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  1. ab-
  2. from, away
  3. ab/DUCE
  4. abduce
  5. to abduct or draw away
  6. abs-
  7. from, away
  8. AB/sti/nence
  9. abstinence
  10. refraining from the use of
  11. mega-
  12. large
  13. ac/ro/MEG/a/ly
  14. acromegaly
  15. abnormal enlargement of extremities of the skeleton
  16. adeno
  17. gland
  18. ad/en/OP/a/thy
  19. adenopathy
  20. enlargement of the glands
  21. ad-
  22. near, toward
  23. ad/REN/al
  24. adrenal
  25. near the kidney
  26. febr
  27. fever
  28. a/FEB/rile
  29. afebrile
  30. without fever
  31. ambi-
  32. both
  33. am/bi/DEX/trous
  34. ambidextrous
  35. able to use either hand with equal dexterity
  36. aero
  37. air
  38. an/A/er/obe
  39. anaerobe
  40. an organism that lives in the absence of oxygen
  41. -algesia
  42. pain
  43. an/al/GE/si/a
  44. analgesia
  45. absence of pain or noxious stimulation
  46. -esthesia
  47. sensation
  48. an/es/THE/si/a
  49. anesthesia
  50. loss of feeling or sensation
  51. angio
  52. vessel (blood or lymph)
  53. an/gi/O/ma
  54. angioma
  55. a benign tumor made up of blood or lymph vessels
  56. an-
  57. without, lack of, absent, deficient
  58. an/or/EX/i/a
  59. anorexia
  60. lack or loss of appetite for food
  61. ano
  62. anus
  63. A/no/scope
  64. anoscope
  65. instrument used for visual examination of the anal canal
  66. ante-
  67. before
  68. an/te/NAT/al
  69. antenatal
  70. occuring during pregnancy; of or relating to an unborn child
  71. anti-
  72. against
  73. an/ti/SEP/tic
  74. antiseptic
  75. substance which works against the growth of bacteria
  76. -itis
  77. inflammation of 
  78. ap/pen/di/CI/tis
  79. appendicitis
  80. inflammation of the appendix
  81. arterio
  82. artery
  83. ar/ter/i/o/scler/O/sis
  84. arteriosclerosis
  85. hardening of the arteries
  86. arthro
  87. joint
  88. AR/thro/plas/ty
  89. arthroplasty
  90. plastic repair of a joint
  91. auto-
  92. self
  93. au/to/NOM/ic
  94. autonomic
  95. not subject to voluntary control
  96. -ology
  97. study of
  98. bac/ter/i/OL/o/gy
  99. bacteriology
  100. scientific study of bacteria
  101. bi-
  102. two, twice
  103. bi/WEEK/ly
  104. biweekly
  105. every two weeks
  106. brady-
  107. slow
  108. brad/y/CAR/di/a
  109. bradycardia
  110. slowness of the heart beat
  111. broncho
  112. bronchus
  113. bron/CHI/tis
  114. bronchitis
  115. inflammation of the bronchi
  116. -oma
  117. tumor
  118. car/ci/NO/ma
  119. carcinoma
  120. malignant new growth
  121. cholecysto
  122. gallbladder
  123. cho/le/cys/TECT/o/my
  124. cholecystectomy
  125. excision of the gallbladder
  126. choledocho
  127. common bile duct
  128. chol/ed/o/CHOS/to/my
  129. choledochostomy
  130. creation of an opening into the common bile duct for drainage
  131. chole
  132. gall
  133. chol/e/lith/I/a/sis
  134. cholelithiasis
  135. presence of gallstones
  136. chondro
  137. cartilage
  138. chon/DRO/ma
  139. chondroma
  140. tumor of cartilage cells
  141. circum-
  142. around
  143. cir/cum/CI/sion
  144. circumcision
  145. surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis
  146. colo
  147. colon
  148. co/LI/tis
  149. colitis
  150. inflammation of the colon
  151. -ostomy
  152. surgical opening
  153. col/OST/o/my
  154. colostomy
  155. incision of the colon
  156. colpo
  157. vagina
  158. col/POR/rha/phy
  159. colporrhaphy
  160. structure of the vagina
  161. contra-
  162. against
