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chondr/o
Example: Chondritis Costochondritis-ribs |
cartilage
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cyst/o
Example: cystitis |
urinary bladder
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encephal/o
Example: Encephalitis |
brain
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
Remember: The stomach is only 1 structure of the abdomen |
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arthr/o
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joint
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bronch/o
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bronchial tubes
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col/o
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colon; large intestine, large bowel
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mamm/o
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breast
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muc/o
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mucus
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my/o
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muscle
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necr/o
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death (cells or whole body)
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neur/o
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nerve
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nephr/o
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kidney
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hydr/o
Example: hydrocele-collection of ... |
water
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acu/o
Example: acute Remember the opposite of acute is chonic |
sharp, severe, sudden
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aden/o
Example: Adenoids Adenopathy |
gland
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agor/o
Example: Agorophobia |
marketplace
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amni/o
Example: Amniocentesis- surgical drainage of the ... |
Amnion, sac
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angi/o
Example: angiogram x-ray with contrast material to show ...; to see soft tissue |
vessel
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axill/o
Example: axillary nodes axillary region |
armpit
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blephar/o
Example: blepharoplasty-repair of the... |
eyelid
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carcin/o
Example: carcinoma-...tumor |
cancer
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chem/o
Example: chemotherapy |
drug, antibiotic
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lapar/o
Example: Laparscopy-scope through laparotomy-surgically open to see |
abdomen
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laryng/o
Example: Laryngal |
larynx, voice box
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mast/o
Example: mastopexy- ...lift |
breast
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morph/o
Example: morphology- study of cell... |
shape form
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myel/o
Example: myeloma- cancer of bone marrow myelogram-contrast to see the spinal cord |
spinalcord, bone marrow
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inguin/o
Example: inguinal hernia inguinal area |
groin
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isch/o
Example: ischeum...the bladder |
to hold back
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acr/o
Example: Acromion |
extremities, top extreme point
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neutr/o
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neutrophil (WBC)
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lymph/o
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lymph- a clear fluid that bathes tissue
spaces/ contained in special lymph vessels throughout the body |
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opthalm/o
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eye
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oste/o
osteitis |
bone
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ot/o
otoscope |
ear
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path/o
Example: pathologist-studies... |
disease
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peritone/o
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peritoneum
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phag/o
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to eat; swallow
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phleb/o
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vein
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plas/o
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formation, development, repair
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pleur/o
Example: pleuritis |
pleura- lubricating surfaces
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pneumon/o
Example: pneumonia- fluid accumulation and infection |
lungs
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pulmon/o
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lungs
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rect/o
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rectum
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ren/o
Example: Renal |
kidney
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sarc/o
Example: Sarcoma |
flesh
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splen/o
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spleen- take dead RBCs and get rid of them;store some healthy RBCs
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staphyl/o
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clusters; grape
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sprept/o
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twisted chain
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thorac/o
Example: thoracocentesis |
chest
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thromb/o
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stationary clot
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embol/o
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moving clot
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tonsill/o
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tonsils
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trache/o
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thrachea
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ven/o
Example: venogram |
vein
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arteri/o
Example: corotid artery- connected to heart. |
artery
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