From Textbook (Medical Terminology and Abbreviations) - Unit 2: The Body in Health and Disease

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abdomen

abdomin/o-

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accessory; servant

ancill/o-

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area between the ribs and pelvis; lower back

lumb/o-

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birth

nat/o-

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blood vessel

vascul/o-

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blood

hemat/o-

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body

physic/o-

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breathe; coil

spir/o-

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cartilage

chondr/o-

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cause of disease

eti/o-

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cell

cellul/o-

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chest; thorax

thorac/o-

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child

ped/o-

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color

chrom/o-

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creation; production

gener/o-

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disease

path/o-

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disease within

infect/o-

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diet; foods

dietet/o-

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drug; medicine

pharmac/o-

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ear

ot/o-

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eye

ophthalm/o-

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female; woman

gynec/o-

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feeling; touching

palpat/o-

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forearm bone; radiation; x-rays

radi/o-

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formation; growth

plast/o-

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four

quadr/o-

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gene

gene/o-

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genitalia

genit/o-

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genetic inheritance

heredit/o-

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give ability

habilit/o-

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groin

inguin/o-

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heart

cardi/o-

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hip bone; pelvis; renal pelvis

pelv/o-

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hospital

nosocomi/o-

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immune response

immun/o-

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impart; transmit

communic/o-

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increase; provoke

exacerb/o-

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individual; unknown

idi/o-

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intestine

enter/o-

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intestine

intestin/o-

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large internal organs

viscer/o-

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large

macr/o-

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larynx; voice box

laryng/o-

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listening

auscult/o-

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looking at

inspect/o-

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lung

pulmon/o-

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lymph; lymphatic system

lymph/o-

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mass; tumor

onc/o-

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medical treatment; physician

iatr/o-

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medicine; physician

medic/o-

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mind

psych/o-

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muscle

muscul/o-

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navel; umbilicus

umbilic/o-

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new

ne/o-

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nourishment

nutrit/o-

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nucleus of an atom; nucleus of a cell

nucle/o-

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old age

ger/o-

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one millionth; small

micr/o-

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operative procedure

surg/o-

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plasma

plasm/o-

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pregnancy and childbirth

obstetr/o-

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present at birth

congenit/o-

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prevent

prevent/o-

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produce

product/o-

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recover

recuper/o-

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ribonucleic acid

rib/o-

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secrete

crin/o-

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skeleton

skelet/o-

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skin

dermat/o-

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skin

integument/o-

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society

soci/o-

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stomach

gastr/o-

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straight

orth/o-

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study of; word

log/o-

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tapping

percuss/o-

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technical skill

techn/o-

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therapy; treatment

therapeut/o-

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thread-like structure

mit/o-

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time

chron/o-

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tooth

dent/o-

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treatment

therap/o-

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urinary system; urine

ur/o-

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urinary system; urine

urin/o-

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walking

ambulat/o-

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above; upon

epi-

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apart; excessive

ana-

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away from; without

a-

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before

pro-

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below; deficient

hypo-

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complete; completely through

dia-

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innermost; within

endo-

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reversal of; without

de-

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together

syn-

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within

intra-

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able to be

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action; condition

-ion

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arising from; produced by

gen/o-

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being; having; process

-ation