medical terminology combining forms, suffix, oncology – Flashcards
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aden/o-
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gland
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adjuv/o-
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giving help or assistance
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angi/o-
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blood vessel; lymphatic vessel
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bas/o-
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base of a structure; basic
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bi/o-
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life; living organisms; living tissue
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blast/o-
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immature; embryonic
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cancer/o-
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cancer
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capsul/o-
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capsule
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carcin/o-
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cancer
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cellul/o-
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cell
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chem/o-
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chemical; drug
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chrom/o-
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color
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cry/o-
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cold
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cyt/o-
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cell
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differentiat/o-
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being distinct; specialized
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dissect/o-
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to cut apart
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embryon/o-
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embryo; immature form
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excis/o-
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to cut out
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explorat/o-
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to search out
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gene/o-
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gene
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gen/o-
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arising from; produced by
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germin/o-
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embryonic tissue
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hered/o-
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genetic inheritance
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incis/o-
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to cut into
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invas/o-
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to go into
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kary/o-
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nucleus
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lymph/o-
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lymph; lymphatic system
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lys/o-
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break down; destroy
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malign/o-
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intentionally causing harm; cancer
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melan/o-
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black
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mit/o-
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threadlike structure
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mutat/o-
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to change
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ne/o-
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new
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necr/o-
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dead cells, tissue, or body
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nucle/o-
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nucleus
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nucleol/o-
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...
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onc/o-
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tumor; mass
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path/o-
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disease; suffering
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plasm/o-
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plasma
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plas/o-
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growth; formation
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radic/o-
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all parts including the root
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radi/o-
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radius; x-rays; radiation
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resect/o-
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to cut out; remove
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remiss/o-
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send back
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sarc/o-
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connective tissue
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squam/o-
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scalelike cell
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surg/o-
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operative procedure
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terat/o-
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bizarre form
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transit/o-
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change over from one thing to another
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Brachi/o
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arm
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Blast/o
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immature cell
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Cardi/o
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heart
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Caud/o
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tail
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Cephal/o
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head
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Cerebr/o
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brain, cerebrum
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Cervic/o
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neck
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Chlor/o
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green
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Chrom/o
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color
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Col/o
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colon
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Colon/o
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colon
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Cost/o
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rib
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Crani/o
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skull, cranium
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Cry/o
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cold
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Cyan/o
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blue
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Cyt/o
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cell
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Dermat/o, Derm/o
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skin
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Disk/o
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Disk (as in disk of spine)
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Dors/o
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back
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Poster/o
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back
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Electr/o
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electric, electricity
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Epitheli/o
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epithelium (top skin layer)
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Erythr/o
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red
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Fibr/o
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fiber
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Gastr/o
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stomach
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Gluc/o, Glyc/o
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glucose, sugar
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Hem/o, Hemat/o
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blood
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Hist/o
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tissue
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Hydr/o
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water, fluid
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Infer/o
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below
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Later/o
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side
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Lei/o
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smooth
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Leuk/o
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white
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Lip/o
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fat
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Lith/o
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stone, calculus
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Lumb/o
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lumbar region, lower back
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Lymph/o
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lymph
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Medi/o
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middle
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Melan/o
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black, dark
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Morph/o
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form, shape
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My/o, Myos/o
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muscle
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Myel/o
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bone marrow, spinal cord
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Necr/o
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death
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Nephr/o
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kidney
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Ren/o
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kidney
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Neur/o
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nerve
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Nucle/o
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nucleus
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Olig/o
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scanty, few
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Oste/o
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bone
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Pancreat/o
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pancreas
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Path/o
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disease
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Ped/o, pod/o
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foot
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Phag/o
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eat, swallow
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Pharyng/o
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pharynx
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Plas/o
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formation, growth
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Proxim/o
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near point of origin
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Pub/o
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pubis
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Pulmon/o
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lung
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Py/o
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pus
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Rhabd/o
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striated muscle
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Sarc/o
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flesh
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Son/o
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sleep, sound waves
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Super/o
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above
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Thorac/o
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chest, thorax
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Thromb/o
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blood clot
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Ton/o
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tension, pressure
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Troph/o
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nourishment
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Ventr/o
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belly
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Viscer/o
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internal organs
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Anter/o
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front
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Acr/o
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extremity, tip
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Abdomin/o
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abdomen
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Aden/o
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gland
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Ventricul/o
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ventricle
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Adip/o
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fat
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Aer/o
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air
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Albin/o
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white
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Angi/o
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vessel (usu blood or lymph)
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Aort/o
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aorta
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Append/o, Appendic/o
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appendix
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Arteri/o, Arter/o
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artery
