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medical terminology
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Undergraduate 1
07/18/2010
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abdomin/o
 Definition
abdomen
Term
acr/o
 Definition

extremities

 
Term
adnex/o
 Definition
adjacent, accessory
Term
anatom/o
 Definition
body structures
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anter/o
 Definition
front
Term
blast/o
 Definition
immature/ embryonic cell
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caud/o
 Definition

tail

 
Term
celi/o
 Definition
belly/abdomen
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cephal/o
 Definition
head
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cyan/o
 Definition

blue

 
Term
cyt/o
 Definition
cell
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dermat/o

derm/o

 Definition
skin
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dist/o
 Definition
distant from origin
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dors/o
 Definition
back
Term
epitheli/o
 Definition
epithelial
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eti/o
 Definition
cause of disease
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hist/o
 Definition
tissue
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later/o
 Definition
side
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mediastin/o
 Definition
mediastinum
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medi/o
 Definition
middle
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megal/o
 Definition
enlarged
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morph/o
 Definition
form
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muc/o
 Definition
mucus
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pelv/o
 Definition
pelvis
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physi/o
 Definition
function
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pleur/o
 Definition
lung cavity
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poster/o
 Definition
back
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proxim/o
 Definition
closer to origin
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ser/o
 Definition
serum or serous membrane
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thorac/o
 Definition
chest
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ventr/o
 Definition
front
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peri-

 

 Definition

prefix

surrounding
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-centesis
 Definition

suffixes

surgical puncture
Term
-cyte
 Definition

suf.

cell
Term
-ia
 Definition

suf.

condition
Term
-ist
 Definition
specialist
Term
-itis
 Definition

suf.

inflammation
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-logist
 Definition

suf.

one who studies
Term
-logy
 Definition

suf.

study of
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-megaly
 Definition

suf.

enlarged
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-meter
 Definition

suf.

instrument to measure
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-metry
 Definition

suf.

process of measuring
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-osis
 Definition

suf.

condition
Term
-paralysis
 Definition

suf.

loss of movement and feeling
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-pathy

 

 Definition

suf.

disease
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-tic

-ous

0ic

-ible

-able

 Definition
adjective endings
Term
abbrev.
a
 Definition
before
Term
abbrev.
AD
 Definition
right ear
Term
ABBREV.
A&P
 Definition
anatomy and physiology
Term
Abbrev.
AP
 Definition
anterior to posterior
Term
Abbrev.
AP
 Definition
anterior to posterior
Term
abbrev.
AS
 Definition
left ear
Term
abbrev.
HCI
 Definition
hydrochloric acid
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abbrev.
L
 Definition
left
Term
abbrev
LA
 Definition
left arm
Term
abbrev
LL
 Definition
left leg
Term
abbrev
LLQ
 Definition
left lower quadrant
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abbrev.
LUQ
 Definition
left upper quadrant
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abbrev.
OD
 Definition
right eye
Term
abbrev.
OS
 Definition
Left eye
Term
abbrev.
OU
 Definition
Both eyes
Term
abbrev.
P
 Definition
after (from post)
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abbrev.
PA
 Definition
posterior to anterior
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abbrev.
R
 Definition
right
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abbrev.
RA
 Definition
right arm
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abbrev.
RL
 Definition
right leg
Term
abbrev.
RLQ
 Definition
right lower quadrant
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abbrev.
RUQ
 Definition
right upper quadrant
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