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| bi/o | life
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| carcin/o | cancer
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| cardi/o | heart
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| chem/o | chemical
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| cis/o | to cut
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| dermat/o | skin
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| enter/o | small intestine
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| gastr/o | stomach
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| gynec/o | female
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| hemata/o | blood
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| immun/o | immunity
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| laryng/o | voice box
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| nephr/o | kidney
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| neur/o | nerve
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| ophthalm/o | eye
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| ot/o | ear
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| path/o | disease
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| pulmon/o | lung
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| rhin/o | nose
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| a- | without
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| an- | without
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| anti- | against
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| auto- | self
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| brady- | slow
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| de- | without
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| dis- | apart from
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| dys- | painful, difficult, abnormal
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| endo- | within, inner
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| epi- | above
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| eu- | normal
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| ex- | outward
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| extra- | outside of
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| hetero- | different
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| homo- | same
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| hyper- | excessive
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| hypo- | below, insufficient
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| in- | not, inward
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| inter- | between
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| intra- | within
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| macro- | large
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| micro- | small
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| neo- | new
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| non- | not
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| para- | beside, abnormal, two like parts of a pair
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| per- | through
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| peri- | around
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| post- | after
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| pre- | before
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| pro- | before
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| pseudo- | false
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| re- | again
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| retro- | backward, behind
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| sub- | under
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| syn- | together
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| tachy- | fast
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| trans- | across
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| ultra- | beyond
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| un- | not
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| bi- | two
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| hemi- | half
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| mono- | one
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| multi- | many
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| nulli- | none
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| pan- | all
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| poly- | many
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| quadri- | four
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| semi- | partial
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| tetra- | four
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| tri- | three
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| -algia | pain
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| -cele | protrusion
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| -cyte | cell
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| -dynia | pain
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| -ectasis | dilation
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| -gen | that which produces
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| -genesis | produces
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| -genic | producing
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| -ia | condition
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| -iasis | abnormal condition
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| -ism | state of
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| -itis | inflammation
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| -logical | pertaining to study of
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| -logist | one who studies
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| -logy | study of
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| -lytic | destruction
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| -malacia | abnormal softening
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| -megaly | enlarged
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| -oma | tumor, mass
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| -opsy | view of
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| -osis | abnormal condition
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| -pathy | disease
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| -plasm | formation
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| -plegia | paralysis
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| -ptosis | drooping
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| -rrhage | abnormal flow
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| -rrhagia | abnormal flow condition
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| -rrhea | discharge
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| -rrhexis | rupture
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| -sclerosis | hardening
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| -stenosis | narrowing
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| -therapy | treatment
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| -trophy | development
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| -centesis | puncture to withdraw fluid
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| -ectomy | surgical removal
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| -ostomy | surgically create an opening
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| -otomy | cutting into
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| -pexy | surgical fixation
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| -plasty | surgical repair
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| -rrhaphy | suture
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| -tome | instrument to cut
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| -gram | record
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| -graphy | process of recording
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| -meter | instrument for measuring
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| -metry | process of measuring
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| -scope | instrument for viewing
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| -scopic | pertaining to visually examining
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| -scopy | process of visually examining
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| abdomin/o | abdomen
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| adip/o | fat
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| aer/o | air
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| anter/o | front
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| brachi/o | arm
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| caud/o | tail
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| cephal/o | head
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| cervic/o | neck
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| chondr/o | cartilage
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| crani/o | skull
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| crin/o | to secrete
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| crur/o | leg
