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Intro to Medical Terminology Flashcards

Chapter 1

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Combining form

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A word root that has a vowel, usually the letter “o,” put on the end before the addition of another word root or suffix

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Word Roots

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The word parts that usually, but not always, indicate the part of the body involved

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Suffixes

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The word part attached at the end of word that usually, but not always, indicates the procedure, condition, disorder, or disease.

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Prefixes

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The word part attached at the beginning of word that usually, but not always, indicates location, time, number, or status.

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-algia

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pain, suffering

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-dynia

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pain

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-ectomy

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surgical removal, cutting out

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-gram

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picture or record

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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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-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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pre-

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in front of, before

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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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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-rreah

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Flow or discharge

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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

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Acute

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

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angiography

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process of producing an x-ray, or radiographic study, of the blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium

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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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Arthralagia

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pain in a joint or joints

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Colostomy

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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 lack of adequate oxygen in the blood

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Dermatologist

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a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the skin

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Diagnosis (DX)

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the identification of a disease

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Diarrhea

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the frequent flow of loose or watery stools

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Edema

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swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid in cells, tissues, or cavities of the body

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Endarterial

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pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery

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Eponym

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

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Erythrocyte

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a mature red blood cell

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Fissure

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a groove or crack-like sore of the skin; also normal folds in the contours of the brain.

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Fistula

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an abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body.

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Gastralgia

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pain in the stomach

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Gastritis

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inflammation of the stomach lining

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Gastroenteritis

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inflammation of the stomach and small intestine

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Gastrosis

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any disease of the stomach

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Hemorrhage

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the loss of a large amount of blood in a short time

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Hepatomegaly

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abnormal enlargement of the liver

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Hypertension

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higher-than-normal blood pressure

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Hypotension

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lower-than-normal blood pressure

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Infection

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invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism

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Inflammation

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a localized response to an injury or to the destruction of tissues

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Interstitial

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between, but not within, the parts of a tissue.

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Intramuscular

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within the muscle

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Laceration

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a torn or jagged wound or an accidental cut

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Lesion

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a pathologic change of tissues due to disease or injury

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malaise

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a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness that is often the first indication of an infection or other disease

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Mycosis

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any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus.

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Myelopathy

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any injury, degeneration or disease in the spinal cord

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Myopathy

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any pathologic change or disease of muscle tissue.

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Natal

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pertaining to birth

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Neonatology

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the study of disorders of the newborn

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Neurorrhaphy

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suturing together the ends of a severed nerve

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Otorhinolaryngology

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study of the ears, nose, and throat.

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Palpation

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

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Palpitation

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a pounding or racing heart

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Pathology

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the study of all aspects of diseases.

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Phalanges

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the bones of the fingers and toes.

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Poliomyelitis

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a viral infection of the gray nerve tissue of the spinal cord.

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Prognosis

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a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease

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Pyoderma

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any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection such as impetigo

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Pyrosis

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discomfort due to the regurgitation of stomach acid upward into the esophagus

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Remission

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

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Sign

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objective evidence of disease, such as a fever

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Supination

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the act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward.

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Suppuration

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the formation of pus

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Supracostal

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above or outside the ribs.

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Symptom

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subjective evidence of a disease, such as pain or a headache.

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Syndrome

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

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tenorrhaphy

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surgical suturing of a tendon.

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tonsillitis

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inflammation of the tonsils.

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trauma

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wound or injury.

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triage

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

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viral

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pertaining to a virus.

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cyan/o

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means blue

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erythr/o

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means red

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leuk/o

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means white

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melan/o

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means black

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poli/o

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means gray

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-al

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pertaining to

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-an

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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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-eal

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pertaining to

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-ical

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pertaining to

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-ial

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pertaining to

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ine

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pertaining to

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-ior

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pertaining to

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-ory

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pertaining to

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-tic

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pertaining to

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-ago

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abnormal condition or disease

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-esis

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abnormal condition or disease

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-ia

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abnormal condition or disease

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-iasis

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abnormal condition or disease

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-ion

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abnormal condition or disease

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-ism

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abnormal condition or disease

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-pathy

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abnormal condition or disease

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Pathology

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the study of all aspects of diseases

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path-

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disease

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-ology

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study of

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gastr/o

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stomach

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-megaly

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enlargement

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hepat/o

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liver

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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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-necrosis

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tissue death

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-stenosis

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abnormal narrowing

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-centesis

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a 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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angi/o

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blood vessel

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-graphy

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the process of producing a picture or record

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my/o

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muscle

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-scopy

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visual examination

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arthr/o

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joint

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hem/o

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blood

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ten/o

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tendon

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Perinatal

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refers to the time and events surrounding birth; the time just before, during, and just after birth.

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peri-

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means surrounding

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nat

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means birth

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ab-

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away from, negative, absent

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ad-

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toward, to, in the direction of

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dextro-

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right side

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sinistro-

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left side

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ex-

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out of, outside, away from

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in-

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in, into, not, without

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macro-

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large, abnormal size, or long

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micro-

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small

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mega- , megalo-

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large, great

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oligo-

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scanty, few

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pre-

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before

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post-

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behind, after

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dys-

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bad, difficult, or painful

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eu-

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good, normal, well, or easy

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inter-

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means between or among

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intra-

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means within or inside

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sub-

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means under, less, or below

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super- , supra-

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above or excessive

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laryng

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larynx or throat

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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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typical plural form of a suffix ending in -a

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-ae (vertebra, vertebrae)

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typical plural form of a suffix ending in -ex or -ix

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-ices (index, indicies)

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typical plural form of a suffix ending in -is

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-es (diagnosis, diagnoses)

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typical plural form of a suffix ending in -itis

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-is ending is changed to -ides (meningitis, meningitides)

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typical plural form of a suffix ending in -nx

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-x ending changed to -ges (phalanx, phalanges)

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typical plural form of a suffix ending in -on

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-a (criterion, criteria)

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typical plural form of a suffix ending in -um

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-a (ovum, ova)

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typical plural form of a suffix ending in -us

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-i (alveolus, alveoli)

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differential diagnosis (D/DX)

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also known as a rule out (R/O), is an attempt to determine which one of several possible diseases is causing the signs and symptoms that are present

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end-

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within

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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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-otomy

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cutting or a surgical incision

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localized

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near the point of entry

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systemic

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affecting the entire body

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exudate

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any fluid, such as pus, that leaks out of an infected wound

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myc/o

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fungus

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myel/o

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bone marrow or spinal cord

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis, which is part of the kidney

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py/o

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pus

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pyr/o

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fever or fire

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Virile

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having the nature, properties, or qualities of an adult male

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