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Unit 1 Introduction to Healthcare Terminology Flashcards

1
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-al -ary -ac -ar -eal -ic -ous

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Pertaining to

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-algia -dynia

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Pain

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-Cele

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Herniation

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture (drainage)

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-desis

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binding (fusion)

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-ectomy

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Removal, resection, excision

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-Emia

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Blood condition

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-graph

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instrument to record

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-graphy

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Instrument to record

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-ia

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Condition

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-icle -Ole -Ule

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small,tiny

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-is -um

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Structure, thing

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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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-Malacia

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Softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-meter

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instrument to measure

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-metry

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measuring

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-oma

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tumor, mass

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-opsy

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viewing

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-pexy

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fixation, suspension (repair or reposition)

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-ptosis

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prolapse, drooping

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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Busting forth

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-rrhaphy

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Suturing (repair)

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-rrhea

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discharge, flow

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-sclerosis

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abnormal conditioning of hardening

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-scope

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Instrument to view

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-scope

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instrument to view

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-spasm

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sudden involuntary contraction

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-stenosis

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abnormal condition of narrowing

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-stomy

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making a new colostomy opening

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-tome

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instrument to cut

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-tomy

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Incision, cutting

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-tripsy

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Crushing

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-tripter

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machine to crush

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-trite

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instrument to crush

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-y

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Condition, process of

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A condition that results from an injury or disease. It is also referred to in coding as a “late effect.”

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Sequela

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A group of signs and symptoms that consistently appear together.

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Syndrome

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A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease or disorder.

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Prognosis

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A respiratory disorder character-ized by recurring episodes of paroxysmal dyspnea (difficulty breathing)
(Non translatable term)

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Asthma

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A subjective report of a disease state

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Symptom

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46
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a- an-

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without

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47
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Abbreviations that are also pronounceable

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Acronym

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An abrupt, severe onset to a disease

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Acute

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An objective finding of a disease state

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Sign

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ante-

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Forward, in front of, before

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51
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anti-

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Against

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52
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Arteri/o

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Artery

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53
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arth/o

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Joint

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54
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Bacteri/o

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Bacteria

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bi-

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two

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56
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bi/o

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Living, life

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cardi/o

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heart

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Cephal/o

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Head

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Cervic/o

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neck

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chondr/o

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Cartilage

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col/o

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colon, large intestine

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Coron/o

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Heart, crown

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cut/o

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Skin

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cyst/o

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Bladder/sac

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dactyl/o

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digitus (finger/toe)

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dent/i

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Tooth

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Derm/o

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Skin

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Developing slowly and lasting for a long time.

Chron/o means time

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Chronic

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Duoden/o

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Duodenum

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dys-

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Abnormal, difficult, bad, painful

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Electr/o

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Electricity

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endo-

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Inside, within

73
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enter/o

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Small intestine

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Esophag/o

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Esophagus

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Evaluation of a patient’s signs, symptoms, and history.

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Diagnosis

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gastr/o

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stomach

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gloss/o

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Tongue

lingu

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Glyc/o

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Glucose, sugar

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hem/o

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blood

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hepat/o

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Liver

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hyper-

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Excessive

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hypo-

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Below

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hyster/o

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Uterus

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Inter-

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Between

85
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Intra-

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Within

86
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Lingu/o

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Tongue

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Lipid/o

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Fat

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lith/o

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stone

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mamm/o

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Breast

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Muscul/o

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Muscle

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My/o

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Muscle

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nat/o

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Birth, born

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neo-

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New

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neur/o

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Nerve

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ophthalm/o

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Eye

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oste/o

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bone

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Ot/0

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Ear

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par- para-

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near, beside

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path/o

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disease

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ped/o

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child

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per-

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Through

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per-

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through

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peri-

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Surrounding, around

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Phil/o

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attraction

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plural for term ending in:

-a

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Drop -a

-a —> -ae

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plural for term ending in:

-is

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Drop the -is

-is —> -es

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plural for term ending in:

-itis

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Drop the -itis

-itis —> -itides

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plural for term ending in:

-ix, -ex

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Drop the -ix/-ex

-ix/ex —> -ices

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plural for term ending in:

-nx

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Drop the -nx

-nx —> -nges

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plural for term ending in:

-um

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Drop the -um

-um —> -a

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plural for term ending in:

-us

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Drop the -us

-us —> -i

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plural for term ending in:

-y

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Drop the -y

-y —> -ies

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Pne/o

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Breathing

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Poly-

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Many, much, excessive, requent

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post-

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after, behind

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Progressive loss of transparency of the lens

Non translatable term

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Cataract

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psych/o

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mind

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rhin/o

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Nose

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Somn/o

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Sleepm

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spir/o

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breathing

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splen/o

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spleen

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Sub-

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Under

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Terms that are named after a person or a place associated with the term. Ex: Alzheimer disease

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Eponym

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Terms that can be broken into their Greek and Latin word parts and given a working definition based on the meanings of those word parts.

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Decodable term

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Terms that do not have word parts that can be used to assemble a definition. Must be memorized without the benefit of word parts.

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Non decodable term

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thans-

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through, across

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therm/o

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Heat, temperature

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tonsill/o

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Tonsil

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trache/o

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trachea, windpipe

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troph/o

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nourishment, development

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urethr/o

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urethra

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Valvul/o

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Valve

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Ven/o

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Vein

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vers/o

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turning

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vertebr/o

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backbone, vertebra

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Word parts that appear at the beginning of some terms. Used to further define absence, location, number, quantity, or state of the term.

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Prefix

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Word parts that appear at the end of some terms. Used to indicate whether the term is an anatomic, pathologic, diagnostic, or therapeutic intervention term.

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Suffix

138
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Word root

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Word origin

139
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Word root with its respective combining vowel

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Combining form

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