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acr/o
extremities, top, extreme
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acromegaly
enlargement of the extremities
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acu/o
sharp, severe, sudden
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Adenoma
aden/onma
gland tumor
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amni/o
amnion (sac surrounding the embrio of the uterus)
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amniotic fluid
amnio/ic fluid
pertaining to the amnion (fluid of the sac surrounding the embrio)
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angioplasty
angio/plasty
surgical repair of a vesser
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arteriosclerosis
arteri/o/scler/osis
condition of the hardening of the arteries
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arthrodesis
arth/o/desis
to tide or bind a joint
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axillary
axill/ary
pertaining to the armpit
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biosphere
bi/o/sphere
the thin region which surrounds the planet where life can exist.
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chemotherapy
chem/o/therapy
treatment with chemicals
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costochondritis
cost/o/chondr/itis
inflammation of the rib cartilage
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chronography
chron/o/graphy
process of recording time
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erythema
eryth/ema
reddish hue of the sking
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hydrocephalus
hydr/o/cephal/us
collection of cerebrospinal fluid under the skull.
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ischemia
isch/emia
to hold back from cells and tissues
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lapar/o
waist/ abdomen/ abdominal wall
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laparoscopic
lapar/o/scopic
pertaining to putting a scope through the abdominal wall
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LARYNGOPHARYNX
laryng/o/pharynx
the section of the pharynx closest to the larynx
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leukocytopenia
leuk/o/cyt/o/penia
condition of low white blood cells
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lymphedema
lymph/edema
swelling due to fluid build up
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mammogram
mamm/o/gram
picture or record of the breast
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mastectomy
mast/ectomy
surgical removal of the breast
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metamorphosis
meta/morph/osis
condition of changing shape
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mucous
muc/ous
pertaining to mucus
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myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
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myeloblastoma
myel/o/blast/oma
tumor of immature bone cells
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necrophiliac
necr/o/phil/iac
pertaining to love death
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epinephrine
epi/neph/ine
adrenoline=substance produce by the adrenal gland
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neutrophil
neutr/o/phil
a type of WBC
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otic
ot/ic
pertaining to the ear
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pathogenic
path/o/gen/ic
pertaining to causing a disease
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phagocytosis
pahg/o/cyt/osis
condition of a cell swallowing something
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plas/o
formation or development
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hemoplastic
hemo/plas/ic
pertaining to formation of blood
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adrenal
adren/al
pertaining to above the kidney
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rhinorrhea
rhin/o/rrhea
runny nose/ flow or discharge or the nose
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-lysis
breaking apart, separation or destruction
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osteolysis
oste/o/lysis
destruction of the bone
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-malacia
abnormal softening
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chondromalacia
chondr/o/malacia
abnormal softening of the cartilage
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-plasia
formation or develpment
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-ptosis
sagging or falling
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-scope
instument to visual examinate
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-scopy
visual examination
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-stasis
stay, stop or control
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homeostasis
home/o/stasis
controlling sameness
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