  163. con/tra/CEP/tion
  164. contraception
  165. prevention of conception or impregnation
  166. cranio
  167. skull
  168. cra/ni/OT/o/my
  169. craniotomy
  170. operation on the cranium (skull)
  171. cyano
  172. blue
  173. cy/an/OT/ic
  174. cyanotic
  175. bluish discoloration of skin and mucous membranes
  176. cysto
  177. urinary bladder
  178. CYS/to/gram
  179. cystogram
  180. radiogram made of the urinary tract
  181. de-
  182. down, from
  183. de/CU/bi/tus
  184. decubitus
  185. lying down
  186. denti
  187. tooth
  188. DEN/tis/try
  189. dentistry
  190. medical science dealing with the teeth
  191. dermo
  192. skin
  193. derm/a/TOL/o/gy
  194. dermatology
  195. medical science dealing with the skin
  196. dia-
  197. through, between, across, apart
  198. di/a/RRHE/a
  199. diarrhea
  200. frequent watery stools
  201. -rhea
  202. flow
  203. di/a/RRHE/a
  204. diarrhea
  205. rapid movement of fecal matter producing frequent watery stools
  206. di-
  207. two
  208. di/a/TAX/i/a
  209. diataxia
  210. failure of muscular coordination on both sides of the body
  211. -theremy
  212. heat
  213. DI/a/therm/y
  214. diathermy
  215. electrical currents as a form of physical therapy or surgical procedure
  216. -opia
  217. vision
  218. dip/LO/pi/a
  219. diplopia
  220. the perception of two images of a single object (double vision)
  221. dis-
  222. apart
  223. dis/SECT
  224. dissect
  225. to cut apart or separate
  226. dys-
  227. painful, difficult, disordered
  228. dys/men/o/RRHE/a
  229. dysmenorrhea
  230. painful menstruation
  231. ecto-
  232. outer, or the outside
  233. ect/o/PAR/a/site
  234. ectoparasite
  235. parasite living on the surface of the host's body
  236. -graph
  237. machine
  238. e/lec/tro/en/CEPH/al/o/graph
  239. electroencephalograph
  240. instrument used in electroencephalography
  241. pyo
  242. pus
  243. em/py/E/ma
  244. empyema
  245. accumulation of pus in a body cavity
  246. en-
  247. in, inside
  248. en/CAP/su/la/ted
  249. encapsulated
  250. enclosed inside a capsule
  251. encephalo
  252. brain
  253. en/ceph/a/LI/tis
  254. encephalitis
  255. inflammation of the brain
  256. endo-
  257. within, inner, on the inside
  258. en/do/ME/tri/um
  259. endometrium
  260. the mucous membrane lining the uterus
  261. entero
  262. intestine
  263. en/ter/I/tis
  264. enteritis
  265. inflammation of the intestine
  266. -cele
  267. tumor, swelling, hernia, sac
  268. EN/ter/o/cele
  269. enterocele
  270. intestinal hernia
  271. epi-
  272. above, over
  273. ep/i/GAS/tric
  274. epigastric
  275. upper and middle region of the abdomen
  276. erythro
  277. red
  278. er/yth/RO/blast
  279. erythroblast
  280. any nucleated red cell
  281. -oscopy
  282. look into, see
  283. e/soph/a/GOS/co/py
  284. esophagoscopy
  285. direct visual examination of the esophagus with an esophagoscope
  286. -cise
  287. cut
  288. ex/CISE
  289. excise
  290. to remove by cutting
  291. ex-
  292. out
  293. ex/CRE/tion
  294. excretion
  295. the evacuation of feces
  296. fibro
  297. connective tissue
  298. FI/broid
  299. fibroid
  300. structured of fibers
  301. gastro
  302. stomach
  303. gas/tro-in/TEST/in/al
  304. gastrointestinal
  305. pertaining to the stomach and intestine
  306. -otomy
  307. incision, surgical cutting
  308. gas/TROT/o/my
  309. gastrotomy
  310. incision into the stomach
  311. -cide
  312. kill
  313. GERM/i/cide
  314. germicide
