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SPERM/O-

sperm spermo/cide sperm/to kill alternate spelling: SPERMAT/ODefinition:

SPHER/O-

ball, globe, round spher/o/cyte ball, globe, round/cells

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SPHINCT/O-

that which binds together sphinct/er that which binds together or tight (ring like) (The 'pylorus sphincter' is known as the gatekeeper to the small intestines. The 'anal sphincter' is this ring which binds together at the end of the big colon) Definition:

SPHYGM/O-

pulse sphygmo/mano/meter pulse/by hand/measurement (this records the pressure of blood above atmospheric pressure 760 mm/hg as it passes through arteries)

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SPHYXI/O-

pulse or lack of pulse a/sphyx/ia without/pulse/refers to (this refers to lack of a heart beat 'no pulse' due to lack of breathing) Definition:

SPIN/O-

thorn or thorny spin/al thorn or thorny/refers to (sharp pointed projection of bone: the spine has multiple thorny projections) related term(s): CORNU(means horn or horny)

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SPIR/O-

breathe or breathing spir/o/meter breathe, breathing/measure spiro/gram breathing/record spiro/graph breathing/instrument used to record related term(s): -PNEA Definition:

SPLANCHN/O-

organ splanchn/o/log/y organ (viscera)/study of/process of

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SPLEN/O-

spleen splen/o/tom/y spleen (organ)/cut into/procedure of related term(s): LEINODefinition:

SPONDYL/O-

vertebra spondyl/itis vertebra/inflamed Definition:

SPRAIN

to wring out or press out sprain to wring out or press out (usually with tears, swelling, and bleeding)

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SQUAM/O-

scaly squam/ous scaly/refers to Definition:

-STALSIS

to contract peri/stalsis around/to contract Definition:

STAPED/O-

stirrup staped/ectomy stirrup (shape)/excision or removal (One of three tiny bones of the middle ear: mallus/incus/stapes = hammer/anvil/stirrup) related term(s): STAPES

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STAPHYL/O-

grape or grape-like clusters staphylo/coccus grape or grape-like clusters/berry (bacteria appearance) related term(s): UV-, UVE/A-, UVE/O-, UVUL/ODefinition:

-STASIS

stoppage, standing, location hemo/stasis blood/stoppage (arrest of bleeding or circulation; blood stagnation causing clots) homeo/stasis same or equal/standing or location alternate spelling: -STASIA

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-STAT

to stop or immediately hemo/stat blood/to stop (device or drug that immediately arrests blood flow. STAT. or stat means immediately - stop what you are doing and help) Definition:

-STAXIA

dripping or trickling epi/staxia upon/dripping or trickling (epistaxis means nosebleed)

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STEAT/O-

fat steato/rrhea fat/flow (flow from the sebaceous 'oil' glands of hair follicle) related term(s): ADIPO-, LIPODefinition:

STEN/O-

narrowing sten/osis narrowing/condition of Definition:

STEREO-

three-dimensional or solid stereo/cine/fluoro/graphy three-dimensional (viewing)/motion picture/fluorescence/recording procedure

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STERN/O-

chest, sternum, or breastbone stern/al chest, sternum, breastbone/pertain to Definition:

STETH/O-

chest stetho/scope chest/to examine related term(s): PECT/O-, PECTER/O-, THORAC/O-

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-STOLE

contract sy/stole together/contract (blood pressure created by heart chamber contraction) dia/stole between/contraction (lower blood pressure that occurs when heart chamber is filling with blood between contractions of the heart muscle) related term(s): -SPASM, STALSIS Definition:

STOMAT/O-

mouth stomat/itis mouth/inflamed

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STRABISM/O-

to squint or squinting strabism/us to squint or squinting/refers to (lazy eye 'one eye deviates' do to loss of acuity, muscle, nerve damage. Types include: 'cross-eyed, walleyed, intermittent, vertical, paralytic,& spastic') Definition:

STRAIN

to draw tight strain to draw tight (stretch) (less severe than a sprain)

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STRAT/I-

layer strati/form layer/shaped strat/um basal layer/refers to: base of (skin) Definition:

STREPT/O-

twisted or twisted chain strepto/coccus twisted or twisted chain/spheres (bacteria appearance) Definition:

