
narrow, compressed stenosis - narrowing of a passage sten - narrow osis - condition
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steth
chest stethoscope - instrument to listen to the chest steth - chest scope - instrument
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stom
mouth, opening stomatitis - inflammation of the mouth stom - mouth itis - inflammation
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sub
under/below subcutaneous - under the skin sub - under cutaneous - skin
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supra
above suprarenal - above the kidneys supra - above renal - kidney
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tachy
fast, quick tachycardia - fast heart rate tachy - fast cardia - heart
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therap
treatment therapy - treatment of illness therap - treatment y - process
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therm
heat thermometer - instrument to measure temperature therm - heat meter - measure
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thorac
chest thoracotomy - incision into the chest thorac - chest tomy - incision
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thromb
clot, lump thrombosis - formation of a blood clot thromb - clot osis - condition
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thrombo
clot thrombolysis - breakdown of a clot thrombo - clot lysis - breakdown
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tomy
incision tracheotomy - incision into the trachea trach - trachea tomy - incision
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tox
poison lobotomy - cutting of brain lobe lobo - lobe tomy - incision
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trans
across, through transdermal - across the skin trans - across dermal - skin
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ur, uria
urine urology - study of the urinary system ur - urine logy - study of
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vas
vessel vasoconstriction - narrowing of blood vessels vaso - vessel constriction - narrowing
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ven
vein venipuncture - puncture of a vein ven - vein puncture - piercing
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vesic
bladder, sac vesicoureteral - pertaining to bladder and ureter vesic - bladder ureter - ureter al - pertaining to vesicle - small sac
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xer
dry xeroderma - dry skin xer - dry derma - skin

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