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aden/o
-gland
ex. adenoids were so named because they resembled or were thought to be glands
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angi/o
-vessel
ex. an angiogram is an s-ray film of blood vessels filled with a contrast medium
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append/o, appendic/o
-appendix
ex. an appendectomy is excision of the appendix
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bi/o
life or living
ex. biology is the science of life and living things
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blephar/o
-eyelid
ex. blepharoptosis is the dropping of the upper eyelid
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cerebr/o, encephal/o
brain
ex. cerebral palsy is paralysis cause by a braind efect
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chir/o
hand
ex.writer's cramp is a type of chirospasm
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col/o
colon or large intestine
ex. coloscopy is visual examination of the colon, but the term colonoscopy is more commonly used
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cutane/o, derm/a, dermat/o
skin
ex. cutaneous means pertaining of the skin. a dermatologist is a specialist who treats diseases of the skin.
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faci/o
face
ex. facial pertains to the face
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hepat/o
liver
ex. hepatitis is an inflammatory condition of the liver
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mamm/o, mast/o
breast
ex. mammography is the use of x-rays to diagnose breast diseases. mastectomy is surgical removal of the breast
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myel/o
bone marrow or spinal cord
ex. myelopathy has two meanings: any disease of the spinal cord of of the bone marrow
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oste/o
bone
ex. osteoarthritis is a common type of arthritis of older persons in which one or more joints undergo degenerative changes, but named to include both bones and joints.
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pulm/o, pulmon/o, pneum/o, pneumon/o
lungs
- ex. pulmonary means pertaining to the lungs.
- pneumonia is a lung condition.
- pneumatic means pertaining to air or gas
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tonsill/o
tonsil
ex. tonsillitis is inflammation of the tonsils.
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trache/o
trachea (windpipe)
ex. tracheostomy is an operation that forms a new opening to the trachea.
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vas/o
vessel
ex. vasectomy is the removal of all or a segment of the vas deferens and is a form of male contraception
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