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Language of Medicine, Chapter 3, Suffixes

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Word
Meaning
abdomin/o   abdomen  
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acr/o   extremities, extreme point  
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acu/o   sharp, severe, sudden  
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aden/o   gland  
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agor/a   crowded place  
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amni/o   amnion (sac surrounding embryo)  
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angi/o   vessel  
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ateri/o   artery  
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arthr/o   joint  
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axill/o   armpit  
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blephar/o   armpit  
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bronch/o   bronchial tubes  
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chem/o   drug, chemical  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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chron/o   time  
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col/o   colon  
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cyst/o   bladder  
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ophthalm/o   eye  
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oste/o   bone  
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ot/o   ear  
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hydr/o   water, fluid  
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isch/o   to hold back  
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lapar/o   abdomen  
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laryng/o   larynx  
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lymph/o   lymph  
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mamm/o, mast/o   breast  
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morph/o   shape, form  
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muc/o   mucus  
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my/o   muscle  
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myel/o   spinal cord, bone marrow  
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necr/o   death (of cells or whole body)  
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nephr/o   kidney  
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ot/o   ear  
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path/o   disease  
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peritone/o   peritoneum  
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phag/o   eat, swallow  
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phleb/o   vein  
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plas/o   formation, development  
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pleur/o   pleura  
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pneumon/o, pulmon/o   lungs  
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rect/o   rectum  
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ren/o   kidney  
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splen/o   spleen  
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tonsill/o   tonsils  
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trache/o   trachea  
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ven/o   vein  
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-cele   hernia  
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-centesis   surgical puncture to remove fluid  
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-dynia   pain  
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-lysis   breakdown, separation  
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-penia   deficiency  
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-phobia   fear  
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-pexy   surgically fix in place  
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-plasia   development, formation  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-ptosis   drooping, sagging  
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-sclerosis   hardening  
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-stasis   stopping, controlling  
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-therapy   treatment  
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-trophy   development, nourishment  
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