  315. agent which kills pathogenic microorganisms
  316. glosso
  317. tongue
  318. glos/SAL/gi/a
  319. glossalgia
  320. pain in the tongue
  321. glyco
  322. sugar, sweet
  323. GLY/co/gen
  324. glycogen
  325. a polysaccharide which is a carbohydrate storage material in animals
  326. -uria
  327. condition of, presence in urine
  328. gly/co/SUR/i/a
  329. glycosuria
  330. presence of glocose in the urine
  331. gyne
  332. woman
  333. gy/ne/COL/o/gy
  334. gynecology
  335. medical science dealing with diseases of the genital tract in women
  336. -emesis
  337. vomiting
  338. hem/at/EM/e/sis
  339. hematemesis
  340. the vomiting of blood
  341. hemato
  342. blood
  343. hem/at/OL/o/gy
  344. hematology
  345. medical science dealing with studies of the blood
  346. hemi-
  347. half
  348. hem/i/PLE/gi/a
  349. hemiplegia
  350. paralysis of one side of the body
  351. -lysis
  352. loosen, dissolve
  353. hem/OL/y/sis
  354. hemolysis
  355. rupture of erythrocytes with release of hemoglobin into the plasma
  356. -rhage
  357. hemorrhage, flow
  358. HEM/or/rhage
  359. hemorrhage
  360. the escape of blood from a ruptured vessel
  361. hepato
  362. liver
  363. hep/a/TI/tis
  364. hepatitis
  365. inflammation of the liver
  366. herni
  367. rupture
  368. her/ni/A/tion
  369. herniation
  370. abnormal protrusion of an organ
  371. -orrhaphy
  372. to repair a defect
  373. her/ni/OR/rhaph/y
  374. herniorrhaphy
  375. surgical repair of hernia with suture of the abdominal wall
  376. histo
  377. tissue
  378. his/TOL/o/gy
  379. histology
  380. deals with the minute structure, composition, and function of tissues
  381. cephalo
  382. head
  383. hy/dro/CEPH/a/ly
  384. hydrocephaly
  385. water on the brain
  386. hydro-
  387. water
  388. hy/dro/neph/RO/sis
  389. hydronephrosis
  390. distention of renal pelvis with urine
  391. -therapy
  392. treatment
  393. hy/dro/THER/a/py
  394. hydrotherapy
  395. external use of water to treat disease or injury
  396. hyper-
  397. over, above, increased, excessive
  398. hy/per/TEN/sion
  399. hypertension
  400. high blood pressure
  401. hypo-
  402. under, beneath, decreased
  403. hy/po/TEN/sion
  404. hypotension
  405. low blood pressure
  406. hyster
  407. uterus
  408. hys/ter/ECT/o/my
  409. hysterectomy
  410. surgical removal of the uterus
  411. ictero
  412. jaundice
  413. IC/ter/us
  414. icterus
  415. yellowness of skin, sclerae, mucous membranes, and excretions 
  416. ileo
  417. ileum (part of small intestine)
  418. il/e/I/tis
  419. ileitis
  420. inflammation of the ileum
  421. inter-
  422. between
  423. in/ter/CELL/u/lar
  424. intercellular
  425. between the cells
  426. costo
  427. rib
  428. in/ter/COS/tal
  429. intercostal
  430. between two ribs
  431. intra-
  432. within
  433. in/tra/MUS/cu/lar
  434. intramuscular
  435. within the muscular substance
  436. -mania
  437. insanity
  438. klep/to/MAN/ia
  439. kleptomania
  440. an abnormal, uncontrollable desire to steal
  441. laparo
  442. abdomen
  443. la/par/OT/o/my
  444. laparotomy
  445. incision through the abdominal wall
  446. -emia
  447. blood
  448. leu/KE/mi/a
  449. leukemia
  450. disease of the blood-forming organs
  451. -penia
  452. too few
  453. leu-ko/PEN/i/a
  454. leukopenia
  455. reduction of the number of leukocytes in the blood
  456. leuko
  457. white
  458. leu/ko/RRHE/a
  459. leukorrhea
  460. whitish or yellowish discharge
  461. lipo
  462. fat
  463. lip/O/ma
