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language of medicine terms for midterm 1

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acr/o   extremeties  
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aden/o   gland  
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adip/o   fat  
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amni/o   amnion  
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andr/o   male  
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arthr/o   joint  
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balan/o   glans penis  
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cardi/o   heart  
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caus/o   burn/burning  
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cephal/o   head  
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celi/o   abdomen  
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cholecyst/o   gallbladder  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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cost/o   rib  
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cutane/o   skin  
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cyst/o   bladder, cyst  
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cyt/o   cell  
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duoden/o   duodenum  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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glyc/o   sugar, glucose  
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gnos/o   knowledge  
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hist/o   tissue  
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jejun/o   jejenum  
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leuk/o   white  
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lex/o   word, phrase  
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lith/o   stone, calculus  
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meat/o   opening, meatus  
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mening/o   meninges, membranes  
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myel/o   bone marrow, spinal cord  
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nephr/o   kidney  
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odont/o   tooth  
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opthalm/o   eye  
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orch/o   testis  
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oste/o   bone  
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palat/o   palate (roof of mouth)  
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peritone/o   peritoneum  
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phleb/0   vein  
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py/o   pus  
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pyel/o   renal pelvis  
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ren/o   kidney  
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semin/i   semen  
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sialaden/o   salivary gland  
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steat/o   fat  
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stomat/o   mouth  
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tax/o   arrangement, coordination  
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thromb/o   clot, thrombus  
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vener/o   venereal (sexual contact)  
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vesic/o   urinary bladder  
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a-   without  
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an-   anus  
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brady-   slow  
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dia-   throughout  
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dys-   bad, difficult, painful  
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eu-   good, normal, well  
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ex-   out, away from  
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hyper-   above, excessive, beyond  
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hypo-   below, under, deficient  
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infra-   below, beneath  
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inter-   between  
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intra-   within  
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para-   to bring forth, to bear  
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per-   through, throughout  
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peri-   around, surrounding  
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retro-   behind, backward  
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tachy-   fast  
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trans-   across  
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-ac   pertaining to  
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-al   pertaining to  
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-algia   pain  
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-cele   hernia, swelling  
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-centesis   surgical puncture of a cavity  
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-cyte   cell  
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-eal   pertaining to  
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-ectomy   surgical removal  
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-emesis   vomiting  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-esthesia   sensation, feeling  
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-gram   written record  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-iasis   abnormal condition  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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-ism   process, condition  
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-ist   specialist  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-kinesis   movement  
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-logy   study of  
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-lysis   dissolution, breakdown  
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-malacia   softening  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-oid   resembling  
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-oma   tumor, mass  
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-osis   condition, status, abnormal increase  
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-pathy   disease, emotion  
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-pexy   fixation  
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-phagia   eating, ingestion  
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-phoria   to bear, carry; feeling (mental state)  
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-plasia   development, formation, growth  
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-plasm   formation, growth  
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-plasty   surgical correction/repair  
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-praxia   action, activity  
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-ptosis   prolapse, drooping  
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-ptysis   spitting  
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-rraphy   suture  
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-rrhea   flow, discharge  
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-sclerosis   hardening  
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-scopy   visual examination  
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-sis   state of; condition  
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-stomy   surgical opening  
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-tomy   surgical incision  
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-tocia   childbirth, labor  
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-tripsy   to crush, break  
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-trophy   nourishment, growth  
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-uria   urine condition  
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-version   to turn  
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