Medical Terminology Unit 1

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acrodermatitis

Back 1

inflammation of the skin extremities

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acromegaly

Back 2

enlarged extremities

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acroparalysis

Back 3

paralysis of the extremities

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adjective

Back 4

descriptor, modifies nouns

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anemia/anemic

Back 5

lack blood, noun/adjective

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appendix/appendices

Back 6

glandular tissue below the cecum, singular/plural

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bacillus, bacilli

Back 7

rod-shaped bacteria, singular/plural

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bacterium/bacteria

Back 8

microorganism group, singular/plural

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brainstem

Back 9

midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata

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carcinoma/carcinomata

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cancer (epithelial origin), singular/plural

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carpus, carpal

Back 11

wrist bone, Noun/adjective

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chickenpox

Back 12

viral infection with varicella zoster

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combining form

Back 13

word root with a vowel

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compound word

Back 14

word made from two or more word roots

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condyle/condylar

Back 15

rounded bony process , noun/adjective

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contraction

Back 16

condition of shortening a body part (tensing)

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crisis/crises

Back 17

acute (severe) situation, singular/plural

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cyanosis/cyanotic

Back 18

condition of blueness, noun/adjective

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cytometer

Back 19

instrument that measures (counts) cells

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dermatitis

Back 20

inflammation of the skin

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dermatology

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the study of the skin, medical specialty

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disease

Back 22

abnormal function or condition

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extension

Back 23

stretching or elongation

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gastrectomy

Back 24

excision of the stomach

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gastritis

Back 25

inflammation of the stomach

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gastroduodenoscopy

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examination by looking into the stomach and the duodenum with a scope

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gastroduodenostomy

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make a surgical opening between the stomach and duodenum

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hydrocele

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herniation or sac containing fluid

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hydrophobia

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abnormal fear of water

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hydrotherapy

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therapy using water

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hyperthyroidism

Back 31

overactive thyroid condition

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ilium/iliac

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upper pelvic bone, noun/adj

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inflammation

Back 33

condition defined by redness, swelling, pain, and warmth

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inject, injected, injecting

Back 34

put in using a needle, verb

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injectable

Back 35

able to be injected

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larynx/larynges

Back 36

voice box, singular/plural

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lymphadenopathy

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disease of a lymph gland

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microbe

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very small organism

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micrometer

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one millionth of a meter

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microscope

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instrument used to look at small structures

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microsurgery

Back 41

surgery using a microscope

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mucus/mucous

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watery substance produced by a membrane, noun/adj

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meurospasm

Back 43

nerve spasm (twitching)

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noun

Back 44

name of a person place or thing

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practioner

Back 45

one who practices

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prefix

Back 46

placed before a word root to change its meaning

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psychiatrist

Back 47

specialist in treating mental disorders

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radiographer

Back 48

one who makes x-ray images

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sensitivity

Back 49

quality of being sensitive

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spermatozoon/spermatoazoa

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sperm, singular/plural

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suffix

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follows a word root to change its meaning or part of speech

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thermometer

Back 52

instrument that measures temperture

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transport

Back 53

carry across

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verb

Back 54

action or state of being

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vertebra/vertebrae

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spinal bones, singular/plural

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vomit, vomited, vomiting

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evacuate stomach contents, verbs

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word root

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base of a word