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291 Cards in this Set
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ab- |
Away from |
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bi- |
Two |
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Endo- |
Within |
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Hyper- |
Excessive, abnormally high, above |
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Hypo |
Under below normal |
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Intra |
Within |
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Pre |
Before |
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Post |
After |
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Sub |
Below beneath |
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-al |
Pertaining to |
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-ic |
Pertaining to |
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-itis |
Inflammation |
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-logy |
Study of |
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-meter |
Measuring instrument |
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-ous |
Pertaining to |
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-pathy |
Disease |
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-scope |
Viewing instrument |
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-scopy |
Process of viewing |
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Arteri/o |
Artery |
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Arthr/o |
Joint |
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Cardi/o |
Heart |
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Gastr/o |
Stomach |
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Hepat/o |
Liver |
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Oste/o |
Bone |
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Path/o |
Disease |
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Ven/o |
Vein |
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Abdomin/o |
Abdomen abdominal cavity |
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Anter/o; anteri/o |
Front |
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Brachi/o |
Arm |
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Card/o; Cardi/o |
Heart |
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Caud/o |
Tail |
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Cephal/o |
Head |
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Cervic/o |
Cervix, neck |
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Chondr/o ; Chondri/o |
Gristle cartilage |
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Chron/o |
Time |
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Cran/o Crani/o |
Skull cranium |
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Dist/o |
Away |
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Dors/o |
Back |
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Eti/o |
Cause ( of disease) |
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Femor/o |
Thigh |
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Gastr/o |
Stomach |
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Gen/o |
Formation cause produce |
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Glut/o |
Buttock |
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Hom/o ; home/o |
Sameness unchanging |
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Iatro/o ; Iatri/o |
To heal |
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-ac |
Pertaining to |
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-ad |
Toward |
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-al |
Pertaining to |
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-AR |
Pertaining to |
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-graphy |
Process of recording |
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-ic |
Pertaining to |
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-ion |
Act or process |
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-ior |
Pertaining to |
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-logist |
One who studies |
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-stasis |
Standing still |
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-y |
Process of |
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Idi/o |
Person self |
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Ili/o |
Flank hip groin |
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Infect/o |
To enter invade |
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Infer/o; inferi/o |
Below |
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Inguin/o |
Groin |
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Later/o |
Side |
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Lumb/o |
Loin lower back |
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Medi/o |
Middle |
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Path/o |
Disease |
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Pelv/o |
Pelvis washbasin |
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Physi/o |
Nature |
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Poster/o; posteri/o |
Back |
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Proxim/o |
Near |
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Spin/o |
Spine thorn |
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Super/o superi/o |
Above |
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Thorac/o |
Chest thorax |
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Tom/o |
To cut |
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Umbilic/o |
Navel |
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Ventr/o |
Front belly |
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Right Hypochondriac region |
Right Top |
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bil
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bile |
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abdomin/o |
abdomen, abdominal cavity |
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anter/o, anteri/o |
front |
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brachi/o |
arm |
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card/o, cardi/o |
heart |
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caud/o |
tail |
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cephal/o |
head |
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cervic/o |
cervix/neck |
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chondr/o, chondri/o |
gristle, cartilage |
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chron/o |
time |
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cran/o, crani/o |
skull, cranium |
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dist/o |
away |
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dors/o |
back |
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eti/o |
cause (of disease) |
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femor/o |
thigh |
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gastr/o |
stomach |
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gen/o |
formation, cause, produce |
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glut/o |
buttock |
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hom/o, home/o |
sameness, unchanging |
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iatr/o, iatri/o |
to heal |
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idi/o |
person, self |
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ili/o |
flank, hip, groin |
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infect/o |
to enter, invade |
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infer/o, inferi/o |
below |
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inguin/o |
groin |
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later/o |
side |
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lumb/o |
loin, lower back |
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medi/o |
middle |
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path/o |
disease |
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pelv/o |
pelvis |
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physi/o |
nature |
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poster/o, posteri/o |
back |
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proxim/o |
near |
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spin/o |
spine, thorn |
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super/o, superi/o |
above |
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thorac/o |
chest, thorax |
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tom/o |
to cut |
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umbilic/o |
navel |
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ventr/o |
front, belly |
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ana- |
up, toward, apart |
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bi- |
two |
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epi- |
upon, over, above, on top |
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hypo- |
under, below normal |
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uni- |
one |
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-ac |
pertaining to |
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-ad |
toward |
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-al |
pertaining to |
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-ar |
pertaining to |
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-graphy |
process of recording |
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-ic |
pertaining to |
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-ion |
act or process |
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-ior |
pertaining to |
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-logist |
one who studies |
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-stasis |
standing still |
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-y |
process of |
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ad-
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toward |
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ant-, anti-
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against, opposing |
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dia- |
through |
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dys-
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bad, abnormal, painful, difficult |
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pan- |
all, entire |
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peri- |
around
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re-, retro-
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back
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abdomen/o
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abdomen, abdominal cavity |
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an/o |
anus |
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append/o |
to hang onto, appendix |
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bil/i
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bile |
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cec/o
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blind intestine, cecum |
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celi/o |
abdomen, abdominal cavity |
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cheil/o
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lip |
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chol/e
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bile, gall
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choledoch/o |
common bile duct |
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cirrh/o |
orange |
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col/o, colon/o |
colon |
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dent/o |
teeth |
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diverticul/o |
a small blind pouch, diverticulum |
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duoden/o |
twelve, duodenum |
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enter/o |
small intestine |
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esophag/e, esophag/o |
