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| swelling, accumulation of fluid | -edema
ex) lymphedema ( swelling of the lymph nodes)
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| seperation, dissolving, looseling, destruction | -lysis
ex) dyalisis (seperation of substances by passing through a membrane)
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| malacia | sofetening
ex) splenomalacia = sofeting of the spleen (splen/o)
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| death of tissue | necrosis
ex. osteonecrosis = death of the bone tissue
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| narrowing, constriction | stenosis
anteriostenosis = narrowing of the artery
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| supression, stoppage | statis
menostatis- supression of menstrual (men/o) flow
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| dilation, dilatation | expansion, widening
vasodialation- widening of the vessels
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| dilation | ectasia, ectasis
bronchiectasis- dilation of the bronchus (bronch/o)
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| spasm | sudden contraction, cramp
bronchospasm- contraction of the bronchus
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| ptosis | drooping downward displacement, prolapse
blepharoptosis - dropping of the eyelid ( blephar/0)
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| fissure, splitting | -schisis
retinoschisis
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| pain | -odynia
urodynia - pain of urination (ur/o)
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| pain | -algia, -algesia
myalgia - pain in the muscle (my/o)
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| -megaly | enlargement
cardiomegaly, hepatomegaly - enlargement of the liver (hepat/o)
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| -clasis, -clasia | breaking
osteoclasis - breaking of the bone (oste/o)
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| tumor | -oma
carcinoma, blastoma- tumor of the immature cells
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| any disease of | -pathy
cardiopathy- any disease of the heart
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| -itis | inflamation
arthritis- inflammation of the joints
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| -cele | hernia, localized dilation
hydrocele- localized hernia containing fluid
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| -rhage, -rhagia | bursting forth, hemmorrhage, profuse flow
hemorrhage- profuse flow of blood
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| flow , discharge | -rhea
mucorrhea- discharge of the mucous
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| rupture | -rhexis
amniorrhexis- rupture of the amniotic sac
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| -centesis | puncture , tap
thoracentesis- puncture of the thorax ( chest)
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| crushing | -tripsy
lithotripsy - crushing of a stone
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| plastic repair, plastic surgery, reconstruction | -plasty
rhinoplasty- plastic surgery of the nose ( rhin/o)
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| surgical fixation | -plexy
cystoplexy- surgical fixation of the bladder ( cyst/o)
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| -desis | binding, fusion
pleurodesis- binding of the pleural membranes
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| excision, surgical removal | -ectomy
hysterectomy- removal of the uterus (hyster/o)
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| -stomy | surgical creation of an opening
-colostomy
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| surgical repair, suture | -rhapy
herniorrhapy- surgical repair of the hernia
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| crushing | -tripsy
lithotripsy
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| incision , cutting | -tomy
trechotomy
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| -tome | instrument for incision, cutting
microtome
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| before, infront of | pre-
predisposing - leading towards a condition
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| before, infront of | pro-
prodrome- symptom that precedes a disease
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| after, behind | post-
postmenopausal- after menopause
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| before | ante-
antenatal- before birth
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| around | peri-
perivasucular - around the vessel
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| circum- | around
circumoral- around the mouth
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| in, within | intra
intrauterine
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| backward | retro-
retroperitoneal- behind the peritoneum
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| above | supra-
suprascapular
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| above, excess | super-
supernumery
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| on, over | epi-
epicardium, epithelium
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| outside | extra-
extracellular
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| below | infra-
infrapatellar
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| below,under | sub-
subcutaneous- below theh skin
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| near, beside | juxta-
juxtaposition- near or beside another structure
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| near beside behind | para-
parasagittal- near or beside a sagittal plane
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| inter- | between
intercostal
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| right | dextr/o
dextrocardia
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| left | sinistr/o
sinistrad- toward the left
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| yellow | xanth/0
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| middle | mes/o
mesencephalon- midbrain
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| together | syn-sym-
synapse- junction between two nerve cells
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| in, within | end/o
endoscope- device for viewing the inside of a cavity or organ
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| ex/o | away from, outside
excise- to cut out
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| out, outside | ec- ecto-
ectoderm- outermost layer of the developing embryon
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| hyper- | over, excess, abnormally high, increased
hyperventilation- excess breathing
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| hypo- | below, under, abnormally low, decreased
hypotonic, hypoxia- decreased oxygen in the tissues
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| above, excess | super-
supernumerary
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| all | pan-
panacea- remedy that cures all ills
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| few, scanty | olig/o
oligomenorrhea- scanty menstrual flow
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| equal, same | equi-
equilateral- equal sides
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| equal, same | iso-
isotonic, isograft
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| other, different , unequal | hetero-
heterosexual- pertaining to opposite sex
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| eu- | true, easy normal, good
euthanasia - easy death ( thanat/o)
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| homo- homeo- | same, unchanging
homeostatis, homothermic
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| macro | large, abnormally large
macrocyte-= large rbc
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| ab- | away from
abduct
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| ad- | near, towards
abduct
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| through | dia-
dialysis- seperation of substance by passage through a membrane
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| through | trans-
transfusion- introduction of blood into blood stream
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| through | per-
percutaneous- through the skin
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| leuk/o | white, colorless
-leukoplakia- white patches in the mouth
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| melan/o | black, dark
melanin- dark pigment in skin
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| cyan/o | blue
cyanosis- blue discoloration of the skin cuz of lack of oxygen
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| red | erythr/o
erythorcyte- rbc
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| one | mono-
monocular
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| one | unicellular
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| half, one side | hemi-
hemidiaphragm
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| four | quadr/i-
quadrant
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| four | tetra-
tetrahedron
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| multi- | many
multiple - many parts
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| many, much | poly-
polysaccharide
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| three | tri-
triplet, triangle
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| dipl/o | double
diploid
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| half, partial | semi-
semisolid
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| two, twice | di-
dimorphous- 2 forms
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| two, twice | bi-
bipolar
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| first | prim/i
primitive- first in time
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| brady- | slow
bradypnea, bradycardia
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| tachy | fast, rapid
tachycardia
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| mal- | mad, poor
malnutrition
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| thick | pachy-
pachyemia- thick blood
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| dys- | abnormal, painful, difficult
dysplasia- abnormal develop. of tissues
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