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a:
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Meaning: Without
How it is used: amenorrhea |
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ab:
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Meaning: from, away from, absent
How it is used: abduct |
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acro:
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Meaning: extremity, top, extreme point
How it is used: acromegaly |
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ad:
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Meaning: to, toward, adherence, increase
How it is used: adduct |
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adeno:
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Meaning: gland
How it is used: adenocarcinoma |
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amb, ambi:
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Meaning: both, on both sides
How it is used: ambidexterous |
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angi, angio:
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Meaning: blood or lymph vessel
How it is used: angiography |
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ante:
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Meaning: before
How it is used: antepartum |
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anti:
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Meaning: against
How it is used: antibiotic |
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arteri, arterio:
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Meaning: artery
How it is used: arteriogram |
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arthro:
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Meaning: joint
How it is used: arthritis |
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baro:
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Meaning: pressure, weight
How it is used: baroreceptor |
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bili:
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Meaning: bile
How it is used: bilirubin |
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brachio:
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Meaning: arm
How it is used: brachial |
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brady:
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Meaning: slow
How it is used: bradycardia |
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bronch, bronchi:
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Meaning: airway
How it is used: bronchitis |
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cardio:
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Meaning: heart
How it is used: cardiovascular |
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cephal, cephalo:
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Meaning: head
How it is used: cephalic |
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cervico:
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Meaning: neck
How it is used: cervical |
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cholecysto:
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Meaning: gall bladder
How it is used: cholecystectomy |
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circum:
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Meaning: around
How it is used: circumcision |
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colp, colpo:
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Meaning: vagina
How it is used: colposcopy |
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contra:
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Meaning: against, opposite
How it is used: contraindicate |
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costo:
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Meaning: rib
How it is used: costovertebral |
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cyst, cysto:
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Meaning: bladder
How it is used: cystitis |
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derm, derma:
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Meaning: skin
How it is used: dermabrasion |
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dorsi, dorso:
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Meaning: back
How it is used: dorsogluteal |
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dys:
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Meaning: abnormal, bad, difficult, painful
How it is used: dyspnea |
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ecto:
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Meaning: outer, on the outside, without
How it is used: ectopic |
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entero:
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Meaning: intestines
How it is used: enteritis |
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epi:
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Meaning: upon, over, at, in addition to, after
How it is used: epidural |
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erythr, erythro:
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Meaning: red
How it is used: erythrocyte |
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etio
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Meaning: cause
How it is used: etiology |
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ferro:
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Meaning: iron
How it is used: ferrous sulfate |
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fibro:
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Meaning: fibers, fibrous tissues
How it is used: fibrocystic |
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gastro:
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Meaning: stomach
How it is used: gastric |
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glosso:
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Meaning: tongue
How it is used: glossopharyngeal |
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gluco, glyco:
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Meaning: sugar
How it is used: glycogenolysis |
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hemi:
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Meaning: half
How it is used: hemiplegia |
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hemo, hema:
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Meaning: blood
How it is used: hemophilia |
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hepat, hepato:
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Meaning: liver
How it is used: hepatitis |
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histo:
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Meaning: tissue
How it is used: histology |
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hystero:
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Meaning: uterus
How it is used: hysterectomy |
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ileo:
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Meaning: ileum
How it is used: ileostomy |
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intra:
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Meaning: within
How it is used: intramuscular |
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laparo:
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Meaning: abdominal wall, flank
How it is used: laparoscopic |
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laryngo:
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Meaning: larynx
How it is used: laryngospasm |
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latero:
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Meaning: side
How it is used: lateral |
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leuk, leuko:
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Meaning: white, related to white blood cell
How it is used: leukemia |
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myel, myelo:
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Meaning: spinal cord, bone marrow
How it is used: myelogram |
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myo:
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Meaning: muscle
How it is used: myocardium |
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nephro:
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Meaning: kidney
How it is used: nephrology |
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neuro:
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Meaning: nerve
How it is used: neuropathy |
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oculo:
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Meaning: eye
How it is used: oculomotor |
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oligo:
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Meaning: deficiency, diminished, few, small
How it is used: oliguria |
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ophthalmo:
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Meaning: eye
How it is used: ophthalmoscope |
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orchi, orchid:
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Meaning: testicle
How it is used: orchiectomy |
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ortho
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Meaning: straight, correct, in proper order
How it is used: orthopedic |
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osteo:
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Meaning: bone
How it is used: osteoarthritis |
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oto:
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Meaning: ear
How it is used: otitis media |
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pan:
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Meaning: all, entire
How it is used: panhysterectomy |
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path:
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Meaning: disease
How it is used: pathologist |
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ped, pedi, pedo:
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Meaning: foot
How it is used: pediform |
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peri:
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Meaning: around
How it is used: pericarditis |
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pharyngo:
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Meaning: pharynx
How it is used: pharyngeal |
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phlebo:
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Meaning: vein
How it is used: phlebitis |
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pneumo:
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Meaning: air, lung
How it is used: pneumonia |
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poly:
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Meaning: much, many
