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Med Term Chapter 1, 2 & 12
General Med Terms and Abbreviations
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Undergraduate 1
09/10/2009
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Lapar/o
 Definition
Abdomen
Term
Abdomin/o
 Definition
Abdomen or belly
Term
-plasm
 Definition
Formative substance
Term
-sclerosis
 Definition
Abnormal hardening
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-sclerosis
 Definition
Abnormal hardening
Term
-malacia
 Definition
Abnormal softening
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-malacia
 Definition
Abnormal softening
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-stenosis
 Definition
Abnormal tightening or narrowing
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Super/o
 Definition
Above or higher than
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Hypo-
 Definition
Above, decreased, or deficient
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Super- or Supra-
 Definition
Above, excessive
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Hyper-
 Definition
Above, increased or excessive
Term
Trans-
 Definition
Across or through
Term
Ab-
 Definition
Away From
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A-
 Definition
Away from, negative, not, without
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Poster/o
 Definition
Back
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Dors/o
 Definition
Backside
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Alopec/o
 Definition
Baldness
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Retr/o
 Definition
Behind
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Sub-
 Definition
Below
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Infer/o
 Definition
Beneath or below
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Inter-
 Definition
Between, among
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Melan/o
 Definition
Black, dark
Term
Hemat/o and Hem/o
 Definition
Blood
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Cyan/o
 Definition
Blue
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-rrhagia or -rrhage
 Definition
Bursting forth, abnormal or excessive flowing
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Carcin/o
 Definition
Cancer
Term
Cyt/o
 Definition
Cell
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Thorac/o
 Definition
Chest
Term
Cry/o
 Definition
Cold
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Chrom/o
 Definition
Color
Term
Coron/o
 Definition
Crowd
Term
Melan/o
 Definition
Dark or black
Term
-necrosis
 Definition
Death of tissue
Term
Dys-
 Definition
Difficult, pain, bad
Term
Dys-
 Definition
Difficult, painful or bad
Term
Path/o & -Path
 Definition
Disease
Term
-osis
 Definition
Disease, abnormal condition
Term
-phagia and Phag/o
 Definition
Eating or swallowing
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Eczemat/o
 Definition
Erupt
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Dist/o
 Definition
Far
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Lip/o
 Definition
Fat
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Adip/o
 Definition
Fat
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Onych/o
 Definition
Fingernail or toenail
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Ungu/o
 Definition
Fingernail or toenail
Term
Prot/o
 Definition
First
Term
Erythem/o and erythemat/o
 Definition
Flushed or redness
Term
-Plasia
 Definition
Formation, development and growth
Term
Anter/o
 Definition
Front
Term
Ventr/o
 Definition
Front or belly side
Term
Myc/o
 Definition
Fungus
Term
Aden/o
 Definition
Gland
Term
Poli/o
 Definition
Gray
Term
-megaly
 Definition
Great, large
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Inguin/o
 Definition
Groin
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Pil/i and Pil/o
 Definition
Hair
Term
Cephal/o
 Definition
Head
Term
Crypt/o
 Definition
Hidden
Term
Urtic/o
 Definition
Hives
Term
Kerat/o
 Definition
Horny or hard
Term
In-
 Definition
In
Term
-itis
 Definition
Inflammation
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-itis
 Definition
Inflammation
Term
Prurit/o or Psor/o or Psor/i
 Definition
Itch
Term
Bi/o
 Definition
Life
Term
Poly-
 Definition
Many
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Medi/o
 Definition
Middle
Term
Proxim/o
 Definition
Near
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Ne/o
 Definition
New or strange
Term
Nucle/o
 Definition
Nucleus
Term
Ex-
 Definition
Out
Term
Exo-
 Definition
Out of
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Hyper-
 Definition
Over, above, increased, excessive
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-dynia
 Definition
Pain
Term
-algia
 Definition
Pain, suffering
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Pelv/o
 Definition
Pelvic cavity
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Periton/o
 Definition
Peritoneum
Term
-eal
 Definition
Pertaining to
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-ic
 Definition
Pertaining to
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-ous
 Definition
Pertaining to
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-tic
 Definition
Pertaining to
Term
Ac-
 Definition
Pertaining to, or relating to
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Al-
 Definition
Pertaining to, or relating to
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Ecchym/o
 Definition
Pouring out of juice
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Purpur/o
 Definition
Purple
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Py/o
 Definition
Pus
Term
Eryth/o
 Definition
Red
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Erythr/o
 Definition
Red
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Abraes/o
 Definition
Rub or scrape off
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-rrhexis
 Definition
Rupture
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Olig/o
 Definition
Scanty, few
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Seb/o
 Definition
Sebum
Term
Crin/o
 Definition
Secrete
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Later/o
 Definition
Side
Term
Cutane/o
 Definition
Skin
Term
Dermat/o
 Definition
Skin
Term
Derm/o or -derna
 Definition
Skin
Term
Petechi/o
 Definition
Skin spots
Term
-esis
 Definition
State or abnormal condition
Term
-ia
 Definition
State or condition
Term
-um
 Definition
Structure or tissue
Term
-Ology
 Definition
Study of
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-centesis
 Definition
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
Surgical removal
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-economy
 Definition
Surgical removal
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-ostomy
 Definition
Surgically creating a mouth or opening
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-plasty
 Definition
Surgically repair
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Diaphor/o
 Definition
Sweat
Term
Hidr/o
 Definition
Sweat
Term
Caud/o
 Definition
Tail
Term
-gram
 Definition
The resulting film recording
Term
-ology
 Definition
The science or study of
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Hist/o
 Definition
Tissue
Term
Histra/o and Hist/o
 Definition
Tissue
Term
Contus/o
 Definition
To bruise
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
To flow, discharge
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-scopy
 Definition
To see, visual examination
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
To suture or stitch
Term
Lacerat/o
 Definition
Torn or ragged
Term
Ad-
 Definition
Toword, to, in direction of
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-Oma
 Definition
Tumor
Term
Bi-
 Definition
Two (2)
Term
Umbilic/o
 Definition
Umbilicus/belly button
Term
Hypo-
 Definition
Under, below, decreased
Term
Epi-
 Definition
Upon, above, on, or upper
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Epi-
 Definition
Upon, above, on, or upper
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-opsy
 Definition
View of
Term
Viscer/o
 Definition
Viscera or internal organs
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Pariet/o
 Definition
Wall
Term
Eu-
 Definition
Well, easy, good
Term
Leuko
 Definition
White
Term
Albin/o
 Definition
White
Term
End/o and Endo-
 Definition
Within or inside
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Intra-
 Definition
Within, inside
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A-
 Definition
Without
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An-
 Definition
Without
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xer/o
 Definition
dry
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Cis/o
 Definition
to cut
Term
-graphy
 Definition
writing, process of recording
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MD
 Definition
Medical Dr.
Term
GP
 Definition
General practitioner
Term
PT
 Definition
Physical therapist
Term
OT
 Definition
Occupational therapist
Term
RT
 Definition
Respiratory therapy
Term
ST
 Definition
Speech therapy
Term
ER
 Definition
Emergency room
Term
RR
 Definition
Recovery room
Term
CCU
 Definition
Coronary or Cardiac care unit
Term
ICU
 Definition
Intensive care units
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OB
 Definition
Obstetrics
Term
a
 Definition
Before
Term
p
 Definition
After
Term
q
 Definition
Every
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c
 Definition
With
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s
 Definition
Without
Term
EENT
 Definition
Eyes ears nose and throat
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OR
 Definition
Operating room
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