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Cataract

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Progressive opacification of the lens

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Asthma

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Recurring episodes of paroxysmal dyspnea (difficulty breathing)

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Diagnosis

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Disease or condition named after healthcare professional evaluates a patients signs, symptoms and history

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Prognosis

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Prediction of probable outcome

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Sequela

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Condition that results from an injury or disease

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Acute

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Abrupt, severe onset to a disease

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Chronic

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Developing slowly and lasting a long time

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Sign

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Objective finding of a disease state

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Symptom

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Subjective report of a disease (pain, itching)

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Eponyms

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Terms names after a person or place associated with term

Examples - Alzheimer’s disease
(Progressive mental deterioration)
&
Achilles tendon (one weak spot. Tendons attach muscles to bone. Achilles tendon attaches calf muscle to heel bone. This one does have medical equivalent, the calcaneal tendon)

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IM abbreviation

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Intramuscular

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C2 abbreviation

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Second cervical vertebra
(2nd bone in neck)

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CABG acronym

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Coronary artery bypass graft
(Detour around a blockage in an artery of the heart)

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TURP acronym

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Transurethral resection of the prostate
(Surgical procedure that removes the prostate thru the urethra)

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CARD method

A

Check for word parts
Assign meanings
Reverse suffix to front of your definition
Define term

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Ophthalm/o

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Eye

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Ot/o

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Ear

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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-algia

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Pain

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-tomy

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Incision

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-scope

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Instrument to view

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-logy

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Study of

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-itis

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Inflammation

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Arthr/o , -algia
Decode arthralgia

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Joint, pain of
Pain of joint aka arthrodynia

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Gastr/o , -tomy
Decode gastrotomy

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Stomach, incision
Incision of the stomach

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Ophthalm/o , -scope
Decode ophthalmoscope

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Eye , instrument to view

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Ot/o , -logy
Decide otology

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Ear, study of

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Rhin/o , -plasty
Decode rhinoplasty

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Nose, surgical repair

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Hepat/o , -itis
Decode hapatitis

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Liver, inflammation

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Cuticle

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Small skin surrounding nail
Cut / -icle

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Hypodermis

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Structure under the skin
Hypo - derm - is

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Arteriole

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Small artery

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Venule

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Small vein

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Endocardium

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Structure within heart

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Atrophy

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Process of no development

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Cardiac
-ac = pertaining to
Adjective

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Pertaining to heart

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Cervical
-al = pertaining to
Adjective

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Pertaining to neck

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Valvular
-ar = pertaining to
Adjective

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Pertaining to valve

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Coronary
-ary = pertaining to
Adjective

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Pertaining to heart

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Esophageal
-eal = pertaining to
Adjective

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Pertaining to esophagus

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Hypodermic
-ic = pertaining to
Adjective

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Pertaining to below the skin

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Subcutaneous
-ous = pertaining to
Adjective

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Pertaining to under the skin

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Adjective suffixes

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Usually mean pertaining to

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Pathology suffixes

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Describe a disease process or a sign or symptom

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Cephal/algia

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Head / pain

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Cysto/cele

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Bladder / herniation

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Cardio/dynia

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Heart / pain

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Hyper/lipid/emia

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Excessive, fats, blood condition

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A/gastr/ia

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Without, stomach, condition

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Gastro/enter/itis

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Stomach, small intense one, inflammation

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Chondro/malacia

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Cartilage / softening

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Spleno/megaly

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Spleen / enlargement

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Osteo/oma

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Bone / tumor

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Psych/osis

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Mind / abnormal condition

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Gastro/pathy

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Stomach / disease process

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Hystero/ptosis

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Uterus / prolapse

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Hemo/rrhage or rrhagia

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Blood / bursting forth

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Oto/rrhea

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Ear / discharge

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Cysto/rrhexis

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Bladder / rupture

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Arterio/sclerosis

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Artery / abnormal condition of hardening

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Tracheo/stenosis

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Trachea / abnormal condition of narrowing

