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Aden/o example: aden/oma |
aden/o meaning: gland |
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Chlor/o example: chlor/oma |
chlor/o meaning: green |
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Cyan/o example: cyan/osis |
cyan/o meaning: blue |
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Epitheli/o example: epitheli/oma |
epitheli/o meaning: epithelium |
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Cancer/o , Carcin/o example: cancer/ous |
cancer/o, carcin/o meaning: cancer |
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Chrom/o example: xanth/o/chrom/ic |
chrom/o meaning: color |
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Cyt/o example: cancer/ous |
cyto/o meaning: cell |
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Erythr/o example: eythr/o/cyte |
erythr/o meaning: red |
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Eti/o example: eti/o/logy |
eti/o meaning: cause (of disease) |
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Gno/o example: pro/gno/sis |
Gno/o meaning: knowledge |
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iatr/o example: iatr/o/genic |
iatr/o meaning: physician; medicine (also means treatment) |
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lei/o example: lei/o/my/oma |
lei/o meaning: smooth |
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Fibr/o example: fibr/o/sarcoma |
fibr/o meaning: fiber |
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Hist/o example: hist/o/logy |
Hist/o meaning: tissue |
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Kary/o example: kary/o/plasm |
Kary/o meaning: nucleus |
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leuk/o example: leuk/o/cyte |
leuk/o meaning: white |
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lip/o example: lip/oma |
Meaning: fat |
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My/o example: my/o/pathy |
Meaning: muscle
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Onc/o example: onc/o/logist |
Meaning: tumor; mass
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Path/o example: path/o/genic |
meaning: disease |
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Melan/o example: melan/oma |
meaning: black |
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Neur/o example: neur/oma |
meaning: nerve
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Organ/o example: organ/ic |
meaning: organ |
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Rhabd/o example: rhabd/o/my/oma |
Meaning: rod-shaped; striated |
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sarc/o example: sarc/oma |
meaning: flesh; connective tissue |
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system/o example: system/ic |
meaning: system
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xanth/o example: xanth/o/chrom/ic |
meaning: yellow
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dys- example: dys/plasia |
meaning: painful; abnormal; difficult; labored |
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somat/o example: somat/o/plasm |
meaning: body |
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viscer/o example: viscer/al |
meaning: internal organs
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dia- per- example: dia/gno/sis |
meaning: through; complete |
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hyper- example: hyper/plasia |
meaning: above; excessive |
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hypo- meaning: hypo/plasia |
meaning: below, incomplete, deficient, under |
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neo- example: neo/plasm |
meaning: new
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-al -ic -ous -otic -ac -ical example: epitheli/al |
meaning: pertaining to
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-gen example: carcin/o/gen |
meaning: substance or agent that produces or causes |
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meta- example: meta/stasis |
meaning: after, beyond, change |
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pro- example: pro/gno/sis |
meaning: before
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-cyte example: erythr/o/cyte |
meaning: cell
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-genic example: carcin/o/genic |
meaning: producing; originating; causing |
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-logy Ex: onc/o/logy |
meaning: study of |
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-oid Ex: cyt/oid |
meaning: resembling
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-osis ex: cyan/osis |
meaning: abnormal condition (means increases when used with blood cell word roots) |
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-plasia ex: hyper/plasia |
meaning: condition of formation; development; growth |
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-logist ex: onc/o/logist |
meaning: one who studies and treats (specialist, physician) |
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-megaly ex: organ/o/megaly |
meaning: enlargement |
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-oma ex: fibr/oma |
meaning: tumor; swelling
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-pathy ex: somat/o/pathy |
meaning: disease of |
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-sarcoma ex: aden/o/sarcoma |
meaning: malignant tumor |
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-stasis ex: meta/stasis |
meaning: control; stop, standing
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caud/o ex: caud/al |
meaning: tail (downward)
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dist/o ex: dist/al |
meaning: away (from the point of attachment of a body part) |
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-plasm ex: neo/plasm |
meaning: growth; substance; formation |
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-sis ex: pro/gno/sis |
meaning: state of |
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anter/o ex: anter/o/poster/ior |
meaning: front
