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Medical Terminology Flashcards

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a-

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not, without, less

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ab-, abs-

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from, away from, off

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acou-

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hearing

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acr(o)-

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extremity

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ad-

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increase, adherence, motion toward

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aden(o)-

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gland

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adipo(o)-

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fat

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-al.

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pertaining to

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alb(o)-

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white

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alge(si)-, albion-, algo-

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pain

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allo-

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other, different

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ambi-

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around, on (both sides), on all sides, both

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amyl(o)-

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starch

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an-

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not, without, less

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andr(o)-

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male

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angi(o)-

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vessel

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ankylo-

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crooked

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ante-

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before

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anti-

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against

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apo-

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separated from, derived from

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-ar.

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pertaining to

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-arche.

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beginning

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arteri(o)-

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artery

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arthr(o)-

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joint

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-ary.

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pertaining to

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-ase.

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enzyme

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athero-

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pasty, fatty

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audi(o)-

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hearing

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aur(i)-

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ear

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aut(o)-

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self, same

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bacteri(o)-

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bacteria

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bi-

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twice, double

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bio-

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life

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blasto-

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budding of cells or tissue

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brachi(o)-

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arm

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brachy-

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short

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bronch-, bronch(i)-

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bronchus

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brady-

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slow

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carcin(o)-

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cancer

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cardi(o)-

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heart

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carpo-

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wrist

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caud(o)-

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tail, lower part of body

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-cele.

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hernia, swelling

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cephal(o)-

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the head

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cervic(o)-

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neck, uterine cervix

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chir(o)-

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hand

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cho(e)-

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bile

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chondrio-, chondr(o)-

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cartilage, granular, gritty

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-cidal, -cide.

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killing, destroying

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-clast.

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breaker

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co-, col-

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with, together, in association

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com-, con-

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with, together, in association

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contra-

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opposed, against

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cost(o)-

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rib

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crani(o)-

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cranium

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-crine.

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secretion

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cry(o)-

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cold

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cyan(o)-

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blue

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cyst(i)-, cyst(o)-

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bladder, cyst

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cyt-, -cyte, cyto-

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cell

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dactyl(o)-

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finger, toe

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de-

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away from, cessation

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derm-, derma-, dermato-, demo-

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skin

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-desis.

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binding

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dextr(o)-

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right, toward or on the right side

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di-, dif-, dir-, dis-

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separation, taking apart, reversal

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duo-

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two

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duodeno-

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duodenum

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-dynia.

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pain

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dys-

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bad, difficult, wrong

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ect(o)-

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outer, on the outside

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-ectasia, -ectasis.

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dilation, stretching

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-ectomy.

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excision

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encephal(o)-

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brain

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end(o)-

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within, inner

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enter(o)-

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intestine

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ent(o)-

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inner, within

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ep-, epi-

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upon, follow

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erythr(o)-

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red, redness

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esthesio-

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sensation, perception

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eu-

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good, well

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ex-

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out of, from, away from

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exo-

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exterior, external, outward

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extra-

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without, outside of

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fibr(o)-

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fiber

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-form.

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in the form or shape of

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galact(o)-

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milk

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gastr(o)-

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stomach, belly

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gen-, -gen.

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productions, precursor, coming to be

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gloss(o)-

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tongue

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gluco-

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glucose

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glyco-

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sugars

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gonio-

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angle

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-gram.

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writing, recording

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granul(o)-

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granular

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gyn(e)-, gyneco-, gyno-

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woman

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hem(a)-, heat(o), hemo-

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blood

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hepat-, hepatico-, hepato-

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liver

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hemi-

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one-half

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hidr(o)-

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sweat

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hist-, histio-, histo-

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tissue

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homeo-

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same, constant

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hydr(o)-

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water, hydrogen

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hyper-

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above normal, excessive

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hypo-

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below normal, deficient

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hyster(o)-

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uterus

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-ia.

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condition

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-iasis.

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condition, infection

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-ic.

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pertaining to

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ileo-

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ileum

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ilio-

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ilium

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in-

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in, not

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infra-

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below

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inguino-

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groin

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inter-

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between, among

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intra-, intro-

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within

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ischi(o)-

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ischium

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-ism.

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condition, disease

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-ismus.

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spasm, contraction

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iso-

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equal, like, sameness

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-ite.

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of the nature of, sameness

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-itis.

