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acr/o extremity mal-- bad retro-- backward; behind hemi-- one half dipl-- double diplo-- double pre-- before; in front of pro-- before; in front of dia-- through; across trans-- through; across para-- near, beside, beyond --ia condition intra-- in, within endo-- in, within encephal/o brain dactyl/o fingers; toes di/o double neur/o nerve hyster/o uterus inguin/o groin nid/o nest ur/o urine pulmon/o lung pneumon/o air, lung blephar/o eyelid chromat/o color nephr/o kidney ren/o kidney oste/o bone --ary pertaining or relating to arthr/o joint pen/o penis gastr/o stomach immun/o immune, immunity, safe thyroid/o thyroid gland carcin/o cancer thorac/o chest opia/o vision son/o sound angi/o vessel phag/o to swallow; eat poli/o gray; gray matter ( of brain or spinal cord) eti/o cause --ic pertaining to or relating to lumb/o lower back; loins ili/o ilium cost/o ribs SUB Q subcutaneous IMP impression I & D incision & drainage DERM dermatology DECUB decubitus (ulcer); bedsore PA posteroanterior; pernicious anemea AP anterposterior US ultrasound Tx treatment Sx symptom SONO sonogram MRI magnetic resonance imaging LAT, lat lateral Dx diagnosis CT scan computed tomography scan CAT scan computed axial tomography scan --tic pertaining to or relating to Bx, bx biopsy ANT anterior POST posterior UNG ointment PET positron emission tomography enter/o intestine ICP intracranial pressure LOC loss of consciousness sthen/o strength onc/o tumor chondr/o cartilage gloss/o tongue ID intradermal BCC basal cell carcinoma FS frozen section U & L; U/L upper & lower --desis binding or fixation ( of a bone or joint) --lysis seperation; destruction; loosening --ectasis dilation; expansion --clasis to break; surgical fracture -sis state of; condition --pexy fixation ( of an organ) --cele hernia; swelling epi-- above; upon supra-- above; excess; superior --ior pertaining or relating to syn-- union; together; joined viscer/o internal organs somat/o body hidr/o sweat sudor/o sweat hepat/o liver obstetr/o midwife chol/e bile; gall