How it is used: polyuria |
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presby:
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Meaning: old age
How it is used: presbycusis |
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proct, procto:
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Meaning: anus, rectum
How it is used: proctologist |
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pseudo:
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Meaning: false
How it is used: pseudoaneurysm |
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psych:
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Meaning: mind
How it is used: psychotherapy |
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pyelo:
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Meaning: pelvis
How it is used: pyelogram |
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pus
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Meaning: pus
How it is used: pyocyst |
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quadri:
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Meaning: four
How it is used: quadriplegic |
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recto:
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Meaning: rectum, straight
How it is used: rectal |
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ren, reno:
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Meaning: kidney
How it is used: renal |
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rhino:
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Meaning: nose
How it is used: rhinoplasty |
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sacro:
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Meaning: sacrum
How it is used: sacroiliac |
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sclero:
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Meaning: hard, relating to the sclera
How it is used: scleroderma |
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semi:
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Meaning: half
How it is used: semi-Fowler’s |
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sero:
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Meaning: serum
How it is used: sero-sanguinous |
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somat, somato:
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Meaning: body
How it is used: somatization |
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supra:
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Meaning: above, beyond, on top
How it is used: suprapubic |
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tachy
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Meaning: fast
How it is used: tachycardia |
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thoraci, thoraco:
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Meaning: chest, chest wall
How it is used: thoracotomy |
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thrombo:
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Meaning: blood clot
How it is use: thrombosis |
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trans:
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Meaning: across, over, through, beyond
How it is use: transmural |
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uro:
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Meaning: urine
How it is use: urosepsis |
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utero:
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Meaning: uterus
How it is use: uterine |
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vaso:
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Meaning: vessel (a blood vessel)
How it is use: vasodilation |
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ventro:
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Meaning: abdomen
How it is use: ventral |
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able:
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Meaning: able to, capable of
How it is use: agreeable |
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al:
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Meaning: pertaining to, characterized by
How it is use: perineal |
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algia:
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Meaning: pain
How it is use: neuralgia |
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ase:
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Meaning: enzyme
How it is use: lipase |
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cele:
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Meaning: tumor, swelling, hernia
How it is use: cystocele |
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cide:
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Meaning: causing death, destruction, killing
How it is use: fungicide |
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cle, cule:
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Meaning: little
How it is use: corpuscle |
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ectomy:
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Meaning: surgical removal of
How it is use: mastectomy |
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emesis:
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Meaning: vomiting
How it is use: hematemesis |
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emia:
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Meaning: blood, in the blood
How it is use: bacteremia |
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esis:
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Meaning: action, condition, pathological state
How it is use: diuresis |
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esthesia:
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Meaning: sensation
How it is use: paresthesias |
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genic:
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Meaning: forming
How it is use: atherogenic |
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gram:
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Meaning: a tracing, a mark
How it is use: myelogram |
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iasis:
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Meaning: condition, pathological state
How it is use: psoriasis |
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ic:
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Meaning: pertaining to, relating to
How it is use: medic |
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ism:
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Meaning: condition, theory
How it is use: hypothyroidism |
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itis
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Meaning: inflammation of
How it is use: appendicitis |
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ize:
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Meaning: to treat by special method
How it is use: cauterize |
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lith:
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Meaning: stone, calculus
How it is use: cholelithiasis |
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logy:
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Meaning: science of, study of
How it is use: neurology |
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lysis:
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Meaning: disintegration, setting free, reduction
How it is use: hemolysis |
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megaly:
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Meaning: enlargement of a body part
How it is use: cardiomegaly |
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oma:
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Meaning: tumor
How it is use: cardinoma |
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opia:
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Meaning: vision
How it is use: myopia |
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ostomy:
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Meaning: to form an opening or outlet
How it is use: colostomy |
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otomy:
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Meaning: to incise, cutting
How it is use: tracheotomy |
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penia:
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Meaning: deficiency, decrease from normal, lack
How it is use: neutropenia |
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pexy:
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Meaning: fixation, usually surgical
How it is use: colpopexy |
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phobia:
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Meaning: abnormal fear or aversion
How it is use: acrophobia |
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phylaxis:
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Meaning: protection
How it is use: anaphylaxis |
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plasia:
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Meaning: growth, cellular proliferation
How it is use: dysplasia |
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plasty:
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Meaning: repair or reconstruction
How it is use: arthroplasty |
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plegia:
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Meaning: paralysis
How it is use: hemiplegia |
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poiesis:
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Meaning: production, formation
How it is use: erythropoiesis |
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rhea:
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Meaning: to flow, excessive discharge
How it is use: diarrhea |
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rhage, rhagia:
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Meaning: excessive bleeding/ fluid discharge
How it is use: menorrhagia |
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rhaphy:
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Meaning: suturing or stitching
How it is use: colporraphy |
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sclerosis:
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Meaning: hardness, dryness
How it is use: atherosclerosis |
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scope:
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Meaning: an instrument for viewing or examining
How it is use: otoscope |
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trophic, trophy:
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Meaning: nourishment
How it is use: myotrophic |
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uria:
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Meaning: urine, in the urine
How it is use: hematuria |