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cephal/o ex: cephal.ic |
meaning: head (upward)
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dors/o lumb/o ex: dors/al |
meaning: back |
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later/o ex: later/al |
meaning: side
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poster/o retro- dors/o ex: poster/ior |
meaning: back; behind
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super/o epi- ultra- ex: super/ior |
meaning: above |
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infer/o infra- ex: infer/ior |
meaning: below |
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medi/o mid- ex: medi/al |
meaning: middle
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proxim/o para- ex: proxim/al |
meaning: near (the point of attachment of a body part)
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ventr/o ex: ventr/al |
meaning: belly (front) |
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bi- ex: bi/later/al |
meaning: two |
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-ad ex: cephal/ad |
meaning: toward |
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aut/o ex: dermat/o/aut/o/plasty |
meaning: self |
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coni/o ex: dermat/o/coni/osis |
meaning: dust
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uni- ex: uni/later/al |
meaning: one |
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-ior ex: poster/o/anter/ior |
meaning: pertaining to |
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bi/o ex: bi/opsy |
meaning: life |
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crypt/o ex: onych/o/crypt/osis |
meaning: hidden
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cutane/o , derm/o, dermat/o ex: dermat/o/logy |
meaning: skin |
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hidr/o ex: hidr/aden/itis |
meaning: sweat |
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myc/o ex: trich/o/myc/osis |
meaning: fungus |
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onych/o, ungu/o ex: onych/ectomy |
meaning: nail
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heter/o hetero- ex: dermat/o/heter/o/plasty |
meaning: other ; different |
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kerat/o ex: kerat/o/genic |
meaning: horny tissue; hard |
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necr/o ex: necr/osis |
meaning: dead (cells, body) |
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pachy/o ex: pachy/derm/a |
meaning: thick
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seb/o ex: seb/o/rrhea |
meaning: sebum (oil) |
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strept/o
ex: strept/o/coccus |
meaning: twisted chains |
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xer/o ex: xer/o/derm/a |
meaning: dry |
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intra- ex: intra/derm/al |
meaning: within
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rhytid/o ex: rhytid/ectomy |
meaning: wrinkles |
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staphyl/o ex: staphyl/o/coccus |
meaning: grapelike clusters |
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trich/o pil/o ex: trich/o/myc/osis |
meaning: hair |
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epi- ex: epi/derm/al |
meaning: on; upon; over
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para- ex: par/onych/ia |
meaning: beside; beyond; around; abnormal |
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sub- ex: sub/cutane/ous |
meaning: under; below |
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-a ex: leuk/o/derm/a |
meaning: noun suffix; no meaning |
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-ectomy ex: rhytid/ectomy |
meaning: excision or surgical removal
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per- ex: per/cutane/ous |
meaning: through |
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trans- ex: trans/derm/al |
meaning: through; across; beyond |
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-coccus (pl. -cocci) ex: strep/o/coccus |
meaning: berry-shaped (form of bacterium); round bacteria |
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-ia ex: par/onych/ia |
meaning: disease or abnormal state; condition of; morbidity or unhealthy lifestyle |
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-itis ex: dermat/itis |
meaning: inflammation |
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-opsy ex: bi/opsy |
meaning: view of; viewing |
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-plasty ex: dermat/o/plasty |
meaning: surgical repair |
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-tome ex: derma/tome |
meaning: instrument used to cut |
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-malacia ex: onych/o/malcia |
meaning: softening |
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-phagia ex: onych/o/pagia |
meaning: eating; swallowing |
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-rrhea ex: seb/o/rrhea |
meaning: flow; discharge |
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adenoid/o ex: adenoid/itis |
meaning: adenoids
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alveol/o ex: alveol/itis |
meaning: alveolus |
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bronchi/o, bronch/o ex: bronchi/ectasis |
meaning: bronchus |
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diaphragmat/o, phren/o ex: diaphragmat/o/cele |
meaning:diaphragm |
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hem/o, hemat/o ex:hem/o/thorax |
meaning: blood
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atel/o ex: atel/ectasis |
meaning: imperfect; incomplete |
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capn/o ex: capn/o/meter |
meaning: carbon dioxide |
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epiglott/o ex: epiglott/itis |
meaning: epiglottis |
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laryng/o ex: laryng/itis |
meaning: larynx
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lob/o ex: lob/ectomy |
