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Chapter 1 : Intro. to Med. Term. Flashcards

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Contains the basic meaning of the term. Usually, not always, indicate the involved body part.

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Word Roots

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Usually, but not always, indicate procedure, condition, disorder, or disease. Always comes at the end of the word.

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Suffixes

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Usually, but not always, indicate location, time, number, or status. Always comes at the beginning of the word.

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Prefixes

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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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leuk/o

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white

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melan/o

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black

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poli/o

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gray

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cytes

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cell

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neur/o

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nerve

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-plasty

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surgical repair (plastic surgery)

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-itis

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inflammation

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gastr/o

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stomach

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enter/o

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small intestine

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A combining vowel is used when the suffix beings with a consonant.

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True.

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It is not necessary to use a combining vowel when joining two root words.

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False, a combining vowel is always used when two or more root words are joined.

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A combining vowel is used when the suffix begins with a vowel.

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False, a combining vowel is **not **used when the suffix begins with a vowel.

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A prefix does not require a combining vowel.

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True

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tonsill/o

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tonsils

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-ac

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pertaining to

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crani

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skull

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-osis

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abnormal condition or disease

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-algia

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pain and suffering

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-dynia

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pain

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-malacia

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abnormal softening

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arteri/o

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artery

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-necrosis

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tissue death

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hepat/o

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liver

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-sclerosis

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abnormal hardening

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-stenosis

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abnormal narrowing

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-centesis

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

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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append

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appendix

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-graphy

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process of recording a picture or record

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-gram

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record or picture (instagram)

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-scopy

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visual examination (endoscopy)

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endo-

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within

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-rrhage and -rrhagia

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bursting forth, as in an abnormal excessive fluid discharge or bleeding. (-rrage and -rrhagia both refer to flow of blood, rage may lead to a bloody fight)

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hem/o

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blood

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-rrhaphy

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suture or stitch (r-r-wrap as if you were going to wrap injury in sutures)

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-rrhea

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abnormal flow or discharge and refers to the abnormal flow of most body fluids. (ex. diarrhea)

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dia-

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through

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-rrhexis

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rupture (an ex-girlfriend/boyfriend because they had enough of you and left)

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nat

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birth

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-al

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pertaining to

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pre-

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before

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peri-

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surrounding (perry the platypus is always, somehow, arround)

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post-

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after

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laryng

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larynx and throat

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rhin/o

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nose

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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toward or in the direction of (addiction)

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dys-

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bad, difficult, painful

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eu-

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good, normal, well, or easy (euphoria = happy)

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hyper-

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excessive or increased

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hypo-

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deficient or decreased

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inter-

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between or among

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intra-

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within or inside

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sub-

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under, less, or below (substitute teacher)

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supra

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above or excessive (super)

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ot/o

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ear

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lith

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stone (lithosphere)

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-otomy

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surgical incision

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edema

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excess fluid in body tissues, causing swelling

68
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ends in a, plural is usually formed by adding an ___.

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e

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ends in ex or ix, plural is usually formed by changing the ex or the ix to ___.

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ices

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ends in is, plural is usually formed by changing is to ___.

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es

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term ends in itis, plural is usually formed by changing is to ___.

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ides

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term ends in nx, plural is usually formed by changing the x to ___.

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ges

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term ends in on, plural is usually formed by changing on to __.

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a

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term ends in um, plural usually formed by changing um to ___.

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a

75
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term ends in us, plural is usually formed by changing us to __.

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i

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ather/o

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plaque or fatty substance

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-oma

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tumor

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arthr/o

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joint

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-algia

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pain

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ileum

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small intestine

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ilium

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hip

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infection

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invasion of the body by a pathogenic

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inflammation

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localized response to an injury or destruction of tissues

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laceration

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torn, ragged wound

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lesion

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pathologic change of the tissue due to disease or injury

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mucous

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specialized mucous membranes that line the body cavities

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mucus

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name of fluid secreted by mucous membranes

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myc/o

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fungus

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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myel/o

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bone marrow or spinal cord

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-pathy

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disease

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my/o

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muscle

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-ologist

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specialist

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geront

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old age

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-ology

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study of

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neo-

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new

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-ostomy

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surgically create an artificial opening

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evidence of disease

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sign

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can be observed only by the partient

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symptom

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set of signs and symtoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process

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syndrome

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identification of the disease

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diagnosis

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process of reaching a diagnosis

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diagnose

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attempts to determine which one of several diseases may be producing the symptoms

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differential diagnosis

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forecast or prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder

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prognosis

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disease or symptom has a rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration

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acute

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disease or symtom of long duration

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chronic

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partial or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure

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remission

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disease that is named for the condition described

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condition described

109
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disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first

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eponym

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word formed from the intial letter or letters of the major parts of a compound term

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acronym

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-otomy

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cutting into or a surgical incision

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palpation

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examination technique in which the examiner’s hands are used to feel texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts

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palpitation

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pounding or racing heart

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prostate

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male gland that lies under the urinary bladder and surrounds the urethra

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prostrate

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collapse and be lying flat or to be overcome with exhaustion (strate sounds like straight)

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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py/o

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pus

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-derma

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skin

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pyr/o

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fever or fire (pyrex)

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supination

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act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward (sup = above)

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suppuration

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formation or discharge of pus

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suturing

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act of closing a wound or incision by stitching or a similar means

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ligation

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act of binding or tying off blood vessels or ducts

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triage

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medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment

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trauma

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wound or injury

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viral

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pertaining to a virus

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virile

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possessing masculine traits

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vir

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virus or poison

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