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Chapter Three

  1. -Algia
    Pain
  2. -Cele
    Hernia
  3. -Centesis
    Surgical puncture to remove fluid
  4. -Coccus
    Berry-shaped bacterium
  5. -Cyte
    Cell
  6. -Dynia
    Pain
  7. -Ectomy
    Excision, Removel, Resection
  8. -Emia
    Blood Condition
  9. -Genesis
    Forming
  10. -Gram
    Record
  11. -Graph
    Instrument used for recording
  12. -Graphy
    Process of recording
  13. -Itis
    Inflammation
  14. -Logy
    Study of
  15. -Lysis
    Breakdown, Destruction, Separation
  16. -Malacia
    Softening
  17. -Megaly
    Enlargement
  18. -Oma
    Tumor, Mass
  19. -Opsy
    To View
  20. -Osis
    Abnormal Condition
  21. -Pathy
    Disease Condition
  22. -Penia
    Deficiency
  23. -Phobia
    Fear
  24. -Plasia
    Development, Growth
  25. -Plasty
    Surgical repair
  26. -Ptosis
    Drooping, Sagging
  27. -Sclerosis
    Hardening
  28. -Scope
    Instrument for visual examination
  29. -Scopy
    Process of visually examining
  30. -Statis
    Stopping, Controlling
  31. -Stomy
    Opening to form a mouth
  32. -Therapy
    Treatment
  33. -Tomy
    Incision
  34. -Trophy
    Development, Nourishment
  35. -er
    One who
  36. -ia
    condition
  37. -ist
    specialist
  38. -ole
    little, small
  39. -ule
    little, small
  40. -um, -ium
    structure, tissue
  41. -us
    structure, substance
  42. -y
    condition
  43. -ac, iac
    pertaining to
  44. -al
    pertaining to
  45. -ar
    pertaining to
  46. -ary
    pertaining to
  47. -eal
    pertaining to
  48. -genic
    pertaining to
  49. -ic, ical
    pertaining to
  50. -oid
    resembling
  51. -ose
    pertaining to
  52. -ous
    pertaining to
  53. -tic
    pertaining to
  54. abdomin/o
    abdomen
  55. acr/o
    extremities, top, extreme point
  56. acu/o
    sharp, severe, sudden
  57. aden/o
    gland
  58. adip/o
    fat
  59. amni/o
    amnion (sac surrounding embryo)
  60. angi/o
    vessel
  61. arteri/o
    artery
  62. arthr/o
    joint
  63. axill/o
    armpit
  64. bi/o
    life
  65. blephar/o
    eyelid
  66. bronch/o
    bronchial tubes
  67. carcin/o
    cancer
  68. cardi/o
    heart
  69. chem/o
    drug, chemical
  70. chondr/o
    cartilage
  71. chron/o
    time
  72. col/o
    colon
  73. cyst/o
    urinary bladder
  74. encephal/o
    brain
  75. erythr/o
    red
  76. hem/o
    blood
  77. hepat/o
    liver
  78. hydr/o
    water
  79. inguin/o
    groin
  80. isch/o
    to hold back
  81. lapar/o
    abdomen
  82. laryng/o
    larynx
  83. leuk/o
    white
  84. lymph/o
    lymph
  85. mamm/o
    breast
  86. mast/o
    breast
  87. morph/o
    shape, form
  88. muc/o
    mucus
  89. my/o
    muscle
  90. myel/o
    spinal cord, bone marrow
  91. necr/o
    nerve
  92. ophthalm/o
    eye
  93. oste/o
    bone
  94. ot/o
    ear
  95. path/o
    disease
  96. peritone/o
    peritoneum
  97. phag/o
    to eat
  98. phleh/o
    vein
  99. plas/o
    formation, development
  100. pleur/o
    pleura
  101. pneumon/o
    lungs
  102. pulmont/o
    lungs
  103. radi/o
    x-rays
  104. rect/o
    rectum
  105. rhin/o
    nose
  106. sarc/o
    flesh
  107. splen/o
    spleen
  108. staphyl/o
    clusters
  109. strept/o
    twisted chains
  110. thorac/o
    chest
  111. thromb/o
    clot
  112. tonsill/o
    tonsils
  113. trache/o
    trachea (windpipe)
  114. ven/o
    vein
  115. Leukocytes
    White Blood Cells
  116. Thrombocytes or Platelets
    Clotting Cells
  117. Anemia
    Condition of reduction in the number of erythrocytes or in the amount of hemoglobin in the circulating blood. (No Blood)
  118. Ischemia
    Hold Back Blood from Body
  119. Tonsillitis
    Inflammation of Tonsils
  120. Acromegaly
    Pituitary gland produces an excessive amount of growth hormone after completion of puberty
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