STRI/A-

stripes or threads stria/tion stripes or threads/process of (usually associated with muscle appearance and skin stretch marks)

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STRICT/O-

drawing or binding strict/ure drawing or binding/state of Definition:

STY/E

raised stye raised (This is the inflamed sebaceous gland and hair follicle near an eyelash follicle) related term(s): HORDEOL/O-

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SUB-

beneath, under, less, or lesser sub/lingu/al under/tongue/pertains to sub/dur/al under/hard (meninges layer)/refers to sub/lux/ation lesser/dislocation/process of Definition:

SUDORIFER/O-

sweat sudorifer/ous sweat/pertain to related term(s): HIDR/O Definition:

SULF/O-

sulfur sulfon/amide sulfur/in protein related term(s): THIO-

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SUPER-

above or upon super/cil/ia above/hairs/refers to (eyelash-like) super/ficial on or near/refer to surface Definition:

SUPINAT/O-

to throw backward supinat/ion throwing backward/process of (to turn the body or part upward)

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SUPRA-

above or upon supra/pelvic upon or above/pelvis or basin supra/cost/al above/ribs/pertaining to Definition:

SUR/A-

on calf of leg sur/al on calf of leg/refers to (muscles: area of leg calf) Definition:

SURG/I-

working by hand surg/ical working by hand/refers to surgeon one who works by hand

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SUTURE

sewing together sutur/ing sewing together/procedure of Definition:

SYM-

together sym/physis together/growth related term(s): COM-, CON-, SYN-

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SYN-

together syn/drome together/running (signs and symptoms) syn/apse together/point of contact syn/ovi/al together/like egg/ refer to related term(s): COM-, CON-, SYMDefinition:

SYNCOPE

to faint or fainting syncope to faint or fainting

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SY/STOL/O-

to draw together or contract systol/ic to draw together or contract/refer to related term(s): TRACT/ODefinition:

TACHY-

fast or swift tachy/card/ia fast or swift/heart/refers to Definition:

TAL/O-

ankle tal/us ankle/refers to

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TARS/O-

broad flat surface meta/tars/al beyond/broad flat surface/refer to Definition:

TART/O-

dregs, sediment, or particles tart/ar dregs, sediment, or particles/pertains to (minerals and other particles deposited on teeth. Also known as Plaque or Calculus)

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TAX/O-

arrange, to order, to organize, or locate tax/o/nom/y arrange, to order, to organize, locate/law/process of (to classify plants or animals, to organize or put a order to items in biology) Definition:

-TAXIA

muscle coordination a/taxia without/muscle coordination

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TEL/O-

end or outward telo/phase end or outward/stage (the end stage or phase of mitosis) related term(s): TELEDefinition:

TEMPOR/O-

temple tempor/al temple/refers to (bones of both sides of skull at its base)

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TEN/O-

tendon teno/desis tendon/binding (surgical fixating or reattaching a tendon) related term(s): TEND/O-, TENDONDefinition:

TENS/O-

to stretch or stretches tens/or to stretch or stretches/one who alternate spelling: TENT/O-

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TERAT/O-

monster terat/o/logy monster/study of (medical special that studies deformed offspring) alternate spelling: TERADefinition:

TERES

round teres round (round and smooth muscles or ligaments that are cylindrical)

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TERM

end, place at the end, or boundary term a set period of time like the end of pregnancy related term(s): TERMIN/ODefinition:

TERT/I-

third terti/para third/birth tert/iary stage third/state of or condition: phase (3rd stage of a disease like syphilis, which forms gummas or gum-like lesions) related term(s): TERT-

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TEST/E-

witness test/icle witness/small or little Definition:

TETAN/O-

spasm or spasms tetan/y spasm or spasms/process of (contraction of muscles-like in lockjaw) Definition:

TETR/A-

four tetra/olog/y (of Fallot) four/science of or study of/process of (combination of four abnormalities seen in a Fallot's Heart)

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THANAT/O-

death thanato/log/y death/studying or study of/process of related term(s): NECR/ODefinition:

THEL/O-

nipple thel/ectomy nipple/removal or excision (surgical procedure) (usually associated with breast cancer)

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THEN/O-

palm of hand or sole of foot then/ar palm of hand or sole of foot/pertains to (palm of hand and the fleshy part at base of thumb) Definition:

THEO-

god theo/mania god/madness theo/log/y god/study of/process of

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THERAP/O-

treating or curing therap/y treating or curing/procedure of chemo/therap/y chemical (with)/treatment or cure/procedure of Definition:

THERM/O-

heat, hot, or warm therm/ometer heat, hot or warm)/measurement therm/al temperature/pertain to thermo/gram heat/recording (diagnostic graphic record of heat variations: blood flow or tissue changes)

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THORAC/O-

chest thoraco/centesis chest (thorax)/surgical puncture to drain fluid (thorax 'chest' relates to the 12 chest vertebra with 12 pairs of attached ribs) related term(s): PECTER/O-, STETH/ODefinition:

THROMB/O-

clot, clump together, or curdle thromb/osis clot, clump together, or curdle/condition of (this is a blood clot somewhere in the vascular system or an organ)

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THYM/O-

soul, emotion, flowery smell thym/us soul, emotion, flowery smell/refers to (endocrine gland that is part of the immune system '1-13 Y/O blood development') Definition:

THYR/O-

shield or shield-shaped thyr/oid shield or shieldshaped/resembling Definition:

TIBIA-

shinbone tibi/al shinbone/refers to tibi/algia shinbone/pain

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-TIC

capable of or state of caus/tic burning or burn/capable of or state of Definition:

TINEA-

fungus tine/al fungus/refers to Definition:

TINNITUS

jingling, tinkling, ringing tinnitus jingling, tinkling, ringing (inflamed lower part of cochlea 'snail' of inner ear: causing a ringing sound)

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-TION

process of or procedure of nutri/tion nourishment/process of or procedure of related term(s): -AGE, ATION, -IATION, -ING, -ION, -Y Definition:

-TIVE

nature of or quality of in/sensi/tive not/feeling or to feel/nature of or quality of

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TOCI/O-

birth, giving birth, birthing dys/toci/a difficult, painful, faulty/birth/refers to alternate spelling: TOCrelated term(s): NAT-, NATO-, PARTODefinition:

-TOM/E

cutting instrument derma/tom/e skin/cut/instrument (an instrument used to cut into the skin)

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TON/O-

tension, tone, pressure tono/meter tension, tone, pressure/to measure (instrument used to measure pressure or tension within the eye 'intra/ocul/ar') Definition:

TONSILL/O-

almond shape tonsill/ectomy almond shape/removal or excision (this lymph node gland tissue becomes overwhelmed and swollen with infections)

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TOP/O-

location top/al location/refers to ec/top/ic outside/location/pertains to (usually a malpositioned pregnancy in the wombs tube, cervix, on the ovary) Definition:

TORSI-

twisted tors/ion twisted/refers to (Torsion means twisting of a body part. This is usually a twisting of the blood vessels around the vas de/ference in the male scrotum, causing a blood flow blockage, pain, & vessel dilation) related term(s): ILEO-, VARIC/O-, TORTI-

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TOX/O-

poison tox/ic poison/refers to toxic/olog/y poison/science of/procedure of (science that studies how poisons are chemical composed, action tests, and antidotes) related term(s): SEPS/O-, SEPT/O- , VIR/ODefinition:

TRACHE/O-

rough trache/o/tom/y rough/to cut into/refers to (the cut is between the semicircular cartilage rings of the windpipe) related term(s): TRACHY-

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TRACT/O-

to draw or pull tract/ion to draw or pull/process of related term(s): SYSTOL/ODefinition:

TRANS-

across or through trans/fus/ion across or through/connect/process of trans/verse across/to draw (horizontal cut creating the top and bottom parts of the body or a structure) related term(s): DIA-

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TRAUMA

wound trauma wound Definition:

-TRESIA

perforation or opening a/tresia without/perforation or opening Definition:

TRI-

three tri/ceps three/headed (muscle in back of arm extends forearm) tri/gemin/al three (parts)/form or development of/refer to

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TERAT/O-

monster terat/o/logy monster/study of (medical special that studies deformed offspring) alternate spelling: TERADefinition:

TERES

round teres round (round and smooth muscles or ligaments that are cylindrical)

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TERM

end, place at the end, or boundary term a set period of time like the end of pregnancy related term(s): TERMIN/O-

