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Medical Term	tox(i)-, tox(o)-, toxic(o)- Copy
Meaning	toxin, poison Copy
Origin	Greek τοξικόν Copy
Examples	Toxoplasmosis Copy

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Starting Letter	T
Suffix or Prefix	Prefix

Meaning: Relating to hair, hair-like structure
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Origin: Ancient Greek θρίξ, τριχ(ο)- (thríx, trich(o)-), hair
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Examples: Trichocyst
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trich(i)-, trichia, trich(o)-

Meaning: crushing
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Origin: Greek τρίψις
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Examples: Lithotripsy
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-tripsy

Meaning: Relating to the upper chest, chest; the area above the breast and under the neck
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Origin: Latin (thōrāx) < Ancient Greek θώραξ (thōrax), chest, cuirass
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Examples: thoracic, thorax
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thorac(i)-, thorac(o)-, thoracico-

Meaning: Monster
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Origin: Ancient Greek teras(s) terata(pl)
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Examples: teratoma, teratogen
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terato-

Meaning: Denoting something as 'relating to a woman, feminine'
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Origin: Ancient Greek θῆλυς (thēlys), female, feminine
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Examples: Thelygenous
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thely-

Meaning: trachea
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Origin: Greek τραχεία
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Examples: Tracheotomy
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trache(a)-

Meaning: Relating to the neck
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Origin: Ancient Greek τράχηλος (tráchēlos), neck
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Examples: tracheloplasty
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trachel(o)-

Meaning: Relating to a blood clot, clotting of blood
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Origin: Ancient Greek θρόμβος (thrómbos), lump, piece, clot of blood
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Examples: Thrombus, thrombocytopenia
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thromb(o)-

Meaning: Relating to a nipple
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Origin: Ancient Greek θηλή (thēlē), a teat, nipple
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Examples: Theleplasty, thelarche
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thel-

Meaning: rigid, tense
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Origin: Ancient Greek tetanos
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Examples: tetanus
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tetan-

Meaning: place, topical
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Origin: Greek τόπος (topos)
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Examples: Topical anesthetic
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top(o)-

Meaning: nourishment, development
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Origin: Greek -τροφία, τροφή
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Examples: Pseudohypertrophy
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-trophy

Meaning: treatment
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Origin: Ancient Greek (therapeía)
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Examples: hydrotherapy, therapeutic
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therap-

Meaning: twisted
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Origin: Latin tortus
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Examples: Torticollis
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tort(i)-

Meaning: cutting instrument
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Origin: Greek τομή (tomē)
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Examples:
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-tome

Meaning: eardrum
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Origin: Greek τύμπανον
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Examples: Tympanocentesis
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tympan(o)-

Meaning: pressure
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Origin: Latin
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Examples: Hypertension
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-tension, -tensive

Meaning: Denoting something as fast, irregularly fast
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Origin: Ancient Greek ταχύς (tachys), fast, quickly
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Examples: tachycardia
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tachy-

Meaning: thyroid
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Origin: Greek θυρεο-ειδής
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thyr(o)-

Meaning: Denoting something as moving or situated across or through
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Origin: Latin trāns, "across, through"
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Examples: Transfusion
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trans-

Meaning: tone, tension, pressure
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Origin: Greek τόνος (tonos)
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Examples:
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ton-

Meaning: tension
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Origin: Greek -τονία
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Examples:
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-tony

Meaning: heat
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Origin: Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)
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Examples: Hypothermia
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therm(o)-

Meaning: pertaining to
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Origin: Greek -τικός
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Examples:
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-tic

Meaning: act of cutting; incising, incision
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Origin: Greek -τομία
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Examples: Gastrotomy
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-tomy

Meaning: three
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Origin: Latin
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Examples: triangle, triceps
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tri-

Meaning: emotions
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Origin: Greek: "thymos", spirit, soul; courage; breath, mind, emotions
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Examples: dysthymia
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thym-

Meaning: childbirth
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Origin: Greek τόκος
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Examples: tocolytic
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toco-

Meaning: case, sheath
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Origin: Ancient Greek θήκη (thēkē)
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Examples: Intrathecal
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thec-

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