Module 3/chapter 15/terms-Suffixes-Prefixes

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aspiration

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using a regular needle (small needle) to remove fluis

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centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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towards

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dys-

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painful; bad or difficult; abnormal

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eu-

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well; easy or good; normal

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inter-

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between; among

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intra-

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within; into

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poly-

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many; much

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olig/o-

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scanty

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benign

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not recurring, not malignant, with a chance for recovery

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malignant

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tending to spread, becoming progressively worse, and life threatening

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exocrine

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glands that secrete outside the body

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endocine

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glands that secrete within the body

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cyan/o-

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blue

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melan/o-

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black

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poli/o-

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gray

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-dynia

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pain

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-malacia

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softening

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-megaly

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enlargment

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necrosis

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death of tissue

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necr/o-

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death

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sclerosis

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abnormal hardening

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-stenosis

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tightening; stricture

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-ology

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study of

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-ostomy

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surgical creation of an artificial opening (orifice)

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-otomy

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cutting into or a surgical incision

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-rrhagia

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bursting forth

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-rrhaphy

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stitch or suture

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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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arter/o-
arteri/o-

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artery

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ather/o-

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plaque or fatty substance

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ile/o-

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ileum (small intestine)

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ilium

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part of the hipbone

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infection

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invasion of the body by a pathogenic disease

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inflammation

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localized response to injury or destruction of tissues

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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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describes the mucous membranes that line the body cavities

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mucus

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name of substance secreted by mucous membranes

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muc/o-

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mucus

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mucos/o-

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mucous membrane (mucosa)

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myc/o-

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fungus

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myel/o-

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bone marrow and spinal cord

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my/o-

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muscle

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palpation

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examination by touch

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palpitation

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pounding or racing heart

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prostate

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

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prostat/o-

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prostate gland

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prostrate

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to collapse or be overcome with exhaustion

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purul/o-
py/o-

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pus

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pyel/o-

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renal pelvis

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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.
*also means lying-down position (on your back)

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suppuration

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formation or discharge of pus

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suturing

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stitching a wound closed

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ligation

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binding or tying off blood vessels or ducts

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trauma

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wound or injury

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triage

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medical screening of patient's priority of need and treatment

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viral

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pretaining to a virus

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virile

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possessing masculine traits