Medical Terminology Ch 7

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aden/o

Back 1

gland

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azot/o

Back 2

nitrogenous compounds

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carcin/o

Back 3

cancer

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cyst/o

Back 4

bladder

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vesic/o

Back 5

bladder

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erythro/o

Back 6

red

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glomerul/o

Back 7

glomererulus

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hemat/o

Back 8

blood

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lith/o

Back 9

stone, calculus

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meat/o

Back 10

opening, meatus

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nephro/o

Back 11

kidney

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ren/o

Back 12

kidney

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olig/o

Back 13

scanty

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py/o

Back 14

pus

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pyel/o

Back 15

renal pelvis

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scler/o

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hardening; slcera (white of the eye)

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ureter/o

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ureter

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urethr/o

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urethra

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ur/o

Back 19

urine

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urin/o

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urine

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-al

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pertaining to

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-algia

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pain

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-dynia

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pain

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-cele

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hernia, swelling

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-ectasis

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dilation, expansion

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-ectomy

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excision, removal

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-edema

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swelling

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-emesis

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vomitting

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-grade

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to go

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-gram

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record, writing

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-ia

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condition

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-iasis

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abnormal condition (produced by something specific)

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-ist

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specialist

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-lith

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stone, calculus

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-logist

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specialist in the study of

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-logy

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study of

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-lysis

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separation, destruction, loosening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oma

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tumor

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-osis

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abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

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-pathy

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disease

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-pepsia

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digestion

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-pexy

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fixation (of an organ)

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-phagia

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swallowing, eating

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-phobia

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fear

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-plasty

Back 49

surgical repair

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-ptosis

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prolapse, downward displacement

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-rrhaphy

Back 51

suture

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-rrhea

Back 52

discharge, flow

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-stomy

Back 53

forming a mouth (opening)

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-tome

Back 54

incision

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-tomy

Back 55

instrument to cut

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-tripsy

Back 56

crushing

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-uria

Back 57

urine

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a-

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without, not

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-an

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without, not

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dia-

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through, across

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dys-

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painful; bad; difficult

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in-

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in, not

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intra-

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in, within

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poly-

Back 64

many, much

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retro-

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backward, behind

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supra-

Back 66

above; excessive; superior