Medical Terminology 1

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A

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No/without

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An

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No/without

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Ab

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away from

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Acu

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Sudden

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Ad

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toward

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Af

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towards

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Ana

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apart/up

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Anis

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unequal

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Ante

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before

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Anti

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against

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Atel

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incomplete

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Auto

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self

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Bi

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two

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Brady

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slow

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Cata

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down (catabolism)

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Con

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with/together (congenital )

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Contra

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against /opposite. (contra lateral )

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Cortic

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outer region. (cortisteroid)

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Cry

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cold

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De

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down/lacking. (dehydration )

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Dia

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through. (dialysis)

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Ecto

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outside/pertaining to the outside (etopic)

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Em

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in. (embryo )

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Endo

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inside (endocardium - inner lining of the heart )

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Epi

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above. (epidermis )

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Eso

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inward (esotropia - deviation of the eye)

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En

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normal (enthyroid is a normal throid)

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Ex

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away from (exophthalmus is the protrusion of the eyeball away from the normal location )

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Hemi

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half. (hemiparesis is paralysis of half of the body )

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Hyper

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excessisve/above (hyperglycemia)

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In

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not (insomniac the inability to
sleep )

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Intra

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into/inside. (intravenous inside the vein )

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Ir

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in. (irradiation rhe process of radiating a certain part of the body )

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Macro

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large (macrocephalic is a large head)

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Mal

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bad. (malaise is a vague feeling or discomfort )

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Medi

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middle. (mediastinum - the middle layered membrane of an organ)

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Meta

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change (metabolism are the changes in mocules and chemical processes that maintans the lif of a person)

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Micro

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small. (microscope an instrument that magnifirs small objects)

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Mon

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one. (monocute is a single cell)

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Neo

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small/new (neoplasm is a new growth of cells and tissue)

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Nilli

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none. (nulliparasis is a woman who has bever given birth)

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Odyn

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pain (odynophagia a condition where there is pain in swollowing)

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Olig

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small amount (oligmenorrhea - condition where there is a small amount of menstruation)

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Pan

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all (pancytoperic - a condition where there is deficiency in all types of blood cells)

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Per

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through. (percutaneous refers to going through or penetrating the skin)

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Peri

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surrounding (pericardiun the outer membrane surrounding the heart)

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Poly

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many (polyneuritis the inflammation of many nerves)

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Post

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after. (postnatal a condition after birth )

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Pre

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before (precancerous is a condition before the spread of cancer)

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Pro

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before /forward (prognosis is the prediction before the outcome of a decision)

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Quadri

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four. (quadriplegic, the paralysis of the four limbs)

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Re

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again (resection - the removal or repair of a organ throuh a surgery)

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Retro

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behind. (retrocardiac refers to anything behind the heart )

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Sub

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under. (subhepatic refers to anything under the heart)

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Supra

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above (superarenal - refers to anything above the kidney)

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Syn

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together (symbiosis the relationshkp of two organisms in interdependent existence )

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Tachy

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fast (tachypnea is a condition when breathing is fast)

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Trans

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through. (transuretheral - to go through the uretheral)

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Vol

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roll (volvulus is the rolling or twisting of the intestines )

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Xer

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dry (xerophthalmia is a dry condition of the eye)