Medical Terminology For Health Professions

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-al

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pertaining to

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-algia

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pain and suffering

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid

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-dynia

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pain

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-gram

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picture or record

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-graphy

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process of producing a picture or record

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-itis

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inflammation (commonly used to indicate infection)

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-malacia

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abnormal softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-necrosis

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tissue death

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-ologist

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specialist

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-ology

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study of

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-oma

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tumor

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-osis

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abnormal condition or disease

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-ostomy

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surgical creation of an artifical opening to the body surface

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-otomy

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cutting or a surgical incision

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-rrhage

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sudden severe bleeding

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-rrhagia

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sudden severe bleeding

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-rrhaphy

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surgical suturing to close a wound and includes the use or sutures, staples or surgical glue

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-rrhea

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flow or discharge

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-sclerosis

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abnormal hardening

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-stenosis

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abnormal narrowing

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ab-

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away from

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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abdominocentesis

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surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid

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abnormal

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not normal

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acronym

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word formed from the initial letter of the major parts of a compound term

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acute

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condition that has a rapid onset, a severe course and a relatively short duration

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ad-

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towards or in the direction of

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addiction

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drawn toward or a strong dependence on a drug or substance

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angiogram

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film produced by angiography

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angiography

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process or producing a radiographic study of the blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium to make these blood vessels visible

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appendectomy

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surgical removal of the appendix

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appendic

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appendix

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appendicitis

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inflammation of the appendix

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arteri/o

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artery

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arteriomalacia

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abnormal softening of the walls of an artery or arteries

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arterionecrosis

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tissue death of an artery or arteries

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arteriosclerosis

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abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries

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arteriostenosis

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abnormal narrowing of an artery or arteries

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arteromalacia

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abnormal softening of the walls of an artery or arteries

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arthr/o

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joint

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arthralgia

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pain in a joint or joints

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arthroscopy

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visual examination of the internal structure of a joint

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ather/o

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plaque or fatty substance

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atheroma

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fatty deposit within the wall of an artery

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cardi

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heart

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chronic

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condition of long duration. Such diseases can be controlled but are rarely cured

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col-

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colon

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colostomy

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surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface

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colotomy

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surgical incision into the colon

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crani

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skulls

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cyan/o

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blue

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cyanosis

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blue discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in the blood

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dermat

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skin

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dermatologist

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skin specialist

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dia-

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through

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diagnosis

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identification of a disease

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diarrhea

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frequent flow of loose or watery stools

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differential diagnosis

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to determine which one of the several diseases can be producing the signs and symptoms that are present

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disease

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condition in which one or more body parts are not functioning normally

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dys-

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bad, difficult or painful

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dysfunctional

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organ or body part that is not working properly

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edema

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swelling caused by excess fluid in the body tissues

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end-

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within

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endarterial

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pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery

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enter/o

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small intestine

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eponym

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disease, structure, operation or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first

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erythrocyte

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red blood cells

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erythr/o

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red

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eu-

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good, normal, well or easy

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euthyroid

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normally functioning thyroid gland

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exudate

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fluid, such as pus, that leaks out of an infected wound

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fissure

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groove or crack-like sore of the skin

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fistula

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abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body. May be due to surgery, injury or the draining of an abcess

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gastr/o

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stomach

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gastralgia

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stomach pain

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gastritis

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inflammation of the stomach

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gastroenteritis

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inflammation of the stomach and small intestine

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gastrosis

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disease of the stomach

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hemorrhage

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loss or a large amount of blood in a short time

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hepato/o

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liver

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hepatomegaly

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abnormal enlargement of the liver

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hyper-

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excessive or increased

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hypertension

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higher than normal blood pressure

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hypo-

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deficient or decreased

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hypotension

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lower than normal blood pressure

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ileum

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last and longest portion of the small intestine. (e=(intestine)

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ilium

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part of the hip bone (i=hip)

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infection

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invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism

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inflammation

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localized response to an injury or destruction of tissues

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inter-

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between or among

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interstitial

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between, but not within, the parts of a tissue

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intra-

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within or inside

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intramuscular

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within the muscle

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laceration

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torn or jagged wound or an accidental cut wound

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laryng

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larynx and throat

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lesion

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pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury

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leuk/o

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white

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leukocyte

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white blood cells

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lith-

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stone

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lithotomy

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examiniation position (gyno)

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malaise

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feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness

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melan/o

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black

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melanosis

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any condition of unusual deposits of black pigment in body tissues or organs

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mucous

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specialized mucous membranes that line the body cavities

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mucus

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fluid secreted by the mucous membranes

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my/o

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muscle

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myc/o

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fungus

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mycosis

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abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus

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myel/o

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spinal cord

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myel/o

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bone marrow

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myelopathy

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any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord

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myopathy

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any pathologic change or disease of muscle tissue

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myoplasty

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surgical repair of a muscle

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myorrhaphy

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surgical suturing of a muscle sound

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myorrhexis

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rupture of a muscle

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nat

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birth

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natal

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pertaining to birth

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neo-

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new

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neonatology

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study of disorders of the newborn

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neur/o

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nerve

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neuritis

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inflammation of a nerve or nerves

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oste/o

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bone

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ot/o

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ear

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otorhinolaryngology

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study of ENT

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palpation

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examination technique in which the examiner's hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency and location of certain body parts

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palpitation

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pound or rancing heart

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path

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disease

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pathology

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the study of all aspects of disease

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peri-

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surrounding

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phalanges

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bones of the fingers and toes

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phalanx

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singular form of phalanges

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poli/o

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gray

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poliomyelitis

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viral infection of the gray matter of the spinal cord

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post-

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after

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pre-

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before

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prognosis

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prediction of the probably course and outcome of a disorder

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prostate

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prostate

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male gland that lies under the urinary bladder and surrounds the urethra

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prostrate

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collapse and be lying flat or to be overcome with exhaustion

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pyrosis

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heartburn

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py/o

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pus

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis (part of the kidney)

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pyelitis

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inflammation of the renal pelvis

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pyoderma

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any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection

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pyr/o

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fever or fire

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remission

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temporary, partial or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure

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rhin/o

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nose

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sign

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objective evidence of disease such as a fever

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sub-

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under, less or below

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subcostal

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below a rib or ribs

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super-/supra-

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above or excessive

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supination

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act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward

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suppuration

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formation or discharge of pus

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supracostal

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above or outside the ribs

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symptom

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subjective evidence of a disease

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syndrome

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set of the signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process

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tonsill/o

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tonsils

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tonsillectomy

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surgical removal of the tonsils

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tonsillitis

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inflammation of the tonsils

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trauma

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wound or injury

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triage

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medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment

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-um

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noun ending

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viral

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pertaining to a virus

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virile

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having the nature, properties or qualities of an adult male