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Medical Terminology Plus
Extensive Medical Terminology
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03/09/2012

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gon/o
Definition
seed
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terat/o
Definition
monster
Teratoma is when a baby is born with a monstorous tumor
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vas/o
Definition
vessel
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balanitis
Definition
inflammation of the glans penis
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cryptoorchism/cryptorchidism
Definition
undescended testicle
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hydrocele
Definition
clear fluid sac in scrotum
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hypospadias
Definition
urethral opening on the underside of the penis
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phimosis
Definition
narrowing of prepuce opening over glans penis
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syphilis
Definition
CHRONIC sexually transmitted disease caused by a spirochete
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varicocele
Definition
dilated spermatic veins
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capn/o
Definition
carbon dioxide
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coni/o
Definition
dust
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phren/o; phreni-, phrenico-, phreno
Definition
diaphragm
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spir/o

hint - spirometry
Definition
breath, breathing
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tel/o
Definition
complete
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-ema
Definition
condition
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-ema
Definition
condition
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-ia
Definition
condition
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iasis
Definition
condition of
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-osmia
Definition
smell
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-ptysis
Definition
spitting
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-sphyxia
Definition
pulse
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-thorax
Definition
chest
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croup
Definition
swelling around the vocals which is common in infants and children
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pneumoconiosis
Definition
deposition of large amounts of dust or other particlate matter in the lungs; multiple forms are associated with the type of particulate matter such as silicosis, asbestosis, etc.
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rales
Definition
crackling on inspiration
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rhonchi
Definition
loud rumbling
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paroxysmal
Definition
spasm, seizure,- pertaining to sudden occurrence
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sarcoidosis
Definition
scar tissue in the connective lung tissue
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stridor
Definition
wheeze
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wheezes
Definition
high pitched whistling sounds caused by narrowed airway - associated with asthma
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brobchiectasis
Definition
stretching of the bronchi
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COPD
Definition
Chronic progressive lung disease. 2 most common associated diseases are emphysema and chronic obstructive bronchitis, asthmatic bronchitis, chronic bronchitis.
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cystic fibrosis
Definition
inherited disorder of exocrine glands
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diptheria
Definition
contagious - involves nose, throat and air passages
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emphysema
Definition
chronic over-inflation of the air sacs in the lungs
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pertussis
Definition
whooping cough
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pertussis
Definition
infectious disease caused by Bordetella pertusis
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pulmonary embolism
Definition
clot of other material lodged in vessels of the lung
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tuberculosis
Definition
potentially fatal contagious disease that an affet almost any part of the body, but mainly the lungs
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apex
Definition
uppermost portion of lung
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base
Definition
lower portion of the lung
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cilia
Definition
thin hairs attached to the lining of the respiratory tract
Term
hilum
Definition
midline region where the blood vessels, nerves, lymphatic tissue and bronchial tubes enter the lungs
Term
pector/o
Definition
root - breast or chest
Term
sphyxia
Definition
pulse
Term
ankyl/o
Definition
stiff
Term
asthenia
Definition
lack of strength
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blast
Definition
immature
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blast
Definition
immature
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clast
Definition
osteoclast - the cell that reabsorbs bone
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desis
Definition
to bind, tie together
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kyph/o
Definition
humpback
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leiomy/o
Definition
smooth muscle tht lines the wall of the internal organs
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listhesis
Definition
slipping
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lord/o
Definition
surve, swayback
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myel/o
Definition
spinal cord, bone marrow
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perone/o
Definition
fibula
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-physis
Definition
growth plate, to grow
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-plant/o
Definition
sole of the foot
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-porosis
Definition
condition of bone of being porous with increased trnaslucency to x-rays
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rhabdomy/o
Definition
skeletal muscle
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rheumat/o
Definition
watery flow
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-tome
Definition
part:segment (myotome)
cutting instrument (microtome)
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crepitus
Definition
grating, crackling, popping sounds made by fractured ends of bone moving against each other or bone against bone in advanced arthritis
Term
sprain
Definition
stretching or tearing of ligaments
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strain
Definition
stretching or tearng of muscle or tendon
Term
ankylosing spondylitis
Definition
inflammatory process ausing some of the vertebrae to fuse together
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osteochondroma
Definition
benign tumor of both bone and cartilage and usually near en of a long bone.
Term
radicuopathy
Definition
any disease that affects the spinal nerve roots
Term
talipes
Definition
congenital, causing clubfoot, foot to turn inward and downward
Term
SLE systemic lupus erythematosus
Definition
chronic inflammatory disease affecting joints, skin, kidneys, nervous system, heart and lungs
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exostosis
Definition
benign (noncancerous) bone tumors
Term
leiomyosarcoma
Definition
smooth muscle (visceral) tumor
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osteosarcoma/osteogenic sarcoma
Definition
cancerous bone tumor develops during period of rapid growth in adolescence as teenager matures into an adult
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rhabdomyosarcoma
Definition
striated skeletal muscle sarcoma
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sarcoma
Definition
less common malignant tumors (fleshy tumors)
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