Emtb Chapter 5 Medical Term

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Cardi-

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Heart

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Nephr

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Kidney

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Neuro

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Nerves

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Psych

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Mind

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Thorac

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Chest

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Hyper

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Over, excessive, high

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Hypo

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Under, below normal

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Tachy

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Rapid, fast

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Brady

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Slow

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Pre-

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Before

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Post-

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After, behind

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-al

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Pertaining to

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-algia

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Pertaining to pain

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal of

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-ology

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Study of

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-logist

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Specialist

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-meter

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Measuring instrument

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-oma

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Tumor (usually referring to cancer)

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-pathy

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Disease

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Gastr-

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Stomach

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Arthr-

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Joint

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Oste-

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Bone

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Pulmon-

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Lungs

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Enter/o-

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Small intestines

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Uni-

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One

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Dipl-

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Two, double

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Null-

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None

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Primi-

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First

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Multi-

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Many

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Bi-

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Two

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Tri-

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Three

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Quad-

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Four

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Tetra-

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Four

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Quint-

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Five

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Sexti-

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Six

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Septi-

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Seven

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Oct-

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Eight

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Nona-

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Nine

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Deca-

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Ten

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Semi-

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Half, partial

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Hemi-

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Half, one sided

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Ambi-

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Both

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Pan-

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All, entire

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Cyan/o-

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Blue

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Cyanosis

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Leuk/o-

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White

Hint 49

Leukocyte

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Erythr/o-

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Red

Hint 50

Erythrocyte

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Cirrh/o-

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Yellow-Orange

Hint 51

Cirrhosis

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Melan/o-

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Black

Hint 52

Melena

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Poli/o-

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Gray

Hint 53

Poliomyelitis

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Alb-

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White

Hint 54

Albino

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Chlor/o-

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Green

Hint 55

Chlorophyll

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Ab-

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Away from

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Abduction

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Ad-

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To, toward

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Adduction

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De-

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Down from, away

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Decay

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Circum-

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Around, about

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Circumferential Burn

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Peri-

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Around

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Pericardium

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Trans-

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Across, through, beyond

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Transvaginal

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Epi-

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Above, upon, on

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Epigastric

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Supra-

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Above, over

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Suprasternal Notch

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Retro-

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Behind

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Retroperitoneal

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Sub-

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Under, beneath

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Subcutaneous

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Infra-

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Below, under

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Infraclavicular

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Para-

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Near, beside, beyond, apart from

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Parasternal

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Contra-

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Against, opposite

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Contraindicated

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Ecto-

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Out, outside

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Ectopic pregnancy

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Endo-

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Within

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Endoscopy

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Extra-

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Outside, in addition to

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Extraneous

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Intra-

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Inside, within

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Intrauterine

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Ipsi-

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Same

Hint 73

Ipsilteral

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Anterior

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The front surface of the body

Hint 74

Ventral

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Posterior

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The back surface of the body

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Dorsal

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Superior

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Closest to the head

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Inferior

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Closest to the feet

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Proximal

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Closest to the point of attachment

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Distal

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Farthest from the point of attachment

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Medial

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Closest to the midline

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Lateral

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Farthest from the midline

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Superficial

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Closer to the skin

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Deep

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Farthest from skin, inward towards bone

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Palmar

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Front of hand, palm

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Plantar

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Bottom of foot

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Apex (Apices)

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Tip of a structure

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Flexion

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Bending of a joint

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Extension

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Straightening of a joint

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Adduction

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Motion toward the midline of the body

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Abduction

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Motion away from the midline of the body

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Prone

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Position lying face down

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Supine

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Position laying face up

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Fowler Position

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Laying with back of stretcher at 45 degree angle