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chondr/o
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cartilage
Ex: chondr/oma Oma: tumor, tumor of the cartilage |
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hist/o
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tissue
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caud/o
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tail
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dors/o
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back (of body)
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ventr/o
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belly, belly side
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-logist
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specialist in study of
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-logy
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study of
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-lysis
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deparation; destruction; loosening
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-toxic
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poision(ous)
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Abdomin/o
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abdomen
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cephal/o
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head
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cervic/o
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neck;
cervix uteri (neck of the uterus) |
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crani/o
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cranium (skull)
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gastro/o
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stomach
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ili/o
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ilium (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone)
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inguin/o
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groin
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lumb/o
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loins (lower back)
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pelv/o
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pelvis
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spin/o
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spine
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thorac/o
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chest
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umbili/o
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umbilicus, navel
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Right Hypo/chrondr/iac
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pertaining to below the right side of the ribs
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Right Lumb/ar
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pertaining to the right side of the lower back
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Right Inguinal
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pertaining to the right groin area
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Epi/gastr/ic
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pertaining to above the stomach
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Umbilic/al
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pertaining to the umbilic/navel area
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Hypo/gastr/ic
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pertaining to below the stomach
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Left hypo/chrodri/iac
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pertaining to below the left ribs
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Left Lumb/ar
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pertaining to the left lower back
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Left inguin/al
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pertaining to the left side of the groin
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abd
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abdomen
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AP
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anter/o/poster/ior
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Lat
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later/al
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LLQ
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Left Lower Quadrant
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LUQ
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Left Upper Quadrant
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PA
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Poster/o/anter/ior
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RLQ
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Right Lower Quadrant
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RUQ
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Right Upper Quadrant
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U&L, U/L
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Upper and Lower
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CT
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computed tomagraphy
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CXR
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Chest x-ray
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MRI
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magnetic resonance imaging
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PET
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Positron Emission tomography
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US
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Ultrasonography, ultrasound
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SPECT
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single-photon emission computed tomography
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adhesion
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band of scar tissue binding anatomical surfaces that normally separate from each other
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inflammation
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protective response of body tissues to irritation, infection or allergy
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sepsis
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body's inflammatory response to infection, in which there is fever, elevated heart and respiratory rate, and low blood pressure
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computed tomography (CT) scan
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radiographic technique that uses a narrow beam of x-rays, which rotates in a full arc around the patient to imae the body in cross-sectional slices. A scanner and detector send the images to a computer, which consolidates all of the data it receives from the multiple x-ray views
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edoscopy
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visual examination of the interior of organs and cavities with a specialized lighted instrument called an endoscope
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Fluoroscopy
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radiographic procedure that uses a fluorescent screen instead of a photographic plate to produce a visual image from x-rays that pass through the patient. The technique offers continuous imaging of the motion of internal structures an dimmediate serial images.
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
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radiographic technique that uses electromagnetic energy to produce multiplanar cross-sectional images of the body
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nuclear scan
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diagnostic technique that produces an image by recording the concentration of a radiopharmaceutical
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positron emission tomography (PET)
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radiographic technique that combines computed tomography with the use of radiopharmaceuticals
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radiography
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production of captured shadow images on photographic film through the action of ionizing radiation passing through the body from an external source
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radiopharmaceutical
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drug that contains a radioactive substance that travels to an area or a specific organ that will be scanned
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Single-photom emission computed tomography (SPECT)
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type of nuclear imaging study to scan organs after injection of a radioactive tracer. Similar to PET, but gets a 3D image
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tomography
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radiographic technique that produces a film representing a detailed cross-section of tissue structure at a predetermined depth
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ultrasonography
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imaging technique that uses high-frequency sound waves that bounce off body tissues and are recorded to produce an image of an internal organ or tissue
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anastomosis
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connection between two vessels; surgical joining of two ducts, blood vessels, or bowel segments to alow flow from one another.
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Cauterize
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process of burning tisse by thermal heat, including steam, electricity or another agent such as laser or dry ice
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