Medical Terminology-Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes

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pneumon

lung, air

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pneum

lung, air

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pulmon

lung

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respir

to breathe

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bronch

windpipe

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hem

blood

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-thorax

chest

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gene

origin, gene

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-tic

pertaining to

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-tics

knowledge of

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-ist

a specialist

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-logy

study of

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-logist

one who studies

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-pathy

disease

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-itis

inflammation

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-scopy

visual examination

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-desis

fixation

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-plasty

surgical repair

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arthr

joint

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dermat

skin

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-chezia

pass a stool

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-crit

to separate

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-gram

to record

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-graph

instrument for recording

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-lysis

destruction

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-oma

tumor, mass

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-philia

attraction

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-ptysis

spit

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-rrhage

to flow profusely

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-rrhoid

to flow

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-uria

urine

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-centesis

surgical puncture

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-ectomy

surgical removal

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-rrhaphy

surgical suture

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-stomy

surgical formation of an opening

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-tomy

surgical incision

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-tripsy

crushing

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-algia

pain

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-ecstasis

dilation

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-edema

accumulation of fluid in tissues

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-emesis

vomiting

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-genesis

form, produce

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-itis

inflammation

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-osis

abnormal condition

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-penia

deficiency

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-phobia

fear of

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-stenosis

narrowing

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-ac

pertaining to

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-al

pertaining to

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-ale

pertaining to

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-alis

pertaining to

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-ar

pertaining to

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-aris

pertaining to

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-ary

pertaining to

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-actic

pertaining to

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-ative

pertaining to

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-eal

pertaining to

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-ent

pertaining to

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-etic

pertaining to

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-ial

pertaining to

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-ic

pertaining to

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-ica

pertaining to

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-ical

pertaining to

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-ine

pertaining to

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-ior

pertaining to

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-iosum

pertaining to

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-ious

pertaining to

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-istic

pertaining to

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-ius

pertaining to

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-nic

pertaining to

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-ous

pertaining to

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-tic

pertaining to

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-tiz

pertaining to

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-tous

pertaining to

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-us

pertaining to

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-iatry

treatment, medical specialty

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-ician

expert, specialist

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-icle

small, minute

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-ist

expert, specialist

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-istry

medical specialty

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-ole

small, minute

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-ule

small, minute

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peri-

around

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endo-

inside

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epi-

above

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hypo-

below

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ante-

before, forward

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anti-

against

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circum-

around

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exo-

outside, outward

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hyper-

above, excessive

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inter-

between

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intra-

inside, within

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para-

adjacent, alongside

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post-

after, behind

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pre-

before

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retro-

backward

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supra-

above, excessive