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singular -a
ex. vertebra

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plural ending - ae
ex. vertebrae

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singular -en
example : lumen

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plural -ina
ex. lumina

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singular -ex,ix, yx
ex. matrix

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plural -ices
ex. matrices

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singular -is
ex. diagnosis

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plural -es
ex. diagnoses

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singular - ma
ex. stigma ( scar or mark)

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plural -mata
ex. stigmata ( multiple scars or marks )

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singular -nx, anx, inx, ynx
ex. phalanx (finger or toe bone)

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plural -nges
ex. phalanges ( finger or toe bones)

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singular -on
ex. ganglion

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plural -a
ex. ganglia

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singular - um
ex. serum (thin body fluid)

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plural - a
ex. sera (multiple thin body fluids)

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singular -us
ex. thrombus

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plural -i
thrombi

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morph/o
ex. polymorphous

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form
polymorphous - having many forms

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cyt/o , -cyte
ex. cytotoxin, leukocyte

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cell
ex. poisonous to the cells, white blood cell

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nucle/o
ex. nuclear

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nucleus
ex. pertains to nucleus

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kary/o
ex. karyotype

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nucleus
ex. picture of cells nucleus that shows chromosomes in order

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hist/o
ex. histology

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tissue
ex. study of tissues

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reticul/o
reticulum

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network
a network of tissue

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aden/o
adenoma

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gland
glandular tumor

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papill/o
duodenal papilla

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round projection
round projection at the end of the duodenum where common bile duct and pancreatic duct drain

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myx/o
ex. myxadenitis
(mikes -ad-eh-NI-tis)

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mucus
ex. inflammation of mucus gland

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muc/o
ex. mucorrhea

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mucus/mucus membrane
ex. increased flow of mucus

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somat/o
ex. somatic cell

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body
ex. cell of the body

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blast/o
histioblast

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immature cell/ embryonic cell
cell that forms tissues

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blast/o
histioblast

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immature cell/ embryonic cell
cell that forms tissues

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gen
genesis

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origin or formation
formation of something

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phag/o
autophage

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to eat or ingest
an organism that produces its own food

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phil hydrophilic
to attract or absorb something that attracts or absorbs water
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phil hydrophilic
to attract or absorb something that attracts or absorbs water
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plas hyperplasia
to grow, form or develop overgrowth of tissues
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trop chronotropic
act on or affect affecting rate or timing
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troph/o atrophy
growth when tissue stops growing
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-ase lipase
enzyme enzyme that digests fat
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-ose lactose
sugar milk sugar
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hydr/o hydration
water addition of water
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gluc/o
glucose
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glyc/o hypoglycemia
sugar/glucose low blood sugar
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sacchar/o
sugar
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amyl/o
starch
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amyl/o
starch
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lip/o
fat
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adip/o
fat
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steat- steatorrhea
fatty fatty stools
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prote/o proteauria
proteins protein in the urine
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1. 2. 3 4. 5. 6 7. 8. 9 starting with 1 on the right name the regions of the abdomen
1. right hypochondriac 2. epigastric 3. left hypochondriac 4. right lumbar 5.umbilical 6. left lumbar 7. right iliac 8. hypogastric 9. left iliac
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-pachy
thick
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xero-
dry
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-cele gastrocele
hernia hernia of the stomach
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-clasis
breaking
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-odynia urodynia
pain painful urination
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-rhage -rhagia hemorrhage
bursting or profuse flow excessive bleeding
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-rhea dysmenorrhea
flow or discharging irregular menstrual flow
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-rhexis amniorrhexis
rupture rupturing of the amniotic sac
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-schisis
splitting or fissure
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-malacia
softening
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-ptosis blepharoptosis
drooping drooping of the eyelids
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ABBREVIATION “CA”
Cancer
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ABBREVIATION “CIS”
Carcinoma in situ
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ABBREVIATION “FUO”
Fever of unknown origin
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ABBREVIATION “Gm+, Gm-“
gram positive or gram negative
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ABBREVIATION “MDR”
multi medication resistant
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ABBREVIATION “MRSA”
methicillin resistant S. aureus
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ABBREVIATION “VRSA”
vancomycin resistant s. aureus
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palliative
treatment that may provide relief but not cure
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TMN system
used to stage cancer T- primary tumor N -regional lymph nodes M-distant metastases
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- desis pleurodesis
binding or fusion binding the pleura of the lungs together
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-ectomy appendectomy
exision or surgical removal removal of the appendix
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-pexy hysteropexy
surgical fixation fixation of the uterus ( treatment for prolapse)
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-plasty rhinoplasty
plastic repair/reconstruction nose reconstruction
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-rhaphy
surgical repair
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-stomy
surgical creation of an opening ie. illeostomy - surgical opening at the illeum
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-tripsy
crushing

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