Medical Terminology Ch 1

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-algia

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Pain, suffering

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Dys-

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Bad, difficult

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal

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Hyper-

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Excessive

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Hypo-

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Deficient

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-itis

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Inflammatory

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-Osis

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Abnormal condition/disease

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Ostomy

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Surgical creation of artificial opening in body

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Otomy

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Cutting

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Plasty

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Surgical repair

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Rrhage

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Bleeding

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Rrhea

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Flow or discharge

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Rrhaphy

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Surgical suturing

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

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-sclerosis

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Abnormal hardrning

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Abdominocentesis

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Surgical puncture of abdomen to remove fluid

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Acute

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Rapid onset

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Angiography

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X-ray of blood/lymph vessels

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Appendectomy

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Appendix removal surgery

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Arteriosclerosis

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Thickening/hardening of walls of arteries

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Arthralgia

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Pain in joint

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Colostomy

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Opening of colon (for bag)

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Cyanosis

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Going blue

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Dermatologist

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Specialist in skin

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Diagnosis

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Identification of problem

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Diarrhea

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Loss of fluid - through and fluid

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Edema

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Excess watery fluid - ex) pulmonary edema

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Endarterial

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Relating to artery

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Eponym

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Person who discovered something that is named after them

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Erythrocyte

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Mature red blood cell, from erythr (red)

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Fissure

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Small tear

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Fistula

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Abnormal or surgically made passage

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Gastralgia

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Pain in stomach

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Gastoenteritis

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Stomach, small intestine, inflammation

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Gastrosis

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Disease of the stomach

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Hemorrhage

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Much blood loss

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Hepatomegaly

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Abnormal enlargement of liver

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Hypertension

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High blood pressure

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Infection

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Presence of disease

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Inflammation

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Localized condition in result of injury or infection

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Interstitial

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In a small space (in interstices)

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Intramuscular

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In the muscle

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Laceration

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Deep cut in skin

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Lesion

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Place that suffered damage

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Malaise

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French tired

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Mycosis

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Infection with fungus

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Myelopathy

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Disease of spinal cord

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Myorhexis

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Tearing of muscle

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Natal

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Babies

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Neonatalogy

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Study of new born care

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Neurorrhaphy

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Surgical suturing of nerves

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Otorhinolaryngology

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Study of diseases of nose ear and throat

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Palpation

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Using ones hands to examine the body

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Palpitation

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irregular heartbeat

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Pathology

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Study of cause and effect of diseases

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Phalanges

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Fingers

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Poliomyelitis

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Viral infection of nerve tissue in brain or spinal cord (from grey and myel)

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Prognosis

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Cause of issue

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Pyoderma

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Skin infection with pus

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Remission

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Going away

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Sign

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Objective evidence

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Supination

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Rotation, of arm or leg

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Supparation

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Pus forming

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Supracostal

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Above ribs

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Symptoms

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Subjective evidence ex)anxiety or fatigue or low back pain

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Syndrome

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Set of signs and symptoms

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Tonsillitis

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Inflammation of tonsils

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Triage

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EMTs deciding who goes first

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Viral

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Infection due to virus present