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125 Terms

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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ic

pertaining to

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-algia

pain

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-ase

enzyme

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-logy

study of

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-dipsia

thirst

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-graphy, -graph

instrument for recording

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-gram

record

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-genic

producing

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-pathy

disease

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-itis

inflammation of

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-osis

condition

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-rrhage

excessive flow

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-oid

resembling, like

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-ectomy

surgical removal

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-stasis

control

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-logist

specialist

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-scopy

viewing of

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-rrhea

flowing discharge

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-scope

instrument

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-sclerosis

hardening

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-spasm

twitching, involuntary contraction

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-oma

tumor

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-emia

blood condition

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-plasty

surgical repair

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-uria

urine

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-iatry

treatment

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-lepsy

seizure

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-lysis

breaking down

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-lytic

destroy

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-megaly

enlarged

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-meter

measuring instrument

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-penia

decreased number

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-phagia

eating, swallowing

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-philia

attraction to

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-phobia

fear of

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-plegia

paralysis, stroke

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-stenosis

narrowing

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-stomy

artificial opening

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-trophy

nourishment, development

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-ule, -ula, micro-

small

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acous/o

hearing

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aden/o

gland

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adip/o, lipid

fat

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alb, leuk/o

white

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ambul/o

walk

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andr/o

male

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angi/o

vessel

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arthr/o

joint

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bucc/o

cheek

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carcin/o

cancer

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cardi

heart

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cereb

brain

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chem/o

chemistry

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cyan

blue

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cyst/o

bladder

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cyt/o, cyte

cell

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derm/a

skin

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duoden/o

duodenum, first part of small intestine

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enter/o

intestine

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erythr/o

red

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esophag/o

esophagus

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fibr/o

fiber

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gastr/o

stomach

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gluc/o, glyc/o

sugar

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gynec/o

woman

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hemat/o, hem/o

blood

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hepat/o

liver

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hist/o

body tissues

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hyster/o, uter/o

uterus

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lact/o

milk

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lapar/o

abdomen

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lymph/o

lymph

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mamm/o

breast tissue

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myel/o, my/o

muscle

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necr/o

dead

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neur/o

nerve

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ocul/o, ophthalm/o

eye

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oste/o

bone

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ot/o

ear

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ox, oxy

oxygen

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pancreat/o

pancreas

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pelv/o

pelvis

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prostat/o

prostate

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psych/o

mind

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pulm/o, pneum/o

lungs

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ren/o, nephr/o

kidney

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retin/o

retina

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rhin/o, nas/o

nose

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thromb/o

blood clot

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tox/o, toxic

poisonous

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urethr/o

urethra

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ven/o, phleb/o

vein

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vas, vascul/o

blood vessel

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vesic, vesicul/o

vesicle, bladder

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proct/o

rectum

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a-, an-

without, not, no

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auto-

self

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bi-

two

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bio-

life

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brady-

slow

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