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Language of medicine 3
520.02
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Undergraduate 3
01/21/2009

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acr/o
Definition
extremities, top, extreme point
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acu/o
Definition
sharp, severe, sudden
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amni/o
Definition
amnion- sac surrounding uterus
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angi/o
Definition
vessel
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arteri/o
Definition
artery
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arthr/o
Definition
joint
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axill/o
Definition
armpit
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blephar/o
Definition
eyelid
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leuk/o
Definition
white
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mamm/o
Definition
breast
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mast/o
Definition
breast
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morph/o
Definition
shape or form
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muc/o
Definition
mucus
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my/o
Definition
muscle
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myel/o
Definition
spinal cord, bone marrow
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necr/o
Definition
death
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neutr/o
Definition
white blood cell
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ot/o
Definition
ear
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path/o
Definition
disease
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-cele
Definition
hernia
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-centesis
Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-dynia
Definition
pain
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-genesis
Definition
producing or forming
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-lysis
Definition
breakdown, destruction, seperation
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-malacia
Definition
softening
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-megaly
Definition
enlargement
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-osis
Definition
condition
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-pathy
Definition
disease condition
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-penia
Definition
deficiency
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-plasia
Definition
development, formation, growth
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-plasty
Definition
surgical repair
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-ptosis
Definition
drooping, sagging, prolapse
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-sclerosis
Definition
hardening
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-stasis
Definition
stopping, controlling
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-stomy
Definition
mouth opening
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-tomy
Definition
incision, cutting
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-trophy
Definition
development, nourishment
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-ole
Definition
little, small
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-ule
Definition
little, small
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-um, -ium
Definition
structure, tissue
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-us
Definition
structure, substance
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-oid
Definition
resembling
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what are some suffixes that mean "pertaining to"?
Definition
-ar, -ac, -iac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -genic, -ic, -ical, -oid, -ose, -ous, -tic
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hiatal hernia
Definition
stomach protrudes through mediastium through esophageal opening
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inguinal hernia
Definition
intestine protrudes into groin area
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rectocele
Definition
protrusion of rectum toward vagina
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omphalocele
Definition
herniation of intestines through navel in infants at birth
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cystocele
Definition
bladder herniates through vaginal wall
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cystocele
Definition
bladder herniates through vaginal wall
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amniocentesis
Definition
fluid accumulates in amniotic sac and can be drawn out and examined for defects
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amniocentesis
Definition
fluid accumulates in amniotic sac and can be drawn out and examined for defects
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gon/o
Definition
seed
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what are the 3 types of granulocytes (leukocytes)?
Definition
eosinophils, basophils, neutrophils (phagocytes)
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what are the 2 types of mononuclear leukocytes?
Definition
lymphocytes, monocytes
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ischemia
Definition
hold back blood from part of the body (clot, constriction of vessel)
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acromegaly
Definition
endocrine disorder. pituitary gland produces too much growth hormone after puberty
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achondroplasia
Definition
bones of arms and legs fail to grow to normal size
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laparoscopy, peritoneoscopy
Definition
visual examination of abdominal cavity using laparoscope
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what is the difference between tracheotomy and tracheostomy
Definition
tracheotomy is incision into trachea to open it below a blockage, tracheostomy is and opening into the trachea in which a tube is inserted
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adenoids
Definition
small masses of lymphatic tissue in throat.
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