  464. lipoma
  465. benign, fatty tumor
  466. lith
  467. stone, calculus
  468. lith/OT/o/my
  469. lithotomy
  470. incision of a duct or organ for removal of calculi
  471. macro-
  472. large, long
  473. MAC/ro/cyte
  474. macrocyte
  475. an abnormally large erythrocyte
  476. mal-
  477. bad, poor, disordered
  478. mal/ad/JUST/ed
  479. maladjusted
  480. not fitting ones inner needs to the environment
  481. mast
  482. breast
  483. mas/TEC/to/my
  484. mastectomy
  485. surgical removal of breast tissue
  486. men
  487. month
  488. men/stru/A/tion
  489. menstruation
  490. vaginal discharge of blood from the uterus; occurs each 28 days (approx)
  491. meso-
  492. middle
  493. MES/o/bron/chi/tis
  494. mesobronchitis
  495. inflammation of the middle coat of the bronchi
  496. metro
  497. uterus
  498. met/ror/RHA/gi/a
  499. metrorrhagia
  500. irregular uterine bleeding
  501. micro-
  502. small
  503. MIC/ro/scope
  504. microscope
  505. instrument used to obtain an enlarged image of small objects
  506. mono-
  507. single, one
  508. mon/o/NEU/ral
  509. mononeural
  510. supplied by a single nerve
  511. muco
  512. mucous membrane
  513. mu/co/cu/TA/ne/ous
  514. mucocutaneous
  515. pertaining to mucous membrane and skin
  516. -asthenia
  517. weakness
  518. my/as/THE/ni/a
  519. myasthenia
  520. muscular debility or weakness
  521. -gram
  522. record
  523. MY/e/lo/gram
  524. myelogram
  525. film produced by myelography
  526. myelo
  527. spinal cord, bone marrow
  528. my/el/o/men/IN/go/cele
  529. myelomeningocele
  530. hernial protrusion of the spinal cord
  531. cardio
  532. heart
  533. my/o/CAR/di/um
  534. myocardium
  535. middle layer of heart wall composed of cardiac muscle
  536. myo
  537. muscle
  538. my/OP/a/thy
  539. myopathy
  540. any disease of a muscle
  541. -lepsy
  542. seizure, convulse
  543. NAR/co/lep/sy
  544. narcolepsy
  545. uncontrollable episodes of sleep associated with hypnagogic hallucinations
  546. narco
  547. sleep
  548. nar/COT/ic
  549. narcotic
  550. drug that produces insensibility or stupor
  551. naso
  552. nose
  553. nas/o/PHA/rynx
  554. nasopharynx
  555. the part of the pharynx above the soft palate
  556. necro
  557. death
  558. NEC/rop/sy
  559. necropsy
  560. examination of a body after death
  561. neo-
  562. new
  563. NE/o/plasm
  564. neoplasm
  565. any new and abnormal growth
  566. nephro
  567. kidney
  568. ne/PHRI/tis
  569. nephritis
  570. inflammation of the kidney
  571. -pexy
  572. to sew up in position
  573. NEPH/ro/pex/y
  574. nephropexy
  575. surgical fixation of a hypermobile kidney
  576. -ptosis
  577. falling
  578. neph/rop/TO/sis
  579. nephroptosis
  580. downward displacement of a kidney
  581. neuro
  582. nerve
  583. neu/RAL/gi/a
  584. neuralgia
  585. pain in a nerve
  586. -gene
  587. production, origin
  588. neu/ro/GEN/ic
  589. neurogenic
  590. forming nervous tissue
  591. -osis
  592. condition of
  593. neu/RO/sis
  594. neurosis
  595. mild form of mental illness
  596. non-
  597. no, not
  598. non/TOX/ic
  599. nontoxic
  600. not poison
  601. oculo
  602. eye
  603. O/cu/list
  604. oculist
  605. ophthalmologist, eye specialist
  606. oophor
  607. ovary
  608. o/opho/REC/to/my
  609. oophorectomy
  610. excision of one or both ovaries
  611. ophthalmo
  612. eye
  613. oph/THAL/mo/scope
  614. ophthalmoscope
  615. instrument for examining the inner eye
  616. orchi
  617. testicle
  618. ORCH/i/pex/y
