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294 Cards in this Set
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•ante-
•ante/partum |
•before, in front of, ahead of.
•before labor or childbirth |
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• -asis
• chole/lithi/asis |
• condition of
• condition of stones in the gallbladder. |
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• angi-
• angio/pathy |
• vessel
• disease of vessels |
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• append-
• append/ectomy |
• appendix
• surgical removal of the appendix |
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• ankyl-
• ankyl/osis |
• crooked, looped, fixed, immovable
• stiffness or fixation of a joint. |
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• alges-
• algesi/meter |
• pain
• instrument for measuring pain. |
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• an-
• ano/scope |
• anus (opening to rectum)
• an instrument for examining the anus & rectum |
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• -ac, - ic
• cardi/ac |
• pertaining to
• pertaining to the heart |
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• audi-
• audio/meter |
• sound, hearing
• an instrument to measure sound or hearing |
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• algia-
• my/ algia |
• pain
• muscle pain |
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• alba-, albi-
• albi/no |
• white
• an organism deficient in pigment, white |
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• aden-
• adeno/cele |
• gland, glandular
• a tumor of a gland |
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• aer-
• aero/cele |
• air
• a cavity or pouch swollen with gas or air |
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• a-, an-
• a/pnea |
• without, lack of
• without or lack of breathing |
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• aur-
• aur/al |
• ear
• pertaining to the ear |
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• adren-
• adreno/pathy |
• adrenal gland
• disease of the adrenal gland |
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• arter-
• arterio/gram |
• artery
• tracing or picture of the arteries. |
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• auto-
• auto/phobia |
• self
• a fear of being by oneself or alone |
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• bi-
• bi/lateral |
• twice, double, both
• two sides |
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• arthr-
• arthr/itis |
•joint
• inflammation of a joint |
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• -al
• neur/al |
• like, similar, pertaining to
• pertaining to a nerve |
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• anti-
• anti/bacterial |
• against
• against bacteria |
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• ab-
• ab/duct |
• from, away
• to move away from the body |
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• ambi-
• ambi/lateral |
• both, both sides
• both sides |
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• ad-
• ad/duct |
• to, toward, near
• to move towards the body |
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• bio-
• bio/logy |
• life
• the study of science life |
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• acr-
• acro/cyan/osis |
• extremities (arms & legs)
• condition of blueness of the extremities |
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• ather-
• athero/sclerosis |
• fatty, lipids
• a fatty hardening |
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• -asthenia
• my/asthenia |
• weakness, lack of strength
• weakness in a muscle |
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• -ase
• peptid/ase |
• enzyme
• an enzyme that aids in the digestion of proteins |
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• -blast
• hemo/cyto/blast |
• germ/embryonic cell
• an embryonic or stem cell for blood cells |
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• blephar-
• blepharo/plasty |
• eyelid
• plastic surgery on an eyelid |
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• brachi-
• brachi/algia |
• arm
• arm pain |
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• brachy-
• brachy/dactyl/ic |
• short
• condition of having short fingers |
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• brady-
• brady/cardia |
• slow
• slow heart |
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• bronch-
• bronch/itis |
• air tubes in lungs
• inflammation of the air tubes in the lungs |
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• bucc-
• bucco/lingu/al |
• cheek
• pertaining to the cheek & tongue |
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• calc-
• calcul/osis |
• stone
• condition of having a stone |
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• carcin-
• carcin/oma |
• cancer, malignancy
• cancerous tumor |
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• cardi-
• cardi/ologist |
• pertaining to the heart
• physician who studies & treats heart disease. |
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• chrom-
• chromato/meter |
•color
•an instrument for measuring color |
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• circum-
• circum/duction |
• around, about
• movement in circular motion |
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• carp-
• carp/itis |
• wrist
• inflammation of the wrist |
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• -cele, -coele
• meningo/cele |
• swelling, tumor, cavity, hernia
• swelling or tumor of the membranes of the brain and spinal cord. |
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• cent-
• centi/meter |
• one hundred
• hundred part of a meter (unit of measurement) |
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• -centesis
• thora/centesis |
• surgical puncture to remove fluid.
