Med Term Ch. 2

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-al

Back 1

Pertaining to

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-ic

Back 2

Pertaining to

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-itis

Back 3

Inflammation

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-logy

Back 4

Study or science of

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-meter

Back 5

Measure, measuring instrument

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-ous

Back 6

Pertaining to

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-pathy

Back 7

Disease

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-scope

Back 8

Instrument used for viewing

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-scopy

Back 9

Process of viewing

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-drome

Back 10

Run or running

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-emesis

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Vomiting

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-malacia

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Softening

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-opys

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View of

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-oxia

Back 14

Condition of oxygen

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-phil or -philia

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Loving or afffinity for

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-phagia

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Eating or swallowing

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-phasia

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Speaking

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-physis

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Growth

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-plegia

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Paralysis

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-oma

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Tumor

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-stasis

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Standing still

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-algia

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Pain

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-asthenia

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Weakness

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-atresia

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Closure or absence of a normal body opening

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-cele

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Hernia, swelling, or protusion

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-dynia

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Pain

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-ia

Back 27

Condition of

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-osis

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Condition of

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-ism

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Condition or disease

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-penia

Back 30

Deficiency or abnormal reduction in number

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-phobia

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Fear

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-plasia

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Formation or growth

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Rrhagia

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Abnormal discharge

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-rhea

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Discharge

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

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-sclerosis

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Conditioning of hardening

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-spasm

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Sudden, involuntary muscle contraction

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-ad

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Toward

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-emia/-hemia

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Excessive, many, over

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-ae

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Plural for "a" ending

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-ac/al/ar/ary/ic/ous

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Pertaining to

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-iatry

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Treatment or specialty

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-logist

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One who studies

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-logy

Back 44

Study or science of

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-practic

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Practice

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture

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-clasia/clasis/clast

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Break apart

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-desis

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Surgical fixation or fusion

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-ectomy

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Excision or removal

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-gram/-graph/-graphy

Back 50

Record/instrument/process

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-meter

Back 51

Measure, measuring instrument

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-metry

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Measurement, process of measuring

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-pexy

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Surgical fixation, suspension

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-phylaxis

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Protection

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

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Suturing

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-scope

Back 57

Viewing instrument

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-scopy

Back 58

Process of viewing

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-stomy

Back 59

Surgical creation of an opening

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-tome

Back 60

Cutting instrument

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-tomy

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Incision

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-tripsy

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Surgical crushing

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-ion

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Process