Lesson 1

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Medical Words

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Greek

Latin

Eponyms

Acronyms

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Eponyms

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Someone's last name

ex: Parkinson's disease

Foley catheter

Apgar score

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Acronyms

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Word made of letters, which stand for words

ex: Laser

L=light A=amplification S=stimulated E=emission R=radiation

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Word Root

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Base of word

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Prefix

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Beginning of word

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Suffix

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Ending of word

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Combining Vowel

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Used to link one word root to another root or suffix.

*Almost always "o"

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Combining Form

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Created by the word root and combining vowel

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*Prefix

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Gives information about location of organ, number of parts, or time (frequency)

*Not all medical words have a prefix

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*Suffix

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Attached to the end of a word to add meaning, such as condition, disease, or procedure.

*Can be used to convert word root into an adjective.

*Can indicate a surgical procedure.

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*Word Root

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-Main part of word

-Foundation

-General meaning of word

-Will tell body system or part

-A medical word may have more than one root

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*Combining Forms

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Used with prefixes, other combining forms, and suffixes to create new medical words

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aden/o

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gland

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carcin/o

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cancer

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cardi/o

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heart

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chem/o

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chemical

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cis/o

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to cut

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dermat/o

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skin

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enter/o

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small intestine

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gastr/o

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stomach

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gynec/o

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female

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hemat/o

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blood

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hydr/o

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water

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immun/o

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immunity

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laryng/o

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voice box

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nephr/o

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kidney

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neur/o

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nerve

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opthalm/o

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eye

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ot/o

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ear

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path/o

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disease

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pulmon/o

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lung

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rhin/o

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nose

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a-

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without, away from

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an-

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without

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ante-

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before, in front of

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anti-

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against

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auto-

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self

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brady-

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slow

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contra-

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against

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de-

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without

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dys-

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painful, difficult, abnormal

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endo-

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within, inner

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epi-

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upon, over

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eso-

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inward

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eu-

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normal, good

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ex-

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external, outward

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exo-

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outward

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extra-

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outside of

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hetero-

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different

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homo-

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same

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hydro-

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water

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hyper-

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over, above

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hypo-

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under, below

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in-

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not, inward

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inter-

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among, between

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intra-

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within, inside

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macro-

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large

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micro-

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small

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myo-

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to shut

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neo-

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new

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pan-

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all

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para-

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beside, near, abnormal, two like parts of a pair

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per-

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through

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peri-

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around

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post-

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after

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pre-

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before, in front of

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pro-

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before

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pseudo-

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false

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retro-

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backward, behind

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sub-

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below, under

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supra-

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above

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tachy-

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rapid, fast

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trans,

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through, across

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ultra-

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beyond, excess

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un-

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not

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bi-

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two

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hemi-

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half

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mono-

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one

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multi-

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many

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nulli-

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none

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poly-

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many

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primi-

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first

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quadri-

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four

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semi-

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partial, half

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tetra-

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four

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tri-

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three

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-algia

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pain

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-cele

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hernia, protrusion

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-cyte

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cell

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-dynia

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pain

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-ectasis

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dilation

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-gen

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that which produces

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-genesis

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produces, generates

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-genic

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producing, produced by

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-ia

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state, condition

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-iasis

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abnormal condition

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-iatry

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medical treatment

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-ism

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state of

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logist

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one who studies

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-logy

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study of

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-lysis

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destruction

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-lytic

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destruction

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-malacia

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abnormal condition

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-megaly

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enlargement, large

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-oid

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resembling

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-oma

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tumor, mass, swelling

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-pathy

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disease

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-phobia

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fear

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-plasia

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development, growth

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-plasm

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formation, development

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-ptosis

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drooping

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-rrhagia

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abnormal flow condition

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-rrhea

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discharge, flow

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-stenosis

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narrowing

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-therapy

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treatment

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-trophy

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nourishment, development

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-ule

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small

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-al

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pertaining to

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-an

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pertaining to

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-atic

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pertaining to

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-iac

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pertaining to

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ile

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pertaining to

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-ine

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pertaining to

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-ior

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pertaining to

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-nic

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pertaining to

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-ory

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pertaining to

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-ose

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pertaining to

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-tic

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pertaining to

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-centesis

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puncture to withdraw fluid

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-ostomy

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surgically create an opening

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-otomy

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cutting into

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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-gram

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record or picture

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-meter

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instrument for measuring

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-metry

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process of measuring

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-scope

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instrument for viewing

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-scopy

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process of visually examining

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Rehabilitation Center

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Provides intensive physical and occupational therapy

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Nurse's Notes

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Record of patient's care throughout the day

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Ancillary Report

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Report of treatment/therapy the patient recieved

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Hospice

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Provides supportive care to terminally ill patients and families

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Discharge Summary

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Complete outline of patient's entire hospital stay

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Physician's Progress Notes

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Contains updates assessment, diagnoses, and further plans for care

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Ambulatory Care Center

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Provides services not requiring overnight hospital stay

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Diagnostic Report

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Clinical lab and medical imaging reports

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Long-Term Care Facility

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Provides care for patients who need more time to recover

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Informed Consent

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Describes purpose, methods, benefits, and risks of procedure

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History and Physical

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Written by the admitting physician

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Acute Care Hospital

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Provides services for a short period of time

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Pathologist's Report

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Reports results from study of tissue removed from the patient

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Consultation Report

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Report given by a specialists

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Operative Report

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Written by the surgeon