• surgical puncture to remove fluid from chest |
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• cephal-
• cephal/algia |
• head, pertaining to head
• pain in the head, headache |
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• cerebro-
• cerebro/spin/al |
• brain
• pertaining to the brain and spinal cord |
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• cerv-
• cervio/facial |
• neck, neck of uterus
• relating to the neck & face |
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• cheil-
• cheilo/plasty |
• lip
• plastic surgery to repair lip defects |
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• chem-
• chemo/therapy |
• drug, chemical
• treatment with drugs or chemicals |
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• chlor-
• chlor/opsia |
• green
• a visual defect in which all object appear green |
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• chol-
• chole/cyst/ic |
• bile, gallbladder
• pertaining to the gallbladder or bag |
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• chond-
• chondr/itis |
• cartilage
• inflammation of cartilage |
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• -cide
• germi/cide |
• causing death
•causing death to germs |
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• -cise
• ex/cise |
• cut
• cut out |
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• co-
• co/chromato/graphy |
• with, together
• identifying a substance by comparing color hues with a known substance. |
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• -coccus
• strepto/coccus |
• round
•round germ causing strep infection |
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• col-
• col/ostomy |
• colon, bowel, large intestine
• creating an opening into the colon or large intestine. |
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• colp-
• colp/orrhaphy |
• vagina
• surgical repair of the vaginal wall |
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• contra-
• contra/ stimulant |
• against, counter
• against a stimulant |
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• cost-
• cost/ectomy |
• rib
• surgical removal of a rib |
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• crani-
• crani/otomy |
• pertaining to the skull
• cutting into the skull |
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• -crine
• exo/crine |
• secrete
• secrete outside of |
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• cryo-
• cryo/therapy |
• cold
•treatment with cold |
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• crypt-
• crypto/genic |
• hidden, obscure
• obscure or unknown orgin |
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• cut-
• cutane/ous |
• skin
• pertaining to the skin |
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• cyan-
• cyan/osis |
• blue
• condition of blueness |
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• cyst-
• cyst/itis |
• bladder, bag, sac
• inflammation of the bladder |
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• cyt-
• cyt/ology |
• cell
• study of cells |
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• dacry-
• dacryo/cyst/itis |
• tear duct, tear
• inflammation of the lacrimal (tear duct) sac |
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• dactyl-
• dactyl/oscopy |
• finger, toe
•the scientific study of fingerprints |
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• dec-
•deci/meter |
• ten
• tenth part of a meter (unit of measurement) |
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• dent-
• dent/al |
• tooth
•pertaining to teeth |
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• derm-
• dermat/itis |
• pertaining to skin
• inflammation of the skin |
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• -desis
• arthro/desis |
• surgical union or fixation
• surgical immobilization of a joint to allow the bones to grow together |
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• dextr-
• dextro/ocular |
• to the right
• right eye |
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• di-
• diplo/coccus |
• double, twice
• two round circles |
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• dia-
• dia/dermal |
• through, between, part
• cutting through the skin |
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• dis-
• dis/infect |
• separation, away from
• to separate or free from infection |
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• dors-
• dors/al |
• to the back, back
• pertaining to the back |
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• duoden-
• duoden/ectomy |
• duodenum
• surgical removal of all or part of the duodenum |
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• dys-
• dys/uria |
• difficult, painful, bad
• difficult or painful urination |
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• e-
• e/dentu/lous |
• without
• condition of being without teeth |
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• ec-
• ecto/genous |
• outside, external
• capable of developing away from the host. |
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• -ectasis
• bronchi/ectasis |
• expansion, dilation, stretching
• dilation or expansion of air tubes in lungs. |
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• -ectomy
• tonsil/ectomy |
• surgical removal of
• surgical removal of the tonsils |
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• electr-
• electro/cardio/gram |
• electrical
• recording of electrical activity in the heart |
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• -emesis
• hemat/emesis |
• vomit
• vomiting blood |
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• -emia
• glyc/emia |
• blood
• sugar in blood |
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• encephal-
• encephal/itis |
• brain
• inflammation of the brain |
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• endo-
• endo/crine |
• within, innermost
• secrete within |
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• enter-
• enter/itis |
• intestine
• inflammation of the intestines |
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• epi-
• epi/gastric |
• upon, upper, over
• above the stomach |
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• erythro-
• erythro/cyte |
• red
• red (blood) cell |
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• -esis
• par/esis |
• condition of
