Med Term Chap 3

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abdomin/o
abdomen
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acr/o
extremities, top, extreme, point
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acu/o
sharp, severe, sudden
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aden/o
gland
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adip/o
fat
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amni/o
amnion
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angi/o
vessel
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arteri/o
artery
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arthr/o
joint
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axill/o
armpit
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blephar/o
eyelid
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bronch/o
bronchial tubes
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carcin/o
cancer
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cardi/o
heart
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chem/o
drug, chemical
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chrondr/o
cartilage
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chron/o
time
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col/o
colon (large intestine)
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cyst/o
urinary bladder
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encephal/o
brain
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erythr/o
red
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hem/o
blood
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hepat/o
liver
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hydr/o
water, fluid
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inguin/o
groin
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isch/o
to hold back
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lapar/o
abdomen, abdominal wall
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laryng/o
larynx
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leuk/o
white
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lymph/o
lymph
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mamm/o
breast
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mast/o
breast
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morph/o
shape, form
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muc/o
mucus
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my/o
muscle
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myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
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necr/o
death (of cells or whole body)
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nephr/o
kidney
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neur/o
nerve
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neutr/o
neutrophil
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ophthalm/o
eye
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oste/o
bone
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ot/o
ear
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path/o
disease
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peritone/o
peritoneum
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phag/o
to eat, swallow
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phleb/o
vein
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plas/o
formation, development
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pleur/o
pleura
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pneumon/o
lungs
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pulmon/o
lungs
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radi/o
xrays
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rect/o
rectum
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ren/o
kidney
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rhin/o
nose
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sarc/o
flesh
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splen/o
spleen
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staphyl/o
clusters
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strept/o
twisted chains
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thorac/o
chest
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thromb/o
clot
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tonsill/o
tonsils
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trache/o
trachea
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ven/o
vein
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-algia
pain
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-cele
hernia
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-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-coccus (plural: -cocci)
berry-shaped bacterium
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-dynia
pain
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-ectomy
excision, removal, resection
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-emia
blood condition
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-genesis
condition of producing, forming
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-gram
record
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-graph
instrument for recording
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-graphy
process of recording
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-lysis
breakdown, destruction, separation
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-logy
study of
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-malacia
softening
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-megaly
enlargement
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-oma
tumor, mass, collection of fluid
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-opsy
to view
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-osis
condition, usually abnormal
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-pathy
disease condition
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-penia
deficiency
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-phobia
fear
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-plasia
development, formation, growth
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-ptosis
drooping, falling, prolapse
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-rrhea
flow, discharge
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-scleorsis
hardening
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-stasis
controlling, stopping
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-scopy
process of visual examination (with an endoscope)
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-stomy
opening to form a mouth (stoma)
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-therapy
treatment
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-tomy
incision, cutting into
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-trophy
development, nourishment
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-er
one who
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-ia
condition
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-ole
little, small
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-ule
little, small