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Gastr/o=

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Stomach

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What does gastroscopy mean?

A

Visual examination of stomach with instrument

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What does endoscopy mean?

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Visual examination of the small intestines with an instrument

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What does colonoscopy mean?

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Visual examination of the colon with an instrument

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Gnos/o=

A

Knowledge

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Define diagnosis

A

Complete knowledge gained after testing and examining the patient

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What is the prefix for going through the patient?

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Dia-

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Gynec/o=

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Woman/female

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What does gynecology mean?

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The study of female disorders

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Hemat/o=

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Blood

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What does hematoma mean?

A

Mass or swelling containing blood

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What is a subdural hematoma?

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Mass or swelling containing blood under the dura mater

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Hepat/o=

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liver

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What does hepatitis mean?

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Inflammation of the liver

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Lapar/o=

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Abdomen

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What does laparotomy mean?

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Incision of the abdomen

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Leuk/o=

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White

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18
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What is a leukocyte?

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WBC

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Nephr/o=

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Kidney

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20
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What does nephrectomy mean?

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Excision of the kidney

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Neur/o=

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Nerve

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What does neurology mean?

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The study of the nervous system and the nerves

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Onc/o=

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Tumor

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24
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What does oncologist mean?

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Cancer specialist

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Ophthalm/o=

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Eye

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What does ophthalmoscope mean?

A

Instrument used to examine the internal eye

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Oste/o=

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Bone

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What does osteoarthritis mean?

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Inflammation of the bone and joints due to degeneration

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Path/o=

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What does pathologist mean?

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MD who views biopsy samples to make a diagnosis and examines a dead body to determine the cause of death

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Psych/o=

32
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What does psychosis mean?

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Condition in which a person loses touch with reality

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Ren/o=

34
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What does renal mean?

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Pertaining to the kidney

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Rhin/o=

36
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What does rhinitis mean?

A

Inflammation of the nose

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Sarc/o=

38
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What does sarcoma mean?

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Tumor of the fleshy tissues of the body

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Thromb/o=

40
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What is a thrombocyte?

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Small cell that helps blood to clot

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A- or an- =

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No/without

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Aut- =

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Dia- =

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Complete/through

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Dys- =

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Bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

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Endo- =

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Exo- =

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Hyper- =

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Excessive, more than normal, too much

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Hypo- =

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Below, less than normal, under

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Pro- =

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Re- =

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Retro- =

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Sub- =

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Below or under

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Trans- =

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Across or through

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-al =

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Pertaining to

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-algia =

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-cyte =

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-ectomy =

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Cutting out, removal, excision

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-emia=

A

Blood condition

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-globin=

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-gram =

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-ia

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Condition (of)

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-ic =

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Pertaining to

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-ism =

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Condition or process

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-itis =

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Inflammation

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-logist=

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Specialist in the

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-logy =

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-oma =

A

Tumor or mass

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-opsy =

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-osis=

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Abnormal condition

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