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Arthr/o
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joint
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Atel/o
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incomplete; imperfect
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Ather/o
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fatty plaque
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Cutane/o
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skin
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Hepat/o
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liver
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Jaund/o
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yellow
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Kerat/o
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horny tissue, hard; cornea
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Lingu/o
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tongue
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Myc/o
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fungus
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Nas/o
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nose
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Phleb/o
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vein
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Phren/o
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diaphragm; mind
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Pil/o
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hair
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Pneum/o, Pneumon/o
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lung, air
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Rhin/o
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nose
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Sin/o, Sinus/o
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sinus, cavity
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Spir/o
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breathe
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Stomat/o
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mouth
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Ven/o
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vein
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-algia
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PAIN
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-cele
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HERNIA, PROTRUSION
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-cise
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CUT
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-cyte
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CELL
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-dynia
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PAIN
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-ectasis
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DILATION
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-gen
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THAT WHICH PRODUCE
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-genesis
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PRODUCE, GENERATES
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-genic
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PRODUCING, PRODUCED BY
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-ia
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STATE, CONDITION
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-iasis
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ABNORMAL CONDITION
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-iarty
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MEDICAL TREATMENT
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-ism
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STATE OF
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-itis
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INFLAMMATION
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-logist
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ONE WHO STUDIES
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-logy
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STUDY OF
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-lysis
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DESTRUCTION
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-lytic
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DESTRUCTION
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-malacia
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ABNORMAL SOFTENING
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-megaly
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ENLARGEMENT, LARGE
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-oid
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RESEMBLING
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-oma
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TUMOR, MASS, SWELLING
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-osis
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ABNORMAL CONDITION
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-pathy
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DISEASE
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-phobia
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FEAR
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-plasia
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DEVELOPMENT, GROWTH
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-plasm
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FORMATION, DEVELOPMENT
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-ptosis
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DROOPING
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-rrhage
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EXCESSIVE, ABNORMAL FLOW
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-rrhagia
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ABNORMAL FLOW CONDITION
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-rrhea
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discharge, flow
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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-sclerosis
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hardening
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-stenosis
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narrowing
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-therapy
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treatment
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-trophy
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nourishment, development
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-ule
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small
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-manometer
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instrument to measure pressure
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-ole
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small
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-tension
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pressure
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-tonic
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pertaining to tone
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-ule
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small
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-derma
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skin condition
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-opsy
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view of
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-tome
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instrument used to cut
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-blast
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immature, embryonic
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-clasia
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to surgically break
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-desis
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stablilize, fuse
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-listhesis
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slipping
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-porosis
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porous
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-asthenia
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weakness
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-ion
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action, condition
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-kinesia
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movement
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-tonia
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tone
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-apheresis
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removal, carry away from
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-crit
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seperation of
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-cytosis
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more than the normal number of cells
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-emia
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blood condition
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-globin
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protein
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-penia
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abnormal decrease, too few
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-phil
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attracted to
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-poiese
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formation
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-stasis
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standing still
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-edema
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swelling
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-globulin
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protein
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-capnia
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carbon dioxide
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-osmia
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smell
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-phonia
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voice
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-pnea
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breathing
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-ptysis
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spitting
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-spasm
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involuntary muscle contraction
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-thorax
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chest
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-emesis
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vomit
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-istry
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specialty of
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-lithiasis
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condition of stones
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-orexia
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appetite
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-pepsia
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digestion
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-phagia
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eat, swallow
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-prandial
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pertaining to a meal
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-tripsy
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surgical crushing
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-lith
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stone
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lithiasis
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condition of stones
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-uria
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condition of the urine
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-arche
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begining
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-cyesis
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state of pregnancy
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-gravida
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pregnancy
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-para
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to bear (offspring)
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-partum
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childbirth
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-salpinx
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uterine tube
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-tocia
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labor, childbirth
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-cide
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to kill
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-spermia
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condition of sperm
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-dipsia
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thirst
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-prandial
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relating to a meal
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-pressin
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to press down
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-tropin
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to stimulate
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-paresis
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weakness
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-phasia
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speech
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-taxia
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muscle coordination
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-trophic
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pertaining to development
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-ician
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specialist
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-metrist
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specialist in measuring
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-opia
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vision condition
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-opsia
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vision condition
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-tropia
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turned condition
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Oncology
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The medical specialty that studies the anatomy and physiology of a cancer cell and uses diagnostic tests, medical and surgical procedures, and drugs to treat cancerous diseases.
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Cancer
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General word for any type of cancerous cell or tumor; there are four broad categories of cancer: carcinoma, sarcoma, leukemia, and embryonal cell.
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Carcinoid Tumor
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Slow-growing cancerous tumor that seldom metastasizes; they do not exhibit all of the characteristics of cancer; they occur mainly in the digestive tract.
