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1
Q

ana-

A

against; up; back

2
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dipl-

A

double

3
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exo-

A

outside; outward

4
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hyper-

A

excessive; above normal

5
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-ectomy

A

excision; removal

6
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

7
Q

-tomy

A

incision

8
Q

-acusis

A

hearing

9
Q

-algia

A

pain

10
Q

-edema

A

swelling

11
Q

-itis

A

inflammation

12
Q

-malacia

A

softening

13
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-opia

A

vision

14
Q

-oma

A

tumor

15
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-osis

A

abnormal condition; increase

16
Q

-pathy

A

disease

17
Q

-ptosis

A

prolapsed; downward displacement

18
Q

-rrhexis

A

rupture

19
Q

-salpinx

A

tube

20
Q

-stenosis

A

narrowing; stricture

21
Q

-dynia

A

pain

22
Q

acous/o

A

hearing

23
Q

aden/o

A

gland

24
Q

blephar/o

A

eyelid

25
Q

choroid/o

A

choroid

26
Q

corne/o

A

cornea

27
Q

dacry/o

A

tear; lacrimal apparatus

28
Q

dipl/o

A

double

29
Q

irid/o

A

iris

30
Q

ketat/o

A

horny tissue; hard; cornea

31
Q

myring/o

A

tympanic membrane

32
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ocul/o

A

eye

33
Q

ot/o

A

ear

34
Q

retin/o

A

retina

35
Q

rhin/o

A

nose

36
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salping/o

A

tube (usually eustachian or fallopian tube)

37
Q

scler/o

A

hardening

38
Q

erythr/o

A

red

39
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my/o

A

muscle

40
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xanth/o

A

yellow

41
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lacrim/o

A

tear; lacrimal apparatus

42
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tympan/o

A

tympanic membrane

43
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opthalm/o

A

eye

44
Q

en-

A

in; within

45
Q

hemi-

A

one half

46
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hypo-

A

under, below, deficient, decreased

47
Q

inter-

A

between

48
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peri-

A

around

49
Q

quadri-

A

four

50
Q

-centesis

A

surgical procedure

51
Q

-ectomy

A

excision; removal

52
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

53
Q

-rrhaphy

A

suture

54
Q

-tomy

A

incision

55
Q

-algia

A

pain

56
Q

-cele

A

hernia, swelling

57
Q

-cyte

A

cell

58
Q

-emia

A

blood condition

59
Q

-genesis

A

forming; producing; origin

60
Q

-gram

A

recording of; writing

61
Q

-graphy

A

process of recording

62
Q

-ist

A

specialist

63
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-itis

A

inflammation

64
Q

-malacia

A

softening

65
Q

-meter

A

instrument for measuring

66
Q

-oma

A

tumor

67
Q

-osis

A

abnormal condition; increase

68
Q

-pathy

A

disease

69
Q

-plegia

A

aralysis

70
Q

-rrhexis

A

rupture

71
Q

arthr/o

A

joint

72
Q

calc/o

A

calcium

73
Q

calcane/o

A

calcaneum (heel bone)

74
Q

carp/o

A

carpus (wrist bone)

75
Q

cephal/o

A

head

76
Q

cervic/o

A

neck; cervix uteri (neck of the uterus)

77
Q

chondr/o

A

cartilage

78
Q

cost/o

A

ribs

79
Q

crani/o

A

cranium (skull)

80
Q

encephala/o

A

brain

81
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femor/o

A

femur

82
Q

fibul/o

A

fibula

83
Q

humer/o

A

humerus

84
Q

lumb/o

A

loin (lower back)

85
Q

metacarp/o

A

metacarpus

86
Q

myel/o

A

bone marrow; spinal cord

87
Q

my/o

A

muscle

88
Q

oste/o

A

bone

89
Q

patell/o

A

patella

90
Q

sacr/o

A

sacrum

91
Q

spin/o

A

spine

92
Q

spondyl/o

A

vertebrae

93
Q

stern/o

A

sternum

94
Q

tend/o

A

tendon

95
Q

tibi/o

A

tibia

96
Q

vertebr/o

A

vertebrae

97
Q

cyt/o

A

cell

98
Q

cyst/o

A

bladder

99
Q

dist/o

A

far, farthest

100
Q

enter/o

A

intestine

101
Q

hepat/o

A

liver

102
Q

proxim/o

A

near

103
Q

radi/o

A

radiation, x-ray

104
Q

radi/o

A

radius (lower arm bone)

105
Q

roentgen/o

A

x-rays

106
Q

scler/o

A

hardening