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Word Roots
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Basic meaning of the term, indicate the involved body part and maybe color
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Combining forms
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word roots with a vowel at the end so that a suffix beginning with a consonant can be added
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Suffixes
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indicate the procedure, condition, disorder, or disease. always comes at the end of the word
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Prefixes
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indicate location, time, number, or status. Always comes at the beginning of a word
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-dynia
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pain
ex. Gastrodynia- pain in the stomach |
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tonsillitis
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inflammation of the tonsils
tonsill/itis |
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tonsillectomy
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surgical removal of the tonsils
tonsill/ectomy |
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cyanosis
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blue discoloration of the skin, lack of oxygen
cyan/osis |
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erythrocytes
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mature red blood cells
erythr/o/cytes |
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leukocytes
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white blood cells
leuk/o/cytes |
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melanosis
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any condition of unusual deposits of black pigment in different parts of the body
melan/osis black/condition |
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poliomyelitis
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viral infection of the gray matter of the spinal cord that may result in paralysis
poli/o/myel/itis gray/spinal cord/inflammation |
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cardiac
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pertaining to the heart
cardi/ac heart/ pertaining to |
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neuroplasty
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surgical repair of a nerve
neur/o/plasty nerve/surgical repair |
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neuritis
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inflammation of a nerve/s
neur/itis nerve/inflammation |
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gastroenteritis
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inflammation of the stomach and small intestine
gastro/enter/itis stomach/small intestine/inflammation |
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gastrosis
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any disease of the stomach
gastr/osis stomach/abnormal condition |
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pathology
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study of disease
path/ology disease/ study of |
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gastralgia
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pain in the stomach
gastr/algia stomach/pain |
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gastrodynia
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pain in the stomach
gastr/o/dynia stomach/pain |
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gastritis
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inflammation of the stomach
gastr/itis stomach/inflammation |
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arteriomalacia
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abnormal softening of the walls of an artery
arteri/o/malacia artery/abnormal softening |
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hepatomegaly
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abnormal enlargement of the liver
hepat/o/megaly liver/enlargement |
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arterionecrosis
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tissue death of an artery
arteri/o/necrosis artery/tissue death |
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arteriosclerosis
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abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery
arteri/o/sclerosis artery/abnormal hardening |
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arteriostenosis
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abnormal narrowing of an artery
arteri/o/stenosis artery/abnormal narrowing |
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abdominocentesis
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surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid
abdomin/o/centesis abdomen/surgical puncture to remove fluid |
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angiography
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study of the blood vessels after the injection of a contract medium
angi/o/graphy blood vessel/process of recording |
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angiogram
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film produced by angography
angi/o/gram blood vessel/picture, record |
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myoplasty
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surgical repair of a muscle
myo/plasty muscle/surgical repair |
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endoscopy
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visual examination of the interior of a body cavity or organ by means of an endoscope
endo/scopy within/visual examination |
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hemorrhage
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loss of a large amount of blood in a short time
hem/o/rrhage blood/bursting forth of blood |
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myorrhapy
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surgical suturing of a muscle wound
my/o/rrhaphy muscle/surgical suturing |
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diarrhea
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flow of frequesnt loose or watery stools
dia/rrhea through/flow or discharge |
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myorrhexis
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rupture of a muscle
my/o/rrhexis muscle/rupture |
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natal
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pertaining to birth
nat/al birth/pertaining to |
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prenatal
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time and events before birth
pre/nat/al before/birth/pertaining to |
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perinatal
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time and events surrounding birth
peri/nat/al surrounding/birth/pertaining to |
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postnatal
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time and events after birth
post/nat/al after/birth/pertaining to |
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abnormal
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not normal or away from normal
ab- = away from |
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addiction
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drawn toward or a strong dependence on a drug substance
ad- = toward or in the direction of |
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euthyroid
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normally fuctioning thyroid gland
eu- = good, normal, well, or easy |
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hypertension
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higher than normal blood pressure
hyper- = excessive or increased |
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hypotension
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lower than normal blood pressure
hypo- = deficient or decreased |
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interstitial
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between, but not within, the parts of a tissue
inter- = between or among |
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intramuscular
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within the muscle
intra- = within or inside |
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subcostal
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below the rib/s
sub/costal below, under, less/rib |
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supracostal
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above or outside the rib/s
supra-,super-/costal above, excessive/ rib |
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otorhinolaryngology
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study of the ears, nose, and throat (ENT)
ot/o/rhin/o/laryng/ology ear/nose/throat/study of |
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lithotomy
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surgical incision for the removal of a stone
-or- examination position in which the patient is lying on the back with the feet and legs raised and supported in stirrups. lith/otomy stone/surgical incision |
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edema
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excess fluid in body tissues, causing swelling
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appendicitis
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inflammation of the appendix
appendic/itis appendix/inflammation |
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endarterial
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pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery
end/arteri/al within/artery/pertaining to |
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atheroma
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fatty deposit within the wall of an artery
ather/oma fatty substance/tumor |
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arthralgia
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pain in a joint/s
arthr/algia joint/pain |
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appendectomy
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surgical removal of the appendix
append/ectomy appendix/surgical removal |
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colostomy
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surgical creation of an opening between the colon and the body surface
col/ostomy colon/ artificial opening |
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fissure
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groove or crack-like sore of the skin
-or- normal folds in the contours of the brain |
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fistula
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an abnormal passage usually between two internal organs, or leading from an organ to the surface of the body
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ileum
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part of the small intestine
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ilium
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part of the hip bone
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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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a localized response to an injury or destruction of tissues
signs- redness (erythema) heat (hyperthermia) swelling (edema) pain caused by extra blood flowing into the area as part of the healing process |
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laceration
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torn, ragged wound
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lesion
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pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury
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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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name of the fluid secreted by the mucous membranes
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Mycosis
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disease caused by a fungus
myc/osis fungus/abnormal condition |
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myelopathy
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any pathogenic change or disease in the spinal cord
myel/o/pathy spinal cord, bone marrow/disease |
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myopathy
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any pathologic change or disease of muscle tissue
my/o/pathy muscle/disease |
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gerontologist
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specialist in diagnosing and treating diseases, disorders, and problems associated with aging
geront/ologist old age/specialist |
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neonatology
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study of disorders of the newborn
neo/nat/ology new/birth/study of |
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palpation
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an 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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pounding or racing heart
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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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to collapse and be lying flat or to be overcome with exhaustion
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pyelitis
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inflammation of the renal pelvis
pyel/itis renal pelvis/inflammation |
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pyoderma
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any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming vacterial skin infection such as impetigo
py/o/derma pus/skin |
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pyrosis
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"heartburn" discomfort due to the regurgitation of stomach acid upward into the esophagus
pyr/osis fever or fire/abnormal condition |
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supination
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the 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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is the formation of discharge of pus
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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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trauma
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wound or injury
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viral
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pertaining to a virus
vir/al virus, poison/pertaining to |
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virile
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possessing masculine traits
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