meaning: lobe |
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nas/o, rhin/o ex: rhin/o/plasty |
meaning: nose |
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ox/i ex: ox/i/meter |
meaning: oxygen |
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phon/o ex: dys/phon/ia |
meaning: sound; voice
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muc/o ex: muc/oid |
meaning: mucus |
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orth/o ex: orth/o/pnea |
meaning: straight |
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pharyng/o ex: pharyng/itis |
meaning: pharynx |
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pleur/o ex: pleur/itis |
meaning: pleura
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pneum/o , pneumat/o, pneumon/o, pulmon/o ex: pneumon/ia |
meaning: lung; air |
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py/o ex: py/o/thorax |
meaning: pus |
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sept/o ex: sept/o/tomy |
meaning: septum (wall off, fence) |
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somn/o ex: poly/somn/o/graphy |
meaning: sleep
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pulmon/o ex: pulmon/ary |
meaning: lung |
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radi/o ex: radi/o/logy |
meaning: x-rays; ionizing radiation |
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sinus/o ex: sinus/o/tomy |
meaning: sinus |
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son/o ex: son/o/graphy |
meaning: sound
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spir/o ex: spir/o/meter |
meaning: breathe; breathing |
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tom/o ex: tom/o/graphy |
meaning: to cut, section, or slice |
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trache/o ex: trache/o/stomy |
meaning: trachea |
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endo- ex: endo/scope |
meaning: within
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thorac/o ex: tonsill/itis |
meaning: thorax; chest; chest cavity |
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tonsill/o ex: tonsill/itis |
meaning: tonsil |
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a- , an- ex: a/pnea |
meaning: absence of; without |
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eu- ex: eu/pnea |
meaning: normal; good
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-graph ex: radi/o/graph |
meaning: instrument used to record; record |
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-meter ex: spir/o/meter |
meaning: instrument used to measure |
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-pexy ex: pleur/o/plexy |
meaning: surgical fixation; suspension |
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-rrhagia ex: rhin/o/rrhagia |
meaning: rapid flow of blood
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-gram ex: son/o/gram |
meaning: record; radiographic image |
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-graphy ex: poly/somn/o/graphy |
meaning: process of recording; radiographic imaging |
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-metry ex: spir/o/metry |
meaning: measurement |
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-pnea ex: a/pnea |
meaning: breathing
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poly- multi- ex: poly/somn/o/graphy |
meaning: many; much |
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-algia; -dynia ex: thorac/algia |
meaning: pain |
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-cele ex: pneumat/o/cele |
meaning: hernia or protrusion |
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-ectasis -ectasia ex: atel/ectasis |
meaning: stretching out; dilatation; expansion
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tachy- ex: tahcy/pnea |
meaning: fast; rapid |
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-ar, -ary, -eal ex: laryng/eal |
meaning: pertaining to |
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-centesis ex: thorac/o/centesis |
meaning: surgical puncture to aspirate fluid (with a sterile needle) |
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-emia ex: hyp/ox/emia |
meaning: in the blood
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-scope ex: bronch/o/scope |
meaning: instrument used for visual exmaination |
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-scopy ex: endo/scopy |
meaning: visual examination |
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-stenosis ex: trache/o/stenosis |
meaning: constriction or narrowing |
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-thorax ex: pneum/o/thorax |
meaning: chest; chest cavity
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-scopic ex: endo/scopic |
meaning: pertaining to visual examination |
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-spasm ex: bronch/o/spasm |
meaning: sudden, involuntary muscle contraction |
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-stomy ex: laryng/o/stomy |
meaning: creation of an artificial opening |
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-tomy ex: trache/o/tomy |
meaning: cut into; incision
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albumin/o ex: albumin/uria |
meaning: albumin |
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blast/o ex: nephr/o/blast/oma |
meaning: developing cell; germ cell |
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glomerul/o ex: glomerul/o/nephr/itis |
meaning: glomerulus |
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hydr/o ex: hydr/o/nephr/osis |
meaning: water
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axzot/o ex: azot/emia |
meaning: urea, nitrogen |
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cyst/o, vesic/o ex: cyst/itis |
meaning: bladder; sac |
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glyc/o, glycos/o gluc/o ex: glycos/uria |
meaning: sugar |
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lith/o ex: lith/o/tripsy |
meaning: stone; calculus
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meat/o ex: meat/o/tomy |