  619. orchipexy
  620. surgical fixation of an undecended testicle
  621. ortho-
  622. straight
  623. orth/o/PED/ics
  624. orthopedics
  625. branch of surgery dealing with the skeletal system
  626. -pnea
  627. breathing
  628. or/thop/NE/a
  629. orthopnea
  630. ability to breath easily only in the upright position
  631. osteo
  632. bone
  633. os/te/o/por/O/sis
  634. osteoporosis
  635. decreased mass per unit volume of normally mineralized bone
  636. oto
  637. ear
  638. o/to/CLEI/sis
  639. otocleisis
  640. closure of the auditory passages
  641. para-
  642. alongside of
  643. par/a/PLE/gi/a
  644. paraplegia
  645. paralysis of the legs / lower part of the body
  646. path
  647. disease
  648. pa/THOL/o/gy
  649. pathology
  650. branch of medicine dealing with the essential nature of disease
  651. ped
  652. foot, child
  653. pe/di/AT/rics
  654. pediatrics
  655. branch of medicine dealing with childhood diseases
  656. peri-
  657. around, covering
  658. pe/ri/car/DI/tis
  659. pericarditis
  660. inflammation of the fibroserous sac enclosing the heart
  661. pharyngo
  662. throat
  663. pha/RYN/go/plas/ty
  664. pharyngoplasty
  665. plastic repair of the pharynx
  666. phlebo
  667. vein
  668. phle/BI/tis
  669. phlebitis
  670. inflammation of a vein
  671. -phobia
  672. fear, dread
  673. pho/to/PHO/bi/a
  674. photophobia
  675. abnormal visual intolerance to light
  676. pneumo
  677. air, lungs
  678. pneu/MO/ni/a
  679. pneumonia
  680. inflammation of the lung with consolidation and exudation
  681. poly-
  682. much, many
  683. po/ly/U/ri/a
  684. polyuria
  685. excessive excretion of urine
  686. post-
  687. after
  688. post/PAR/tum
  689. postpartum
  690. occurring after childbirth, with reference to the mother
  691. pre-
  692. before
  693. pre/OP/er/a/tive
  694. preoperative
  695. preceding an operation
  696. procto
  697. rectum
  698. proc/TOS/co/py
  699. proctoscopy
  700. inspection of the rectum with a proctoscope
  701. -ectomy
  702. surgical removal
  703. pros/ta/TEC/to/my
  704. prostatectomy
  705. surgical removal of the prostate
  706. -iasis
  707. condition of
  708. psor/I/a/sis
  709. psoriasis
  710. a chronic, recurrent skin disease
  711. pyelo
  712. pelvis of kidney
  713. py/el/o/neph/RI/tis
  714. pyelonephritis
  715. inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis
  716. pyro
  717. heat, temperature
  718. py/REX/i/a
  719. pyrexia
  720. a fever, or febrile condition
  721. quadri-
  722. four
  723. QUAD/ri/ceps
  724. quadriceps
  725. having four heads
  726. plegia
  727. paralysis
  728. qua/dri/PLE/gi/a
  729. quadriplegia
  730. paralysis of all four limbs
  731. quint-
  732. five
  733. QUIN/tu/plet
  734. quintuplet
  735. one of five offspring of a single birth
  736. rachi-
  737. spine
  738. ra/chi/AL/gi/a
  739. rachialgia
  740. pain in the spine
  741. radio-
  742. ray, radiation, radium
  743. ra/di/o/AC/tive
  744. radioactive
  745. characterized by radioactivity
  746. retro-
  747. behind, backward
  748. RET/ro/ves/i/cal
  749. retrovesical
  750. behind the urinary bladder
  751. rhino
  752. nose
  753. rhi/NOP/a/thy
  754. rhinopathy
  755. any disease of the nose
  756. -plasty
  757. operative revision
  758. RHI/no/plas/ty
  759. rhinoplasty
  760. plastic surgery of the nose
  761. salpingo
  762. oviduct
  763. sal/pin/GEC/to/my
  764. salpingectomy
  765. excision of a uterine tube
  766. sapro-
  767. rotten, putrid, decay
