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Medical Terminology
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Graduate
09/10/2009
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Term
69: hyper-
 Definition
above; excessive; beyond
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70: hypno-
 Definition
sleep; hypnosis
Term
71: -ia
 Definition
Condition, esp. an abnormal state
Term
72: -iatric
 Definition
Medicine; medical profession; physicians
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73: -ic
 Definition
pertaining to; relating to
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74: idio-
 Definition
Individual; distinct
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75: in-
 Definition
Inside; intensive action; negative
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76: infra-
 Definition
Below, inferior to
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77: inter-
 Definition
Between
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78: intra-
 Definition
within
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79: ipsi-
 Definition
same; self
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80: iso-
 Definition
equal
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81: -it is
 Definition
Inflammation of
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82: Kinesi-, kino-, -kinesis
 Definition
Movement
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83: latero-
 Definition
Side
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84: Leuk-, Leuko-
 Definition
White Blood Cell; white
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85: linguo-
 Definition
tongue
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86: lip-, lipo-
 Definition
fat
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87: -lysis
 Definition
reduction/relief of
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88: macr-, macro-
 Definition
large; long
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89: mal-
 Definition
Ill; poor
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90: med-, medi-, medio-
 Definition
middle
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91: mega-, megal-, megalo-
 Definition
Large
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92: -megalia, -megaly
 Definition
Enlargement of a body part
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93: melan-, melano-
 Definition
Black
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94: mes-, meso-
 Definition
1) anatomy, the mesentery 2) In medicine, secondary; partial
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95: micr-, micro-
 Definition
Small
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96: mon-, mono-
 Definition
Single, one
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97 : multi-
 Definition
many, much
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98: musculo-, my-, myo-
 Definition
Muscle
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99: myel-, myelo-
 Definition
Spinal cord; bone marrow
Term
100: narco-
 Definition
Numbness
Term
101: naso-
 Definition
nose
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102: necro-, necr-
 Definition
Death, necrosis
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103: neo-
 Definition
new, recent
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104: nephr-, nephra-, nephro
 Definition
kidney
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105: neur-, nueri, neuro-
 Definition
nerve; nervous system
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106: oculo-
 Definition
eye
Term
107: -ode, -iod
 Definition
form; shape
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108: -odynia, odyno-
 Definition
Pain
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109: -ology
 Definition
study of
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110: -oma
 Definition
tumor
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111: onco-
 Definition
tumor; swelling; mass
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112: onych-, onycho-
 Definition
finger or toenails
Term
113: ophthalm-, opthalmo-
 Definition
eye
Term
114: optico-, opto-
 Definition
eye; vision
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115: oro-
 Definition
mouth
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116: orth-, ortho-
 Definition
straight; normal
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117: os-
 Definition
mouth; bone
Term
118: -osis
 Definition
condition; process
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119: oste-, osteo-
 Definition
bone
Term
120: ostomosis, ostomy, stomosis, stomy
 Definition
A created mouth or outlet
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121: -otomy
 Definition
cutting
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122: -para, para-
 Definition
1) prefix, near; departure from normal 2) suffix: bearing offspring
Term
123: path-, patho-, -path, -pathic,-pathy
 Definition
Disease, suffering
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124: ped-, pedi-, pedo-
 Definition
Foot
Term
125: -penia
 Definition
Dec. from normal; deficiency
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126: peri-
 Definition
around; about
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127: phag-, phago
 Definition
ingestion
Term
128: pharyng-, pharngo
 Definition
pharynx
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129: phlebo-
 Definition
vein
Term
130: -phobia
 Definition
abnormal fear or aversion
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131: phono-
 Definition
sound; voice
Term
132: phoresis
 Definition
transmission
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133: phren-, phereno-, -phrenia
 Definition
Mind: diaphragm
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134: physico-
 Definition
physical; natural
Term
135: -plasia
 Definition
Growth; cellular proliferation
Term
136: -plegia
 Definition
paralysis; stroke
Term
137: pleur-, pleuro-
 Definition
pleura; side; rib
Term
138: pneum-, pneuma, pneumato-
 Definition
respiration
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139: pod-, podo-
 Definition
foot
Term
140: polio-
 Definition
gray matter of the nervous system
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141: poly-
 Definition
much; many
Term
142: post-
 Definition
after
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143: postero-
 Definition
posterior
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144: -praxis
 Definition
1) activity 2) Practice; use
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145: pre-
