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Schmierer-WWCC Medical Terminology
Chapter 7 Prefix,Suffix,Combining Forms, Medical Terms
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Undergraduate 1
07/31/2018
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aden/o
 Definition
gland
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bacteri/o
 Definition
bacteria
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blast/o
 Definition
germ, developing cell
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erythr/o
 Definition
red
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hem/o, hemat/o
 Definition
blood
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immun/o
 Definition
exempt, immunity
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leuk/o
 Definition
white
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lymph/o
 Definition
clear water or fluid
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path/o
 Definition
disease
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splen/o
 Definition
spleen
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thromb/o
 Definition
clot
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thym/o
 Definition
wartlike
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tox/o
 Definition
poision
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an-
 Definition
without
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iso-
 Definition
equal
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macro-
 Definition
large
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poly-
 Definition
many,over, excessive
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cyt/o
 Definition
cell
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erthr/o
 Definition
red
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hem/o
 Definition
blood
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leuk/o
 Definition
white
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poikil/o
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irregualer
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splen/o
 Definition
spleen
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thromb/o
 Definition
clot
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-megaly
 Definition
abnormally large
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-penia
 Definition
abnormal,reduction in number
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ana-
 Definition
up, toward
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mono-
 Definition
one
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botul/o
 Definition
sausage
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fung/o
 Definition
fungus
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globin/o
 Definition
protein
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hydr/o
 Definition
water
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iatr/o
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physician
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idi/o
 Definition
individual
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immun/o
 Definition
exempt
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necr/o
 Definition
death
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nosocom/o
 Definition
hospital
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nucle/o
 Definition
kernel
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sept/o
 Definition
wall
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thym/o
 Definition
thymus gland
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staphylococcus/o
 Definition
Staphylcoccus
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streptococc/o
 Definition
Streptococcus
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-philia
 Definition
loving, affinity for
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-phobia
 Definition
fear
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-phylaxis
 Definition
proctection
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-ial
 Definition
pertaining to
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-genic
 Definition
forming
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anti-
 Definition
against,opposite of
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pro-
 Definition
before
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thromb/oC
 Definition
clot
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-crit
 Definition
to seperate
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-ectomy
 Definition
surgical excision
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-logous
 Definition
pertaining to study
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-therapy
 Definition
treatment
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-stasis
 Definition
standing still
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AIDS
 Definition
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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CBC
 Definition
complete blood count
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HCT,Hct
 Definition
hematcrit
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HGB,Hgb
 Definition
hemoglobin
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HIV
 Definition
human immunodeficiency virus
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MRSA
 Definition
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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NHL
 Definition
non-Hodgkin lymphoma
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PLT
 Definition
platelet count
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PT
 Definition
prothrombin time
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PTT
 Definition
partial thromboplastin time
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RBC
 Definition
red blood cell count or red blood cell
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WBC
 Definition
white blood count or white blood cell
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