Chapter 3 - Medical Terms
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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 (sac surrounding embryo in the uterus)
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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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Bi/o
Life
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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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Chondr/o
Cartilage
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Chron/o
Time
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Col/o
Colon
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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
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Nephr/o
Kidney
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Neur/o
Nerve
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Neutr/o
Neutrophil (WBC)
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Nucle/o
Nucleus
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Ophthalm/o
Eyelid
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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
X-ray
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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 chain
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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 / Windpipe
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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
Berry-shaped bacterium (single)
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-cocci
Berry-shaped bacterium (plural)
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-cyte
Cell
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-dynia
Pain
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-ectomy
Excision / Removal / Restriction
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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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-itis
Inflammation
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-logy
Study of
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-lysis
Breakdown / Destruction / Separation
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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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-sclerosis
Hardening
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-scope
Instrument used for visual examination
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-scopy
Process of visual examination
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-stasis
Controlling / Stopping
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-stomy
Opening to form a mouth
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-therapy
treatment