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-algia

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condition of pain

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-emia

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blood condition

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-ia

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condition, disease

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-itis

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inflammation

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oma

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tumor, mass

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-osis

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condition, abnormal condition

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-pathy

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disease condition

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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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bursting fourth of blood

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-uria

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condition of urine

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-al, -eal

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pertaining to

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-ectomy

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removal, resection, excision

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-gram

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record

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-graphy

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process of recovery

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-lysis

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separation, breakdown, destruction

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-plasty

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surgical repair or correction

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-scopy

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process of visual examination

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-stomy

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opening

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-therapy

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treatment

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-tomy

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incision, to cut into

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enlargement of the liver

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hepatomegaly

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pain in the ear

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otalgia

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holding back blood from an organ (depriving it of blood supply)

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ischemia

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collection or mass of blood

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hematoma

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abnormal condition of the lung (inflammation and accumulation of material often caused by bacterial infection)

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pneumonia

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disease of heart muscle

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cardiomyopathy

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inflammation of the tube leading from the throat to the stomach

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esophagitis

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angioplasty

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surgical repair of a blood vessel using a catheter (tube), balloon, and stent

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chemotherapy

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treatment using chemicals to destroy malignant cells

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mammogram

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x-ray record of the breast

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thoracentesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid from the chest

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colostomy

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a new opening of the large intestine to the outside of the body

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phlebotomy

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incision of a vein to withdraw blood

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hysterectomy

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removal of the uterus

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angiography

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process of recording x-ray images of blood vessels after injecting contrast

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laryngoscopy

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visual examination of the voice box

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an interruption of the blood supply to the brain is a stroke, also known as a:

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cerebrovascular accident

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hardening of fatty plaque in the lining of the arteries

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?arteriosclerosis

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pertaining to time (occurring over a long period of time)

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Chronic

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incision of the skull

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?

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sharp, sudden, brief

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?

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treatment using cold temperatures

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?

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record of electricity in the brain

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?

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surgical puncture to remove fluid from the membrane surrounding the fetus

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amniocentesis

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muscle pain

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?

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malignant tumor of bone marrow

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?

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enlargement of the heart

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cardiomegaly

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abnormal condition of the death of cells

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necrosis

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disease condition of the kidney

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?

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a heart attack is an obstruction of blood flow to the heart muscle, also known as a:

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myocardio infarction

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use of a machine that filters wastes from the blood is:

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hemo

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hardening of arteries is called:

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arteriosclerosis

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high numbers of malignant (cancerous) white blood cells is:

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leukaemia

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blood in the urine is:

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hematuria

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high levels of wastes (urea) In the blood is:

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ur

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acute

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from the latin ‘sharpen’ and ‘needle’

sudden in nature and severe in intensity

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asymptomatic

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a-: away from; without
symptomat/o: fall together, happen

showing no symptoms or signs of illness, no deviation from health is felt or can be seen

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auscultation

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auscult/o: listening
-ation: a process

using a stethoscope to listen to the sounds of the heart, lungs, or intestines

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chronic

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chron/o: time

continuing for 3 months or more

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communicable disease

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communic/o: impart; transmit
-able: ability to be

infectious disease that is transmitted by direct or indirect contact with an infected person, animal, or insect

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congenital

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congenit/o: present at birth
-al: pertaining to

caused by an abnormality in the fetus as it develops or caused by an abnormal process that occurs during gestation or birth

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degenerative

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de: reversal of; without
gener/o: production; creation
-ative: pertaining to

caused by the progressive destruction of cells due to disease or the aging process

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disease

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des: lack of
aise: ease

any change in the normal structure or function of the body.

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etiology

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eti/o: cause

science of causation; cause or orgin of disease

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hereditary

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heredit/o: genetic inheritance
-ary: pertaining to

caused by an inherited or spontaneous mutation in the genetic material of a cell.

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hospice

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French for ‘hospital almshouse’

an inpatient facility for pts who are dying from a terminal illness and who have less than 6 months to live

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iatrogenic

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iatr/o: physician; medical treatment
-genesis: origin
greek for ‘brought fourth by the healer’

caused by treatment that was given to the patient

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idiopathic

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idi/o: unknown; individual
path/o: disease; suffering

having no identifiable or confirmed cause

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inspection

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inspect/o-: looking at
-ion: action, condition

using the eyes or an instrument to examine internal and external surfaces of the body

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nosocomial

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nosocomi/o: hospital

hospital-acquired; now HAI or hospital-acquired infection

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palliative care

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palliate/o: reduce the severity of
-ive: pertaining to

supportive medical and nursing care to keep the pt comfortable

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palpation

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palpate/o: touching; feeling

using the fingers to feel masses or enlarged organs to detect tenderness or pain.

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pathogen

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path/o-: disease; suffering
-gen: that which produces

a disease-causing microorganism such as a bacterium, virus, fungus

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percussion

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percuss/o-:tapping
-ion: action; condition

using the fingers, hands, or small instruments to examine the body.

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sign

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any deviation from health that is experienced by the patient and can be seen or detected by others.

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symptom

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any deviation from health that is experienced or felt by the patient

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syndrome

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syn-: together
-drome: a running

set of symptoms and signs associated with and characteristic of one particular disease

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terminal illness

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termin/o-: end, boundary

illness from which the pt cannot recover and which will result in death

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therapeutic

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therapeut/o-: treatment

an action (from therapy or medicine) that results in improvement in the symptoms or signs of a disease

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