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TERT/I-

third terti/para third/birth tert/iary stage third/state of or condition: phase (3rd stage of a disease like syphilis, which forms gummas or gum-like lesions) related term(s): TERT-

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TEST/E-

witness test/icle witness/small or little Definition:

TETAN/O-

spasm or spasms tetan/y spasm or spasms/process of (contraction of muscles-like in lockjaw) Definition:

TETR/A-

four

tetra/olog/y (of Fallot) four/science of or study of/process of (combination of four abnormalities seen in a Fallot's Heart)

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THANAT/O-

death thanato/log/y death/studying or study of/process of related term(s): NECR/ODefinition:

THEL/O-

nipple thel/ectomy nipple/removal or excision (surgical procedure) (usually associated with breast cancer)

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THEN/O-

palm of hand or sole of foot

then/ar palm of hand or sole of foot/pertains to (palm of hand and the fleshy part at base of thumb) Definition:

THEO-

god theo/mania god/madness theo/log/y god/study of/process of

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THERAP/O-

treating or curing therap/y treating or curing/procedure of chemo/therap/y chemical (with)/treatment or cure/procedure of Definition:

THERM/O-

heat, hot, or warm

therm/ometer heat, hot or warm)/measurement therm/al temperature/pertain to thermo/gram heat/recording (diagnostic graphic record of heat variations: blood flow or tissue changes)

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THORAC/O-

chest thoraco/centesis chest (thorax)/surgical puncture to drain fluid (thorax 'chest' relates to the 12 chest vertebra with 12 pairs of attached ribs) related term(s): PECTER/O-, STETH/ODefinition:

THROMB/O-

clot, clump together, or curdle thromb/osis clot, clump together, or curdle/condition of (this is a blood clot somewhere in the vascular system or an organ)

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THYM/O-

soul, emotion, flowery smell thym/us soul, emotion, flowery smell/refers to (endocrine gland that is part of the immune system '1-13 Y/O blood development') Definition:

THYR/O-

shield or shield-shaped thyr/oid shield or shieldshaped/resembling Definition:

TIBIA-

shinbone tibi/al shinbone/refers to tibi/algia shinbone/pain

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-TIC

capable of or state of caus/tic burning or burn/capable of or state of Definition:

TINEA-

fungus

tine/al fungus/refers to Definition:

TINNITUS

jingling, tinkling, ringing tinnitus jingling, tinkling, ringing (inflamed lower part of cochlea 'snail' of inner ear: causing a ringing sound)

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-TION

process of or procedure of nutri/tion nourishment/process of or procedure of related term(s): -AGE, ATION, -IATION, -ING, -ION, -Y Definition:

-TIVE

nature of or quality of in/sensi/tive not/feeling or to feel/nature of or quality of

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TOCI/O-

birth, giving birth, birthing dys/toci/a difficult, painful, faulty/birth/refers to alternate spelling: TOCrelated term(s): NAT-, NATO-, PARTODefinition:

-TOM/E

cutting instrument derma/tom/e skin/cut/instrument (an instrument used to cut into the skin)

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TON/O-

tension, tone, pressure tono/meter tension, tone, pressure/to measure

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VOLV/O-

to twist, twisting, rolling volv/ulus twisting or rolling/refers to (bowel obstruction causes by the bowel twisting - stops forward food movement) Definition:

VULV/O-

covering vulv/a covering/refers to (the covering tissue of the female external genitalia)

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WHEAL

round or circle wheal round (A circular elevated skin condition with a pale red periphery that itches and white in center. It is associated with urticaria or hives and insect bites.) Definition:

WHITLOW

white flow whitlow white flow (suppurative 'pus forming' at end of finger or toe - often a nail abscess) related term(s): FELON

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XANTH/O-

yellow xanth/derma yellow/skin xanth/oma yellow/swelling (flat, soft, nodule usually seen on the eyelid) related term(s): LUTE/ODefinition:

XEN/O-

strange or foreign xen/ophthalm/ia strange/eye/refers to xeno/phob/ia stranger/fear of/pertains to

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XERO-

dry xero/derm/a dry/skin/refers to (X is pronounced like a z) Definition:

YAWS

raspberry appearance yaws raspberry appearance (spirochetal bacterial infection of skin in humid environments)

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-Y

procedure of or process of therap/y treating or curing/procedure of or process of related term(s): -AGE, ATION, -IA...