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-osis

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Abnormal condition, disease

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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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-algia

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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, increased

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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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-rrhage

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Bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

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-rrhaphy

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Surgical suturing

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-rrhea

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Flow, discharge

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

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-sclerosis

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Abnormal hardening

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Abdominocentesis 

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Surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes

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Acronym

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A word formed from the initial letters of the major parts of a compound term

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Acute

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A condition that has a rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration

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Angiography

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The process of producing a radiographic study of the blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium to make the blood vessel visible

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Appendectomy

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Surgical removal of the appendix

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Arteriosclerosis

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Abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries

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Arthralgia

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Pain in a joint or joints

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Colostomy

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The surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface

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Cyanosis

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Blue discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in the blood

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Dermatologist
A physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the skin
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Diagnosis
The identification of a disease
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Diarrhea
The frequent flow of loose or watery stools
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Edema
Swelling caused by excess fluid in body tissues 
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Endarterial
Pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery
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Eponym
A disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first
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Erythrocyte
Immature red blood cell
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Fissure
A groove or crack like sore of the skin; also a normal fold in the contour of the brain
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Fistula
An abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body
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Gastralgia
Pain in the stomach
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Gastritis
Inflammation of the stomach
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Gastroenteritis
Inflammation of the stomach and small intestine
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Gastrosis
Any abnormal condition or disease of the stomach
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Hemorrhage
The loss of a large amount of blood in a short time
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Hepatomegaly
Abnormal enlargement of the liver
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Hypertension
Higher than normal blood pressure
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Hypotension
Lower than normal blood pressure
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Infection
Invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism
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Inflammation
A localized response to an injury or distraction of tissue that is characterized by heat, Redness, swelling, and pain
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Interstitial
Between, but not within, the parts of a tissue
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Intramuscular
Within the muscle
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Laceration
A torn, jagged wound or an accidental cut wound
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Lesion
A pathologic change of the tissue due to disease or injury
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Malaise
A feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness that is often the first indication of an infection or other disease
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Mycosis
Any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus
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Myelopathy
Any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord
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Myopathy
Any pathologic change or disease of muscle tissue
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Myorrhexis
The rupture of a muscle
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Natal
Pertaining to birth
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Neonatology
Study of disorders of the newborn
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Neurorrhaphy
Suturing together the ends of a severed nerve
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Otorhinolaryngology
Study of the ears, nose, and throat
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Palpation 
An examination technique in which the examiners hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency and location of certain body parts
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Tonsillitis
Inflammation of the tonsils
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Syndrome
A set of signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process
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Symptom
Subjective evidence of a disease, such as pain or a headache
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Supracostal
Above or outside the ribs
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Trauma
Wound or injury
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Triage
Medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment
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Viral
Pertaining to a virus
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Palpitation
A pounding or racing heart
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Pathology 
The study of all aspects of diseases
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Phalanges
The bones of the fingers and toes
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Poliomyelitis 
A viral infection of the gray nerve tissue of the spinal cord
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Prognosis
A prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease
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Pyoderma
Any acute, inflammatory, pus forming bacterial skin infection
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Pyrosis
Discomfort due to the regurgitation of stomach acid upward into the esophagus
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Remission
The temporary, partial or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure
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Sign
Objective evidence of disease, such as a fever
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Supination
The act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward
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Suppuration
The formation or discharge of pus
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Suffixes used as noun endings
-a -e -y -um -us
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Suffixes meaning “pertaining to”
-ac -al -an -at -art -eal - ical -ial -ic -ine -ior -ory -ous -tic
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Suffixes meaning “abnormal condition” or “disease”
-ago -esis -osis -ion -iasis -ia -ism
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Cyan/o
Blue
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Erythr/o
Red
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Melan/o
Black
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Poli/o
Gray
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Ab-
Away from, negative, absent
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Dextr/o
Right side
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Ex-
Out of, outside, away from
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Macro-
Large, abnormal size, or long
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Mega- Megal/o
Large or great
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Pre-
Before
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Ad-
Toward, to in the direction of
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Sinistr/o
Left side
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In-
In, into not without
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Micr/o Micro
Small
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Olig/o
Scanty, few
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Post-
After, behind
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Subjective
Means that it can be evaluated or measured only by the patient
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Differential diagnosis (D/DX)
An attempt to determine which one of several possible diseases is causing the signs and symptoms that are present
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rule out (R/O)
A differential diagnosis an attempt to determine which one of several possible diseases is causing the signs and symptoms that are present
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The acronym Laser stands for
Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation

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