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Chapter 9
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
09/24/2009
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carp/o
 Definition
wrist
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celio
 Definition
abdomen
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cervic/o
 Definition
neck
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chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
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colp/o
 Definition
vagina
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dent/o,odont
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teeth
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lapar/o
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abdominal wall
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laryng/o
 Definition
larynx
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myring/o
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eardrum
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onych/o
 Definition
nail
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opthalm/o
 Definition
eye
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pleur/o
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pleura
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pod/o
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foot
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psych/o
 Definition
mind
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pub/o
 Definition
pubes
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soma
 Definition
body
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tars/o
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ankle
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thoarc/o
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thorax(chest)
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ankyl/o
 Definition
stiffening or fusion
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carcin/o
 Definition
cancer
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cry/o
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cold
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crypt/o
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hidden
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esthesia
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feeling
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gravid/o
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pregnant
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lip/o
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fat
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lith/o
 Definition
stone
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par-
 Definition
to bear (children)
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path/o
 Definition
disease state
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phag/o
 Definition
eating, swallowing
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-phasia
 Definition
speech
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phon/o
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voice
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schiz/o
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split
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scler/o
 Definition
hardening
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sta
 Definition
slowed, halted
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therap
 Definition
treatment
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therm/o
 Definition
heat
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thromb
 Definition
clot
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traumat/o
 Definition
injury, wound
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abscess
 Definition
localized collection of pus in a cavity
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acute
 Definition
sharp; having severe symptoms in a short course
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adnexa
 Definition
accessory structures of an organ
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anomaly
 Definition
deviation from normal, abnormal
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auscultation
 Definition
listening for sounds within the body
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biopsy
 Definition
removal and examination
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chronic
 Definition
persisting for a long time
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congenital
 Definition
existing at the time of birth
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defibrillator
 Definition
applicator of brief electric shock to the heart through electrodes placed on the chest
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dilation
 Definition
act of dilating or stretching
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edema
 Definition
swelling
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embolus
 Definition
clot or other plug brought by blood
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fascia
 Definition
band of fibrous tissue that binds muscles and body organs
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hemorrhage
 Definition
escape of blood from the vessels
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ischemia
 Definition
deficiency of blood in a part
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palpable
 Definition
felt by touching
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percussion
 Definition
act of striking a part with short blows to aid in diagnosing a condition
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prophylaxis
 Definition
preventing a disease
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remission
 Definition
having periods of abatement or exacerbation
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