Medical Terminology

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-phobia

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Fear

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-plasia

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Development, growth

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-plasm

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Formation, development

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-scope

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Instrument for viewing

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-scopy

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Process of visually examines

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-algia

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Pain

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-cele

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Hernia, protrusion

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-cyte

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Cell

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-gram

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Record or picture

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-graph

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Instrument for recording

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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-meter

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Instrument for measuring

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-metry

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Process of measuring

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-ostomy

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Surgically create an opening

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-otomy

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Cutting into

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-pexy

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Surgical fixation

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

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Suture

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-therapy

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Treatment

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-trophy

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Nourishment, development

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-ule

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Small

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-centesis

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Puncture to withdraw fluid

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal

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-rrhage

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Excessive, abnormal flow

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-rrhagia

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Abnormal, flow condition

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-rrhea

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Discharge, flow

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

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-sclerosis

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Hardening

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-dynia

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Pain

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-ectasis

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Dilation

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-Gen

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That which produces

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-genesis

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Produces, generates

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-genic

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Producing, produced by

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-ia

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State, condition

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-iasis

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Abnormal condition

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-ism

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State of

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-ptosis

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Drooping

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-iatry

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Medical treatment

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-megaly

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Enlargement, large

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-oid

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Resembling

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-oma

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Tumor, mass, swelling

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-osis

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Abnormal condition

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-pathy

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Disease

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-logist

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One who studies

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-logy

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Study of

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-lysis

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Destruction

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-lytic

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Destruction

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-malacia

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Abnormal softening

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a-

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Without, away from

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an-

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Without

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ante-

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Before, in front of

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anti-

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Against

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Auto-

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Self

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Brody-

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Slow

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Pre-

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Before, in front of

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Pro-

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Before

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Pseudo-

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False

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Retro-

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Backward, behind

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Sub-

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Below, under

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Supra-

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Above

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Tachy-

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Rapid, fast

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Trans-

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Through, across

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Ultra-

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Beyond, excess

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Un-

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Not

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Pan-

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All

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Para-

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Besides, near; abnormal two like parts of a pair

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Per-

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Through

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Peri-

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Around

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Past-

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After

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Intra-

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Within, inside

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Macro-

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Large

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Micro-

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Small

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Myo-

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To cut

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Neo-

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New

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Hydro-

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Water

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Hyper-

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Over, above

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Hypo-

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Under, below

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In-

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Not, inward

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Inter-

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Among, between

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Eu-

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Normal, good

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Ex-

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External, outward

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Exo-

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Outward

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Extra-

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Outside of

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Hetero-

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Different

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Homo-

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Same

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Contra-

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Against

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De-

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Without

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Dys-

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Painful, difficult, abnormal

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Endo-

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Within, inner

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Epi-

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Upon, over

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Eso-

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Inward

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Poly-

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Many

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Primi-

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First

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Quadri-

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Four

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Semi-

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Partial, half

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Tetra-

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Four

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Tri-

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Three

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Bi-

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Two

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Hemi-

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Half

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Mono-

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One

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Multi-

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Many

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Nulli-

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None

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aden/o

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Gland

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ophthalm/o

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Eye

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Ot/o

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Ear

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path/o

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Disease

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pulmon/o

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Lung

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Rhin/o

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Nose