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| cyt/o | cell
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| dist/o | away from
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| dors/o | back of body
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| eti/o | cause
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| glute/o | buttock
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| hist/o | tissue
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| infer/o | below
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| inguin/o | groin
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| later/o | side
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| lumb/o | loin or low back
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| medi/o | middle
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| muscul/o | muscle
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| orth/o | straight, upright
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| ox/o | oxygen
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| pariet/o | cavity wall
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| ped/o | child, foot
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| poster/o | back
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| proct/o | rectum and anus
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| proxim/o | near to
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| pub/o | genital region
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| somat/o | body
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| super/o | above
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| thorac/o | chest
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| ur/o | urine
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| urin/o | urine
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| vascul/o | blood vessel
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| ventr/o | belly
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| viscer/o | internal organ
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| albin/o | white
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| cauter/o | to burn
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| cry/o | cold
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| cutane/o | skin
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| derm/o | skin
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| diaphor/o | profuse sweating
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| erythr/o | red
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| hidr/o | sweat
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| ichthy/o | scaly, dry
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| kerat/o | hard, horny
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| leuk/o | white
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| lip/o | fat
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| melan/o | black
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| myc/o | fungus
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| necr/o | death
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| onych/o | nail
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| pedicul/o | lice
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| phot/o | light
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| py/o | pus
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| rhytid/o | wrinkle
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| sarc/o | flesh
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| scler/o | hard
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| seb/o | oil
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| trich/o | hair
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| ungu/o | nail
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| vesic/o | bladder
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| xer/o | dry
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| -derma | skin condition
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| allo- | other, different from usual
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| xeno- | foreign
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| angi/o | vessel
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| bas/o | the base
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| cortic/o | outer layer
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| esthesi/o | feeling
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| hem/o | blood
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| septic/o | infection
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| vesic/o | sac
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| -al | pertaining to
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| -emia | blood condition
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| -ic | pertaining to
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| -ous | pertaining to
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| -phagia | eat, swallow
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| -tic | pertaining to
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| -ule | small
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| abscess | collection of pus in skin
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| acne rosacea | chronic form of adult acne with redness and tiny pimples, primarily on nose
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| acne vulgaris | common form of teenage acne with comedos, papules, and pustules
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| actinic keratosis | abnormal condition of hard, horny, wartlike lesion that develops on sun-damaged skin; may become cancerous
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| albinism | genetic condition in which the skin is unable to make melanin; skin and hair are white and eyes appear red
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| basal cell carcinoma | cancerous tumor in the basal cell layer; common cancer that rarely metastasizes
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| burn | skin damage caused by fire, electricity, ultraviolet light, or caustic chemicals
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| cellulitis | diffuse acute infection of connective tissue of skin
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| cicatrix | normal scar
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| decubitus ulcer | open sore caused by pressure over bony prominences; caused by loss of blood flow to skin
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| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin
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| dermatosis | presence of a skin condition
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| dry gangrene | late stages of gangrene; affected area becomes dried, blackened, and shriveled
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| eczema | superficial dermatitis; redness, vesicles, itching, and crusting
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| gangrene | tissue necrosis due to loss of blood flow
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| ichthyosis | skin becomes dry, scaly, and keratinized
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| impetigo | highly infectious bactetrial infection with pustules that rupture and crust over
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| Kaposi's sarcoma | skin cancer seen in AIDS patients; brownish-purple lesions
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| keloid | thick hypertrophic scar
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| keratosis | condition of excessive growth and thickening of epidermis layer
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| laceration | torn or jagged wound
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| malignant melanoma | dangerous form of cancer; begins in melanocytes; quickly metastasizes
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| mokeypox | contagious viral infection that causes flu-like symptoms and a rash with pustules or blisters
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| pediculosis | lice infestation
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| psoriasis | chronic inflammatory condition with papules forming "silvery scale" patches
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| rubella | contagious viral infection; German measles
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| scabies | skin disease caused by a mite infestation
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| sebaceous cyst | sebum filled sac under the skin
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| squamous cell carcinoma | cancer of epidermis layer; may invade deeper tissue and metastisize
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| strawberry hemangioma | congenital collection of dilated blood vessels; birthmark
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| systemic lupus erythematosus | chronic disease of connective tissue; injures skin, joints, and kidneys; produces red, scaly butterfly rash
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| tinea | fungal infection; itching and scaling lesions
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| tinea capitis | ringworm; fungal infection on scalp
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| tinea pedis | athlete's foot; fungal infection of foot
