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Physiology
A
Science of bodily function
1
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Anatomy
A
Science of structure of body
2
Q
Acute
A
Short term, immediate, severe
3
Q
Chronic
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Constant, recurring
4
Q
Benign
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Non-cancerous, does not spread
5
Q
Malignant
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Cancerous, will spread
6
Q
Diagnosis
A
Determine disease
7
Q
Etiology
A
Study of cause of disease
8
Q
Prognosis
A
Forecast/outcome
9
Q
Therapy
A
Treatment of disease
10
Q
Genetic
A
Pertaining to inherited traits
11
Q
Genomic
A
Pertaining to genes, how a condition develops
12
Q
Signs
A
Objective evidence of disease
13
Q
Symptoms
A
Subjective evidence of disease
14
Q
A-
A
Without, not
15
Q
Ab-
A
From, away from
16
Q
Ad-
A
Toward, increase
17
Q
Ambi-
A
Both
18
Q
An-
A
Without, not
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Q
Ante-
A
Before, in front
20
Q
Antero-
A
In front of
21
Q
Anti-
A
Against
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Q
Bi-
A
Two, double
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Bio-
A
Life, living
24
Brady-
Slow
25
Contra-
Against
26
De-
Down from
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Dextro-
Right
28
Dis-
Free of, undo
29
Dys-
Difficult, painful
30
Ecto-
Outside
31
En-
Within
32
Endo-
Within
33
Epi-
Upon, over, above
34
Eu-
Good, easy
35
Ex-
Out, away from
36
Extra-
Outside, beyond
37
Hemi-
Half
38
Homo-
Same, like
39
Hydro-
Water
40
Hyper-
Excessive
41
Hypo-
Under, below, less than
42
Im-
Not
43
In-
Within, inside
44
Infra-
Beneath, below
45
Inter-
Between
46
Intra-
Within
47
Levo-
Left
48
Macro-
Large
49
Mal-
Bad
50
Medio-
Middle
51
Mega-
Large
52
Meso-
Middle
53
Meta-
Grow, spread
54
Micro-
Small
55
Mono-
One, single
56
Neo-
New
57
Non-
Not
58
Pan-
All, total
59
Para-
Near, beside
60
Peri-
Around
61
Poly-
Many, much
62
Pre-
Before, in front
63
Primi-
First
64
Quadri-
Four
65
Retro-
Backward
66
Semi-
Half
67
Sub-
Under, below
68
Supra-
Above, over
69
Tachy-
Fast
70
Trans-
Across, through
71
Tri-
Three
72
Uni-
One
73
-algia
Pain
74
-ary
Pertaining to
75
-cele
Hernia
76
-centesis
Surgical puncture
77
-desis
Fixation/binding
78
-ectasis
Dilation
79
-ectomy
Surgical removal
80
-emia
Blood
81
-genic
Producing/originating
82
-gram
Record/written
83
-graph
Instrument
84
-Graphy
Process of recording
85
-iasis
Condition/formation
86
-ic, ac, al, ar, a
Pertaining to
87
-itis
Inflammation
88
-lysis
Destruction/breakdown
89
-malacia
Softening
90
-megaly
Enlargement
91
-logist
Person who studies
92
-logy
Study of
93
-oma
Tumor/cancer
94
-osis
Condition
95
-ous
Pertaining to
96
-pathy
Disease/condition
97
-penia
Decrease/deficiency
98
-pexy
Suspension/fixation
99
-plasty
Repair of
100
-plegia
Paralysis
101
-pnea
Breath
102
-ptosis
Downward displacement
103
-rrhea
Excess discharge
104
-rrhexis
Rupture
105
-sclerosis
Hardening
106
-scope
Instrument to examine
107
-scopy
Exam
108
-spasm
Involuntary contraction
109
-stasis
Stand still
110
-stomy
Surgical creation of opening
111
-tomy
Incision
112
-trophy
Growth
113
Adeno
Gland
114
Angio
Vessel
115
Ano
Rectum
116
Arterio
Artery
117
Arthro
Joint
118
Blepharo
Eyelid
119
Broncho
Lower windpipe
120
Carcino
Cancer
121
Cario
Heart
122
Cephalo
Head
123
Cholecyst
Gallbladder
124
Chondro
Cartilage
125
Colo
Colon
126
Costo
Rib
127
Cysto
Bladder
128
Cyto
Cell
129
Derma
Skin
130
Duodeno
Small intestine
131
Emesis
Vomit
132
Encephalo
Brain
133
Entero
Intestine
134
Esthesia
Feeling/sensation
135
Febrile
Fever
136
Gastro
Stomach
137
Gloss
Tongue
138
Hemato
Blood
139
Hepato
Liver
141
Hystero
Uterus
142
jejuno
2nd part of small intestine
143
laparo
abdominal wall
144
laryngo
voice box
145
lipo
fat
146
litho
stone
147
lympho
lymph
148
myelo
bone marrow
149
myo
muscle
150
naso
nose
151
necro
dead
152
nephro
kidney
153
neuro
nerves
154
onco
tumor
155
oophoro
ovary
156
opthalmo
eye
157
opto
vision
158
oro
mouth
159
osteo
bone
160
oto
ear
161
patho
disease
162
phago
eat
163
phlebo
vein
164
phobia
fear
165
pneo
breath
166
pneumo
lung
167
pulmo
lung
168
pyo
pus
169
rhino
nose
170
salpingo
fallopian
171
sclera
white tissue of eye
172
spleno
spleen
173
tendo
tendon
174
thrombo
clot
175
toxo
poison
176
tracheo
upper windpipe
177
uria
urine
178
cirrho
yellow
179
cyano
blue
180
erythro
red
181
glauco
gray
182
jaundo
yellow
183
leuko
white
184
melano
black
185
neutro
white
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