meaning: meatus (opening) |
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noct/i ex: noct/uria |
meaning: night |
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pyel/o ex: pyel/o/plasty |
meaning: renal pelvis |
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urethr/o ex: urethr/o/plasty |
meaning: urethra
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nephr/o, ren/o ex: ren/o/gram |
meaning: kidney |
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olig/o ex: olig/uria |
meaning: scanty; few |
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ureter/o ex: ureter/o/stomy |
meaning: ureter |
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urin/o , ur/o ex: urin/ary |
meaning: urine; urinary tract
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-iasis; -esis ex: nephr/o/lith/iasis |
meaning: condition; infestation |
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-ptosis ex: nephr/o/ptosis |
meaning: drooping; sagging; prolapse |
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-tripsy ex: lith/o/tripsy |
meaning: surgical crushing |
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-uria ex: py/uria |
meaning: urine; urination
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-lysis ex: nephr/o/lysis |
meaning: loosening; dissolution; separating ; destroy |
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-rrhaphy ex: cyst/o/rrhaphy |
meaning: suturing; repairing |
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-trophy ex: nephr/o/hyper/trophy |
meaning: nourishment; developement |
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andr/o ex: andr/o/pathy |
meaning: male
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balan/o pen/o ex: balan/itis |
meaning: glans penis |
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orchid/o; orchi/o; orch/o; test/o ex: orchi/o/plasty |
meaning: testis; testicle |
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sperm/o, spermat/o ex: olig/o/sperm/ia |
meaning: spermatozoon; sperm |
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vesicul/o ex: vesicul/ectomy |
meaning: seminal vesicle
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epididym/o ex: epididym/ectomy |
meaning: epididymis |
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prostat/o prostate- ex: prostat/o/lith |
meaning: prostate gland |
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vas/o angi/o ex: vas/ectomy |
meaning: vessel, duct |
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-ism ex: an/orch/ism |
meaning: state of ; condition
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arche/o gen/o ex: men/arche |
meaning: first; beginning |
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colp/o, vagin/o ex: colp/itis |
meaning: vagina |
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episi/o, vulvu/o ex: episi/o/tomy |
meaning: vulva |
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hymen/o ex: hymen/o/tomy |
meaning: hymen
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cervic/o ex: cervic/itis |
meaning: neck of cervix |
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culd/o ex: culd/o/scopy |
meaning: cul-de-sac |
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gynec/o, gyn/o ex: gynec/o/logist |
meaning: woman; women |
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hyster/o, metr/o, metr/i uter/o ex: hyster/ectomy |
meaning: uterus |
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mamm/o, mast/o ex: mast/ectomy |
meaning: breast |
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oophor/o ex: oophor/ectomy |
meaning: ovary |
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salping/o ex: salping/o/cele |
meaning: uterine tube (fallopian tube) |
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-artesia ex: hyster/artesia |
meaning: absence of a normal body opening; occlusion; closure
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men/o ex: men/o/rrhagia |
meaning: menstruation |
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perine/o ex: perin/o/rrhaphy |
meaning: perineum |
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peri- ex: peri/metr/itis |
meaning: surrounding (outer) |
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-salpinx ex: hemat/o/salpinx |
meaning: uterine tube (fallopian tube)
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cephal/o ex: micro/cephal/us |
meaning: head |
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embry/o ex: embry/o/genic |
meaning: embryo; to be full |
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fet/o, fet/i ex: fet/al |
meaning: fetus; unborn child |
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lact/o ex: lact/o/rrhea |
meaning: milk
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amni/o, amnion/o ex: amni/o/centesis |
meaning: amnion; amniotic fluid |
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chori/o ex: chori/o/carcin/oma |
meaning: chorion |
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esophagus/o ex: esophagus/eal |
meaning: esophagus |
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gravid/o ex: nulli/gravid/a |
meaning: pregnancy
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omphal/o ex: omphal/o/cele |
meaning: umbilicus; navel |
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pelv/o, pelv/i ex: pelv/ic |
meaning: pelvic bone; pelvis |
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pseud/o ex: pseud/o/cyesis |
meaning: false |
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pylor/o ex: pylor/ic |
meaning: pylorus (pyloric sphincter)
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nat/o ex: neo/nat/o/logist |
meaning: birth |
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par/o, part/o ex: par/a |
meaning: bear; give birth to; labor; childbirth |
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prim/i ex: prim/i/gravid/a |
meaning: first |
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puerper/o ex: puerper/al |
meaning: childbirth
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terat/o ex: terat/o/gen |