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| varicella | chickenpox; contagious viral infection
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| verruca | warts; benign growth caused by a virus
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| vitiligo | disappearance of pigment from skin in patches; causes milk-white lesions
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| wet gangrene | area of gangrene with secondary bacterial infection and pus
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| alopecia | absence or loss of hair; baldness
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| carbuncle | furuncle involving several hair follicles
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| furuncle | bacterial infection of hair follicle; redness, pain, and swelling; a boil
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| trichomycosis | fungal infection of the hair
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| onychia | infected nail bed
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| onychomycosis | fungal infection of the nail
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| onychophagia | nail biting
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| paronychia | infection of the skin fold around the nail
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| cutaneous | pertaining to the skin
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| dermal | pertaining to the skin
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| dermic | pertaining to the skin
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| epidermal | pertaining to above the skin
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| hypodermic | pertaining to below the skin
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| intradermal | pertaining to within the skin
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| subcutaneous | pertaining to under the skin
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| ungual | pertaining to the nail
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| ankyl/o | stiff joint
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| arthr/o | joint
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| articul/o | joint
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| burs/o | sac
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| carp/o | carpus
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| clavicul/o | clavicle
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| cost/o | rib
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| fibr/o | fibers
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| fibul/o | fibula
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| humer/o | humerus
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| ili/o | ilium
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| ischi/o | ischium
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| kyph/o | hump
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| lamin/o | lamina, part of the vertebra
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| lord/o | bent backward
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| mandibul/o | mandible
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| maxill/o | maxilla
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| medull/o | inner portion
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| menisc/o | meniscus
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| metacarp/o | metacarpus
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| metatars/o | metatarsus
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| myel/o | bone marrow/spinal cord
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| oste/o | bone
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| patell/o | patella
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| pector/o | chest
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| pelv/o | pelvis
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| phalang/o | phalanges
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| pod/o | foot
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| prosthet/o | addition
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| pub/o | pubis
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| radi/o | radius, ray
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| sacr/o | sacrum
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| scapul/o | scapula
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| scoli/o | crooked
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| spin/o | spine
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| spondyl/o | vertebrae
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| stern/o | sternum
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| synovi/o | synovial membrane
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| synov/o | synovial membrane
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| tars/o | tarsus
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| thorac/o | chest
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| tibi/o | tibia
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| uln/o | ulna
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| vertebr/o | vertebra
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| -blast | immature
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| -clasia | to break surgically
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| -clast | broken
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| -desis | to fuse
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| -listhesis | slipping
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| -logic | pertaining to study of
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| -phyte | growth
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| -porosis | porous
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| burs/o | bursa
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| coccyg/o | coccyx
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| -ac | pertaining to
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| -ar | pertaining to
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| -ary | pertaining to
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| -eal | pertaining to
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| -graph | record
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| -iatry | medical treatment
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| -ory | pertaining to
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| -penia | abnormal decrease, too few
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| cleid/o | clavicle
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| duct/o | to bring
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| extens/o | to stretch out
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| fasci/o | fibrous band
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| flex/o | to bend
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| kinesi/o | movement
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| my/o | muscle
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| myos/o | muscle
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| plant/o | sole of foot
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| rotat/o | to revolve
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| ten/o | tendon
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| tend/o | tendon
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| tendin/o | tendon
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| vers/o | to turn
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| -asthenia | weakness
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| -ion | action, condition
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| -kinesia | movement
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| -tonia | tone
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| -trophic | pertaining to development
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| ab- | away from
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| ad- | toward
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| circum- | around
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| e- | outward
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| carp/o | wrist
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| carpal tunnel syndrome | repetitive motion disorder; compression of finger tendons and median nerve as they pass through carpal tunnel of the wrist
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| ganglion cyst | cyst on tendon sheath; usually on hand, wrist, or ankle
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| repetitive motion disorder | chronic disorders involving tendon, muscles, joints, and nerve damage; tissue is subjected to pressure, vibration, or repetitive movements
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| rotator cuff injury | joint capsule of shoulder joint is reinforced by tendons; high degree of flexibility puts rotator cuff at risk for strain and tearing
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| strain | damage to muscle, tendons, or ligaments due to overuse or overstretching
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| tendinitis | inflammation of a tendon
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| pallor | abnormal paleness of the skin
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