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Cellul/o |
Cell |
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Cis/o |
To cut |
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Comat/o |
Deep sleep |
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Digest/o |
Digestion |
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Duct/o |
To draw |
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Later/o |
Side; lateral |
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Nat/o |
Birth |
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Sept/o |
Infection |
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Son/o |
Sound |
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-aise |
Ease |
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-ar |
Pertaining to |
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-cuspid |
Projection; cusps |
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-drome |
To run |
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-form |
Shape; form |
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-genous |
Produced by |
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-gnosis |
Knowledge |
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-mortem |
Death |
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-plasm |
Development; formation |
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-plegia |
Paralysis |
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-version |
Turning; tilting |
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Ab- |
Away from |
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Abduction |
Process of drawing away from |
-ion = process Duct/o = to draw |
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Ad- |
Toward |
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Adduction |
Process of drawing toward |
- ion = process Duct/o = to draw |
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Ante- |
Before |
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Antenatal |
Pertaining to before birth, referring to the fetus; prenatal |
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Circum- |
Around |
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Circumduction |
Process of drawing a part in a circular motion |
-ion = process Duct/o = to draw |
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Dia- |
Through; complete |
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Diameter |
Measurement from edge to edge of a circle |
-meter = measurement |
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Diagnosis |
One disease is differentiated from another disease after complete knowledge of the disease is obtained through a study of the signs and symptoms, and through laboratory, x-ray, and other diagnostic procedures |
-gnosis = knowledge |
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Ecto- |
Outside |
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Ectogenous |
Produced from the outside; infection that orginates from the outside |
-genous = produced by; produced from |
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Endo- |
Within |
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Endoscope |
Instrument used to visually examine a body cavity or organ |
-scope = insturment used to visually examine a body cavity or organ |
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Epi- |
Upon; on; above |
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Epigastric |
Pertaining to upon the stomach |
-ic = pertaining to Gastr/o = stomach |
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E-; ex-; exo-; extra- |
Out; outward; outside |
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Eversion |
Process of turning out, as in the turning of the sole of the foot outward |
-version = process of turning |
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Excision |
Process of cutting out |
-ion = process Cis/o = cut |
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Extraocular |
Pertaining to outside the eye |
-ar = pertaining toOcul/o = eye |
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Hyper- |
Excessive; above |
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Hyperplasia |
Excessive formation; increase in the number of normal cells |
-plasia = formation; development |
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Hypo- |
Below; under; deficient |
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Hypogastric |
Pertaining to below the stomach |
-ic = pertaining to Gastr/o = stomach |
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In- |
In; into |
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Incision |
Process of cutting into |
-ion = process Cis/o = to cut |
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Inverison |
Process of turning in, as in turning of the sole of the foot inward |
-version = process of turning |
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Infra- |
Below; beneath |
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Infracostal |
Pertaining to below the ribs |
-al = Pertaining to Cost/o = rib |
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Inter- |
Between |
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Intercellular |
Pertaining to between the cells |
-ar = pertaining to Cellul/o = cell |
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Intra- |
Within |
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Intracranial |
Pertaining to within the skull |
-al = pertaining to Crani/o = skull |
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Meta- |
Beyond |
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Metaplasia |
Change in formation |
-plasia = formation; development |
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Metastasis |
The uncontrolled spread of cancerous cells from one organ to another |
-stasis = stopping; controlling |
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Para- |
Beside; near |
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Paranasal |
Pertaining to near the nose |
-al = pertaining to Nas/o = nose |
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Per- |
Through |
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Percutaneous |
Pertaining to through the skin |
-ous = pertaining to Cutane/o = skin |
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Peri- |
Around |
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Perineuritis |
Inflammation around the nerve |
-itis = inflammation Neur/o = nerve |
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Post- |
After |
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Postmortem |
After death |
-mortem = death |
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Pre- |
Before; in front of |
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Prenatal |
Pertaining to before birth, referring to the fetus |
-al = pertaining to Nat/o = birth |
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Pro- |
Before |
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Prodrome |
Symptom of symptoms occuring before the onset of disease. |
-drome = to run |
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Prognosis |
Prediction or forecast of the outcome of the disease |
-gnosis = knowledge |
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Retro- |
Back; behind |
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Retroversion |
Backward turning or tipping of an organ |
-version = process of turning |
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Sub- |
Under; below |
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Subcutaneous |
Pertaining to under the skin |
-ous = pertaining to Cutane/o = skin |
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Sublingual |
Pertaining to under the tongue |
-al = pertaining to Lingu/o = tongue |
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Supra- |
