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Medical Terminology
Chapters 1&2 Apollo College
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
07/11/2009
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Term
lith
 Definition
stone
Term
psych
 Definition
mind
Term
caud
 Definition
tail
Term
or
 Definition
mouth
Term
ot/o
 Definition
ear
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation of
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-logy
 Definition
study of
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-plasty
 Definition
plastic surgery of
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-rrhea
 Definition
discharge from
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-tomy
 Definition
incision of
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a
 Definition
ae
Term
um
 Definition
a
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us
 Definition
i
Term
a
 Definition
ae
Term
ix
 Definition
ices
Term
ex
 Definition
ices
Term
ax
 Definition
aces
Term
ma
 Definition
s or mata
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on
 Definition
a
Term
nx
 Definition
nges
Term
-er
 Definition
one who
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-ist
 Definition
one who
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-iatrician
 Definition
practitioner
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-logist
 Definition
one who studies
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-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
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-al
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-logic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-logical
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-iatrics
 Definition
medical profession or treatment
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-iatry
 Definition
medical profession or treatment
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-logy
 Definition
study or science of
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cardi/o
 Definition
heart
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crin/o
 Definition
to secrete
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dermat/o
 Definition
skin
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esthesi/o
 Definition
feeling or sensation
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gastr/o
 Definition
stomach, intestines
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enter/o
 Definition
stomach, intestines
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ger/a
 Definition
elderly
Term
ger/o
 Definition
elderly
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geront/0
 Definition
elderly
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gynec/o
 Definition
female
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innum/o
 Definition
immune
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ne/o
 Definition
new, birth
Term
nat/o
 Definition
new, birth
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neur/o
 Definition
nerve
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obstetr/o
 Definition
midwife
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onc/o
 Definition
tumor
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ophthalm/o
 Definition
eye
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orth/o
 Definition
straight
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ped/o
 Definition
child or foot
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laryng/o
 Definition
ear, larnyx
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path/o
 Definition
disease
Term
radi/o
 Definition
radiation
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rheumat/o
 Definition
rheumatism
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rhin/o
 Definition
nose
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ur/o
 Definition
urinary tract
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-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to aspirate or remove fluid
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-ectomy
 Definition
excision
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-lysis
 Definition
process of loosening, freeing, destroying
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-pexy
 Definition
surgical fixation
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
suture
Term
-scopy
 Definition
visual examination with a lighted instrument
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-stomy
 Definition
formation of an opening
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-tome
 Definition
an instrument used for cutting
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-tomy
 Definition
incision
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-tripsy
 Definition
surgical crushing
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aden/o
 Definition
gland
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angi/o
 Definition
vessel
Term
append/o
 Definition
appendix
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appendic/o
 Definition
appendix
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bi/o
 Definition
life or living
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blephar/o
 Definition
eyelid
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cerebr/o
 Definition
brain
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encephal/o
 Definition
brain
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chir/o
 Definition
hand
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col/o
 Definition
colon or large instestine
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cutane/o
 Definition
skin
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derm/a
 Definition
Term
dermat/o
 Definition
skin
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faci/o
 Definition
face
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hepat/o
 Definition
liver
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mamm/o
 Definition
breast
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mast/o
 Definition
breast
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muscul/o
 Definition
muscle
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mast/o
 Definition
breast
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muscul/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
my/o
 Definition
muscle
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myel/o
 Definition
bone marrow or spinal cord
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oste/o
 Definition
bone
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pulm/o
 Definition
lungs
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pulmon/o
 Definition
lungs
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pneum/o
 Definition
lungs
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pneumon/o
 Definition
lungs
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tonsill/o
 Definition
tonsil
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trache/o
 Definition
trachea
Term
vas/o
 Definition
vessel
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
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-dynia
 Definition
pain
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-cele
 Definition
hernia
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-ectasia
 Definition
dilation
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-ectasis
 Definition
dilation
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-edema
 Definition
swelling
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-emesis
 Definition
vometing
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-emia
 Definition
condition of the blood
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-ia
 Definition
condition
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-iasis
 Definition
condition
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-malacia
 Definition
soft, softening
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-mania
 Definition
excessive preoccupation
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-oid
 Definition
resembling
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-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
-osis
 Definition
condition
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-penia
 Definition
deficiency
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-phobia
 Definition
abnormal fear
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-ptosis
 Definition
prolapse
Term
-rrhage
 Definition
excessive bleeding or hemorrhage
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-rrhagia
 Definition
excessive bleeding or hemorrhage
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-rrhea
 Definition
flow or discharge
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-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
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-spasm
 Definition
twitching, cramp
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-stasis
 Definition
stopping, controlling
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-able
 Definition
capable of, able to
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-ible
 Definition
capable of, able to
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-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
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-al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-an
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ary
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-eal
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ive
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-tic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ase
 Definition
enzyme
Term
-eum
 Definition
membrane
Term
-ium
 Definition
membrane
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-ia
 Definition
condition or therapy
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-ism
 Definition
condition or theory
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-iac
 Definition
one who suffers
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-opia
 Definition
vision
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-ose
 Definition
sugar
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-ous
 Definition
pertaining to or characterize by
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-y
 Definition
state or condition
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amyl/o
 Definition
starch
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glyc/o
 Definition
sugar
Term
hemat/o
 Definition
blood
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lact/o
 Definition
milk
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lip/o
 Definition
fat
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micro-
 Definition
small
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muc/o
 Definition
mucus
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prote/o
 Definition
protein
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protein/o
 Definition
progein
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pyr/o
 Definition
fire
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