Word Roots/suffixes/prefixes Medical Terminology

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Abdomen

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Abdomin/o

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Gland

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Aden/o

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Adrenal glands

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Adren/o

Adrenal/o

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Pertaining to

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-al

-ar

-ary

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Protein

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Albumin/o

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Pain, suffering, painful condition

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-algia

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Not, without

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An-

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Anus, ring

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An/o

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Before, in front of, forward

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Ante-

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Against

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Anti-

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Appendix

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Append/o

Appendic/o

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Plaque, fatty substance

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Ather/o

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Artery

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Arter/o

Arteri/o

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Joint

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Arthr/o

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Cheek

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Bucc/o

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Armpit

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Axill/o

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Glans penis

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Balan/o

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Slow

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Brady-

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Cancerous

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Carcin/o

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Heart

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Cardi/o

Card/o

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Hernia, tumor, swelling

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-cele

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-centesis

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Head

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Cephal/o

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Lip or lips

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Cheil/o

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Gallbladder

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Cholecyst/o

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Cartilage

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Chondr/i

Chondr/o

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Colon, large intestine

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Col/o

Colon/o

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Vomiting

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-emesis

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Blood, blood condition

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-emia

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Brain

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Encephal/o

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Skull

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Crani/o

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Bladder, bag

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Cyst-

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Urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid

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Cyst/o

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Cell

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Cyt/o

-cyte

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Skin

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Dermat/o

Derm/o

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Thirst

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Dips/o

-dipsia

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Bad, difficult, painful

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Dys-

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Stretching, dilation, enlargement

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-ectasis

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Swelling

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-edema

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Surgical removal, cutting out, excision

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-ectomy

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Stomach

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Gastr/o

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Surgical repair

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-plasty

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Surgical fixation

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-pexy

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Surgical incision, cutting

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-otomy

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Surgical creation of an artifical opening to the body surface

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-ostomy

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Deficiency, lack, too few

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-penia

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Digest, digestion

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-pepsia

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Eating, swallowing

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-phagia

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Testicles, testis, testes

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Orch/o

Orchid/o

Orchi/o

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Mouth

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Or/o

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Kidney

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Nephr/o

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Nerve

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Neur/o

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Muscle

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My/o

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Spinal cord, bone marrow

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Myel/o

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Urinate

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Mictur/o

-uria

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Pancreas

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Pancreat/o

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Disease

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-pathy

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Breathing

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-pnea

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Vein

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Phleb/o

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Throat, pharynx

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Pharyng/o

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Speak or speech

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-phasia

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Many

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Poly-

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Pus

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Py/o

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Rapid, fast

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Tachy-

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Abnormal narrowing

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-stenosis

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Mouth, oral cavity

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Stom/o

Stomat/o

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Abnormal hardening

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-sclerosis