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Kate Peterson
Medical Terminology
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10/04/2016
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Term
Hematologist
 Definition
specialist in blood
Term
Cardiologist
 Definition
specialist in hearts
Term
Diagnosis
 Definition
abnormal conditoion increases across
Term
SOB
 Definition
shortness of breath
Term
anemia
 Definition
a condition of lacking red blood cells
Term
ADL
 Definition
activities of daily living
Term
NAS
 Definition
no added salt
Term
CHF
 Definition
Cognitive heart failure
Term
Dyspnea
 Definition
hard to breath
Term
hydro active
 Definition
repels off
Term
OT
 Definition
occupational therapy
Term
T,R,P,BP
 Definition
Temperature, Respiration, pulse, blood pressure
Term
Lateral
 Definition
to aside
Term
mediastinal
 Definition
middle side to one side
Term
PERL
 Definition
pupils equal and good to light
Term
CPR
 Definition
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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TO
 Definition
telephone order
Term
UTI
 Definition
urinary track infection
Term
ml
 Definition
milliliters
Term
IM
 Definition
intramuscular
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erythr/o
 Definition
red
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gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
hepat/o
 Definition
liver
Term
immun/o
 Definition
immune
Term
nephr/o
 Definition
kidney
Term
oste/o
 Definition
bone
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
an
 Definition
without
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hyper
 Definition
above
Term
intra
 Definition
in, within
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para
 Definition
near,beside,beyond
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poly
 Definition
much,many
Term
pre
 Definition
before
Term
esthes
 Definition
feeling
Term
therm
 Definition
heat
Term
muscul
 Definition
muscle
Term
nas
 Definition
nose
Term
ur
 Definition
urine
Term
nat
 Definition
birth
Term
ia
 Definition
condition
Term
ar
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
chondr
 Definition
cartilage
Term
arthr
 Definition
joint
Term
hemat
 Definition
blood
Term
arthr
 Definition
joint
Term
emesis
 Definition
vomiting
Term
dynia
 Definition
pain
Term
logy
 Definition
study of
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centesis
 Definition
surgical procedure
Term
enter
 Definition
intestine
Term
enoephal/o
 Definition
brain
Term
mening
 Definition
meninges
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
oste/o
 Definition
bone
Term
encephal/o
 Definition
brain
Term
mening
 Definition
meninges
Term
centensis
 Definition
surgical procedure
Term
clasis
 Definition
to break surgical fracture
Term
desis
 Definition
bind fixation
Term
lysis
 Definition
separation destructure loosing
Term
pexy
 Definition
fixation
Term
rrhaply
 Definition
suture
Term
stomy
 Definition
forming an opening of
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tome
 Definition
instrument to cut
Term
tomy
 Definition
incision
Term
tripsy
 Definition
crushing
Term
gram
 Definition
record/writing
Term
graph
 Definition
process of recording
Term
meter
 Definition
instruments for measuring
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metry
 Definition
act of measuring
Term
scope
 Definition
instrument for examining
Term
scopy
 Definition
visual examination
Term
algia
 Definition
pain
Term
dynia
 Definition
pain
Term
cele
 Definition
hernia,swelling
Term
ectasis
 Definition
dilation expansion
Term
edema
 Definition
swelling
Term
ernia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
gen
genesis
 Definition
producing orgin
Term
iasis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
lith
 Definition
stone, calculus
Term
malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
megaly
 Definition
enlargement
Term
oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
osis
 Definition
abnormal condition increase blood cells
Term
pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
penia
 Definition
decrease deficiency
Term
phagia
 Definition
eating, swallowing
Term
phasia
 Definition
speech
Term
phobia
 Definition
fear
Term
plasia
plasm
 Definition
formation growth
Term
plegia
 Definition
paralysis
Term
ptosis
 Definition
prolapse downword , displacement
Term
rrhage
rrhagia
 Definition
bursting, forth
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rrhea
 Definition
discharge flow
Term
rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
Term
sclerosis
 Definition
abnormal condition of hardening
Term
spasm
 Definition
involuntary contraction,twitching
Term
stenosis
 Definition
narrowing structure
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toxic
 Definition
poisen
Term
trophy
 Definition
nourshment, development
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ac
al
ar
ary
eal
ic
ical
ile
ior
ous
tic
 Definition
pertianing too
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esis
ia
ism
 Definition
condition
Term
iatry
 Definition
medicine treatment
Term
ician
ist
 Definition
specailist
Term
y
 Definition
condition process
Term
icle
ule
ole
 Definition
small, minute
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