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Medical Terminology
Chapter 3
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Undergraduate 1
10/19/2008
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aden/o
 Definition
gland
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ather/o
 Definition
fatty, porridge-like
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carcin/o
 Definition
cancer
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cephal/o
 Definition
head
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cerebr/o
 Definition
brain
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emes/o
 Definition
vomiting
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encephal/o
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brain, inside head
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emet/o
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vomiting
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emetic/o
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vomiting
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epitheli/o
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epithelial
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fibr/o
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fibrous
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hist/o
 Definition
tissue
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lei/o
 Definition
smooth
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lip/o
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fat
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lymph/o
 Definition
lymphatic
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melan/o
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black
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mening/o
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meninges
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my/o
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muscle
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myel/o
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spinal cord, bone marrow
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nat/o
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birth
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ne/o
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new
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neur/o
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nerve
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onc/o
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tumor, growth
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oste/o
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bone
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papill/o
 Definition
small elevation of tissue
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pariet/o
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wall
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periton/o
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peritoneum
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pleur/o
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lung lining or membrane
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poli/o
 Definition
gray
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psych/o
 Definition
mind
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rhabd/o
 Definition
rod shaped
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spin/o
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spinal
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vicer/o
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organ
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anti-
 Definition
against
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dys-
 Definition
difficult, painful
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hydro-
 Definition
water
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hyper-
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increased or above
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hypo-
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decreased or below
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neo-
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new
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-esthesia
 Definition
sensation, perception, feeling
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-algia
 Definition
pain (noun)
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-algic
 Definition
pain (adjective)
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-blast
 Definition
embryonic or immature cell
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-cele
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hernia
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-ectomy
 Definition
excision
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-genesis
 Definition
generate or develop
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-iatrist
 Definition
specialist or physician
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-malacia
 Definition
softening
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-oid
 Definition
like or resembling
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-oma
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tumor, growth
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-ous
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material, condition (adjective)
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-philia
 Definition
love
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-phobia
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fear
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-plasia
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developement
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-plasm
 Definition
growth of tissue
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-tomy
 Definition
incision
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-trophy
 Definition
developement
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-tropic
 Definition
affecting
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CA
 Definition
cancer
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CSF
 Definition
cerebrospinal fluid
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CVA
 Definition
cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
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EEG
 Definition
electroencephalogram
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LP
 Definition
lumbar puncture
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MRI
 Definition
magnetic resonance imaging
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