50 Medical Terms with Morphemic Analysis

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Hyperthermia

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hyper- (excessive) + therm- (heat) + -ia (condition) → Excessive heat condition.

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Thermotherapy

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therm- (heat) + -therapy (treatment) → Treatment with heat.

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Thermotolerance

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thermo- (heat) + toler- (endure) + -ance (capacity) → Ability to resist heat.

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Cryotherapy

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cryo- (cold) + -therapy (treatment) → Treatment with cold.

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Phototherapy

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photo- (light) + -therapy (treatment) → Treatment with light.

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Oncology

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onc- (tumor) + -logy (study) → Study of cancer.

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Carcinoma

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carcin- (cancer) + -oma (tumor) → Malignant tumor of epithelial origin.

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Sarcoma

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sarc- (flesh) + -oma (tumor) → Malignant tumor of connective tissue.

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Carcinogenesis

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carcin- (cancer) + -genesis (origin) → Process of cancer formation.

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Oncogene

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onc- (tumor) + -gene (origin) → Gene that promotes cancer.