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a-, an-
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no, not, without
apathetic, analgesia |
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ab-
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away from
abduction |
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
abdominal |
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-ac
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pertaining to
cardiac |
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ad-
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toward, near
adduction, adrenal |
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-ad
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toward, near
cephalad, laterad |
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aden/o
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gland
adenocarcinoma |
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adip/o
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fat
adipose |
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-al
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pertaining to
abdominal |
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-algesia
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sensitivity to pain
analgesia |
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-algia
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pain
fibromyalgia |
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-an
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pertaining to
ceasarian, ovarian |
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ana-
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up, apart, backward, again, anew
anaphylactic |
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angi/o
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vessel (blood)
angiogram |
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ante-
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before, forward
antepartum |
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anter/o
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front
anterior |
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anti-
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against
antihypertensive |
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aort/o
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aorta (largest artery)
aortic |
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appendo/o, appendic/o
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appendix
appendicitis |
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-ar
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pertaining to
cellular |
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arter/o, arteri/o
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artery
arterial |
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arthr/o
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joint
arthritis |
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-ary
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pertaining to
coronary |
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-ase
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enzyme
lipase, streptokinase |
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audi/o, audit/o
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hearing
auditory |
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aut/o, aut-, auto
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self, own
autoimmune |
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axill/o
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armpit
axillary |
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bacter/i/o
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bacteria
bacteremia |
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bi-
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two
bilateral |
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bil/i
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bile, gall
biliary |
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brachi/o
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arm
brachial |
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brady-
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slow
bradycardia |
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bronch/o, bronchi/o
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bronchial tube
bronchoscopy |
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bucc/o
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cheek
buccal |
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calc/o
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calcium
hypocalcemia |
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carcin/o
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cancerous, cancer
carcinogenic |
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cardi/o
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heart
cardiac |
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-cele, coele
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swelling, hernia
bronchocele, hydrocoele |
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cell/u
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cell level
cellulitis, cellular |
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
thoracentesis |
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum (largest part of brain)
cerebral |
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cervic/o
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neck
cervical |
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-chezia
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defecation, elimination of wastes
hematochezia |
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chol/e
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bile, gall
cholesterol |
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cholecyst/o
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gallbladder
cholecystitis, cholecystectomy |
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-cidal
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pertaining to killing
germicidal |
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col/o, colon/o
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colon (large intestine)
colonoscopy |
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comi/o
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to care for
nosocomial infection |
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contra-
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against, opposite
contradindicated |
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coron/o
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heart
coronary |
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cost/o
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rib
costophrenic border |
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cran/i
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skull
cranial |
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cyan/o
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blue
cyanotic |
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cyt/o, -cyte
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cell
cytotoxic, leukocyte |
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de-
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lack of, less
dementia |
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derm/o, derma, dermat/o
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skin
dermatitis, xeroderma |
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diaphor/o
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sweat
diaphoresis |
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dist/o
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far; distant
distal |
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dors/o, dorsi
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back (of body)
dorsal |
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dys-
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bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
dysphagia |
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-eal
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pertaining to
corneal, tracheal |
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-ectomy
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removal, excision, resection
cholecystectomy |
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-emia
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blood condition
bacteremia, septicemia |
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-emic
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pertaining to blood condition
anemic |
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end-, end/o
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in, within
enteritis |
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enter/o
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intestines (usually small intestine)
enteritis |
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epi-
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above, upon, on
epidermis, epigastric |
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erythem/o
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flushed, redness
erythemic |
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-esis
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action, condition, state of
prosthesis |
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ex-
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out, away from
external |
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gastro/o
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stomach
gastritis |
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-genesis
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producing, forming
pathogenesis, glucogenesis |
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-ger/i, geront/o
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old age
geriatrics, gerontology |
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gluc/o, glyc/o
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glucose, sugar
glucogenesis, glycolysis |
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-gram
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record
electrocardiogram, venogram |
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-graphy
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process of recording
echocardiography |
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hem/o, hemat/o
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blood
hematochezia |
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hemi-
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half
hemiplegic |
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hepat/o
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liver
hepatomegaly |
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herni/o
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hernia
herniate |
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hydr/o
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water
hydrocoele |
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hyper-
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above, excessive
hyperglycemic, hypertension |
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hypo-
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deficient, below, less than normal
hypoglycemic, hypodermic |
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hyster/o
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uterus, womb
hysterectomy |
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-ia
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condition
hyperthermia |
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-iac
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pertaining to
cardiac |
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-iasis
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abnormal condition
cholelithiasis |
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-ic
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pertaining to
chronic, alcoholic, diabetic |
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ile/o
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ileum
ileus |
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-ine
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pertaining to
adrenaline, alkaline |
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inguin/o
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groin
inguinal |
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inter-
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between
interstitial space |
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intra-
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within, into
intradermal |
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-ior
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pertaining to
anterior, posterior |
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-ism
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process, condition
alcoholism |
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-ist
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specialist
psychologist, respiratory therapist |
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-itis
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inflammation
cellulitis |
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jaund/o
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yellow
jaundice |
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jejun/o
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jejunum
jejunostomy tube, jejunal tube |
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kal/i
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potassium
hyperkalemia |
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ket/o, keton
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ketones, acetones
ketoacidosis |
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kyph/o
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hunch back
kyphosis |
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lapar/o
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abdominal wall, abdomen
