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319 Cards in this Set
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-er, -ist |
one who |
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-iatrician |
practitioner |
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-logist |
one who studies |
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-ac, -al, -ic, -ical |
pertaining to |
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-logic, -logical |
pertaining to the study of |
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-iatrics, -iatry |
medical profession or treatment |
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-logy |
study or science of |
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cardi/o |
heart |
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crin/o |
to secrete |
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dermat/o |
skin |
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esthesi/o |
feeling or senstation |
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gastr/o, enter/o |
stomach, intestines
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ger/a, ger/o, gerant/o |
elderly |
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gynec/o |
female |
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immun/o |
immune |
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ne/o, nat/o |
new, birth
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neur/o |
nerve |
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obstetr/o |
midwife |
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onc/o |
tumor |
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opthalm/o |
eye |
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orth/o, ped/o |
straight, child |
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ot/o, laryng/o |
ear, larynx |
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path/o |
disease |
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ped/o |
child |
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psych/o |
mind |
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radi/o |
radiation or radius |
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rheumat/o |
rheumatism |
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rhin/o |
nose |
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ur/o |
urinary tract |
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-centesis |
surgical puncture to aspirate or remove fluid |
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-ectomy |
excision |
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-lysis |
process of loosening, freeing or destroying |
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-pexy |
surgical fixation |
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-plasty |
surgical repair |
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-rrhaphy |
suture |
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-scopy |
visual examination with lighted instrument |
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-stomy |
formation of an opening |
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-tome |
instrument used for cutting |
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-tomy |
incision |
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-tripsy |
surgical crushing |
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aden/o |
gland |
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angi/o |
vessel |
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append/o, appendic/o |
appendix |
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bi/o |
life or living |
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blephar/o |
eyelid |
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cerebr/o, encephal/o |
brain |
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chir/o |
hand |
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col/o |
colon |
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cutane/o, derm/a, dermat/o |
skin |
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faci/o |
face |
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hepat/o |
liver |
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mamm/o, mast/o |
breast |
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muscul/o, my/o |
muscle |
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myel/o |
bone marrow or spinal cord |
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oste/o |
bone |
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pulm/o, pulmon/o, pneum/o, pneumon/o |
lungs |
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tonsill/o |
tonsil |
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trache/o |
trachea |
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vas/o |
vessel |
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-algia, -dynia |
pain |
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-cele |
hernia |
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-ectasia, -ectasis |
dilation |
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-edema |
swelling |
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-emisis |
vomiting |
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-emia |
condition of the blood |
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-ia, -iasis |
condition |
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-itis |
inflammation |
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-lith |
stone or calculus |
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-malacia |
soft, softening |
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-mania |
excessive preoccupation |
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-megaly |
enlargement |
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-oid |
resembling |
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-oma |
tumor |
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-osis |
condition |
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-pathy |
disease |
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-penia |
deficiency |
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-phobia |
abnormal fear |
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-ptosis |
prolapse, sagging |
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-rrhage, rrhagia |
excessive bleeding or hemorrhage |
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-rrhea |
flow or discharge |
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-rrhexis |
rupture |
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-spasm |
twitching, cramp |
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-stasis |
stopping, controlling |
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-able, -ible |
capable of, able to |
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-ac, -al, -an, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ive, -tic |
pertaining to |
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-ase |
enzyme |
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-eum, -ium |
membrane |
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-ia, -ism |
condition or theory |
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-iac |
one who suffers |
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-opia |
vision |
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-ose |
sugar |
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-ous |
pertaining to or characterized by |
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-y |
state or condition |
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adip/o, lip/o |
fat |
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amyl/o |
starch |
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glyc/o |
sugar |
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hemat/o |
blood |
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lact/o |
milk |
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lith/o |
stone |
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micro- |
small |
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muc/o |
mucus |
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prote/o, protein/o |
protein |
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pyr/o |
fire |
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mono-, uni- |
one |
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bi-, di- |
two |
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tri- |
three |
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quad-, quadri-, tetra- |
four |
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centi- |
one hundred or one-hundredth |
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milli |
one-thousandth |