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inflammation

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kal(i)-

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potassium

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kary(o)-

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nucleus

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kerat(o)-

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cornea, cornified, epithelium

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kin(e)-, kinesi(o)-, kineso-, kino-

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movement

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labio-

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lip

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lacrim(o)-

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tears

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lact(i)-, lacto-

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milk

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laparo-

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abdomen, abdominal wall

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laryng(o)-

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larynx

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lateri-, latero-

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lateral, to one side, side

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-lepsis, -lepsy.

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seizure

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leuk(o)-

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white

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lien(o)-

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spleen

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linguo-

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tongue

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lip(o)-

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fat, lipid

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lith(o)-

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stone, calculus, calcification

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-logy.

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study of, collecting

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lymph(o)-

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lymph, lymphocyte

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lys(o)-, -lysis-, -lytic.

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dissolution, disintegration

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macr(o)-

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large

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mal-

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bad, deficient

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-malacia.

A

softening

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mamm-, mamm(a)-, mammo-

A

breast

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mast(o)-

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breast

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meg(a)-, megal(o)-

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large, oversized

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-megaly.

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enlargement

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melan(o)-

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black

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men(o)-

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menstruation

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mening(o)-

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meninges

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mes(o)-

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middle, attaching membrane

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meta-

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after, joint action

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metr(o)-

A

uterus

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micr(o)-

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small, microscopic

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mon(o)-

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single

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morph(o)-

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form, shape, structure

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my(o)-

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muscle

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myel(o)-

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bone marrow, spinal cord

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myring(o)-

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tympanic membrane

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myx(o)-

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mucus

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nas(o)-

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nose

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natr(i)-

A

sodium

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necr(o)-

A

death, necrosis

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neo-

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new

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nephr(o)-

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kidney

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neur(i)-, neuro-

A

nerve, nervous system

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norm(o)-

A

normal

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ocul(o)-

A

eye

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odyn(o)-, -odynia.

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pain

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-oid.

A

resemblance to

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olig(o)-

A

few, little

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-oma.

A

tumor, neoplasm

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-omata.

A

pleural of oma

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oncho-, onco-

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tumors, bulk, volume

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-one.

A

ketone

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onych(o)-, -onychia.

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fingernail, toenail

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oo-

A

ovum, oocyte, ovary

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oophor(o)-

A

ovary

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ophthalm(o)-

A

eye

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-opia, -opsia, -opsis.

A

vision

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or-, ori-, oro-

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mouth

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orchi-, orchid(o)-, orchi(o)-

A

testes

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-ose.

A

sugar

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-oses.

A

plural of -osis

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-osis.

A

process, condition, state

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osseo-

A

bony

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ossi-, ost(e)-, osteo-

A

bone

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ovari(o)-

A

ovary

190
Q

ov(i)-, ovo-

A

ovum, oocyte

191
Q

pachy-

A

thick

192
Q

pan-

A

all, entire

193
Q

para-

A

beside, near, similar, abnormal

194
Q

path(o)-

A

disease, abnormality

195
Q

-pathy.

A

disease, abnormality

196
Q

ped(i)-, pedo-

A

child, foot

197
Q

-penia.

A

deficiency

198
Q

per-

A

through, thoroughly, intensely

199
Q

peri-

A

around, about

200
Q

-phage, -phagia, phago-, -phagy.

A

eating, devouring

201
Q

pharyng(o)-

A

pharynx

202
Q

phleb(o)-

A

vein

203
Q

-phobe, -phobia.

A

fear, chemical repulsion

204
Q

phon(o)-

A

sound, speech

205
Q

-phrenia.

A

mind

206
Q

physi(o)-

A

physical, natural

207
Q

plan(i)-, plano-

A

flat

208
Q

-plasia.

A

formation

209
Q

-plagia.

A

paralysis

210
Q

-pnea, -pneo.

A

breath, respiration

211
Q

pneum(a)-, pneumat(o)-

A

air, gas, lung, breathing

212
Q

-poiesis, -poietic.

A

production

213
Q

poly-

A

many, multiple

214
Q

post-

A

after, behind, posterior

215
Q

pre-

A

anterior, before

216
Q

presby-

A

old

217
Q

pro-

A

before, forward, precursor

218
Q

prot(o)-

A

first

219
Q

pseud(o)-

A

false

220
Q

psych(e)-, psycho-

A

mind

221
Q

-ptosis.