meaning: malformations |
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micro- ex: micro/cephal/us |
meaning: small |
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nulli- ex: nulli/par/a |
meaning: none |
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-amnios ex: olig/o/hydr/amnios |
meaning: amnion; amniotic fluid
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ante-, pre- pro- ex: pre/nat/al |
meaning: before |
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multi- ex: multi/gravid/a |
meaning: many |
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post- ex: post/nat/al |
meaning: after |
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-cyesis ex: pseud/o/cyesis |
meaning: pregnancy
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-e, -is, -us, -um ex: ante/part/um |
meaning: noun suffix; no meaning |
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-tocia ex: dys/tocia |
meaning: birth labor |
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aort/o ex: aort/o/gram |
meaning: aorta |
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ather/o ex: ather/o/sclerosis |
meaning: yellowish; fatty plaque; porridge-like
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-rrhexis ex: amni/o/rrhexis |
meaning: rupture; bursting forth |
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angi/o ex: angi/o/stenosis |
meaning: vessel |
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arteri/o ex: arteri/o/sclerosis |
meaning: artery |
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arti/o ex: atri/o/ventricul/ar |
meaning: atrium |
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ech/o ex: ech/o/cardi/o/gram |
meaning: sound |
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iisch/o ex: isch/emia |
meaning: deficiency; blockage |
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lymphaden/o ex: lymphaden/itis |
meaning: lymph node |
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phleb/o; ven/o ex: intra/ven/ous |
meaning: vein |
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cardi/o ex: cardi/o/logist |
meaning: heart |
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electr/o ex: electr/o/cardi/o/gram |
meaning: electricity; electrical activity |
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lymph/o ex: lymph/oma |
meaning: lymph; lymph tissue |
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myel/o ex: myel/o/poiesis |
meaning: bone marrow
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splen/o ex: splen/o/megaly |
meaning: spleen |
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thromb/o ex: thromb/o/phleb/itis |
meaning: clot |
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valv/o, valvul/o ex: valvul/o/plasty |
meaning: valve |
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brady- ex: brady/card/ia |
meaning: slow
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plasm/o ex: plasm/apheresis |
meaning: plasma |
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therm/o pyr/o ex: hypo/therm/ia |
meaning: heat |
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thym/o ex: thym/ectomy |
meaning: thymus gland |
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ventricul/o ex: atri/o/ventricul/ar |
meaning: ventricle
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-ac ex: cardi/ac |
meaning: pertaining to |
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-penia ex: erythr/o/cyt/o/penia |
meaning: abnormal reduction in number |
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-sclerosis ex: ather/o/sclerosis |
meaning: hardening |
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an/o ex: an/al |
meaning: anus
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pan- ex: pan/cyt/o/penia |
meaning: all; total |
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-apheresis ex: plasm/apheresis |
meaning: removal |
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-poiesis ex: myel/o/poiesis |
meaning: formation |
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abdomin/o, celi/o, lapar/o ex: abdomin/o/plasty |
meaning: abdomen; abdominal cavity
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append/o; appendic/o ex: appendic/itis |
meaning: appendix |
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cheil/o ex: cheil/o/rrhaphy |
meaning: lip |
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cholangi/o ex: cholangi/o/graphy |
meaning: bile duct |
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col/o ; colon/o ex: col/o/stomy |
meaning: colon
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antr/o ex: antr/ectomy |
meaning: antrum |
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cec/o ex: ile/o/cec/al |
meaning: cecum |
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chol/e ex: chol/e/cyst/o/gram |
meaning: gall; bile |
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choledoch/o ex: choledoch/o/lith/iasis |
meaning: common bile duct
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duoden/o ex: duoden/al |
meaning: duodenum; first part of small intestine |
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esophag/o ex: esophag/o/scope |
meaning: esophagus |
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gingiv/o ex: gingiv/itis |
meaning: gum |
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hepat/o ex: hepat/itis |
meaning: liver
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diverticul/o ex: diverticul/osis |
meaning: diverticulum |
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enter/o ex: gastr/o/enter/itis |
meaning: intestine |
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gastr/o ex: gastr/itis |
meaning: stomach |
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gloss/o; lingu/o ex: sub/lingu/al |
meaning: tongue
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ile/o ex: ile/o/stomy |
meaning: ileum; third part of the small intestines |
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or/o ; stomat/o ex: or/al |
meaning: mouth |
