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Esophagus

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“that which swallows what we eat”

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Fallopian tubes (uterine tunbes)

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named after a 16th century Italian anatomist, Gabriello Fallopio

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Placenta

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“flat cake”

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Eponyms

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“putting a name upon”

(honor those who first discovered or described an anatomical structure o

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Descriptive

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describing shape, color, size, function, etc.

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Eustachian tubes (auditory tubes)

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Bartolommeo Eustachii

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7
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Pancretic Duct

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Duct of Wirsung

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Paralysis agitans

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Parkinson’s disease

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Mongolism

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Down’s syndrome

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Leprosy

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Hansen’s disease

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word root

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usually the middle of the word and its central meaning

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prefix

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comes at the beginning and usually identifies some subdivision or part of the central meaning

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suffix

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comes at the end and modifies the central meaning as to what or who is interacting with it or what is happening to it

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14
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therm

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heat

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hypothermia

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less heat

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thermometer

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measuring heat

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myo

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muscle

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18
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card

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heart

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19
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itis

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inflammation

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20
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myocarditis

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muscle layer of heart inflamed

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pericarditis

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outer layer of heart inflamed

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endocarditis

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inner layer of heart inflamed

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23
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cardiologist

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a physician specializing in the heart

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24
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cardiomyopathy

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damage to heart muscle layer

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25
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cardiomegaly

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enlargement of the heart

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-itis

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inflammation

ex) tonsillitis, appendicitis

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-osis

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abnormal condition

ex) cyanosis (of blueness, due to cold or low oxygen)

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-ectomy

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to cut out (remove)

ex) appendectomy, tonsillectomy

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-otomy

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to cut into

ex) tracheotomy (to cut into the windpipe, temporary opening)

30
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-ostomy

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to make a “mouth”

ex) colostomy (to make a permanent opening in colon)

31
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a/an

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without, none

ex) anemia (literally no blood but means few red cells)

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micro

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small microstomia

(abnormally small mouth)

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macro

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large macrostomia

(abnormally large mouth)

34
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mega/ -megaly

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enlarged megacolon

(abnormally large colon = large intestine)

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-scopy/ -scopic

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to look, observe

colonoscopy (look into colon)

36
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-graphy/ -graph

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recording an image

mammography (imaging the breasts)

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-gram

A

the image (X-ray)

mammogram

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-ology/ -ologist

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study, specialize in

cardiologist, nephrologist

39
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lung specialist

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pulmonologist

40
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specialist in nerve and brain disease

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neurologist

41
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bad eye infection

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ophthalmologist

42
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rheumatism acting up

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physician specializing in rheumatology

43
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Stomato

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mouth

stomatitis

44
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Dento

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teeth

dentist

45
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Glosso/linguo

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tongue

glossitis, lingual nerve

46
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Gingivo

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gums

gingivitis

47
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Encephalo

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brain

encephalitis

48
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Gastro

A

stomach

gastritis

49
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Entero

A

intestine gastroenteritis

50
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Colo

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large intestine

colitis, megacolon

51
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Procto

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anus/rectum

proctitis, proctologist

52
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Hepato

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liver

hepatitis, hepatomegaly

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Nephro/rene

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kidney

nephrosis, renal artery

54
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Orchido

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testis

orchiditis, orchidectomy

55
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Oophoro

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ovary

oophorectomy

56
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Hystero/metro

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uterus

hysterectomy, endometritis

57
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Salpingo

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uterine tubes

hysterosalpingogram

58
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Dermo

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skin

dermatitis

59
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Masto/mammo

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breast

mammography, mastectomy

60
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Osteo

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bones

osteoporosis

61
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Cardio

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heart

electrocardiogram (ECG)

62
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Cysto

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bladder

cystitis

63
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Rhino

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nose

rhinitis (runny nose!)

64
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Phlebo/veno

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veins

phlebitis, phlebotomy

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Pneumo/pulmo

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lung

pneumonitis, pulmonologist

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Hemo/emia

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blood

hematologist, anemia

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