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-malacia

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Softening

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-sclerosis

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Hardening

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-stenosis

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Narrowing

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-rrhage & -rrhagia

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Bursting forth

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-rrhea

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Discharge

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Diagnostic procedure suffixes

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Indicate procedure that helps determine the diagnosis

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Mammo/graphy

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Breast / process of recording

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Spiro/metry

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Breathing / process of measuring

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75
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Bi/opsy

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Living / process of viewing

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Esophago/gastro/dudeno/scopy

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Esophagus / stomach / duodenum / process of viewing

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Therapeutic intervention suffixes

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Indicate type of treatment
Medical or surgical

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Amnio/centesis

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Amnion / surgical procedure

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Tonsill/ectomy

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Tonsil / removal

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Rhino/plasty

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Nose / surgical repair

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Spleno/rrehapy

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Speen / suture or repair

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Colo/stomy

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Colon or large intestine / new opening

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Osteo/tomy

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Bone / incision

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Litho/tripsy

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Stone / crushing

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Instrument suffix example

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Electrocardiograph

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Electrocardiography

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Diagnostic procedure done to measure electrical activity in the heart used with electrocardiograph instrument

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Electro/cardio/graph

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Electricity / heart / instrument to record

88
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Thermo/meter

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Temperature / instrument to measure

89
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Ophthalmo/scope

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Eye / instrument to view

90
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Osteo/tome

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Bone / instrument to cut

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Litho/tripter

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Stone / machine to crush

92
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Litho/trite

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Stone / instrument to crush

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-logist

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One who specializes in the study of

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Poly/somno/graph/er

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Many / sleep / record / one who

95
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Ger/iatrician

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Old age / one who specializes in treatment

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Ped/iatrics

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Children / treatment

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Psych/iatrist

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Mind / one who specializes in treatment

98
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Psych/iatry

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Mind / process of treatment

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Dent/ist

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Teeth / one who specializes

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Psycho/logist

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Mind / one who specializes in the study of

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Neo/nato/logy

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New / born / study of

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Prefixes

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Indicate a structure or a conditions absense, location, number or quantity, state and sometimes have more than one meaning

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A/pne/ic

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Without / breathing / pertaining to

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An/ophthalm/ia

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Without / eye / condition

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Ante/vers/ion

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Forward / turning / process of

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Anti/bacteri/al

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Against / bacteria / pertaining to

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Dys/trophy

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Abnormal / process of nourishment

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Endo/scopy

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Within / process of viewing

109
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Epi/gastr/ic

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Above / stomach / pertaining to

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Hyper/glyc/emia

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Excessive / sugar / blood condition

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Hypo/gloss/al

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Below / tongue / pertaining to

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Inter/vertebr/al

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Btwn / vertebra / pertaining to

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Intra/muscul/ar

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Within / muscle / pertaining to

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Neo/nat/al

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New / birth / pertaining to

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Par/ot/id

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Near / ear / pertaining to

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Para/phil/ia

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Abnormal / attraction / condition

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Per/cutane/ous

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Through / skin / pertaining to

Ex nephrolithotomy

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Peri/cardio/centesis

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Surrounding / heart / surgical puncture

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Poly/neur/itis

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Many / nerve / inflammation

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Post/nat/al

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After / birth / pertaining to

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Pre/nat/al

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Before / birth / pertaining to

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Sub/hepat/ic

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Under / liver / pertaining to

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Trans/urethr/al

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Thru / urethra / pertaining to

124
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Inter

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Between

125
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Intra

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Within

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Ante

A

Forward

127
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Anti

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Against

128
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Per

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Through

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Peri

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Surrounding

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Pre

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Before

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Hyper

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Excessive or above

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Hypo

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Below or deficient

133
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Vertebra

A

Bone in the spine
Plural vertebrAE

134
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Arthrosis

A

Abnormal condition of a joint
Plural arthrosES

135
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Appendix

A

Plural appendICES

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Arthritis

A

Inflammation of a joint
Plural arthrITIDES

137
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Phalanx

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Bone in fingers or toes
Plural phalaNGES

