Medical Terminology

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Cardi

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Heart

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Hepat

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Liver

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Nephr

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Kidney

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Neur

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Nerves

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Psych

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Mind

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Thorac

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Chest

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Hyper

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Over, excessive, high

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Hypo

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Under, below normal

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Tachy

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Fast

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Brady

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Slow

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Pre

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Before

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Post

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After

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-al

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Pertaining to

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-algia

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Pertaining to pain

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal of

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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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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-logist

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Specialist

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-meter

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Measuring instrument

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-oma

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Tumor

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-pathy

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Disease

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Anterior (ventral)

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Front surface of body

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Posterior (dorsal)

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Back surface of body

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Right

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Patients right

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Left

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Patients left

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Superior

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Closest to head

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Inferior

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Closest to feet

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Proximal

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Closest to point of attatchment

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Distal

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Farthest from point of attatchment

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Flexion

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Decreasing angle of joint

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Extension

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Increasing angle of joint

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Adduction

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Motion towards the midline

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Abduction

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Motion away from midline

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Bilateral

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Both sides of midline

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Unilateral

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One side of midline

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Fowler position

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Inclined position in which the head of the bed is raised

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Supine position

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Lying face up

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Prone position

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Lying face down

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Recovery position

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Side-lying position used to maintain clear airway in unresponsive patients

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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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Alges/o

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Pain

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Angi/o

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Vessel

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Arter/o, arteri/o

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Artery

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Brachi/o

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Arm

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Bronch/o

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Airway, bronchus

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Carcin/o

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Cancer

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Cephal/o

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Brain

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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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Chron/o

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Time

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Col/o

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Colon

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Cost/o

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Rib

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Cutane/o

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Skin

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Encephal/o

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Brain

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Enter/o

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Intestine

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Gluc/o, glyc/o

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Sugar

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Gravid/o

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Pregnancy

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Hem/a, hem/o

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Blood

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Hydr/o

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Water, fluid

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Lingu/o

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Tongue

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Mamm/o, mast/o

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Breast

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My/o

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Muscle

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Naso

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Nose

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Ophthalm/o

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Eye

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Oro

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Mouth

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Oset/o

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Bone

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Ot/o

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Ear

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Path/o

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Disease

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Ped/o

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Child or Foot

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Pharyng/o

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Throat

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Phleb/o

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Vein

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Physi/o

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Nature

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Pneumon/o, pulmon/o

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lungs

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Pyr/o

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Fever, heat

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Ren/o

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Kidney

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Therm/o

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Heat

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Thromb/o

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Clot

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Vas/o, vascul/o

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Vessel

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Ven/o

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Vein

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a-, an-

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Without, lack of

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ect(o)-

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Out, outside

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end(o)-

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Within

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iso-

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Equal

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mal-

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Bad or abnormal

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olig(o)-

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Little, deficient

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pan-

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All, entire

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-asthenia

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Weakenss

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-cycle

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Cell

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-emesis

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Vomiting

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-emia

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Pertaining to presence of a substance in the blood

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-genic

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Causing

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-ia

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Condition of

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-pnea

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Pertaining to breathing

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-rrhea

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Flow or discharge