• condition of paralysis |
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• -esthesia
• an/esthesia |
• sensation, perception, feel
• without feeling |
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• eu-
• eu/pnea |
• well, easy, normal
• normal respiration or breathing |
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• ex-
• exo/path/ic |
• outside of, beyond
• disease that originates outside the body |
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• faci-
• facio/plegia |
• face
• paralysis of the face |
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• -fascia
• myo/fascial |
• fibrous brand
• muscle fiber |
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• fibr-
• fibr/oma |
• fiber, connective tissue
• tumor of fibrous tissue |
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• fore-
• fore/arm |
• in front of
• the front part of the arm |
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• -form
•uni/form |
• having the form of, shape
• one shape or form |
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• -fuge
• centri/fuge |
• driving away, expelling
• driving away from the center |
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• galacto-
• galact/orrhea |
• milk, galactose (milk & sugar)
• flow of milk |
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• gast-
• gastr/itis |
• stomach
• inflammation of the stomach |
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• -genesis
• fibro/genesis |
• development, production, creation
• the development of fibrous tissue |
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• -genetic, -genic
• cyto/genic |
• origin, producing, causing
• origin of cells |
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• genito-
• genito/urinary |
• Organs of reproduction
• organs of reproduction and urinary systems |
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• -genous
• exo/genous |
• kind, type
• outside kind or type |
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• geront-
• geront/ology |
• old age, elderly
• study of the eldery |
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• gingiv
• gingiv/itis |
• gums, gingiva
• inflammation of the gums |
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• gloss-
• glosso/graph |
• tongue
• instrument for recording movements of the tongue |
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• gluc-
• gluco/lipid |
• sweetness, sugar, glucose
• sugar fat |
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• gly-
• glyc/emia |
• sugar
• sugar in blood |
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• -gram
• electro/cardio/gram |
• tracing, picture, record
• tracing of the electrical activity in the heart. |
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• -graph
• electro/cardio/graph |
• diagram x instrument for recording
• instrument for recording electrical activity in the heart |
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• gyn-
• gynec/ology |
• woman, female
• the study of women |
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• hem-
• hemat/ology |
• blood
• study of blood |
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• hemi-
• hemi/plegia |
• half
• paralysis on half of the body |
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• hepat-
• hepat/itis |
• liver
• inflammation of the liver |
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• herni-
• hernio/plasty |
• rupture
• surgical repair of a rupture |
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• hetero-
• hetero/genous |
• other, unlike, different
• different kind or type |
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• hist-
• hist/ologist |
• tissue
• person who studies tissue |
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• hom-
• homeo/stasis |
• same, like
• maintaining a constant level |
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• hydro-
• hydro/therapy |
• water
• water treatment |
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•hyper-
• hyper/tension |
• excessive, high, over, increased, more than normal
• high blood pressure |
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• hypno-
• hypno/sis |
• sleep
•process of sleep |
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•hypo-
• hypo/tension |
• decreased, deficient, low, under, less than normal
• low blood pressure |
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• hyster-
• hyster/ectomy |
• uterus
• surgical removal of the uterus |
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• -ia, -iasis
• pneunom/ia |
• condition of, abnormal/pathological state
• abnormal condition of the lung |
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• -ic, -ac
• thorac/ic |
• pertaining to
• pertaining to the chest |
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• idio-
• idio/pathic |
• peculiar to an individual, self - originating
• disease arising by itself or from an unknown cause |
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• ile-
• ileo/stomy |
• ileum
• creating an artificial opening into the ileum. |
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• infra-
• infra/sonic |
• beneath, below
• sound waves below thw frequency of the human ear. |
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• inter-
• inter/costal |
• between among
• between the ribs |
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• intra-
• intra/ven/ous |
• within, into, inside
•into a vein |
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• -ism
• albin/ism |
• condition, theory, state of being
• condition of being white |
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• iso-
• iso/chromatic |
• equal, alike, same
• constant or same color |
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• -itis
• pharyng/itis |
• inflammation, inflammation of
• inflammation of the heart |
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• kerat-
• kerato/meter |
• cornea of the eye
• instrument to measure the curvature of the cornea. |
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• -kinesis, -kinetic
• dys/kinetic |
• motion
• difficult movement |
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• labi-
• labio/lingual |
• lip
• pertaining to the lips and tongue |
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• lacrima-
• lacrima/tion |
• tears
