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Intro to Medical Terminology
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Undergraduate 1
05/10/2013
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Term
Diagnosis
(Abbrev and Def)
 Definition
DX
The identif. of a disease
Term
Prognosis
(Abbrev and Def)
 Definition
Px
A prediction fo the probable course of a disorder
Term
Prescription
(Abbrev and Def)
 Definition
Rx
A written order by a physician or other qualified practitioner for medicine.
Term
Intramuscular
(Abbrev and Def)
 Definition
IM
Within or inside
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain, suffering
Term
dys
 Definition
bad, painful, difficult
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excessive, too much, increased
Term
hypo-
 Definition
deficient, too little, reduced
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition or disease
Term
-ostomy
colostomy
 Definition
surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
Term
-plasty
rhinoplasty
 Definition
repair
Term
-rrhage
hemorrhage
 Definition
sudden, severe bleeding or expulsion of fluids
Term
-rrhaphy
 Definition
surgical suturing
Term
-rrhea
diarrhea
 Definition
flow or discharge
Term
-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture, tear
Term
-sclerosis
muscular sclerosis
 Definition
abnormal hardening
Term
-stenosis
muscular stenosis
 Definition
abnormal narrowing
Term
gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
enter/o
 Definition
small intestine
Term
cyan/o
 Definition
blue
Term
erythr/o
erythrocyte
 Definition
red
Term
leuk/o
leukocyte
 Definition
white
Term
melan/o
melanoma
 Definition
black
Term
poli/o
 Definition
gray
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
Term
-malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
-necrosis
 Definition
death, dead
Term
-centesis
abdominocentesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid
Term
-graphy
 Definition
process of recording...recording in a graph
Term
-gram
 Definition
picture or graph
Term
-scopy
 Definition
to examine
Term
nat-
 Definition
birth
Term
ab-
abnormal
 Definition
away from
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
Term
super-, supra-
supracostal
 Definition
above or excessive
Term
laryng
 Definition
larynx or throat
Term
ather/o
 Definition
fatty substance or plaque
Term
arthr/o
 Definition
joints
Term
myc/o
 Definition
fungus
Term
myel/o
 Definition
spinal column or bone marrow
Term
my/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
pyel/o
 Definition
renal pelvis
Term
py/o
 Definition
pus
Term
pyr/o
pyrotechnics
 Definition
fire, fever
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