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Endocardium

A

Structure inside heart
Plural endocardiA

139
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Digitus

A

Finger or toe
Plural digitI

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Therapy

A

Treatment
Plural therapIES

141
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Euthyroid
Yoo thigh royd

A

Good healthy thyroid function

142
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Phalanx
Fay lanks

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Bones of fingers or toes

143
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Pneumonitis
Noo moh nye tis

A

Inflammation of lungs

144
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Psychology

A

Study of mind

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Ptosis
Toh sis

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Prolapse / drooping

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Rhinitis
Rye nye tis

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Inflammation of nose

147
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Xeroderma
Zeer oh dur mah

A

Condition of dry skin

148
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Arteri/o

A

Artery

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Arthr/o

A

Joint

150
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Bacteri/o

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Bacteria

151
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Bi/o

A

Living , life

152
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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Cephal/o

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Head

154
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Cervic/o

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Neck / cervix

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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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Col/o

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Large intestine , colon

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Coron/o

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Crown , heart

158
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Cut/o

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Skin

159
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Cutane/o

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Skin

160
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Cyst/o

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Bladder , sac

161
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Dent/i

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Tooth

162
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Derm/o

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Skin

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Duoden/o

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Duodenum

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Electr/o

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Electricity

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Enter/o

A

Small intestine

166
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Esophag/o

A

Esophagus

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

168
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Gloss/o

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Tongue

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Glyc/o

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Glucose , sugar

170
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Hem/o

A

Blood

171
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Hepat/o

A

Liver

172
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Hyster/o

A

Uterus

173
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Lingu/o

A

Tongue

174
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Lipid/o

A

Lipid , fat

175
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Lith/o

A

Stone

176
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Mamm/o

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Breast

177
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Muscul/o

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Muscle

178
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My/o

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Muscle

179
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Nat/o

A

Birth, born

180
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Neur/o

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Nerve

181
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Ophthalm/o

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Eye

182
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Oste/o

A

Bone

183
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Ot/ o

A

Ear

184
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Path/o

A

Disease

185
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Ped/o

A

Child

186
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Phil/o

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Attraction

187
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Pne/o

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Breathing

188
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Psych/o

A

Mind

189
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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Somn/o

A

Sleep

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Spir/o

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Breathing

192
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Splen/o

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Spleen

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Therm/o

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Heat, temperature

194
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Tonsill/o

A

Tonsil

195
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Trache/o

A

Trachea, windpipe

196
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Troph/o

A

Nourishment

197
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Urethr/o

A

Urethra

198
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Valvul/o

A

Valve

199
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Ven/o

A

Vein

200
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Vers/o

A

Turning

201
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Vertebr/o

A

Backbone , vertebra

202
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Ego integrity

A

Term given by Erik Erickson to the last of his 8 stages of psychosocial development and used by him to represent a post narcissistic love of the human ego as an experience which conveys some world order and spiritual sense

203
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Despair

A

Complete loss or absense of hope

204
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Depression

A

Common & serious medical illness that negatively affects how u feel, think and act

205
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Defense mechanisms

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An automatic reaction of the body against disease causing organisms.
It’s behaviors people use to superset themselves from unpleasant events actions or thoughts

206
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Clarification

A

The action of making a statement or situation less confused and more comprehensible

207
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Personal boundaries

A

Limits and rules we set for ourselves within relationships

208
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Passive communicators

A

Not expressive feelings or needs, ignoring your own personal rights and allowing others to do so .
Apologetic
Self deprecating
Indecisive
Never getting what is rly wanted

209
Q

Close ended questions

A

Opposite to open ended questions. Can not share their thoughts and answer the question

210
Q

Maslows hierarchy of needs

A

Self actualization
Self esteem
Love & belonging
Safety & security
Physiological needs

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Integrity

A

Quality of being honest and having strong moral principles

212
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Prioritize

A

Designate or treat something as more important than other things

213
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Acute care

A

Level of health care in which patient is treated for brief but severe episodes of illness. Resulted by disease, trauma, surgery recovery

Medical Terminology Basics (7 decks)

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