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diplo- |
double |
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hemi-, semi- |
half, partly |
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hyper- |
excessive, more than normal |
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hypo- |
under |
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multi-, poly- |
many |
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nulli- |
none |
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pan- |
all |
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primi- |
first |
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super-, ultra- |
excessive |
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ab- |
away from |
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ad- |
toward |
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ante-, pre- |
before |
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circum-, peri- |
around |
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contra- |
against or opposed |
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dia- |
through |
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exto-, ex-, exo-, extra- |
out, without, away from |
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en-, end-, endo- |
inside |
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epi- |
above |
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hypo-, infra-, sub- |
beneath, under |
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iner- |
between |
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intra- |
within |
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ipsi- |
same |
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meso-, mid- |
middle |
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para- |
Near, beside, or abnormal
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per- |
through or by |
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post- |
after, behind |
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retro- |
behind, backward |
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super-, supra- |
above, beyond |
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sym-, syn- |
joined |
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trans- |
across |
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anti-, contra- |
against |
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brady- |
slow |
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dys- |
bad, difficult |
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eu- |
good, normal |
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mal- |
bad |
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pro- |
favoring, supporting |
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tachy- |
fast |
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ante-, pre-, pro- |
before |
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post- |
after or behind |
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macro-, mega-, megalo- |
large or great |
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micro- |
small |
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a-, an- |
no, not, without |
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in- |
not or inside |
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alb/o, albin/o, leuk/o (leuc/o) |
white |
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chlor/o |
green |
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cyan/o |
blue |
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erythr/o |
red |
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melan/o |
black |
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xanth/o |
yellow |
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cyt/o, -cyte |
cell |
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gen/o |
beginning, origin |
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-genic, -genesis |
produced by or in, forming |
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gram/o |
to record |
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-gram |
a record |
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-graph |
instrument for recording |
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-graphy |
process of recording |
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kinesi/o,-kinesia, kinesis |
movement |
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leps/o, -lepsy |
seizure
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lys/o |
destruction |
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-lysin |
that which destroys |
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-lysis |
process of destroying |
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-lytic |
capable of destruction |
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malac/o |
soft or softening |
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-malacia |
abnormal softening |
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megal/o, -megaly |
large or enlarged |
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metr/o |
measure or uterine tissue |
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-meter |
instrument used to measure |
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-metry |
process of measuring |
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path/o, -pathy |
disease |
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phag/o, -phagia, -phagic, -phagy |
eat, ingest, swallow |
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phas/o, -phasia |
speech |
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pleg/o, -plegia |
paralysis |
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schis/o, schiz/o, schist/o, -schisis |
split, cleft |
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scler/o, -sclerosis |
hard, hardening |
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scop/p |
examine or view
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-scope |
instrument for viewing |
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--scopy |
process of examining visually |
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troph/o, -trophic, -trophy |
nutrition |
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aer/o |
air |
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blast/o |
embryonic form |
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cancer/o, carcin/o |
cancer |
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cephal/o |
head |
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cry/o |
cold |
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crypt/o |
hidden |
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dips/o |
thirst |
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electr/o |
electricity |
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fibr/o |
fiber |
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hist/o |
tissue |
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myc/o |
fungus |
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narc/o |
stupor |
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necr/o |
dead |
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optic/o, opt/o |
vision |
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phon/o |
voice |
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phot/o |
light |
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py/o |
pus |
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therm/o |
heat |
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top/o |
position, place |
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trache/o |
trachea |
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ech/o, son/o |
sound |
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electr/o |
electricity |
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fluor/o |
emitting or reflecting light |
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radi/o |
radiant energy |
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tom/o |
to cut |
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ultra- |
excessive |
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algesi/o |
sensitivity to pain |
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chem/o |
chemical |
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pharmac/o, pharmaceut/i |
drugs or medicine |
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plast/o |
repair |
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therapeut/o |
treatment |
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tox/o |
poison |
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-therapy |
treatment |