Above |
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Suprarenal |
Pertaining to above the kidney |
-al = pertaining to Ren/o = kidney |
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Trans- |
Across |
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Transection |
Process of cutting across |
-ion = process Sect/o = cut |
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Ultra- |
Beyond |
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Ultrasonography |
Process of recording an image of internal structures by using high frequency sound waves; also known as ultrasound |
-graphy = process of recording Son/o = sound |
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Anti- |
Against |
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Antibiotic |
Drug used to kill harmful bacteria |
-tic = pertaining to Bi/o= life |
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A-; an- |
No; not; lack of |
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Aseptic |
Free from infectious material |
-ic = pertaining to Sept/o = infection |
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Anemia |
Lack of red blood cells (RBCs); lack of hemoglobin (Hgb) |
-emia = blood condition |
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Contra- |
Against; opposite |
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Contralateral |
Pertaining to the opposite side |
-ap = Pertaining to Later/o = side |
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In- |
Not |
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Indegestible |
Not capable of being digested |
-ible = able to be; tending to Digest/o = digestion |
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Bi-; di- |
Two |
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Bilateral |
Pertaining to two sides |
-al = pertaining to Later/o = side |
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Dissection |
To cut into two pieces |
-ion = pertaining to Sect/o = to cut |
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Hemi-; semi- |
Half |
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Hemigastrectomy |
Excision of half the stomach |
-ectomy = excision Gastr/o = stomach |
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Semicomatose |
State of unconsciousness from which the patient may be aroused |
Semi- = half Comat/ o = deep sleep |
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Mono-; uni- |
One |
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Monocyte |
Blood cell with a single nucleus |
-cyte = cell |
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Unilateral |
Pertaining to one side |
-al = pertaining to Later/o = side |
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Multi-; poly- |
Many |
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Multiform |
Having many shapes |
-form = shape; form |
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Polyadenoma |
Tumor of many glands |
-oma = tumor Aden/o = gland |
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Quadri- |
Four |
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Quadrilateral |
Pertaining to four sides |
-al = pertaining to Later/o = side |
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Tri- |
Three |
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Tricuspid |
Three cusps or projections |
-cuspid = projection; cusp |
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Ana- |
Apart; up |
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Anatomy |
The study of the structure of the body |
-tomy = process of cutting; to cut |
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Auto- |
Self |
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Autopsy |
Internal and external examination of the body after death to determine the cause of death; also called necropsy or postmortem examination |
Opsy- to view |
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Brady- |
Slow |
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Bradycardia |
Pertaining to a slow heart |
-ia = state of; conditionCardi/o = heart |
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Dys- |
Bad; abnormal; difficult; painful |
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Dysplasia |
Abnormal development |
-plasia = development; formation |
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Macro- |
Large |
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Macrocephalia |
Excessively large head |
-ia = state of; condition Cephal/o = head |
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Mal- |
Bad |
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Malaise |
A feeling of uneasiness or discomfort; a sign of illness |
-aise = ease |
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Micro- |
Small |
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Microscope |
Instrument used to visually examine very small objects |
-scope = instrument used to visually examine |
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Neo- |
New |
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Neoplasm |
New formation of tissue such as an abnormal growth or tumor |
-plasm = development; formation |
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Pan- |
All |
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Panhysterectomy |
Excision of all the uterus |
-ectomy = excision; Surgical removal Hyster/o = uterus |
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Syn-; sym- |
Together; with; joined |
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Synarthrotic |
A type of joint in which the bones are joined |
-tuc = pertaining to arthr/o = joint |
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Symmetry |
Like parts on opposite sides of the body are similar in form, size, and position |
-metry = process of measuring |
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Tachy- |
Fast; rapid |
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Tachycardia |
Pertaining to fast heartbeat of over 100 beats per minute |
-ia = condition Cardi/o = heart |
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Tetra- |
Four |
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Tetraplegia |
Paralysis of all four limbs; also known as quadriplegia |
-plegia = paralysis |
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Above |
Epi-; hyper-; supra- |
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Against |
Anti-; contra- |
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Around |
Circum-; peri- |
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Bad |
Dys-; mal- |
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Before |
Ante-; pre-; pro- |
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Below |
Hypo-; infra-; sub- |
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Half |
Hemi-; semi- |
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Many |
Multi-; poly- |
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One |
Mono-; uni- |
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Outside |
E-; ex-; extra-; ecto-; exo- |
Outside |
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Within |
Endo-; intra- |
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Away from Ab- |
Toward Ad- |
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Before Ante-; pre-; pro- |
After Post- |
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Above Epi- hyper-; supra- |
Below Hypo-; infra-; sub- |
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Fast Tachy- |
Slow Brady- |
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Excessive Hyper- |
Deficient Hypo- |
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Large Macro- |
Small Micro- |
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Apart Ana- |
Together; with; joined Syn- |
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