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Chapter 1 Med Terms for GTC Medical Terminology
112 Terms
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bi/o
life
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carcin/o
cancer
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cardi/o
heart
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chem/o
chemical
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cis/o
to cut
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dermat/o
skin
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enter/o
small intestine
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gastr/o
stomach
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gynec/o
female
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hemat/o
blood
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immun/o
protection
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laryng/o
larynx
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nephr/o
kidney
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neur/o
nerve
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ophthalm/o
eye
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ot/o
ear
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path/o
disease
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pulmon/o
lung
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rhin/o
nose
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a-
without
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an-
without
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anti-
against
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auto-
self
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brady-
slow
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de-
without
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dys-
painful
difficult
abnormal
difficult
abnormal
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endo-
within
inner
inner
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epi-
above
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eu-
normal
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ex-
outward
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extra-
outside of
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hetero-
different
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homo-
same
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hyper-
excessive
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hypo-
below
insufficient
insufficient
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in-
not
inward
inward
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inter-
between
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intra-
within
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macro-
large
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micro-
small
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neo-
new
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para-
beside
abnormal
two similar parts of a pair (ex: paraplegia)
abnormal
two similar parts of a pair (ex: paraplegia)
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per-
through
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peri-
around
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post-
after
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pre-
before
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pro-
before
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pseudo-
false
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re-
again
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retro-
backward
behind
behind
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sub-
under
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tachy-
fast
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trans-
across
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ultra-
beyond
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un-
not
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bi-
two
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hemi-
half
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mono-
one
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multi-
many
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nulli-
none
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pan-
all
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poly-
many
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quadri-
four
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semi-
partial
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tetra-
four
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tri-
three
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\-algia
pain
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\-cele
protrusion
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\-cyte
cell
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\-dynia
pain
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\-ectasis
dilation
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\-gen
that which produces
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\-genic
producing
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\-ia
condition
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\-iasis
abnormal condition
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\-ism
state of
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\-itis
inflammation
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\-logist
one who studies
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\-logy
study of
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\-lytic
destruction
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\-malacia
abnormal suffering
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\-megaly
enlarged
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\-oma
tumor
mass
mass
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\-opsy
view of
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\-osis
abnormal condition
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\-pathy
disease
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\-plasm
formation
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\-plegia
paralysis
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\-ptosis
drooping
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\-rrhage
abnormal flow
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\-rrhagia
abnormal flow condition
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\-rrhea
discharge
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\-rrhexis
rupture
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\-sclerosis
hardening
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\-stenosis
narrowing
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\-therapy
treatment
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\-trophy
development
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\-centesis
puncture to withdrawal fluid
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\-ectomy
surgical removal
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\-ostomy
surgically create an opening