• secretion of tears |
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• lact-
• lacto/genesis |
• milk
• production of milk |
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• lapar-
• lapar/otomy |
• abdomen, abdominal wall
• cutting into the abdomen |
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• laryng
• laryng/itis |
• larynx (voicebox)
• inflammation of the voicebox |
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• latero-
• ambi/lateral |
• side
• both sides |
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• -lepsy
• narco/lepsy |
• seizure, convulsion
• sleep seizure |
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• leuco-, leuko
• leuko/cyte |
• white
• white (blood) cell |
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• lingu-
• lingu/al |
• tongue
• pertaining to the tongue |
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• lip
• lipo/cyte |
• fat, lipids
• fat cell |
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• lith-
• litho/tripsy |
• stone, calculus
• crushing a stone |
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• -logy
• bio/logy |
• study of, science of
• study or science of |
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• lymph-
• lymph/oma |
• lymph tissue
• tumor of lymph tissue |
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• -lys
• thrombo/lysis |
• destruction, dissolving of
• destruction or dissolving of clots |
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• macro-
• macro/cyte |
• large
• large cell |
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• mal-
• mal/nutrition |
• bad, abnormal, disordered, poor
• poor nutrition |
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• malac-
• malac/ia |
• softening of a tissue
• tissue softening |
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• mamm-
• mammo/gram |
• breast, mammary glands
• radiographic (X-ray) image of the breast. |
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• -mania
• pyro/mania |
• insanity, mental disorder
• individual with the insane desire to start fires |
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• mast-
• masto/pathy |
• breast
• disorder of the breast |
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• med-
• medio/carpal |
• middle, midline
• in the middle of or between the two rows of carpals (wrist bones) |
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• -megaly, mega-
• cardio/megaly |
• large, enlarged
• enlarged heart |
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• melan-
• melan/oma |
• black
• black cancer |
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• mening-
• mening/itis |
• membranes covering the brain and spinal cord
• inflammation of the membranes of the brain and spinal cord |
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• meno-
• meno/rrhea |
• monthly, menstruation monthly flow or discharge
• |
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• mes-
• meso/cephal/ic |
• middle, midline
• condition of having a head of medium proportions |
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• -meter
• urino/meter |
• measuring instrument, measure
• instrument to measure urine |
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• -metry
• audio/metry |
• measurement
• measurement of hearing activity |
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• micro-
• micro/scope |
• small
• instrument to examine small things |
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• mono-
• mono/cyte |
• one, single
• single cell |
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• -mortem
• post/mortem |
• death
• after death |
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• muc-
• muco/static |
• mucus, secretion of mucous
• stopping the secretion of mucus |
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• multi-
• multi/para |
• many, much, a large amount
• woman who has borne more than one child. |
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• my-
• my/algia |
• muscle
• muscle pain |
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• myc-
• myco/cide |
• fungus
• substance that kills fungus |
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• myel-
• myelo/blast |
• bone marrow, spinal cord
• bone marrow cell |
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• myring-
• myring/otomy |
• eardrum, tympanic membrane
• cutting into the eardrum |
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• narc-
• narco/lepsy |
• sleep, numb, stupor
• sleep seizure |
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• nas-
• nas/al |
• nose
• pertaining to the nose |
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• -natal
• pre/natal |
• birth
• before birth |
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• necr-
• necr/osis |
• death
• condition or process of death |
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• neo-
• neo/natal |
• new
• newborn (infant) |
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• neph-
• nephro/lith |
• kidney
• kidney stone |
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• neur-
• neur/algia |
• nerve, nervous system
• nerve pain |
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• noct-
• noct/uria |
• night, at night
• urination at night |
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• non-
• non/toxic |
• no, none
• not poison |
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• ocul-
• oculo/graph |
• eye
• machine to measure eye (movement) |
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• odont-
• odont/algia |
• tooth
• pain in a tooth, toothache |
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• olig-
• olig/uria |
• few, less than normal, small
• less than normal (amounts of) urine |
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• -ologist
• radi/ologist |
• person who does/studies
• person who studies radiographs |
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• -ology
• hemat/ology |
• study of, science of
• study of blood |
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• -oma
• carcin/oma |
• tumor, a swelling
• cancerous tumor |
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• onco-
• oncol/ogist |
• mass, bulk, tumor
• physician who studies cancer |
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• oophor-
• oophor/ectomy |
• ovary, female egg cell