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pancreat/o ex: pancreat/itis |
meaning: pancreas |
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polyp/o ex: polyp/ectomoy |
meaning: polyp; small growth
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herni/o ex: herni/o/rraphy |
meaning: protrusion of an organ through a membrane or cavity wall |
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jejun/o ex: gastr/o/jejun/o/stomy |
meaning: jejunim ; second part of the intestine |
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palat/o ex: palat/o/plasty |
meaning: palate |
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peritone/o ex: peritone/al |
meaning: peritoneum
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pylor/o ex: pylor/o/plasty |
meaning: pylorus; pyloric sphincter |
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sigmoid/o ex: sigmoid/o/scopy |
meaning: sigmoid colon |
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uvul/o ex: uvul/ectomy |
meaning: uvula |
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-pepsia ex: dys/pepsia |
meaning: digestion
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proct/o ; rect/o ex: proct/o/logist |
meaning: rectum |
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sial/o ex: sial/o/lith |
meaning: saliva; salivary gland |
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steat/o ex: steat/osis |
meaning: fat |
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hemi- ex: hemi/col/ectomy |
meaning: half
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conjuctiv/o ex: conjuctiv/itis |
meaning: conjunctiva |
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corne/o; kerat/o ex: corne/al |
meaning: cornea |
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dacry/o; lacrim/o ex: lacrim/al |
meaning: tear; tear duct |
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ir/o ; irid/o ex: iris/o/plegia |
meaning: iris
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blephar/o ex: blephar/o/plasty |
meaning: eyelid |
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cor/o ; core/o ; pupill/o ex: pupill/ary |
meaning: pupil |
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cry/o ex: cry/o/retin/o/pexy |
meaning: cold |
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dipl/o ambi- amphi- ex: dipl/opia |
meaning: two; double
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ocul/o ; opthalm/o ex: opthalm/o/logy |
meaning: eye |
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phac/o ; phak/o ex: a/phak/ia |
meaning: lens |
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retin/o ex: retin/al |
meaning: retina |
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ton/o ex: ton/o/meter |
meaning: tension ; pressure
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is/o iso- ex: is/o/cor/ia |
meaning: equal |
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opt/o op/o ex: opt/ic |
meaning: vision |
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phot/o ex: phot/o/phobia |
meaning: light |
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scelr/o ex: scler/o/malacia |
meaning: sclera
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-opia ex: dipl/opia |
meaning: vision (condition) |
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-plegia ex: opthalm/o/plegia |
meaning: paralysis |
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aur/i ; aur/o ; ot/o ex: ot/o/logy |
meaning: ear |
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labyrinth/o ex: labyrinth/itis |
meaning: labyrinth (inner ear)
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bi- ; bin- ex: bin/ocul/ar |
meaning: two |
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-phobia ex: phot/o/phobia |
meaning: abnormal fear of or aversion to specific things |
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audi/o phon/o ex: audi/o/gram |
meaning: hearing |
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cochle/o ex: cochle/ar |
meaning: cochlea
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myring/o ex: myring/o/plasty |
meaning: tympanic membrane (eardrum) |
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tympan/o ex: tympan/o/plasty |
meaning: tympanic membrane (eardrum); middle ear |
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ankyl/o ex: ankyl/osis |
meaning: stiff ; bent |
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arthr/o ex: arthr/itis |
meaning: joint
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mastoid/o ex: mastoid/itis |
meaning: mastoid bone |
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staped/o ex: staped/ectomy |
meaning: stapes (middle ear bone) |
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vestibul/o ex: vestibul/ar |
meaning: vestibule |
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aponeur/o ex: aponeur/o/rrhaphy |
meaning: aponeurosis
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carp/o ex: carp/al |
meaning: carpals (wrist) |
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clavic/o ; clavicul/o ex: clavicul/ar |
meaning: clavicle (collarbone) |
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crani/o ex: crani/al |
meaning: cranium (skull) |
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femor/o ex: femor/al |
meaning: femur (upper leg bone)
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burs/o ex: burs/itis |
meaning: bursa (cavity) |
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chrondr/o ex: chondr/ectomy |
meaning: cartilage |
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cost/o ex: inter/cost/al |
meaning: rib |
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disk/o ex: disk/itis |
meaning: intervertebral disk
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humer/o ex: humer/al |
meaning: humerus (upper arm bone) |
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ischi/o ex: ischi/o/fibul/ar |
meaning: ischium |
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kyph/o ex: kyph/osis |
meaning: hump |
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lord/o ex: lord/osis |
