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1. A-
without or lack of a/men/orrhea without or lack of/monthly/flow |
2. AB-
away (away from) ab/norm/al away (away from)/normal or regular/refers to ab/ducens away/draw or lead |
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3. -ABLE
capable of or ability to erg/able work/capable of related term(s): -IBLE |
4. ABORT/IO-
to miscarry (natural or induced) abort/ion to miscarry (natural or induced)/procedure of or process of (discharge of the embry/on 'early' or fet/us 'young' deliberate or not) |
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5. ABRUPT/IO-
to tear away from abruptus placentae to tear away from (separate quickly) / cake |
6. ABSCESS
a going away abscess a going away (tissue disintegration & displacement: 'Staph' infection forming pus) |
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7. ACNE
pointed Acne/form pointed/shape (ACNE is a bacterial inflammation of the hair follicle and sebaceous 'oil' gland. Similar infections may cause acne or form lesions) |
8. ACOUST/I-
hearing acoust/ic hearing/refers to related term(s): AUDI- |
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9. ACR/O-
extremities, height, and pointed acro/megal/y extremities/enlarged/refers to acro/phob/ia height/fear/refers to acr/om/ial extremity/shoulder/refer to (lateral triangle spine-like projection of shoulder blade forming the point of shoulder & articulating with clav/icle 'key little' or collarbone) |
10. ACTIN/O-
sun, ray, radium actino/myco/sis sun, ray, radium/fungus/condition (growth) |
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11. ACU-
sharp acu/ity sharp/process of (seeing sharply or clearly) acute quick, sudden, sharply |
12. -AC
refers to, pertains to, or state of cardi/ac heart/refers to, pertains to, or state of related term(s): -AL, -AR, -ARY, -ATE, -EUM, -IAC, -IC, -ICAL, -ILE, -IS, -IUM, -ORY, -OUS, -UM, -US |
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13. AD-
near or beside ad/ren/al near or beside/kidney/refers to (the ad/ren/al gland is located on top of kidney) |
14. ADEN/O-
gland aden/ectomy gland/removal (the following are common glands: lymph nodes, oil, sweat, and endocrine) |
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15. ADIP/O-
fat adip/oma fat/tumor (adip/oma is also known as lip/oma) related term(s): steato-, lipo- |
16. AER/O-
air or gas aero/cele air or gas/distension of cavity (like a tumor) |
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17. AF-
toward af/ferent toward/to carry (nerve or blood flow toward a structure) |
18. ALB/O-
white albin/ism white/state of (albo-, leuco-, leuko- all mean white) |
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19. ALGES/I-
pain an/alges/ic without/pain/refers to related term(s): -AGRA, -ALGIA, DOLO-, -DYNIA |
20. -ALGIA
pain neur/algia nerve/pain related term(s): -AGRA, ALGESIA-, DOLO-, -DYNIA |
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21. ALOPEC/I-
fox mange or baldness alopec/ia fox mange or baldness/refers to |
22. ALVEOL/I-
cavity alveol/us small hollow or cavity (tooth socket and lung air sack)/refers to related term(s): SIN/O- |