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Anaplasia
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Condition in which normal cells that are mature and differentiated become cancerous cells that are undifferentiated in appearance and behavior.
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Carcinomatosis
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General word for a condition in which cancerous tumors are present in multiple sites in the body.
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Dysplasia
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Condition of atypical cells that are abnormal in size, shape, or organization, but have not yet become cancerous.
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Lymphadenopathy
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Enlarged lymph nodes; the lymph nodes trap cancerous cells that break away from the site of the original tumor; the lymph node itself then becomes a site of cancer.
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Neoplasm
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General word for any growing tissue that is not part of normal body structure or function; neoplasms are also known as tumors.
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Relapse
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Return of the symptoms or signs of cancer after a period of improvement or even remission.
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Remission
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Period of time during which there are no signs and symptoms of cancer; a remission occurs after the successful treatment of cancer.
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Site of the Tumor
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Area where the cancerous cell first formed and grew into a cancerous tumor is known as the primary site.
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Adenocarcinoma
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Cancer of the epithelial cells that line the ducts of glands of the breast, gallbaldder, pancreas, prostate gland, or salivary gland.
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Carcinoma
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Cancer of epithelial cells in the skin and mucous membranes of organs.
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Basal Cell Carcinoma
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Cancer of the deepest layer (base layer) of epidermis of the skin.
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Bronchogenic Carcinoma
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Cancer of the mucous membranes lining the bronchi of the lungs.
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Cholangiocarcinoma
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Cancer of the epithelial cells lining the ducts of the gallbladder; this is a type of adenocarcinoma.
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Endometrial Carcinoma
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Cancer of the mucous membranes (endometrium) lining the uterus.
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma
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Cancer of the liver cells; also known as a hepatoma.
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Small Cell Carcinoma
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Cancer of the epithelial cells of the lungs.
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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Cancer of the squamous cells of epidermis of the skin.
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Transitional Cell Carcinoma
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Cancer of the mucous membranes of the bladder or urinary tract.
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Malignant Melanoma
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Cancer of melanocytes of the skin.
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Sarcoma
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Cancer of connective tissues (cartilage, bone, tendon, ligament, aponeurosis, fascia, fat)
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Angiosarcoma
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Cancer of a blood vessel or lymphatic vessel
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Astrocytoma
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Cancer of an astrocyte (branching cell that supports neurons) in the cerebrum of the brain.
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Chondrosarcoma
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Cancer of the cartilage.
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Ewing's Sarcoma
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Cancer of the growth zone at the end of a bone.
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Fibrosarcoma
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Cancer of a tendon, ligament, aponeurosis, or scar tissue.
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Glioblastoma Multiforme
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Cancer of an immature astrocyte (branching cell that supports neurons) in the cerebrum of the brain.
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Kaposi's Sarcoma
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Cancer of the subcutaneous tissue.
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Leiomyosarcoma
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Cancer of a smooth muscle tumor in the uterus, digestive tract, bladder, or prostate gland
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Liposarcoma
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Cancer of the fat tissue
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Myosarcoma
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Cancer of a muscle.
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Neurofibrosarcoma
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Cancer of Schwann cells around a cranial nerve or peripheral nerve.
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Oligodendroglioma
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Cancer of an oligodendrocyte (myelin-forming cell) in the brain or spinal cord.
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Osteosarcoma
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Cancer of a bone.
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Rhabdomyosarcoma
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Cancer of a skeletal (voluntary) muscle tumor in the arms or legs.
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Leukemia
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Cancer of leukocytes (white blood cells).
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Lymphoma
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Cancer of a lymph node or lymphoid tissue and T or B lymphocytes; there are 2 types of lymphomas, Hodgkin's lymphoma and Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
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Multiple myeloma
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Cancer of a plasma cell.
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Embryonal Cell Cancer
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Cancer of an embryonal cell that does not mature and differentiate like a normal cell.
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Choriocarcinoma
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Cancer that develops during pregnancy.
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Germ Cell Tumor
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Cancer of an embryonal cell in the ovary.
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Dysgerminoma
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Cancer of an immature oocyte in the ovary that occurs in young adulthood in females.
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Hepatoblastoma
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Cancer of an embryonal cell in the liver.
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Neuroblastoma
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Cancer of an embryonal nerve cell.
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Retinoblastoma
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Cancer of an embryonal cell in the retina.
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Seminoma
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Cancer of an embryonal cell in the testis.
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Teratoma
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Cancer of a type of cell that does not belong in a certain area; in the ovary, a teratoma usually is in the form of a benign dermoid cyst that contains hair and even teeth; however, a teratoma in the testis is usually malignant.
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Wilms' Tumor
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Cancer of an embryonal cell of the kidney in children.
