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ALLH 101
Chapter 2 - The Body in Health and Disease
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
05/06/2017
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abdomin/o-
 Definition
abdomen
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ambulat/o-
 Definition
walking
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ancill/o-
 Definition
servant; accessory
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anter/o-
 Definition
before; front part
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auscult/o-
 Definition
listening
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cardi/o-
 Definition
heart
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caud/o-
 Definition
tail (tail bone)
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cav/o-
 Definition
hollow space
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cephal/o-
 Definition
head
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chondr/o-
 Definition
cartilage
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chron/o-
 Definition
time
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communic/o-
 Definition
impart; transmit
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congenit/o-
 Definition
present at birth
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coron/o-
 Definition
structure that encircles like a crown
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crani/o-
 Definition
cranium (skull)
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crin/o-
 Definition
secrete
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dent/o-
 Definition
tooth
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dermat/o-
 Definition
skin
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dietet/o-
 Definition
foods; diet
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dist/o-
 Definition
away from the center or point of origin
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dors/o-
 Definition
back; dorsum
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enter/o-
 Definition
intestine
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eti/o-
 Definition
cause of disease
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exacerb/o-
 Definition
increase; provoke
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extern/o-
 Definition
outside
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fract/o-
 Definition
break up
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front/o-
 Definition
front
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gastr/o-
 Definition
stomach
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gener/o-
 Definition
production; creation
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genit/o-
 Definition
genitalia
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gen/o-
 Definition
arising from; produced by
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ger/o-
 Definition
old age
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gnos/o-
 Definition
knowledge
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gynec/o-
 Definition
female; woman
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habilitat/o-
 Definition
give away
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hemat/o-
 Definition
blood
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heredit/o-
 Definition
genetic inheritance
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iatr/o-
 Definition
physician; medical treatment
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idi/o-
 Definition
unknown; individual
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ili/o-
 Definition
ilium (hip bone)
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immun/o-
 Definition
immune response
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infect/o-
 Definition
disease within
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infer/o-
 Definition
below
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inguin/o-
 Definition
groin
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inspect/o-
 Definition
looking at
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integument/o-
 Definition
skin
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intern/o-
 Definition
inside
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intestin/o-
 Definition
intestine
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laryng/o-
 Definition
larynx (voice box)
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later/o-
 Definition
side
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log/o-
 Definition
word; the study of
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lumb/o-
 Definition
lower back; area between the ribs and the pelvis
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lymph/o-
 Definition
lymph; lymphatic system
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macr/o-
 Definition
large
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medi/o-
 Definition
middle
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medic/o-
 Definition
physician; medicine
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micr/o-
 Definition
one millionth; small
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muscul/o-
 Definition
muscle
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nat/o-
 Definition
birth
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ne/o-
 Definition
new
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nerv/o-
 Definition
nerve
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neur/o-
 Definition
nerve
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nosocomi/o-
 Definition
hospital
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nucle/o-
 Definition
nucleus
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nutri/o-
 Definition
nourishment
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obstetr/o-
 Definition
pregnancy and childbirth
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onc/o-
 Definition
tumor; mass
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ophthalm/o-
 Definition
eye
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orth/o-
 Definition
straight
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ot/o-
 Definition
ear
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palliat/o-
 Definition
reduce the severity of
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palpat/o-
 Definition
touching; feeling
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path/o-
 Definition
disease; suffering
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ped/o-
 Definition
child
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pelv/o-
 Definition
pelvis (hip bone; renal pelvis)
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percuss/o-
 Definition
tapping
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pharmac/o-
 Definition
medicine; drug
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physi/o-
 Definition
physical function
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physic/o-
 Definition
body
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plast/o-
 Definition
growth; formation
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poster/o-
 Definition
back part
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prevent/o-
 Definition
prevent
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product/o-
 Definition
produce
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proxim/o-
 Definition
near the center or point of origin
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psych/o-
 Definition
mind
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pulmon/o-
 Definition
lung
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radi/o-
 Definition
radius (forearm bone); x-rays; radiation
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recuper/o-
 Definition
recover
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remiss/o-
 Definition
send back
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sagitt/o-
 Definition
going from front to back
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scop/o-
 Definition
examine with an instrument
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skelet/o-
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skeleton
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spin/o-
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spine; backbone
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spir/o-
 Definition
breathe
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super/o-
 Definition
above
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surg/o-
 Definition
operative procedure
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symptomat/o-
 Definition
collection of symptoms
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techn/o-
 Definition
technical skill
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termin/o-
 Definition
end; boundary
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therapeut/o-
 Definition
therapy; treatment
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therap/o-
 Definition
treatment
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thorac/o-
 Definition
thorax (chest)
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tom/o-
 Definition
cut; slice; layer
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umbilic/o-
 Definition
umbilicus; navel
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urin/o-
 Definition
urine; urinary system
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ur/o-
 Definition
urine; urinary system
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vascul/o-
 Definition
blood vessel
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ventr/o-
 Definition
front; abdomen
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vers/o-
 Definition
to travel; to turn
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viscer/o-
 Definition
large internal organs
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-able
 Definition
able to be
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-ac
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pertaining to
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-ad
 Definition
toward; in the direction of
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-al
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ary
 Definition
pertaining to
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-atic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ation
 Definition
a process; being or having
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-ative
 Definition
pertaining to
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-atory
 Definition
pertaining to
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-crine
 Definition
thing that secretes
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-drome
 Definition
a running
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-eon
 Definition
one who performs
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-ery
 Definition
process of
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-gen
 Definition
that which produces
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-iac
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ian
 Definition
one who performs
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-iatry
 Definition
medical treatment
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-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ical
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ician
 Definition
a skilled professional or expert
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-ics
 Definition
knowledge; practice
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-ine
 Definition
thing pertaining to
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-ion
 Definition
action; condition
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-ior
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ious
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ist
 Definition
one who specializes in
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-istry
 Definition
process related to the specialty of
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-ity
 Definition
state; condition
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-ive
 Definition
pertaining to
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-logy
 Definition
the study of
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-ory
 Definition
having the function of
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-osis
 Definition
condition; abnormal condition; process
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-ous
 Definition
pertaining to
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-scope
 Definition
instrument used to examine
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-tion
 Definition
a process; being or having
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-tomy
 Definition
process of cutting or making an incision
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-verse
 Definition
to travel; to turn
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a-
 Definition
away from; without
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ana-
 Definition
apart from; excessive
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de-
 Definition
reversal of; without
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dia-
 Definition
complete; completely through
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endo-
 Definition
innermost; within
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epi-
 Definition
upon; above
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hypo-
 Definition
below; deficient
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mid-
 Definition
middle
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neo-
 Definition
new
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pro-
 Definition
before
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re-
 Definition
again and again; backward; unable to
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syn-
 Definition
together
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trans-
 Definition
across; through
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acute
 Definition
symptoms and signs that occur suddenly and are sever in nature
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inpatient
 Definition
a patient in a hospital
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outpatient
 Definition
patients who are not admitted to a clinic or hospital and do not stay overnight
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plane
 Definition
an imaginary flat surface that divides the body into two parts
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prone
 Definition
position of lying on the anterior surface of the body
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quadrant
 Definition
four equal reference squares on the surface of abdominopelvic area
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sequela
 Definition
abnormal condition or complication caused by the original disease that remains of the the original disease has resolved
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subacute
 Definition
symptoms and signs that are less severe in intensity than acute symptoms
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supine
 Definition
lying on the back
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symptom
 Definition
deviation from health that is only experienced and felt by the patient
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