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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-algia

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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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Anoxia

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Without oxygen

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Ab -

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Away from

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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

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Anti-

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Against

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Antisepsis

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Destruction of micro - organism to prevent infection

An antiseptic substance is used against infections

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Antibiotic

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Substance having the ability to destroy a living organism

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Antibody

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An immunoglobulin

( immune substance)

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Antibody

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An immunoglobulin

( immune substance)

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Antitoxin

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Substance acting against a toxin

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Contra -

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Opposite

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Contra -

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Opposite

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Contraindication

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A factor prohibiting the administration of drug or performance of an act

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Contra -

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Opposite

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Contraindication

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A factor prohibiting the administration of drug or performance of an act

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Contraception

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Against conception

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Contra -

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Opposite

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Contraindication

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A factor prohibiting the administration of drug or performance of an act

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Contraception

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Against conception

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Contralateral

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Opposite side

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En -, endo

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Within, in

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Endotracheal

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Within the trachea

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Endotracheal

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Within the trachea

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Endoscope

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Scope used to see inside a cavity

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Endocardium

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Inner layer of heart

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Epi -

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Upon, on, above

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Epi -

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Upon, on, above

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Epidermis

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Outer layer of the skin

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Epithelium

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Covering of the ext and internal organ of the body

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Ex/o

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Out, away from

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Exophthalmos

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Protrusion or the eyeball associated with enlargement and overactivity of the thyroid gland

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Extracellular

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Outside of the cell

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Exit

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Way or passage to the outside

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Hyper-

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Excessive, above

( to much)

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Hyperplasia

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Increase in cell numbers

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Hyperplasia

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Increase in cell numbers

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Hyperactive

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To active

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Hypertension

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High blood pressure (HTN)

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Hypertension

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High blood pressure (HTN)

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Hypertrophy

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Inc. in size of individual cell

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Hyperglycemia

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Inc. levels of glucose in blood

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Infra-

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Beneath

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Infracostal

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Below the rib

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Inter-

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Between

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Intercoastal

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Between the ribs

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Intra-

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Into, within

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Intravenous

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Within the vein

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Post-

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After, behind

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Post mortem

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After death

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Post prandial

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After a meal

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Post partum

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After birth

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Pre-

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Before, in front of

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Precancerous

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Abnormal stage of tissue growth, likely to develop into a malignancy

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Syndrome

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A group of signs or symptoms that commonly occur together and indicate a particular disease or abnormal condition

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ARTHR/o

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Joint

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ARTHR/o

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Joint

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Carcin/o

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Cancer

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Path/o

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Disease

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Pneum/o

Pneumon/o

Pulmon/o

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Lungs

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Pneum/o

Pneumon/o

Pulmon/o

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Lungs

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Tox/o

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Poison

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-emia

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Blood condition

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-emia

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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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A- , an-

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No, not, without

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Apnea

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Cessation of breathing

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Anemia

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Without blood (low RBC's)

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-opsy

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To view

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-opsy

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To view

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Biopsy

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Removal of small piece of tissue for microscopic examination

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Autopsy/necropsy

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Postmortem examination

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-plasty

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Surg. Repair

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Angioplasty

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Narrowed blood. Vessel is open using a balloon that is inflated after it is inserted in to 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

(Young cell)

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Erythroblast

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Immature red blood cells