Medical Term

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Objectives in studying medical language

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Analyze words by dividing into component parts

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Root

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Foundation of the word

(All med terms have 1 or more)

Ex: The root, hemat means blood

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Suffix

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The word ending

(All med term have a suffix)

Ex: The suffix -logy means study of

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Prefix

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Comes at the beginning of the word

( not all terms have prefix)

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Combining vowel

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Links the root of the suffix or the root to another root

(like a bridge between word parts)

Ex; usually the letter O

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Between two roots, even if the second root begins with a vowel

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Example:

GASTR/O/ENTER/O/LOGY

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-aphis

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Means Pain

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Arthralgia

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Pain in a joint

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Otalgia

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Pain in the ear

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Neuralgia

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Pain in a nerve

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-cyte

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Means Cell

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ERYTHROCYTE

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Red blood cells

(RBC)

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LEUKOCYTE

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White blood cell

(WBC)

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THROMBOCYTE

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Platelets- functions in blood, clotting

(Thrombus= clot)

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-ITIS

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Inflammation

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Bronchitis

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Inflammatory condition of the bronchii

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Tonsillitis

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Inflammatory condition of the tonsils

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PHLEBITIS

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Inflammatory condition of veins

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-EMIA

(No or none)

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Blood condition

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Anemia

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Decrease in hemoglobin below normal range

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Ischemia

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Condition of decreased blood flow

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- itis

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Inflammation

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Bronchitis

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Inflammatory condition of the bronchii

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Tonsillitis

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Inflammatory condition of the tonsils

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Phlebitis

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Inflammatory condition of veins

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-opsy

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To view

(To look at life tissue or cells)

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Biopsy

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Removal of small piece of tissue for microscopic examination

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Biopsy

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Removal of small piece of tissue for microscopic examination

(Can be Normal or abnormal)

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Autopsy/necropsy

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Post mortem examination

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-plasty

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Surgical Repair

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Angioplasty

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Narrow blood vessel is opened using a balloon that is inflated after it is inserted into the blood vessel.

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Angioplasty

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Narrow blood vessel is opened using a balloon that is inflated after it is inserted into the blood vessel.

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Rhinoplasty

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Plastic surgery of the nose ( nose job)

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Angioplasty

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Narrow blood vessel is opened using a balloon that is inflated after it is inserted into the blood vessel.

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Rhinoplasty

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Plastic surgery of the nose ( nose job)

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- Blast

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Embryonic, immature cell

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Erythroblast

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Immature red blood cell

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A, an

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No, not, without

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Anemia

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Without blood (low RBC's)

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Anemia

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Without blood (low RBC's)

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Apnea

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Cessation of breathing

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Abnormal

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Not normal

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Abductor

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Muscle that draws a limb away from the body

(Pertaining to arm/ leg)

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Abductor

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Muscle that draws a limb away from the body

(Pertaining to arm/ leg)

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Anti

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Against

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Abductor

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Muscle that draws a limb away from the body

(Pertaining to arm/ leg)

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Anti

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Against

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Antisepsis

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Destruction of micro - organisms to prevent infection