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-algia

A

pain, suffering

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dys-

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bad, difficult, or painful

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-ectomy

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surgical removal, cutting out

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hyper

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excessive, increase

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hypo

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deficient, decreased

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-itis

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inflammation

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ostomy

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the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

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otomy

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cutting, surgical incision

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plasty

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surgical repair

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rrhage

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bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

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rrhea

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flow or discharge

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sclerosis

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Abnormal hardening

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Primary Medical Terms

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Primary terms enable you to give priority to the most important words in your study of medical terminology. These terms are shown in black boldface.

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14
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Word Parts Are the Key

A

introduction to word parts and how they are used to create complex medical terms.

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Word roots

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The word parts that usually, but not always, indicate the part of the body involved.

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Combining form

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Rod weird that has a vowel”o”, put on the end before adding another word root or suffix

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Rrhaphy

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Surgical suturing

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Suffixes

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The word part attached at the end of a word that usually, but not always, indicates the procedure, condition, disorder, or disease.

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Prefixes

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The word part attached at the beginning of a word that usually, but not always, indicates location, time, number, or status.

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rrhexis

A

Rupture

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sclerosis

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Abnormal hardening

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suffix indicates

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the procedure, condition, disorder, or disease.

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Prefix indicates

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location, time, number, or status.

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Oste/o

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Bone

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Erythr/o

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Red

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29
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  • cyte
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Cell

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Leuk/o

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White

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31
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Pathology

A

is the study of all aspects of diseases

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32
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-ac

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Pertaining to

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33
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Pertaining to suffixes

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-ac
-al
-an
-ar
-ary
-ical
-ial
-ic
-ine
-eal
-ior
-ory
-ous
-tic

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34
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  • dynia
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Pain

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35
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Abnormal condition suffixes

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-ago
-esis
-ia
-iasis
-ion
-ism
-osis

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Megaly

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Enlargement

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Hepatomegaly

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Abnormal enlargement of the liver

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38
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Hepat/o

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Liver

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39
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Malacia

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Abnormal softening

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40
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Hepatomegaly

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Abnormal enlargement of the liver

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arteri/o

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Artery

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42
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arteriomalacia

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abnormal softening of the walls of an artery or arteries.

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43
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sclerosis

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abnormal hardening

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Arteriosclerosis

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Abnormal hardening of the walls of the arteries

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-stenosis

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Abnormal narrowing

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Arteriostenosis

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Abnormal narrowing of an artery

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-centesis, suffix related to procedures

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid

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Abdominocentesis

A

surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid

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abdomin/o

50
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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid).

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-graphy

A

process of producing a picture or record

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angi/o

A

blood vessel

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-gram

A

Pic or record

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angiogram

A

Film produced by angiography

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Endoscopy

A

visual examination of the interior of a body cavity

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Endo

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-scopy

A

Visual examination

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endoscope

A

small, flexible tube with a light and a lens on the end

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necrosis

A

Tissue death

60
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arterionecrosis

A

Tissue death of the artery

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Angiography

A

process of producing a radiographic (x-ray) study of blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium

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angi/o

A

Blood vessels

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plasty

A

surgical repair

64
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Arthroscopy

A

visual examination of the internal structure of a joint

65
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-rrhage

A

abnormal excessive fluid discharge).

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hem/o

67
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hemorrhage

A

loss of a large amount of blood in a short time

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myorrhaphy

A

surgical suturing of a muscle

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Nat

70
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Natal

A

Pertaining to birth

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peri-

A

surrounding

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Perinatal

A

time and events surrounding birth

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Postnatal

A

After pertaining to birth

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Melanosis

A

condition of unusual deposits of black pigment in body tissues or organs

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melan

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-osis

A

abnormal condition or disease

77
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Neurorrhaphy

A

suturing together the ends of a severed nerve.

78
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Suffixes as noun ending

A

-a
-e
-um
-us
-y

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laryng

A

larynx or throat

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Rhin/o

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ot/o

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eu-

A

Good, normal, well, easy

83
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Eupnea

A

Easy or normal breathing

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Interstitial

A

between, but not within, the parts of a tissue.

85
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Intramuscular

A

Within a muscle

86
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Sub-

A

Under, less, below

87
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Subcostal

A

Below a rib

88
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super-, supra

A

Above, excessive

89
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Supracostal

A

Above or outside the rib

90
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lithotomy

A

surgical incision for the removal of a stone

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Lith

92
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otomy

A

Surgical incision

93
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lithotomy, also means

A

name of an examination position in which the patient is lying on her back with her feet and legs raised and supported in stirrups

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edema

A

swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid in cells, tissues, or cavities of the body.

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appendicitis
(ah-pen-dih-SIGH-tis)

A

Inflammation of the appendix

96
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  • oma
97
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Ather/o

A

Fatty substance

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-a singular

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-ix,-ex.. singular

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-is

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-itis, singular

102
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-nx, change x to…

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-ion, singular

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-um, singular

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-us

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ostomy

A

surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface.

As101, Prefixes/ Suffixes (3 decks)

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