laparoscopic |
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later/o
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side
bilateral |
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leuk/o
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white
leukocytes |
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lip/o
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lipid, fat
hyperlipidemia, liposuction |
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lob/o
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lobe
pneumo-lobotomy |
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-logy
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study, process of
cardiology, neurology |
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-lysis
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breakdown, separation, destruction
thrombolysis |
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mal-
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bad
malodorous |
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mamm/o, mast/o
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breast
mammography, mastectomy |
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medi/o
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middle
medial |
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-megaly
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enlargement
hepatomegaly |
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melan/o
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black
melanoma |
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-ment/o
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mind
dementia |
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my/o
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muscle
myocardium |
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narc/o
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numbness, sleep
narcotic drug |
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nas/o
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nose
nasogastric tube |
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natr/o
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sodium
hypernatremia |
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necr/o
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death
necrotic tissue, necrosis |
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nephr/o
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kidney
nephrotoxic |
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neur/o
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nerve
neurologist |
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norm/o
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rule, order
normotensive |
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nos/o
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infection
nosocomial |
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ocul/o
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eye
ocular |
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-oid
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resembling, derived from
thyroid |
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olig/o
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scant, slight
oliguria |
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-oma
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tumor
carcinoma |
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onc/o
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tumor
oncologist |
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oophor/o
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ovary
oophorecectomy |
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ophthalm/o
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eye
opthamologist |
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opt/o, optic/o
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eye, vision
optical |
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-osis
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condition, usually abnormal
thrombosis |
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ot/o
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ear
ototoxic |
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-ous
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pertaining to
malodorous, cancerous |
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-oxia, -oxic
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oxygen
anoxia, hypoxic |
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
pancreatitis |
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para-
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near, beside, apart from, along side of
paraplegic |
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-paresis
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weakness
hemiparesis |
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path/o
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disease
pathophysiology |
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pector/o
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chest
pectoral |
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-penia
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deficiency
thrombocytopenia, leukopenia |
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-pexy
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fixation, to put in place
gastropexy |
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-phagia
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eating, swallowing
dysphagia |
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phas/o, phasia
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speech
dysphasia |
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-pheresis
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removal
plasmopheresis |
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phleb/o
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vein
phlebotomist |
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-plasia
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development, formation, growth
hyperplasia |
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-plasty
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surgical repair
rhinoplasty |
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-plegia, -plegic
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paralysis, palsy
paraplegia, hemiplegic |
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-pnea
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breathing
apnea, dyspnea |
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pneum/o, pneumon/o
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lung, air, gas
pneumothorax |
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post-, poster/o
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after, behind
postoperative, posterior |
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pre-
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before, in front of
preoperative |
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proxim/o
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near
proximal |
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pseudo
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false, fake
pseudotumor |
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pulmon/o
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lung
pulmonary |
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purul/o
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pus
purulent |
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quadri-
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four
quadriceps muscle |
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rhino
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nose
rhinoplasty |
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-rrhage
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bursting forth (of blood)
hemorrhage |
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sanguin/o
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fluid, blood
serosanguinous |
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-sclerosis
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hardening
arteriosclerosis |
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-sect
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to cut
transect |
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seps/o
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infection
sepsis |
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ser/o
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fluid/serum, clear
serous, serosanguinous drainage |
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-sis
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state of
sepsis |
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-spasm
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sudden contraction of muscle
venospasm |
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-stasis
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to stop, control, place
hemostasis |
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-static
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pertaining to stopping, controlling
hemostatic |
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-stenosis
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tightening, narrowing
arteriostenosis, urethrosenosis |
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stern/o
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sternum
substernal |
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-stomy
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new opening (to form a mouth)
gastrostomy, jejunostomy |
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sub-
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under, below
subarachnoid hemorrhage |
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supra-
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above, upper
suprasternal |
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syncop/o
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faint
syncopal episode |
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tachy-
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fast
tachycardia |
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-tension, -tensive
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pressure
hypertension, hypertensive |
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them/o
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heat
thermometer |
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thorac/o
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chest
thoracic |
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-thorax
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chest, pleural cavity
pneumothorax |
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thromb/o
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clot
thrombosis |
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thyroid/o
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thyroid gland
thyroidectomy |
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-tic
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pertaining to
spastic bladder |
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-tomy
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process of cutting
colostomy |
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-toxic
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poison
nephrotoxic, ototoxic |
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trache/o
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trachea
tracheostomy |
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trans-
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across, through
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tri-
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three
tricuspid valve |
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-trophy
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development, condition of
hypertrophy |
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umbilic/o
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umbilicus, navel
umbilical cord |
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uni-
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one
unilateral |
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ur/o
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urine, urinary tract
urosepsis |
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ureter/o
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ureter
ureteral stent |
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urethr/o
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urethra
urethrostenosis |
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-uria
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urination, condition of urine
oliguria, dysuria |
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urin/o
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urine
urinary tract |
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-us
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structure, thing
thrombus, umbilicus |
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uter/o
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uterus, womb
uterine hemorrhage |
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vascul/o
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vessel (blood)
vasculitis, vascular |
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ven/o, ven/i
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vein
venospasm |
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ventr/o
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abdominal side of body
ventral hernia |
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vertebr/o
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vertebra (backbone)
vertebrosternal rib |
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xer/o
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dry
xerofoam dressing, xeroderma |
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-y
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condition, process
obesity, pusy |
