Medical Terminology 1

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-al, -ac, -an, -ar, -ary

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pertaining to

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-algia, -dynia

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pain

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-cision

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process of cutting

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-cyte

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cell

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-ectomy

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excision (removal); process of cutting

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-emia

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blood condition

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-genesis, -poiesis

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producing, forming

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-genic

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produced by

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-globin

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protein

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-gram

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record

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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study of

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-lysis

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breakdown, destruction, seperation

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oid

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resembling

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-oma

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tumor, mass, swelling

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-pathy

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disease condition

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-penia

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deficiency

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-phasia

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speech

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-pnea

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breathing

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-ptysis

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spitting

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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excess flow

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-rrhea

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discharge, flow

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-scope

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instrument to view/examine

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-stasis, -stat

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control, stop, place, stand

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-stomy

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opening

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-tomy

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incision

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-uria

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urine condition

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a-, an-

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no, not , w/o

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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towards, near

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ana-

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up, apart

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ante

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before, forward

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anti

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against

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bi

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two

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brady

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slow

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con

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with, together

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dia

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complete, thorough

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dys

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bad, painful, difficult

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ec

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outside

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endo

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within, inner

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epi

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above, upon

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ex

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out

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extra

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outside of

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hemi

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half

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hyper

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excessive

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hypo

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deficient

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in

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in, into

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inter

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between

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intra

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within

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mal

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bad

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meta

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beyond, change

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neo

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new

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para

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beside, near

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peri

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surrounding

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poly

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many, much

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post

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after, behind

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pre

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before

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pro, pros

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before, forward

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re

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back, behind

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retro

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back, behind

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sub

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under

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syn

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with, together

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tachy

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fast

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trans

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across, through

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tri

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three

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uni

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one, single

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anterior/ventral

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front of the body

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posterior/dorsal

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back of the body

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lateral

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to the side, relative to the middle

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medial

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middle

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distal

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positionally further away

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proximal

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positionally closer

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superior

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orients in reference to the vertical axis of the body, vertically higher

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inferior

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orients in reference to the vertical axis of the body, things that are lower vertically

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flexion

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bending movement around a joint in a limb (knee/elbow) that decreases the angle between the bones of the limb at the joint

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extension

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opposite of flexion, increases angle around the joint

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auscultation

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listening to sounds produced by the body w/ a stethoscope

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palpation

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physical touch to assess: texture, temp, moisture, organ location and size, swelling, vibration/pulsation, rigidity/spasticity, crepitation, presence of lumps/masses, tenderness, pain

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inspection

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close, careful scrutiny of the person as a whole, followed by scrutiny of each body system

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somnolence

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not fully alert, drifts off to sleep when not stimulated

Can be aroused but thinking seems slow, loses train of thought

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obtunded

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difficult to arouse, confused when aroused, speech may be mumbled/incoherent
requires constant stimulation for cooperation

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stupor

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unconscious w/ some responses to pain/vigorous shaking, groans and mumbles, reflex response, reflex activity maintained

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comatose

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completely unconscious, doesn’t respond to pain or any stimulation
deep coma has no reflex response
light coma has maintained some reflex response

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delirium

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state of dulled cognition, impaired alertness, inattentive, unable to have coherent conversation, impaired memory, may be easily agitated

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iatrogenic

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an adverse event caused by medical/surgical treatment

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nosocomial

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originating in a hospital