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scopenotes med terms Flashcards

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gingiv(o)

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gum

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caudal

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tail or tail end of body

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-plasia

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formation

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-meter

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measuring instrument

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hepato(o)

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liver

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dactyl(o)

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digits such as finger or toe

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ec-

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out
Ectopia = congenital displacement of an organ or body part

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con-

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with, together

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-algesia

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sensation of pain

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dermatosis

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all skin eruptions or lesions

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bucc(o)

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cheek

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post-

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after

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endo-

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within

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-emesis

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vomiting

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cyst(o)

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bladder

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men(o)

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menses, menstruation

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derm(o)

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skin

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-logist

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specialist in

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iso-

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equal

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median plane aka

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midline

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-tomy

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incision into

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-graphy

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recording process

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-cele

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herniation, protrusion

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intra-

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within

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nas(o)

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nose

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inferior

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directional term towards lower part of body or farther away from head

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-genetic

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origin related

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ot(o)

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ear

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posterior or dorsal

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backside in anatomical decision

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palmar

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locating term referring to front of hand

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cystitis

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bladder inflammatoin

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inter-

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between, among

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gastr(o)

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stomach

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cervic(o)

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neck, neck of an organ

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semi-

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half

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dextr(o)

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right or right side

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internal or deep

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directional term referred to as inside of body

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-rhexis

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rupture of an organ

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mono-

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one, single

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anti-

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against

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-plegia

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paralysis

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stenosis

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narrowing of passage in the body

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pharyng(o)

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throat, pharynx

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-ism

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condition of

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syn-

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together, with

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phleb-

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vein

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-penia

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abnormal disease

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plantar

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locating term referring to bottom of foot

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ad-

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towards

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py(o)

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pus

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-dynia

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pain

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synovi(o)

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lining the joint

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cyt(o)

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cell

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hist(o)

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tissue

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para-

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beside

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dacry(o)

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tear or lacrimal

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a- or an-

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absence of

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myel(o)

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spinal cord

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median plane

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running front to back dividing body vertically into equal right and left halves

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hypo-

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low, below normal

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my(o)

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muscle

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blephar(o)

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eyelid

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coronal plane

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vertical plane that runs side to side dividing body into front + back parts

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audi(o)

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hearing

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-stasis

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standing still

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lip(o)

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fat, fatty tissue

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duoden(o)

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part of small intestine

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micro-

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very small, millionth

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neo-

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new

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necrosis

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death of tissue and bone

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peri-

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around, enclosing

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kal(i)

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potassium

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pyel(o)

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pelvis, renal pelvis

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-oid

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resembling

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arteri

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artery

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-oma

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tumor

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phag(o)

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to ingest or eat

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pector(o)

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chest

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curettage

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scraping of a body cavity

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contra-

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against, opposite

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leuk(o)

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white (cells)

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onych(o)

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fingernail or toenail

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cyan(o)

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blue

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lateral

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being away from the midline aka towards the side of the body

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anterior or ventral

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being front or belly side in anatomical position

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-philia

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abnormal attraction

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hemo-

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pertaining to blood

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trans-

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across, cross over

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epi-

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on, attached to, upon

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peri-

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around

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phonia

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voice

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cephalic or cranial

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locating term referring to head or head end

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opt(o)

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vision

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-ectomy

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removal of

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distal

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directional term being farther from a point of reference, generally trunk or middle of body

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-rrhea

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discharge

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circum-

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around

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hemi-

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half

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cerebr(o)

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cerebrum, main part of the brain

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auto-

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self

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encephal(o)

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brain

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external or superficial

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directional term being on or close to outside of body

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onc(o)

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tumor

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crypt(o)

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hidden, concealed or ingrown

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mal-

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bad

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oste(o)

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bone

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medial

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directional term being closer to midline of the body

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intravascular

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within a vessel

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otalgia

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pain in the ear

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-malacia

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constriction, softening (softening of tissue)

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-itis

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inflammation

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superior

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being towards the upper part of the body / head

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centesis

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puncturing of organ with hollow needle in order to draw out fluid, to puncture in order to aspirate

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sub-

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under

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-lysis

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destruction of

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fibr(o)

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connective tissue

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ecto-

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outside

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vas(o)

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vessel or duct

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en-

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in

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transverse plane aka horizontal

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horizontal plane that divides body into upper and lower parts

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ante-

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before

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ex-

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out of, away from

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-plasty

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repair or surgical reconstruction of

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-ectasia

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dilation, stretching

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-al

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relating to

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per-

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through

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dys-

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painful, difficult

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-iatry

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field of medicine

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gynec(o)

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female

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-graph

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recording instrument

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cost(o)

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rib

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aden(o)

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gland

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-pexy

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suspension or fixation

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chiro(o)

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pertaining to hand

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poly-

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many

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fasci(o)

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fibrous tissue

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-stomy

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creating surgical opening for drainage

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rhin(o)

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nose

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dis-

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apart, separate

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primi-

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first

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pneumon(o)

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lung

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sagittal plane

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vertical plane parallel to midline running front to back dividing body or any part of it into unequal left and right sides / parts

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tympan(o)

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eardrum

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unilateral

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on one side

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arthr(o)

A

joint

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mega-

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large, million

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glyc(o)

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sugar, glucose

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supra-

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above

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-logy

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study of

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-phobia

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abnormal fear

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-megaly

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enlargement

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dyspepsia

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indigestion or painful digestion

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cardi(o)

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heart

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multi-

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many

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milli-

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one thousandth

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ab-

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away from

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super-

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excessive

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acr(o)

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extremity

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meta-

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beyond

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-pathy

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disease

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meso-

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middle

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bi-

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both, two

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-scope

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viewing instrument

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hyper-

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high, excessive

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proximal

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directional term being near a point of reference, generally the trunk or middle of body

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bio-

A

life

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pre-

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before

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necr(o)

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death, dead cells or tissue

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retro-

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back, behind

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-ectomy

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removal of

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a-, an-

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without

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ambi-

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both

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bi-, di-

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two

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brady-

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slow

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hemi-

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half

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mono-

A

one

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olig-

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Few, scanty

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pari-

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all

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oly-

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many

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quadra-, tetra-

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four

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semi-

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part

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tachy-

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fast

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tri-

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three

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uni-

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single, one

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eu-

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normal

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infra-

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below, beneath

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supra-

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excessive, outside

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super-

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excessive, more

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de-

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not, down

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para-

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along, beside

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re-

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again, back

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corp-

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body

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gastr-

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stomach

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oste-

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bone

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neur-

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nerve

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ren-

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kidney

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ur-

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urine

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vascul-

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blood vessels

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suffixes meaning related to

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-ac, -ar, -ic, -oid, -ous, -tic

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-emia

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of the blood

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-ia, -ism, -osis, -y

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condition or process

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-rrhythmia

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rhythm

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-systole

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contraction of the heart

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-scope, -scopy

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instrument for viewing, process of viewing with an instrument

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-ectomy

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removal

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-latric

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treatment

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-pnea

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breathing

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-rrhaphy

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suturing

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-tripsy

A

crushing

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-tomy

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incision

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palpation

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method of feeling with fingers or hands during a physical exam

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-urea

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urine

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auscultation

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action of listening to sounds from the heart, lungs or other organs, typically with stethoscope, as part of medical diagnosis

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osteomalacia

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softening of bone, characteristic of vit D deficiency

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