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142 Cards in this Set
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word root
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foundation of the word
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prefix
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beginning of the word
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suffix
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end of the word
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combining vowel
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vowel (usually o) that links the word to another word root or suffix
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combining form
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consists of the word root and its combining vowel written in a word root/vowel form. ex cardi/o
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aden/o
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gland
ex. adenopathy (gland disease) |
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carcin/o
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cancer
ex. carcinoma (cancerous tumor) |
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cardi/o
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heart
ex. cardiac (heart) |
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chem/o
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chemical
ex. chemotherapy (treatment with chemicals) |
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cis/o
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to cut
ex. incision |
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dermat/o
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skin
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enter/o
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small intestine
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gastr/o
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stomach
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gynec/o
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female
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hemat/o
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blood
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hydr/o
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water
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immun/o
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immune
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lyrang/o
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voice box
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morph/o
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shape
ex. morphology (study of shape) |
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nephr/o
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kidney
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neur/o
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nerve
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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
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ur/o
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urine, urinary tract
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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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brady-
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slow
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dys-
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painful, difficult
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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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eu-
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normal, good
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hetero-
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different
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homo-
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same
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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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infra-
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under, beneath, below
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inter-
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among, between
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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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neo-
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new
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pan-
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all
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para-
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beside, beyond, near
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per-
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through
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peri-
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around
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post-
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after
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pre-
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before, in front of
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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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super-
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above, excess
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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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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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poly-
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many
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quad-
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four
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semi-
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partial, half
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tri-
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three
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uni-
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one
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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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-cise
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cut
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-cyte
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cell
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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, produces 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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-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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-malacia
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abnormal softening
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-megaly
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enlargement, large
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-oma
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tumor, mass
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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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-plasia
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development, growth
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-plasm
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formation, development
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-ptosis
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drooping
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-rrhage
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excessive, abnormal flow
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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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-stenosis
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narrowing
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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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-ac
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pertaining to
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-al
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pertaining to
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-an
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pertaining to
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-ar
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pertaining to
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-ary
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pertaining to
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-eal
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pertaining to
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-iac
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pertaining to
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-ic
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pertaining to
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-ical
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pertaining to
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-ile
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pertaining to
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-ior
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pertaining to
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-ory
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pertaining to
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-ose
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pertaining to
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-ous
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pertaining to
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-tic
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pertaining to
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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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-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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-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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-scope
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instrument for viewing
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-scopy
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process of visually examining
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singular/plural
-a |
vertebra -- vertebrae
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singular/plural
-ax |
thorax-- thoraces
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singular/plural
-ex or -ix |
appendix -- appendices
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singular/plural
-is |
metastasis -- metastases
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singular/plural
-ma |
sarcoma -- sarcomata
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singular/plural
-nx |
phalanx -- phalanges
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singular/plural
-on |
ganglion -- ganglia
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singular/plural
-us |
nucleus -- nuclei
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singular/plural
-um |
ovum -- ova
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singular/plural
-y |
biopsy -- biopsies
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medical record
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documents the details of the patient's hospital stay
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