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Combining Words

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Combing Term
Meaning
Example
Adeno   show adenopathy (glandular disease)  
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show pertaining to a vessel   angiogram  
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show artery   arteriosclerosis  
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Arthro   joint   show
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Cardi, Cardio   heart   show
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show head   cephalgia (headache)  
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Chole   pertaining to bile   show
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Chondro   show chondroplasty (growth of)  
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show smash, break   osteoclasis (broken bone)  
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show bladder, cyst   cystoscopy  
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Cyt   cell   show
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show tear   chromodacryorrhea  
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show skin   dermatophytosis (fungal infection of the skin)  
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Entero   show enteric coated tablets  
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Esthes   to feel   show
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Gastro   show epigastric  
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Gen   The origin; the   show
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Gingivo   show gingival hyperplasia  
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Hem, Hema, Hemo, Hemato   blood   show
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Hepato   show hepatic necrosis  
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Hystero   uterus   show
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Iatro, Iatr   to treat, to cure   show
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Laryngo   show laryngospasm  
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show tongue   sublingual  
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Lith   stone   show
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show lymph   lymphoma  
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Masto   show mastectomy  
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show uterus   metritis (inflammation of)  
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Morph   show polymorphic (many shapes)  
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Myelo   bone marrow; also spinal   show
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Myo   muscle   show
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Naso   show nasal septum  
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Nephro   kidney   show
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show nerve   neurogenic  
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show eye   ocular muscles  
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show ovary   oophorectomy  
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Op, Opto   show optic, diplopia  
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Ophthalmo   show ophthalmoscope  
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show testis   cryptorchid  
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show mouth   Os cervix, iliostomy  
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Osteo   bone   show
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Oto   show otic drops  
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Ovario   ovary   show
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Palpebro   show palpebral reflex  
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Par, Partus   labor   show
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Pep   digestion   show
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Phag, Phago   eat   show
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Phlebo   show Phlebitis (inflammation of)  
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Pilo   show pilomotor fibers  
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show to form, or to grow   plastic surgeon, neoplasm  
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show lungs; air; breath   pneumothorax (puncture of thorax allowing air in and causing potential or actual deflation of the lung)  
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show make   erythropoiesis  
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show rectum   proctology (a medical speciality)  
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Ren   show Renal  
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Spleno   show splenectomy  
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show mouth   stomatitis  
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show thorax or chest   thoracotomy (incision into)  
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Thrombo   blood clot   show
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show thyroid   parathyroid glands  
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show trachea   tracheitis  
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show nourish   dystrophy, hypertrophy  
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Uro   show urogenital tract  
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show uterus   in utero (in the uterus)  
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show vessel   vasospasm  
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show vein   venoconstriction  
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Ventriculo   ventricle (of heart or brain)   show
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