 Definition
Before; in front of
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146: presby-
 Definition
old age
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147: pro-
 Definition
before
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148: proct-, procto-
 Definition
anus; rectum
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149: pseud-, pseudo-
 Definition
false
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150: psych-, psycho-
 Definition
mind ; mental processes
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151 : pulmo-
 Definition
lung
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152 : pyreto-
 Definition
fever
Term
153: rachi-, rachio-
 Definition
spine
Term
154: re-
 Definition
back; again
Term
155: ren-, reno-
 Definition
kidney
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156: retro-
 Definition
backward; behind
Term
157: rheo-, -(r)rhea
 Definition
to discharge
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158: rhino-
 Definition
nose
Term
159: (r)rhage, (r)rhagia
 Definition
rupture; profuse fluid discharge
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160: sarco-
 Definition
sacrum
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161: scapula-
 Definition
shoulder
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162: schizo-
 Definition
division
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163: sclero-
 Definition
hard
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164: -sclerosis
 Definition
dryness; hardness
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165: -scope
 Definition
instrument for viewing or examining
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166: -scopy
 Definition
examination
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167: sebo-
 Definition
fatty substance
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168: semi-
 Definition
half
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169: sero-
 Definition
serum
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170: somat-, somato-
 Definition
body
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171: stetho-
 Definition
chest
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172: sub-
 Definition
beneath; less than normal
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173: super-
 Definition
superior; above
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174: supra-
 Definition
above; beyond; on top
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175: sym-
 Definition
with
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176: syn-
 Definition
joined; together
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177: tachy-
 Definition
swift; rapid
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178: tarso-
 Definition
flat of the foot; edge of the eylid
Term
179: tendo-, teno-
 Definition
tendon
Term
180: thermo-
 Definition
heat
Term
181: thorac-, thoraci-, thoraco-
 Definition
chest; chest wall
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182: thrombo-
 Definition
blood clot; thrombus
Term
183: -tome
 Definition
cutting instrument
Term
184: tracheo-
 Definition
trachea (windpipe)
Term
185: trich-, trichi-, tricho-
 Definition
hair
Term
187: tympano-
 Definition
eardrum
Term
188: uni-
 Definition
one
Term
189: -uria
 Definition
urine
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190: vaso-
 Definition
vessel (blood vessel)
Term
191: veno-
 Definition
vein
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193: vertebro-
 Definition
vertebrae
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194: viscero-
 Definition
viscera
Term
195: xanth-
 Definition
yellow
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196: xeno-
 Definition
strange; foreign
Term
197: xero-
 Definition
dry
Term
198: +
 Definition
plus; excess; acid reaction, positive
Term
199: -
 Definition
minus; deficiency; alkaline reaction; negative
Term
200: ±
 Definition
Plus or minus; pos. or neg.; indefinite
Term
201: 2p
 Definition
Term
202: /
 Definition
divided by
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203: ”
 Definition
Delta (?)
Term
204: "
 Definition
square root (?)
Term
1: Flexus
 Definition
Bend
Term
2: sanguis
 Definition
blood
Term
3: soma
 Definition
body
Term
4: osseus
 Definition
bony
Term
5: viscera
 Definition
entrails (SAME AS NUMBER 8)
Term
6: Cerebrum, enkephalos
 Definition
brain
Term
7: Spasmus
 Definition
Cramp; Spasm
Term
9: Adeps., Lipos
 Definition
fat
Term
10: Febris
 Definition
fever
Term
12: Brachium
 Definition
forearm
Term
13: Calx, talus
 Definition
heel
Term
14: Morbus
 Definition
disease; illness
Term
15: debilis
 Definition
weak
Term
16: nephros
 Definition
kidney
Term
17: Condylus
 Definition
knuckle
Term
18: Gravida
 Definition
Pregnant
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19: Convalescere
 Definition
Recover
Term
20: Rucumbens
 Definition
recumbent
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21: Rubor
 Definition
redness
Term
22: Costa
 Definition
Rib
Term
23: Tinnitus
 Definition
ringing
Term
24: Hernia
 Definition
rupture
Term
25: Sputum
 Definition
Saliva
Term
26: Squamosus
 Definition
Scaly
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27: Cicatrix
 Definition
Scar
Term
28: Brevis
 Definition
short
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29: Tremor
 Definition
Shudder
Term
31: Sudor, hidros
 Definition
Sweat
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32: Cauda
 Definition
Tail
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33: Gustatus
 Definition
taste
Term
34: Lacrima
 Definition
tear
Term
35: dentes
 Definition
teeth
Term
36: Tendo. Tenon
 Definition
Tendon
Term
37: pharynx
 Definition
throat
Term
38: Pollex
 Definition
thumb
Term
39: Lingua, glossa
 Definition
tongue
Term
40: Carpus, Karpos
 Definition
wrist
Term
41: Niger, nigra, nigrum
 Definition
Black
Term
42: cyaneus, lividus
 Definition
lived
Term
43: Coccum, coccineus
 Definition
Crimson
Term
44: Viridis
 Definition
green
Term
45: Rosaceus
 Definition
pink
Term
46 : Purpura, purpureus
 Definition
purple
Term
47 : Ruber
 Definition
red
Term
48: Aridus
 Definition
dry
Term
49: Languor
 Definition
faintness
Term
50: Calor, ardor, fervor
 Definition
heat
Term
51 Levis
 Definition
light
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52: Humidus, uvidus
 Definition
moist
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53: Acutus
 Definition
sharp
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54: Brevis
 Definition
short
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