A

sagging, falling

222
Q

pyel(o)-

A

renal, (pelvis)

223
Q

pyo-

A

suppuration, pus

224
Q

pyro-

A

fire, heat, fever

225
Q

radio-

A

radiation, x-ray, radius

226
Q

re-

A

again, back, backward

227
Q

rect(o)-

A

rectum

228
Q

reno-

A

kidney

229
Q

retro-

A

backward, behind

230
Q

rhin(o)-

A

nose

231
Q

-rrhagia.

A

discharge, bleeding

232
Q

-rrhea.

A

flow

233
Q

sacro-

A

sacrum

234
Q

sarco-

A

flesh, muscle

235
Q

schisto-, schiz(o)-

A

split, cleft, division

236
Q

scler(o)-

A

hardness, ocular sclera

237
Q

scolio-

A

crooked

238
Q

-scope.

A

instrument for viewing

239
Q

-scopy.

A

viewing

240
Q

scot(o)-

A

shadow, darkness

241
Q

semi-

A

one-half, partly

242
Q

sept-

A

infection

243
Q

sin-, sin(o)-, sinu-

A

sinus

244
Q

somat-, somato-, somatico-

A

body, bodily

245
Q

son(o)-

A

sound, ultrasound

246
Q

spasmo-

A

spasm

247
Q

spir(o)-

A

breathing

248
Q

splanchn(i)-, splanchno-

A

viscera

249
Q

spen(o)-

A

spleen

250
Q

-stasis.

A

stopping

251
Q

steno-

A

narrowness, constriction

252
Q

stom(a)-, stomat(o)-

A

mouth

253
Q

sub-

A

beneath, less than normal, inferior

254
Q

super-

A

above, in excess, superior

255
Q

supra-

A

above

256
Q

sy-, syl-, sym-, syn-, sys-

A

together

257
Q

tachy-

A

rapid

258
Q

ten-, tendin-, teno-, tenont(o)-

A

tendon

259
Q

therm(o)-

A

heat

260
Q

thora-, thorac(i)-, thoracico-, thoraco-

A

chest, thorax

261
Q

thromb(o)-

A

blood clot

262
Q

-tomy.

A

cutting operation

263
Q

tox(i)-, toxico-, toxo-

A

toxic

264
Q

trache(o)-

A

trachea

265
Q

trans-

A

across, through, beyond

266
Q

-trophic, tropho-, -trophy.

A

food, nutrition

267
Q

-tropia, -tropic, -trophy.

A

affinity, tendency

268
Q

ultra-

A

beyond

269
Q

uni-

A

one, single

270
Q

uria-

A

urine, urination

271
Q

uro-

A

urine, urinary tract

272
Q

vas-

A

duct, blood vessel

273
Q

vasculo-

A

blood vessel

274
Q

vaso-

A

duct, blood vessel

275
Q

vesic(o)-

A

urinary bladder, vesicle

276
Q

xanth(o)-

A

yellow

277
Q

xero-

A

dry

278
Q

zym(o)-

A

enzyme

279
Q

sagittal plane

A

a vertical plane that divides the body into right and left halves. a mid-sagittarius plane passes through the midline of the body

280
Q

frontal (coronal) plane

A

a vertical plane at a right angle to the sagittal plane, that divides the body into anterior and posterior positions

281
Q

transverse (horizontal) plane

A

a plane that is at right angles to the frontal and sagittal planes. the transverse plane is perpendicular to the long axis of the body

282
Q

anterior (ventral)

A

nearer to or at the front of the body

283
Q

posterior (dorsal)

A

nearer to or at the back of the body

284
Q

lateral

A

farther from the midline of the body

285
Q

proximal

A

nearer to the point of origin. nearer to the attachment of an extremity to the trunk

286
Q

distal

A

farther from the point of origin. father from the attachment of an extremity to the trunk

287
Q

superior

A

nearer to the vertex of the head

288
Q

inferior

A

nearer to the soles of the feet

289
Q

longitudinal

A

running lengthwise; in the direction of the long axis of the body or any of its parts

290
Q

ipsilateral

A

on the same side of the body

291
Q

contralateral

A

on the opposite side of the body

292
Q

abduction

A

movement of a limb or body part away from the midline of the body

293
Q

adduction

A

movement of a limb or body part toward the midline of the body

294
Q

extension

A

straightening of a joint or extremity so that the angle between the articulating bones is increased