• surgical removal of ovaries |
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• ophthalm-
• ophthalmo/scope |
• eye
• instrument for measuring the eye |
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• -opia
• dipl/opia |
• vision
• double vision |
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• -opsy
• aut/opia |
• to view
• view internal organs of a dead person |
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• opt-
• optic/al |
• vision, eye
• pertaining to the eye |
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• or-
• or/al |
• mouth
• pertaining to the mouth |
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• orch-
• orch/itis |
• testicles, testes
• inflammation of a testis |
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• -orrhea
• rhin/orrhea |
• flow, discharge
• flow or discharge from the nose |
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• orth-
• ortho/dontics |
• normal straight
• branch of dentistry involved with aligning or straightening teeth |
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• ost-
• osteo/genesis |
• bone
• formation of bone |
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• -oscopy
• colon/oscopy |
• diagnostic examination
•diagnostic examination of the colon or large intestine |
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• -osis
• necr/osis |
• condition, state, process
• condition or process of death |
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• ot-
• oto/scope |
• ear
• instrument for examining the ear |
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• -otic
• leuko/cyt/otic |
• pertaining to a condition
• condition of white blood cell |
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• -otomy
• crani/otomy |
• cutting into
• cutting into the skull |
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• -ous • ven/ous |
• full of, containing, pertaining to, condition • pertaining to a vein |
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• -ovi, ovario- • ovari/ectomy |
• egg, female sex gland, ovary • surgical removal of an ovary |
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• pan- • pan/ater/itis |
• all, complete, entire • inflammation of all layers of an artery |
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• pancreat- • pancreat/itis |
• pancreas • inflammation of the pancreas |
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• para- • para/plegia |
• near, beside, beyond, abnormal,lower half of the body • paralysis of the lower half of the body |
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• -paresis • hemi/paresis |
• paralysis • paralysis on one side of the body |
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• -partum • post/partum |
• birth, labor • after birth |
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• path- • path/ology |
• disease, abnormal condition • study if disease |
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• ped- • pedia/tric |
• child • pertaining to children |
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• -penia • erythro/cyto/penia |
• lack of, abnormal reduction in number, deficiency • deficiency of red blood cells |
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• pent- • penta/dactyl |
• five • having five digits |
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• -pepsia, -pepsis • dys/pepsia |
• digestion • difficult digestion |
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• per- • per/axillary |
• through, by, excessive • through the axilla or armpit |
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• peri- • peri/cardi/al |
• around • pertaining to the area around the heart |
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• -pexy • gastro/pexy |
• fixation • surgical operation a in which the stomach is sutured or fixed to thw abdominal wall |
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• phag- • phago/cyt/osis |
• eat, ingest • process of cells engulfing and destroying microorganisms |
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• -phage, -phagia • dys/ phagia |
• to eat, consume, swallow • difficult or painful swallowing |
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• pharyng- • pharyng/itis |
• pharynx, throat • inflammation of the throat or pharynx |
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• -phas, -phasia • a/phasia |
• speech • without speech |
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• -philia, -philic • |
• affinity for, attracted to • attracted to or unusual interest in death |
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• phleb- • phleb/otomy |
• vein • cutting into a vein |
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• -phobia • hydro/phobia |
• fear • fear of water |
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• phon- • phon/asthenia |
• sound, voice • weakness or hoarseness of the voice |
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• -phylaxis • pro/phylaxis |
• protection, prevention • for prevention |
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• -plasty • chondro/plasty |
• surgical correction or repair • surgical repair of cartilage |
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• -plegia • hemi/plegia |
• paralysis • paralysis of half the body |
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• pleuro- • pleur/itis |
• side, rib • inflammation of the pleural membranes lining the side of the thorax |
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• -pnea • a/pnea |
• breathing • without breathing |
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• pneum- • pneumon/ectomy |
• lung, pertaining to the lungs, air • surgical removal of a lung |
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• pod- • pod/algia |
• foot • foot pain |
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• poly- • poly/uria |
• many, much • much urine |
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• post- • post/operative |
• after, behind • after an operation |
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• pre- • pre/operative |
• before, in front of • before an operation |
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• pro- • pro/cephalic |
• in front of, forward • in front of the head |
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• proct- • procto/scope |
