Test #1 Medical Terminology

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gastritis

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Inflammation of the stomach

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aphagia

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Inability to swallow

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diplopia

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Double vision

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etiology

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The study of the causes of disease

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homeostasis

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The state of dynamic equilibrium of the internal environment of the body.

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diaphram

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Muscle that separates the abdomen from the thoracic cavity

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neoplastic

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New growth, usually in reference to cancer

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stomatitis

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Inflammation of the mouth

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hypodermic

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under the skin, as in a hypodermioc injection

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postmortem

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After death

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prognosis

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Prediction of the course and end of a disease, and the estimate of chance for recovery

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pathogenic

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Productive of disease. Origin of disease

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peritoneum

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membrane lining the abdominal cavity

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sign

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Visible manifestation of a disease or illness by an observer. Objective

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nephritis

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Inflammation of the kidney

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contraindicated

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inappropriate to treatment

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malaise

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weakness, fatigue, listlessness

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pathogen

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microorganism that causes disease

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iatrogenic

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illness/injury caused by medical treatment

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symptom

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changes in the body as perceived by the patient. Subjective.

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aphasia

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No speech

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postrandial

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following a meal

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morbid

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diseased

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histology

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microscopic study of the tissues.

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idiopathic

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Pertaining to illnesses who cause is either uncertain or as yet undetermined.

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pathogenesis

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The origin or development of a disease

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epidermis

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the outermost layer of the skin.

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-tripsy

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surgical crushing

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-penia

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decrease, deficiency

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-algia

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pain

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-stomy

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opening (mouth)

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-genesis

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origin

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hypo-

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under

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infra-

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below, under

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eu-

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good

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mal-

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bad

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post-

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after

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-centisis

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puncture and aspiration

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-iasis

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state or condition

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-philia

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love for, craving for, tendency toward

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-plasia

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formation or growth

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-tomy

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incision

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-logy

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Study of

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Hyper-

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above, excessive, beyond

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supra-

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above, beyond, or on the top side

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para-

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near, beside, past, beyond, opposite, abnormal, irregular, two like parts

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neo-

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new, recent

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-desis

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binding, fixation

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-oid

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indicating resemblance to the item designated in the first part of the word.

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-emisis

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vomiting

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-poiesis

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formation, production

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-logist

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specialist

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Brady-

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slow

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epi-

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upon, over, at, in addition to, after.

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dys-

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bad

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pan-

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all

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a-/an-

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without, away from, not

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-pexy

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fixation (surgical)

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-osis

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condition, status

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-dynia

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pain

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-oma

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tumor mass

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-lysis

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loosen or dissolve

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-ectomy

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excision of any anatomical structure

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tachy-

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rapid, swift

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uni-

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one

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homo-

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the same or a likeness

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ante-

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before

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pre-

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before

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Elements of a word

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1. Word Root
2. Combining Form
3. Suffix
4. Prefix

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Word Root

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Core of medical word, contains the fundamental meaning of the word.

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Combining Form

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Word root with a vowel, usually an "o"

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Suffix

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Element at the end of a word, usually means procedure, conditiion, disease or part of speech.

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Prefix

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Element at the beginning of a word. Usually means a number, tim, positionm, direction, or negation.

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Planes of the body

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1. Midsagital (median)
2. Coronal (frontal)
3. Transverse (horizontal)

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Midsagittal Plane

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Right and left halves

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Coronal (frontal)

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Anterior (ventral) and posterior (dorsal) aspects

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Transverse (horizontal)

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Superior (upper) and inferior (lower) aspects

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Dorsal

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Cranial and Spinal

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Ventral

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Thoracic and Abdominopelvic

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Cranial main organ(s)

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Brain

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Spinal main organ(s)

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Spine

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Thoracic main organ(s)

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Heart, lungs and associted structures

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Abdominopelvic main organ(s)

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Digestive, excretory, and reproductikve organs and structures.

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Types of Tissue

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1. Epithelial
2. Connective
3. Muscle
4. Nervous

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To define medical words, you usually start with

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the word root

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Arthr/o is an example of

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A combining form

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Adsternal means

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near or towards the sternum

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Abduction means

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lateral movement of the limbs AWAY from the median plane of the body.