gullet, esophagus |
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gastr/o |
stomach |
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gingiv/o |
gums |
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gloss/o |
tongue |
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halit/o |
breath |
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hemorrh/o |
likely to bleed |
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hepat/o |
liver |
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hern/o, herni/o |
rupture or protrusion through a weakened membrane or wall (hernia) |
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ile/o |
to roll, ileum |
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inguin/o |
groin |
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ana |
up, toward, apart |
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dys |
bad, abnormal, painful, difficult |
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epi |
upon, over, above, on top |
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hyper |
excessive, abnormally high, above |
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meta |
after, change |
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neo
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new
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aden/o. |
gland |
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carcin/o |
cancer |
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chem/o |
chemistry |
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chrom/o |
color |
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cyt/o |
cell |
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fibr/o |
fiber |
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gen/o, gene/o |
formation, cause, produce
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hist/o |
tissue |
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lei/o |
smooth |
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lip/o |
fat, lipid |
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lymph/o |
clear water or fluid |
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mal/o |
bad |
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melan/o |
dark, black |
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my/o |
muscle |
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neur/o |
sinew or cord, nerve, fascia |
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nucl/o, nucle/o |
kernel, nucleus |
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onc/o |
tumor |
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organ/o |
tool |
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oste/o |
bone |
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radi/o |
light energy, radiation, spoke of a wheel, radius |
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rhabd/o |
rod |
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sarc/o |
flesh, meat
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thel/i |
nipple |
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al |
pertaining to |
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elle |
small |
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gen |
producing, formation, causing |
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genesis |
origin, cause |
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genic |
pertaining to producing, formation, causing |
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ic |
pertaining to |
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logist |
one who studies |
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logy |
study of |
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oid |
resembling |
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oma |
abnormal swelling, tumor |
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osis |
condition of |
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plasia |
shape, formation(its most common use is as a suffix, although the term includes a word root, plas, and a suffix, -ia) |
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plasm |
something shaped(may also be used as a word root) |
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sarcoma |
malignant tumor |
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sis |
state of |
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some |
body |
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stasis |
standing still |
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therapy |
treatment |
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um |
pertaining to |
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iatrogenic |
adjective meaning a disease that is induced by medical treatment |
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sequelae
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conditions following and resulting from a disease |
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dia- |
through |
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en- |
within, upon, on, over |
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endo- |
within |
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epi- |
upon, over, above, on top |
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hyper- |
excessive, abnormally high, above |
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hypo- |
under, below normal |
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poly- |
many |
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albumin/o |
albumin (a protein) |
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azot/o |
urea, nitrogen |
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bacteri/o |
bacteria |
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blast/o |
germ, bud, developing cell |
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cyst/o |
sac, bladder |
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glomerul/o |
little ball, glomerulus |
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gluc/o |
glucose, sugar, sweet |
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glyc/o, glycos/o |
glycogen, glucose, sugar, sweet |
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hydro/o |
water |
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ket/o, keton/o |
ketone bodies |
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lith/o |
stone |
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lys/o |
break apart, dissolve |
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meat/o |
opening, passage |
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nephr/o |
kidney |
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noct/o |
night |
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olig/o |
few in number |
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py/o |
pus |
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pyel/o |
renal pelvis |
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ren/o |
kidney |
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son/o |
sound |
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spadias/o |
rip, tear |
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sten/o |
narrowness, constriction |
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tens/o |
pressure |
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tom/o |
to cut |
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ureter/o |
ureter |
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urethr/o |
urethra |
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urin/a, urin/o, ur/o |
urine |
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vesic/o |
sac, bladder |
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-cele |
hernia, swelling, protrusion |
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-iasis |
condition of |
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-ion |
act or process |
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-is |
pertaining to |
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-lith |
stone |
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-lysis |
to loosen, dissolve |
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- meter |
measuring instrument |
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- pexy |
surgical fixation, suspension |
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- ptosis |
falling downward, drooping |
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- rrhaphy |
suturing |
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-tripsy |
surgical crushing |
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-trophy |
nourishment, development |
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- uresis |
urination |
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-uria |
condition of urine, urination |
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albuminuria |
presence of albumin (a protein normally in the blood) in the urine |
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anuresis |
inability to pass urine due to abnormal retention of urine or absence of urine |
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anuria |
cessation of urine production or output |
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azotemia |
abnormally high urea and nitrogenous compounds in the blood |
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bacteriuria |
presence of bacteria in the urine |
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diuresis |
condition of urine passing through (usually refers to excessive urine discharge) |
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dysuria |
difficulty or pain in urination |
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enuresis |
involuntary release of urine,usually due to a lack of bladder control |
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nocturnal enuresis |
bed-wetting |
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glycosuria |
presence of glucose in the urine |
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hematuria |
presence of blood in the urine |
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ketonuria |
presence of ketone bodies in the urine |
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nocturia |
urination at night |
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oliguria |
decreased production of urine |
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polyuria |
excessive urination |
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proteinuria |
presence of protein in the urine |
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pyuria |
presence of pus (white blood cells) in the urine |
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cystitis |
inflammation of the bladder |
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cystocele |
protrusion of the urinary bladder through a weakness in the muscular wall of the adjacent vagina |
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cystolith |
stone in the urinary bladder |
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epispadias |
congenital defect that results in the urinary meatus positioned on the dorsal surface of the penis; in the female, the meatus opens dorsal to the clitoris |
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glomerulonephritis |
inflammation of the glomeruli within a kidney |
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hydronephrosis |
condition of water in a kidney usually caused by obstruction and backup of urine |
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hypospadias |
congenital defect in which the urinary meatus opens on the underside of the penis; in the female, the opening is within the vagina |
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incontinence |
involuntary discharge of urine |
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nephritis |
inflammation of a kidney |
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nephroblastoma |
tumor that originates from a kidney that includes developing embryonic cells |
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nephrohypertrophy |
excessive development of a kidney |
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nephrolithiasis |
presence of one or more stones in a kidney |
