med term unit 7

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aden/o

gland

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adenoid/o

adenoids

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agglutin/o

clumping; sticking together

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angi/o

vessel (blood)

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arteri/o

artery

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bacteri/o

bacteria

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calc/o

calcium

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cyt/o

cell

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erythr/o

red

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eti/o

the cause of a disease or condition

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fung/o

fungus

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hem/a, hem/o, hemat/o

blood

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iatr/o

physician; treatment

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immun/o

immune; protection

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kal/i

potassium

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kary/o

nucleus

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leuk/o

white

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lipid/o

fatty deposits; lipids

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log/o

study

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ly/o

break down; dissolve; loosen

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lymph/o, lymphat/o

lymph

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lymphaden/o

lymph node

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lymphangi/o

lymphatic vessel

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morph/o

shape; form

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myel/o

bone marrow; spinal cord

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nucle/o

nucleus

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path/o

disease

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phag/o

eat; swallow; engulf

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phleb/o

vein

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ser/o

serum; serous

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splen/o

spleen

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thromb/o

clot

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thym/o

thymus

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tonsill/o

tonsils

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tox/o

poison

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ven/i, ven/o

vein

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vir/o

virus

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a-, an-

not; without

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anti-

against

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auto-

self

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con-

together; with

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en-

in; within

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epi-

on; over; upon

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macro-

large

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mega-

large

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meta-

change; beyond

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mono-

one; single

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neo-

new

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poly-

many; much

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pro-

before; forward

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trans-

across

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-al, -ar, -ic, -ical, -tic

pertaining to

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-ation

process; condition

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-blast

developing cell

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-capnia

carbon dioxide

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-cide

to kill

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-crit

to separate

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-cyte

cell

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-e

(noun suffix with no meaning)

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-ectomy

surgical removal; excision

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-emia

blood condition

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-emic

pertaining to blood condition

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-fuge

to separate by spinning

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-fusion

to pour; to come together

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-gen

substance that produces

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-globulin

protein

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-ia

condition

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-in, -ine

chemical; chemical compound; substance

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-itis

inflammation

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-logist

specialist

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-logy

study of

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-lysis

breakdown; separation; loosening

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-lytic

pertaining to breakdown or destruction

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-megaly

enlargement

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-oma

tumor; mass

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-osis

process; abnormal condition

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-pathy

disease

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-penia

deficiency

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-phage

eat; swallow

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-pheresis

removal

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-phil, -philia

love; attraction for

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-phoresis

transmission; carrying

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-plasm

formation; structure

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-plastic

pertaining to formation

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-plasty

surgical repair

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-poiesis

formation

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-rrhage

rupture; bursting forth (of blood)

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-sis

state; condition

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-stasis

stoppage of flow

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