meaning: bent forward (increased concavity of the spine)
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fibul/o ex: ischi/o/fibul/ar |
meaning: fibula (lower leg bone) |
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ili/o ex: ili/o/femor/al |
meaning: ilium |
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kinesi/o ex: brady/kinesi/a |
meaning: movement; motion |
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lamin/o ex: lamin/ectomy |
meaning: lamina (thin, flat plate or layer)
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mandibul/o ex: sub/mandibul/ar |
meaning: mandible (lower jawbone) |
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menisc/o ex: menisc/itis |
meaning: meniscus (crescent) |
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myel/o ex: myel/oma |
meaning: bone marrow |
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patell/o ex: patell/ectomy |
meaning: patella (kneecap)
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lumb/o ex: lumb/o/sacr/al |
meaning: loin ; lumbar region of the spine |
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maxill/o ex: maxill/itis |
meaning: maxilla (upper jawbone) |
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my/o ; myos/o ex: my/o/rrhaphy |
meaning: muscle |
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oste/o ex: osteo/itis |
meaning: bone
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petr/o ex: oste/o/petr/osis |
meaning: stone |
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pub/o ex: pub/ic |
meaning: pubis |
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radi/o ex: radi/al |
meaning: radius (lower arm bone) |
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scapul/o ex: supra/scapul/ar |
meaning: scapula (shoulder blade)
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pelv/i ; pelv/o ex: pelv/ic |
meaning: pelvis ; pelvic bone |
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phalang/o ex: phalang/ectomy |
meaning: phalanges (any bone of the fingers or toes) |
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rachi/o ; spondyl/o ; vertebr/o ex: rachi/o/tomy |
meaning: vertebra ; spine ; vertebral column |
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sacr/o ex: sacr/al |
meaning: sacrum |
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stern/o ex: stern/o/clavicul/ar |
meaning: sternum (breastbone) |
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tars/o ex: tars/ectomy |
meaning: tarsals (ankle bones) |
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tibi/o ex: tibi/al |
meaning: tibia (lower leg bone) |
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inter- ex: inter/vertebr/al |
meaning: between
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scoli/o ex: scoli/osis |
meaning: crooked ; curved |
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synovi/o ex: synovi/ectomy |
meaning: synovia ; synovial membrane |
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ten/o ; tend/o ; tendin/o ex: tendin/itis |
meaning: tendon |
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uln/o ex: uln/o/radi/al |
meaning: ulna (lower arm bone)
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sym- ; syn- ex: sym/physis |
meaning: together ; joined |
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-clasia ; -clasis ; -clast ex: oste/o/chasis |
meaning: break |
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-physis ex: sym/physis |
meaning: growth |
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cerebell/o ex: cerebell/itis |
meaning: cerebellum
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supra- ex: supra/scapul/ar |
meaning: above |
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-asthenia ex: my/asthenia |
meaning: weakness |
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-desis ex: arthr/o/desis |
meaning: surgical fixation; fusion |
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-schisis ex: crani/o/schisis |
meaning: split ; fissure
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dur/o ex: sub/dur/al |
meaning: hard ; dura matter |
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esthesi/o ex: an/esthesi/a |
meaning: sensation ; sensitivity ; feeling |
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gli/o ex: gli/oma |
meaning: glia; gluey substance |
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ment/o ; psych/o ex: ment/al |
meaning: mind
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cerebr/o encephal/o ex: cerebr/al |
meaning: cerebrum ; brain |
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encephal/o ex: encephal/itis |
meaning: brain |
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gangli/o ; ganglion/o ex: ganglion/ectomy |
meaning: ganglion |
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mening/o ; meningi/o ex: mening/o/cele |
meaning: meninges
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mon/o ex: mon/o/plegia |
meaning: one; single |
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neur/o ex: neur/o/logist |
meaning: nerve |
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poli/o ex: poli/o/myel/itis |
meaning: gray matter |
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radic/o ; radicul/o ; rhiz/o ex: radic/o/tomy |
meaning: nerve root
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myel/o ex: myel/o/graphy |
meaning: spinal cord (also mean bone marrow) |
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phas/o ex: dys/phas/ia |
meaning: speech |
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quadr/i ex: quadr/i/plegia |
meaning: four |
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-iatrist ex: psych/iatrist |
meaning: specialist ; physician
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-ictal ex: post/ictal |
meaning: seizure ; attack |
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acr/o ex: acr/o/megaly |
meaning: extremities ; height |
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adren/o ; adrenal/o ex: adren/ectomy |
meaning: adrenal glands |