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muscular system |
makes movement possible |
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skeletal system |
provides protection, form and shape of body |
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cardiovascular ssytem |
delivers oxygen and nutrients throughout body and carries away waste from lungs and kidneys |
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lymphatic system |
maintains internal fluid environment |
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respiratory system |
brings oxygen into the body and releases carbon dioxide and water vapor |
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digestive system |
provides the body with water, nutrients, and minerals while removing solid waste |
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urinary system |
filters blood to remove waste of cellular metabolism |
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reproductive system |
facilitates procreation |
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integumentary system |
provides external covering for protection while regulating temperature and water content |
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nervous system |
coordinates reception of stimuli and transmits messages to execute movement |
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endocrine system |
secretes hormones |
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ana |
upward, excessive or again |
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-plasia |
development or formation of tissue |
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anter/o |
toward the front |
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poster/o |
nearer toward the back, behind |
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ventr/o |
belly side |
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dors/o |
directed toward the back |
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medi/o |
middle |
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later/o |
toward the side |
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super/o |
uppermost or above |
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infer/o |
lowermost or below |
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proxim/o |
nearer to the origin |
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dist/o |
far from origin |
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cephal/o |
toward the head |
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caud/o |
toward the tail or lower part of the body |
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intern/o |
inside |
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extern/o |
outside |
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abdomin/o |
abdomen |
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acr/o |
extremities |
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cyst/o |
cyst, bladder or sac |
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dactyl/o |
digits |
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lapar/o |
abdominal wal |
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omphal/o, umbilic/o |
umbilicus, navel |
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onych/o |
nail |
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pelv/i |
pelvis |
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periton/o |
peritoneum |
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som/a, somat/o |
body |
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thorac/o |
chest |
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crin/o, -crine |
secrete |
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dacry/o, lacrimo |
tear, tearing, crying |
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-emia |
condition of the blood |
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hem/o, hemat/o |
blood |
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hidr/o |
sweat, perspiration |
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hydr/o |
water |
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lymph/o |
lymph |
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muc/o |
mucus |
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-poiesis |
production |
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-poietin |
substance that causes production |
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sial/o |
saliva |
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coagul/o |
coagulation |
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erythr/o |
red |
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hem/a, hemat/o |
blood |
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thromb/o |
clot |
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-penia |
deficiency |
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-poiesis |
production |
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erythrocyte |
red blood cell |
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leukocyte |
white blood cell |
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throbocyte |
platelet |
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symptom |
health change as perceived by patient |
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diagnosis |
identification of a disease |
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CA |
cancer, carcinoma |
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ED |
emergency dept |
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ENT |
ear nose and throat |
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ER |
emergency room |
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GP |
general practitioner |
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GYN |
gynecology |
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ICU |
intensive care unit |
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OB |
obstetrics |
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EKG, ECG |
electrocardiogram |
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EEG |
electroencephalogram |
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AMA |
American Medical Association |
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BP |
blood pressure |
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CPT |
current procedural terminology |
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CT, CAT |
computerized tomography |
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Dx |
Diagnosis |
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ICD |
International Classification of Diseases |
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MRI |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
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OTC |
over the counter |
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PET |
Positron Emission Tomography |
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Sx |
symptoms |
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WNL |
within normal limits |
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AP |
Anteroposterior |
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AIDS |
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
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CBC |
complete blood count |
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CDC |
Center for Disease Control (and Prevention) |
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CSF |
Cerebrospinal Fluid |
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FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
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HIV |
Human immunodeficiency virus |
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LLQ |
left lower quadrant |
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LUQ |
left upper quadrant |
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PA |
Posteroanterior |
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RLQ |
right lower quadrant |
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RUQ |
Right Upper Quadrant |
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RBC |
Red blood cell (count) |
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WMD |
weapons of mass destruction |
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WBC |
white blood cell (count) |
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(divides front and back) |
frontal (coronal) plane |
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(divides left and right) |
Sagittal plane |
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(parallel to ground) |
transverse plane |