  768. sap/ro/ZO/ic
  769. saprozoic
  770. living on decaying organic matter
  771. sarco-
  772. flesh
  773. SAR/coid
  774. sarcoid
  775. sarcoidosis, a sarcomalike tumor, fleshlike
  776. semi-
  777. half
  778. sem/i/CIR/cu/lar
  779. semicircular
  780. shaped like a half-circle
  781. septic
  782. poison, infection
  783. sep/ti/CEM/i/a
  784. septicemia
  785. blood poisoning
  786. stomato
  787. mouth
  788. sto/ma/TI/tis
  789. stomatitis
  790. inflammation of the mucosa of the mouth
  791. sub-
  792. under
  793. sub/a/CUTE
  794. subacute
  795. somewhat acute, between acute and chronic
  796. super
  797. above
  798. su/pra/PU/bic
  799. suprapubic
  800. above the pubes
  801. renal
  802. kidney
  803. su/pra/RE/nal
  804. suprarenal
  805. above a kidney
  806. -meter
  807. measure
  808. ther/MOM/e/ter
  809. thermometer
  810. instrument for measuring temperatures
  811. -centesis
  812. puncture
  813. tho/ra/cen/TE/sis
  814. thoracentesis
  815. surgical puncture and drainage of the thoracic cavity
  816. thoraco
  817. chest
  818. thor/a/COT/o/my
  819. thoracotomy
  820. incision of the chest wall
  821. thrombo
  822. clot
  823. throm/BO/sis
  824. thrombosis
  825. formation or development of a vascular obstruction
  826. thyro
  827. thyroid gland
  828. thy/ROX/in
  829. thyroxin
  830. a hormone of the thyroid gland containing iodine
  831. trans-
  832. across
  833. trans/FU/sion
  834. transfusion
  835. introduction of whole blood or blood components into the blood stream
  836. ultra-
  837. beyound, excess
  838. ul/tra/SON/ic
  839. ultrasonic
  840. beyond the audible range
  841. uni
  842. one
  843. u/ni/CELL/u/lar
  844. unicellular
  845. made up of a single cell
  846. urethro-
  847. urethra
  848. u/re/THRAL/gi/a
  849. urethralgia
  850. pain in the urethra
  851. urino-
  852. urine
  853. U/ri/nar/y
  854. urinary
  855. pertaining to the urine
  856. uro
  857. urine
  858. U/ro/cele
  859. urocele
  860. distention of the scrotum with extravasated urine
  861. utero-
  862. uterus
  863. u/ter/AL/gi/a
  864. uteralgia
  865. pain in the uterus
  866. uve-
  867. uvea
  868. u/ve/I/tis
  869. uveitis
  870. inflammation of the middle tunic of the eye
  871. vaso
  872. blood vessel
  873. vas/o/con/STRIC/tion
  874. vasoconstriction
  875. decrease in the caliber of blood vessels
  876. veni-
  877. vein
  878. ven/i/PUNC/ture
  879. venipuncture
  880. surgical puncture of a vein
  881. -graphy
  882. practice, process
  883. ven/tri/cu/LOG/ra/phy
  884. ventriculography
  885. a roentgenography after injection of contrast material
  886. ventri-
  887. belly, front aspect of body
  888. ven/TRIC/u/lus
  889. ventriculus
  890. a ventricle, the stomach
  891. vesico-
  892. blister, bladder
  893. VES/i/cant
  894. vesicant
  895. producing blisters, an agent that produces blisters
  896. xer-
  897. dry, dryness
  898. xe/ro/STO/mi/a
  899. xerostomia
  900. dryness of the mouth from salivary gland dysfunction
  901. xipho-
  902. xiphoid process
  903. xiph/oi/DI/tis
  904. xiphoiditis
  905. inflammation of the xiphoid process
  906. zymo-
  907. enzyme, fermentation
  908. ZI/mic
  909. zimic
  910. pertaining to enzymes or fermentation
  911. zoo-
  912. animal
  913. zo/o/DER/mic
  914. zoodermic
  915. performed with the skin of an animal
  916. zyg-
  917. yoked, joined, a junction
  918. zy/go/DAC/ty/ly
  919. zygodactyly
  920. union of digits by soft tissue
  921.