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cortic/o ex: cortic/al |
meaning: cortex
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-iatry ex: psych/iatry |
meaning: treatment ; specialty |
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-paresis ex: hemi/paresis |
meaning: slight paralysis |
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aden/o ex: aden/itis |
meaning: gland |
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calc/i ex: hyper/calc/emia |
meaning: clacium
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endocrin/o ex: endocrin/o/logist |
meaning: endocrine |
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natr/o ex: hypo/natr/emia |
meaning: sodium |
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pituitar/o ex: hypo/pituitar/ism |
meaning: pituitary gland |
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-drome ex: syn/drome |
meaning: run ; running
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dips/o ex: poly/disps/ia |
meaning: thirst |
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kal/i ex: hypo/kal/emia |
meaning: potassium |
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parathyroid/o ex: parathyroid/oma |
meaning: parathyroid glands |
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thyroid/o ; thyr/o ex: thyroid/ectomy |
meaning: thyroid gland
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anti- contra- Ex: antihistamine |
meaning: against |
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peri- ex: pericardial |
meaning: around |
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endo- Ex: endocardiogram |
meaning: inside |
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exo- ecto- extra- ex: exoskeleton |
meaning: outside |
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deci- |
meaning: 1/10 |
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Centi- |
meaning: 1/100 |
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Milli- |
meaning: 1/1000 |
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Kilo- |
meaning: 1000 |
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Primi- proto- |
meaning: first |
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Quadr- |
meaning: four (4) |
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Semi- hemi- |
meaning: half |
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Nulli- |
meaning: none |
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Uni- mono- |
meaning: one (1) |
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Diplo- Bi- |
meaning: two; double |
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Tri- |
meaning: three (3); triple |
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Mal- ex: malpractice |
meaning: bad |
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Ambi- Amphi- ex: ambidextrous |
meaning: both |
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Eu- ex: eupepsia |
meaning: easy |
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Macro- ex: macrobiology |
meaning: large |
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Homo- ex: homogensis |
meaning: same |
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Aniso- ex: ansiogamy |
meaning: unequal |
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-ase |
meaning: enzyme related |
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-Genesis |
meaning: formation |
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-Cide |
meaning: kill |
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-Para |
meaning: live birth |
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-Mania |
meaning: madness |
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-Ostomy |
meaning: make a new opening |
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-Metry |
meaning: measurement |
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-Er |
meaning: one who |
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-Gravida |
meaning: pregnancy |
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-Y |
meaning: process of |
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-lepsy |
meaning: seizure |
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-ule -ole |
meaning: small in size |
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-ist |
meaning: specialist |
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-lith |
meaning: stone- |
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-edema |
meaning: swelling |
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-therapy |
meaning: treatment |
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-emesis |
meaning: vomitting |
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-clysis |
meaning: washing |
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Cholecyst/o |
meaning: gall bladder |
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Dent/o Dont/o |
meaning: teeth |
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Phim/o |
meaning: foreskin |
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Purpur/o |
meaning: purple |
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Pod/o Ped/o |
meaning: foot |
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Chir/o |
meaning: hand |
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Corp/o |
meaning: body |
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Pedi/a |
meaning: child |
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Thanat/o |
meaning: death |
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Ankyl/o |
meaning: fixed |
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Gnos/o |
meaning: think |
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Onc/o |
meaning: tumor |
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Mening/o |
meaning: covering on brain |
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Osm/o |
meaning: smell |
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Gust/o Geus/o |
meaning: taste |
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Scler/o |
meaning: white of eye |
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Furc/o |
meaning: branch ; forked |
