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-centesis
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puncture
Example: arthr/o/centesis joint |
arthr/o/centesis
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-ectomy
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excision, removal
example: append/ectomy appendix |
append/ectomy
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-stomy
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forming and opening (mouth)
Example: col/o/stomy colon |
col/o/stomy
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-tome
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instrument to cut
Example: oste/o/tome bone |
oste/o/tome
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-tomy
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incision, cut into
Example: phleb/o/tomy vein |
phleb/o/tomy
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-desis
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binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
Example: arthr/o/desis joint |
arthr/o/desis
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-pexy
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suspension, fixation (of an organ)
Example: mast/o/pexy breast |
mast/o/pexy
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-rrhaphy
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suture
Example: my/o/rrhaphy muscle |
my/o/rrhaphy
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-plasty
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surgical repair
rhin/o/plasty nose |
rhin/o/plasty
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-clasis
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break, fracture
Example:oste/o/clasis bone |
oste/o/clasis
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-lysis
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separation, destruction loosening
enter/o/lysis intestine |
enter/o/lysis
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-tripsy
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crushing
lith/o/tripsy stone, calculus |
lith/o/tripsy
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-algia
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pain
cephal/algia head |
cephal/algia
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-cele
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hernia, swelling
hepat/o/cele liver |
hepat/o/cele
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-ectasis
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dilation, expansion
brochi/ectasis bronchus |
bronchi/ectasis
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-emesis
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vomiting
hyper/emesis excessive |
hyper/emesis
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-emia
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blood condition
leuk/emia white |
leuk/emia
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-gen
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forming, producing, origin
carcin/o/gen cancer |
carcin/o/gen
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-genesis
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forming, producing, origin
oste/o/genesis bone |
oste/o/genesis
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-gram
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record, a writing
cardi/o/gram heart |
cardi/o/gram
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-graph
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instrument for recording
cardi/o/graph heart |
cardi/o/graph
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-graphy
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process of recording
cardi/o/graphy heart |
cardi/o/graphy
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-iasis
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abnormal condition
(produced by something specified) chole/lith/iasis gall stone |
chole/lith/iasis
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-itis
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inflammation
gastr/itis stomach |
gastr/itis
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-lith
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stone, calculus
chil/e/lith gall |
chol/e/lith
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-logist
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specialist in the study of.....
dermat/o/logist skin |
dermat/o/logist
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-malacia
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softening
oste/o/malacia bone |
oste/o/malacia
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-megaly
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enlargement
hepat/o/megaly liver |
hepat/o/megaly
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-meter
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instrument for measuring
therm/o/meter heat |
therm/o/meter
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-metry
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act of measuring
pelv/i/metry pelvis |
pelv/i/metry
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-oid
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resembling
lip/oid fat |
lip/oid
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-oma
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tumor
aden/oma gland |
aden/oma
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-osis
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abnormal condition, increase
(used primarily with blood cells) dermat/osis skin erythr/o/cyt/osis red cell |
dermat/osis
erythr/o/cyt/osis |
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-para
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to bear (offspring)
multi/para many,much |
multi/para
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-paresis
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partial paralysis or weekness
hemi/paresis half |
hemi/paresis
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-pathy
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disease
neur/o/pathy nerve |
neur/o/pathy
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-penia
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decrease, deficiency
leuk/o/penia white(cell) |
leuk/o/penia
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-phagia
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eating, swallowing
dys/phagia difficult, painful |
dys/phagia
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-phasia
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speech
a/phasia without |
a/phasia
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-philia
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attraction to
hem/o/philia blood |
hem/o/philia
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-phobia
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fear
claustr/o/phobia confined place |
claustr/o/phobia
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-plasia
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formation, growth
hyper/plasia excessive |
hyper/plasia
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-plegia
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paralysis, stroke
hemi/plegia half |
hemi/plegia
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-poiesis
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formation, production
hem/o/poiesis blood |
hem/o/poiesis
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-ptosis
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prolapse, downward displacement
hyster/o/ptosis uterus |
hyster/o/ptosis
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-rrhage
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bursting forth
hem/o/rrhage blood |
hem/o/rrhage
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-rrhagia
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bursting forth
men/o/rrhagia menses |
men/o/rrhagia
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-rrhea
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discharge, flow
dia/rrhea through |
dia/rrhea
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-rrhexis
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rupture
angi/o/rrhexis vessel |
angi/o/rrhexis
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-scope
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instrument to view or examine
gastr/o/scope stomach |
gastr/o/scope
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-scopy
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visual examination or process
proct/o/scopy anus, rectum |
proct/o/scopy
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-spasm
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involuntary contraction, twitching
blephar/o/spasm eyelid |
blephar/o/spasm
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-stasis
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standing still
hem/o/stasis blood |
hem/o/stasis
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-stenosis
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narrowing, stricture
arteri/o/stenosis artery |
arteri/o/stenosis
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-toxic
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poison
thyr/o/toxic thyroid |
thyr/o/toxic
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-trophy
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development, nourishment
a/trophy without |
a/trophy
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