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Med Terms Ch. 4-6
med terms
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Health Care
Undergraduate 2
09/18/2013
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cyt/o
 Definition
cell
Term
hist/o
 Definition
tissue
Term
kary/o

nucle/o
 Definition
nucleus
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anter/o
 Definition
aterior, front
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caud/o
 Definition
tail
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cephal/o
 Definition
head
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dist/o
 Definition
far, farthest
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dors/o
 Definition
back (of body)
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infer/o
 Definition
lower, below
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later/o
 Definition
side, to one side
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medi/o
 Definition
middle
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poster/o
 Definition
back (of body), behind, posterior
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proxim/o
 Definition
near, nearest
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ventr/o
 Definition
belly, belly side
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abdomin/o
 Definition
abdomen
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cervic/o
 Definition
neck; cevix uteri (neck of uterus)
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crani/o
 Definition
cranium (skull)
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gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
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ili/o
 Definition
ilium (lateral, flaring potion of hip bone)
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inguin/o
 Definition
groin
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lumb/o
 Definition
loins (lower back)
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pelv/i
pelv/o
 Definition
pelvis
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spin/o
 Definition
spine
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thorac/o
 Definition
chest
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umbilic/o
 Definition
umbilicus, navel
Term
albin/o

leuk/o
 Definition
white
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chlor/o
 Definition
green
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chrom/o
 Definition
color
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cirrh/o
jaund/o
xanth/o
 Definition
yellow
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cyan/o
 Definition
blue
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erythr/o
 Definition
red
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melan/o
 Definition
black
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poli/o
 Definition
gray; gray maer (of brai or spinal cord)
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acr/o
 Definition
extremity
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eti/o
 Definition
cause
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idi/o
 Definition
unknown, peculiar
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morph/o
 Definition
form, shape, structure
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path/o
 Definition
disease
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radi/o
 Definition
radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone on thumb side)
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somat/o
 Definition
body
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son/o
 Definition
sound
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tom/o
 Definition
to cut
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viscer/o
 Definition
internal organs
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xer/o
 Definition
dry
Term
computed tomography (CT)
 Definition
imaging technique in which an x-ray emitter rotates around the area to be scanned and a computer measures the intensity of transmitted x-rays from different angles
Term
fluoroscopy
 Definition
technique in which x-rays are directed through the body to a fluorescent screen that displays internal structures in continuous motion
Term
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
 Definition
technique that uses radio waves and a strong magnetic field to produce cross sectional images
Term
nuclear scan
 Definition
use radioactive material to produce images of organs and structures.
Term
positron emission tomography (PET)
 Definition
computed tomography records the positrons emitted from a radiopharmaceutical to produce a cross sectional image of metabolic activity of body tissues
Term
radiography
 Definition
x-rays passed through the body or area and captured on a film to generate an image
Term
single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)
 Definition
integrates CT and a radioactive material injected into the bloodstream to visualize blood flow to tissues and organs
Term
ultrasonography (US)
 Definition
high frequency sound waves are directed at soft tissue and reflected as echoes to produce and image of internal body structures
Term
AP
 Definition
anteroposterior
Term
bx, Bx
 Definition
biopsy
Term
CBC
 Definition
complete blood count
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DNA
 Definition
deoxyribonucleic acid
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Dx
 Definition
diagnosis
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I & D
 Definition
incision and drainage
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LAT, lat
 Definition
lateral
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LLQ
LUQ
 Definition
left lower quadrant
left upper quadrant
Term
MRI
 Definition
magnetic resonance imaging
Term
PET
 Definition
positron emission tomography
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RF
 Definition
rheumatoid factor; radio frequency
Term
RLQ
RUQ
 Definition
right lower quadrant
right upper quadrant
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SPECT
 Definition
single photon emission computed tomography
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Sx
 Definition
symptom
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Tx
 Definition
treatment
Term
U & L, U/L
 Definition
upper and lower
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US
 Definition
ultrasound, ultrasonography
Term
adip/o
lip/o
steat/o
 Definition
fat
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cutane/o
dermat/o
derm/o
 Definition
skin
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hidr/o
sudor/o
 Definition
sweat
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ichthy/o
 Definition
dry, scaly
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kerat/o
 Definition
horny tissue; hard; cornea
Term
melan/o
 Definition
black
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myc/o
 Definition
fungus (plural, fungi)
Term
onych/o
ungu/o
 Definition
nail
Term
pil/o
trich/o
 Definition
hair
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scler/o
 Definition
hardening; sclera (white of eye)
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seb/o
 Definition
sebum, sebaceous
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squam/o
 Definition
scale
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xen/o
 Definition
foreign, strange
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xer/o
 Definition
dry
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-derma
 Definition
skin
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-cyte
 Definition
cell
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-therapy
 Definition
treatment
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bx
 Definition
biopsy
Term
BCC
 Definition
basal cell carcinoma
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C&S
 Definition
culture and sensitivity
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CA
 Definition
cancer; chronological age; cardiac arrest
Term
FS
 Definition
frozen section
Term
ID
 Definition
intradermal
Term
IMP
 Definition
impression; diagnosis
Term
IV
 Definition
intravenous
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TNM
 Definition
tumor-node-metastasis
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ung
 Definition
ointment
Term
XP, XDP
 Definition
xeroderma pigmentosum
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or/o
stomat/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
gloss/o
lingu/o
 Definition
tongue
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bucc/o
 Definition
cheek
Term
cheil/o
labi/o
 Definition
lip
Term
dent/o
odont/o
 Definition
teeth
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gingiv/o
 Definition
gums
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sial/o
 Definition
saliva, salivary gland
Term
esophag/o
 Definition
esophagus
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pharyng/o
 Definition
pharynx (throat)
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gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
pylor/o
 Definition
pylorus
Term
duoden/o
 Definition
duodenum -first part of small intestine
Term
enter/o
 Definition
intestine -usually small intestine
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jejun/o
 Definition
jejunum -second part of small intestine
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ile/o
 Definition
ileum -third part of small intestine
Term
append/o
appendic/o
 Definition
appendix
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col/o
colon/o
 Definition
colon
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sigmoid/o
 Definition
sigmoid colon
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rect/o
 Definition
rectum
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proct/o
 Definition
anus, rectum
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an/o
 Definition
anus
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hepat/o
 Definition
liver
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pancreat/o
 Definition
pancreas
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cholangi/o
 Definition
bile vessel
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chol/e
 Definition
bile, gall
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cholecyst/o
 Definition
gallbladder
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choledoch/o
 Definition
bile duct
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-orexia
 Definition
appetite
Term
prandial
 Definition
meal
Term
pepsia
 Definition
digestion
Term
ESWL
 Definition
extracorporeal shock-wave
Term
EUS
 Definition
endoscopic ultrasonography (x-ray studies)
Term
GBS
 Definition
gallbladder series
Term
GER
 Definition
gastroesophageal reflux disease
Term
LFT
 Definition
liver function test
Term
OCG
 Definition
oral cholecystography
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RGB
 Definition
roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Term
UGIS
 Definition
upper gastrointestinal series
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