295
Q

flexion

A

bending of a joint or extremity so that the angle between the articulating bones is decreased

296
Q

eversion

A

movement of the foot so that the sole is turned laterally (facing away from the midline)

297
Q

inversion

A

moment of the foot so that the sole is turned medically (facing toward the midline)

298
Q

pronation

A

1) movement of the body into a position of lying face downward
2) movement of the forearm in which the palm of the hand is turned posteriorly when the arm is in the anatomical position or downward when the arm is flexed at a right angle

299
Q

supination

A

1) movement of the body unto a position of lying face upward
2) movement of the forearm in which the pal of the hand is turned anterior when the arm is in the anatomical position or upward when the arm is flexed at a right angle to the body

300
Q

anatomical position

A

the position of the body when the subject is standing erect facing the observer, the upper extremities at the side and the palms turned forward

301
Q

supine position

A

position in which the body is lying facing upward

302
Q

prone position

A

position in which the body is lying face downward

303
Q

lateral decubitus (recumbent) position

A

the position of the body when the subject is lying on their side. the lateral position is named by the side that is situation against the table or radiographic table. for a left lateral decubitus position the patient’s left side is placed against the table or radiographic table

304
Q

anteroposterior (AP) projection

A

the patient is either supine (face up) on the radiographic table or erect with their back against a vertical grid device. the x-ray m, enters the front (anterior) surface of the body and exits the back (posterior) surface

305
Q

posteroanterior (PA) projection

A

the patient is either prone (face down) on the radiographic table or erect facing the vertical grid device. the x-ray beam enters the back (posterior) surface of the body and exits the front (anterior) surface

306
Q

lateral projection

A

the patient is lying on either side of the radiographic table (lateral decubitus) or standing with neither side against a vertical grid device. the lateral projection is always names by the side of the patient that is placed next to the film

307
Q

oblique projection

A

the patient is rotated into a position that does not produce either a frontal (AP or PA) or lateral projection

308
Q

static listing

A

a concept that analyzes the position (alignment) of one bone relative to what is considered its correct position

every bone is assigned a reference point (i.e, in a vertebra, the vertebral body is commonly used as its reference point).

the listing describes the position of the bones reference point relative to its correct position. for example, in the listing- L4 right rotation malposition - the position (alignment) of the body of the fourth lumbar vertebrae is rotated to the right of the position it should normally be found in. your goal as a chiropractor would be to contact the vertebra and adjust it in such a way as to place it back into its correct position

309
Q

motion listing

A

a concept that analyzes a bone’s ability to move in a particular plane of motion.

the listing describes the plane of motion in which the bone’s (reference point) does not properly move within.

for example, in the listing - L4 right rotation restriction - the fourth lumbar vertebrae does not properly move within the plane of right rotation. your goal as a chiropractor would be to contact the vertebrae and adjust it in such a way as to restore normal motion in the plane of right rotation.

310
Q

hierarchy of research evidence

A

from highest to lowest

311
Q

systematic review & meta-analysis

A

highest/strongest level evidence

312
Q

systematic review

A

a type of scientific literature review that utilizes very strict, well defined methods of locating, appraising, and synthesizing all of the research that is available on a given topic

313
Q

meta-analysis

A

a type of systematic review that incorporates additional statistical methods to combine the data from the studies included in a review

314
Q

randomized controlled trial

A

a type of research design wherein a sample of patients is randomly divided into two groups: one that receives the genuine treatment and another that receives a placebo or sham treatment

315
Q

cohort study

A

an observational study that involves two groups of subjects being followed forward in time. one group is exposed to some known or suspected cause of a disease while the other group is not exposed. the outcomes of the groups are compared at the study’s conclusion in an attempt to identify casual factors

316
Q

case controlled study

A

a retrospective observational study that compares exposure in two groups of subjects. subjects in one group have the disease (cases), whereas those in the other group are free of the disease (controls)

317
Q

case series

A

a single group of patients is treated and outcomes are assessed. no comparison (control) group is involved

318
Q

case report

A

an observational study that discusses the clinical management of one or a few patients. also known as a case study

319
Q

expert opinion

A

the published opinion, editorial, or commentary of experts in the field

320
Q

animal research & laboratory studies

A

lowest/weakest level evidence

321
Q

pleur(a)-, pleuro-

A

rib, side, plaura

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