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Aden (adeno)

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Gland

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Adenoma (glandular tumor)

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Carcin (carcinogen)

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Cancer

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Carcinogenic (causes cancer)

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Cardi (cardio)

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Heart

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Cardiomegaly (enlargement of the heart)

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Cyt (cyto)

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Cell

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Cytology (study of cells)

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Derma (dermato)

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Skin

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Dermatitis (Inflammation of the skin)

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Enter (entero)

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Small intestine

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Gastroenteritis (inflammation of the stomach and intestine)

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Gastr (gastro)

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Stomach

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Gastric (pertaining to the stomach)

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Gyne (gyneco)

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Female

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Gynecology (study of females; reproduction system)

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Hema (hemato)

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Blood

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Hematoma (blood tumor, collection of blood within a tissue)

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Hydr (hydro)

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Water

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Hydrostatic (pressure exerted by nonmoving water)

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Necr (necro)

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Death

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Necrosis (condition of death, death of tissues)

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Path (patho)

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Disease

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Pathogenic (disease causing)

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Somat (somato)

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Body

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Somatic (pertaining to the body)

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Nulli-

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None

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Nullipara (a woman who has not given birth)

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Hemi-

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Half

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Hemithorax (half of the thoracic [chest] cavity

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Semi-

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Half or partial

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Semilunar (half moon shaped)

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Uni-

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One

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Unilateral (one side

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Mono-

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One

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Monocular (pertaining to one eye)

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Bi-

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Two

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Biphasic (occurring in two phases)

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Tri-

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Three

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Triceps (muscle with three heads)

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Tetra-

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Four

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Tetralogy (combination of four symptoms)

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Quad-

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Four

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Quadrisect (cut into four pieces)

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Poly-

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Many

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Polycythemia (too many blood cells)

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Multi-

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Many

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Multipara (woman who has give birth more than once)

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A-

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Without

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Afebrile (without fever)

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An-

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Without

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Anuria (without urine)

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Ante-

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Before, in front of

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Antemortem (before death)

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Anti-

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Against

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Anticoagulant (against clotting)

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Brady-

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Slow

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Bradycardia (slow heart rate)

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Con-

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Together or with

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Congenital (present at birth, born together)

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Dys-

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Painful or difficult

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Dyspnea (difficulty breathing)

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Epi-

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Above or upon

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Epidural (above the dura, outermost lining of the prain)

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Eu-

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Normal

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Eupnia (normal breathing)

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Hyper-

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Above, over

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Hypertension (blood pressure above normal)

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Hypo-

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Under, below

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Hypotension (blood pressure below normal)

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Inter-

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Between

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Intercostal (between the ribs)

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Intra-

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Within

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Intraocular (within the eye)

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Macro-

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Large

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Macroscopic (large, visible to the eye)

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Micro-

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Small

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Microvasculature (small blood vessels, not visible to the eye)

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Neo-

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New

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Neoplasm (new growth of cells)

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Par-

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Equal pair

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Paranasal (along side the nose)

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Para-

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Beyond, alongside

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Paraplegic (paralysis of both lower extremities)

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Per-

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Through

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Percutaneous (through the skin)

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Peri-

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Around

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Periumbilical (around the navel)

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Post-

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After

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Postoperative (after surgery)

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Pre-

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Before

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Prenatal (before birth)

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Pseudo-

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False

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Pseudomembrane (false membrane)

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Retro-

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Backward, behind

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Retrosternal (behind the sternum)

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Sub-

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Below, under

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Subcutaneous (below the skin)

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Supra-/Super-

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Above, over

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Supraventricular (above the ventricles of the heart)

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Tachy-

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Rapid, fast

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Tachypnea (rapid breathing)