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Medical Terminology
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10/27/2017
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Term
bad, difficult, painful
 Definition
dys-
Term
excessive, increased
 Definition
hyper-
Term
enlargement
 Definition
megaly
Term
pain, suffering
 Definition
-algia
Term
surgical removal
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-ectomy
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abnormal condition or disease
 Definition
-osis
Term
abnormal softening
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-malatia
Term
deficient
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hypo-
Term
inflammation
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-itis
Term
tissue death
 Definition
necrosis
Term
bleeding, bursting forth
 Definition
rrhage
Term
creating an artificial opening
 Definition
ostomy
Term
surgical incision
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otomy
Term
surgical repair
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plasty
Term
surgical suturing
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rhaphy
Term
visual examination
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scopy
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rupture
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rrhexis
Term
abnormal narrowing
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stenosis
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abnormal hardening
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sclerosis
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flow or discharge
 Definition
rrhea
Term
white blood cell
 Definition
leukocyte
Term
prediction of outcome
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prognosis
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swelling caused by excess fluid in the body tissues
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edema
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sudden onset
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acute
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supination
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turning the palm upward
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fat
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adip/o
Term
front
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anter/o
Term
gland
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aden/o
Term
specialist
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-ologist
Term
study of
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-ology
Term
cell
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cyt/o
Term
head
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cephal/o
Term
lower part of body
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caud
Term
out of
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exo
Term
within
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exo
Term
within
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endo
Term
back
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poster/o
Term
control
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-stasis
Term
disease, suffering, emotion
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pathy
Term
formation
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plasia
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tissue
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hist
Term
hump
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kyph/o
Term
cartilage
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chondr/o
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crooked, bent, stiff
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ankyl/o
Term
joint
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arthr/o
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noun ending
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-um
Term
cranium, skull
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crani/o
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rib
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cost/o
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setting free, loosening
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lysia
Term
spinal cord, bone marrow
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myel/o
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surgical fixation of a bone or joint
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-desis
Term
vertibra/brae
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spondyl/o
Term
curved
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lord/o
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bent backwards
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scoli/o
Term
synovial membrane
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synovi/o
Term
bone
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oste/o
Term
condition
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-ia
Term
fascia
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fasci/o
Term
fibrous connective tissue
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fibr/o
Term
hernia, swelling
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-ele
Term
movement, motion
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kines/o
Term
muscle
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my/o
Term
rupture
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rrhexis
Term
tendon
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tend/o
Term
tone
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ton/o
Term
cross-wise
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transverse
Term
ringlike
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sphincter
Term
slanted at an angle
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oblique
Term
straight
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rectus
Term
toward the side
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lateralus
Term
aorta
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aort/o
Term
artery
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arteri/o
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plaque, fatty substance
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athero
Term
relating to blood or lymph vessels
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angio/o
Term
slow
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brady
Term
blood or blood condition
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-emia
Term
heart
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cardi/o
Term
mixture or blending
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crasia
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red
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ethryr/o
Term
vein
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ven/o
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white
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leuk/o
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vein
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phleb/o
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fast, rapid
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tachy
Term
clot
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thromb/o
Term
blood, relating to blood
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hem/o
Term
against
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anti-
Term
eat, swallow
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phag/o
Term
lymph node
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lymphaden/o
Term
lymph vessel
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lymphangi/o
Term
poison
 Definition
tox/o
Term
flesh
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sarc/o
Term
formation
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plasm
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protected, safe
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immun/o
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spleen
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splen/o
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tumor
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onc/o
Term
bacteria capable of movement
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spirochetes
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chain forming bacteria
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streptococci
Term
cluster forming bacteria
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staphylcocci
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live only by invading cells
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viruses
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live within other organisms
 Definition
parasites
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