• rectum, rectal, anus • instrument for examining the rectum |
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• pseudo- • pseudo/appendic/itis |
• false • false inflammation of the appendix |
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• psych- • psych/ology |
• pertaining to the mind • study of the mind |
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• -ptosis • visero/ptosis |
• drooping down, sagging, downward displacement • drooping down or displacement of internal organs |
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• pulmon- • pulmon/ary |
• lung • pertaining to the lung |
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• py- • pyo/genic |
• pus • producing pus |
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• pyel- • pyelo/lith/otomy |
• renal pelvis of kidney • surgical incision of the renal pelvis to remove a stone |
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• pyr- • pyro/genic |
• heat, fever • produced by a fever |
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• quad- • quadra/plegia |
• four • paralysis of four extremeities |
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• radi- • radi/ologist |
• radiograph, radiation • person who studies radiographs |
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• rect- • recto/cele |
• rectum • rupture of the rectum |
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• ren- • ren/al |
• kidney • pertaining to the kidney |
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• retro- • retro/lingual |
• backward, in back, behind • occurring behind or near the base of the tongue |
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• rhin- • rhino/plasty |
• nose, pertaining to the nose • surgical correction of the nose |
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• -rraphy • angio/rraphy |
• suture of, sewing up of a gap or defect • sewing a gap or defect in a vessel |
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• -rrhagia • rhino/plasty |
• Sudden or excessive flow • sudden flow from the nose |
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• -rrhea • meno/rrhea |
• flow, discharge • monthly flow or discharge |
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• -rrhexis • hystero/rrhexis |
• rupture of, bursting • rupture of the uterus |
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• salping- • salping/ectomy |
• tube, fallopian tube • surgical removal of a fallopian tube |
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• sanguin- • sanguino/purulant |
• blood • containing blood and pus |
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• sarc- • sarc/oma |
• malignant connective tissue • cancerous tumor of connective tissue |
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• -sarcoma • adeno/sarcoma |
• tumor, cancer • cancerous tumor of a gland |
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• scler- • sclero/derma |
• hardening • thickening or hardening of the skin |
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• -scope • oto/scope |
• examining instrument • instrument for examining the ear |
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• -scopy • procto/scopy |
• observation • examination of the rectum |
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• -sect • bi/sect |
• cut • to cut into parts |
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• semi- • semi/cartilagin/ous |
• half, part • partly of the cartilage |
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• sep- • septic/emia |
• poison, rot, infection • blood infection |
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• sinistr- • sinistr/ocular |
• left • left eye |
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• soma- • somato/genic |
• body • originating in the body |
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• son- • sono/gram |
• sound • an image produced by sound waves |
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• -spasm • myo/spasm |
• involuntary contraction • contraction of muscle |
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• sperm- • spremat/uria |
• spermatoza, male germ (sex) cell • discharge of sperm in the urine |
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• splen- • spleno/megaly |
• spleen • abnormal enlargement of the spleen |
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• -stasis • homeo/stasis |
• stoppage, maintaining a constant level • maintaining the same constant level |
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• steno- • steno/sis |
• contracted, narrow • contraction of narrowing |
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• stern- • sterno/cost/al |
• sternum, breast bone • pertaining to the ribs and breast bone |
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• stoma- • stomat/ology |
• mouth • scientific study of the mouth and it's disorders |
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• -stomy • colo/stomy |
• artificial opening • creating an opening into the colon or large intestines |
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• sub- • sub/lingual |
• less, under, below • under the tongue |
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• sup- • supra/thorac/ic |
• above, upon, over, higher, on posistion • pertaining to the area in the upper part of the chest |
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• sym-, syn- • syn/dactyl |
• joined, fused, together • two or more digits joined together |
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• tach- • tachy/cardia |
• rapid, fast • fast or rapid heart |
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• ten- • tendon/itis |
• tendon • inflammation of the tendon |
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• tetra- • tetra/paresis |
• four • weakness or paralysis of all four limbs |
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• -therapy • chemo/therapy |
• treatment • treatment with drugs or chemicals. |
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• threm- • threm/algesia |
• heat • sensitive to heat |
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• thorac- • thorac/otomy |
• thorax, chest • cutting into the chest |
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• thromb- • thrombo/lysis |
• clot, thrombus • dissolving or destruction of clots. |