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AIDS
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Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome
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ARC
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Aids-Related Complex:
-an early stage of AIDS in which the patient tests positive for infection with the virus but has mild symptoms: 1. weight loss 2. lymphadenopathy 3. fever 4. diarrhea 5. anorexia 6. fatigue 7. skin rashes |
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AD
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right ear
auris dextra |
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Angio
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Angiography
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ac
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abbrv.
ante cibum: before meals |
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AS
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left ear
auris sinistra |
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ABO
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the 3 main blood types
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ab-
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prefix:
away from |
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abdomino/o
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abdomen
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axill/o
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armpit
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-arche
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beginning
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atri/o
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atrium,
upper heart chamber |
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-apheresis
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removal, carry away
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ante
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before, forward
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azot/o
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nitrogen
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acr/o
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extremities, top, extreme point
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anxi/o
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uneasy, anxious, distressed
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-asthenia
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lack of strength
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ankyl/o
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crooked, bent, stiff
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-agon
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assemble, gather together
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anter/o
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front
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aut/o
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self;own
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-al
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pertaining to
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angi/o
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vessel
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-algia
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pain
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amyl/o
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starch
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ad-
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toward
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vitre/o
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glassy
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acu/o
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sharp, severe, sudden
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aneurysm/o
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aneurysm
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albin/o
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white
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aque/o
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water
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audi/o
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hearing, the sense of hearing
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audit/o
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hearing
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adren/o
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adrenal glands
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adrenal/o
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adrenal glands
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amni/o
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amnion
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aden/o
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gland
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auto-
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self
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-ac
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pertaining to
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adenoid/o
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adenoids
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append/o
appendic/o |
appendix
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adip/o
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fat
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-ar
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pertaining to
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arter/o
arteri/o |
artery
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ana-
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up
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alveol/o
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small sac
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aort/o
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aorta
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anti-
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against
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andr/o
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male
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albumin/o
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albumin
a protein in the blood |
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arteri/o
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artery
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adip/o
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fat (see lip/o & steat/o)
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-algia
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pain
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an/o
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anus
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aur/o
auricul/o |
ear (see also ot/o)
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ante-
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before, forward
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alveol/o
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alveolus, air sac
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agglutin/o
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clumping, sticking together
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alges/o
-algesia |
excessive sensitivity to pain
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-ase
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enzyme
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anthrac/o
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black (as coal)
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auto-
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self, own
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amni/o
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amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)
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ather/o
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yellowish plaque, fatty substance
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angi/o
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vessel
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ana-
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up, apart
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ana-
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upward, excessive, again
up; apart; backward |
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appendic/o
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appendix
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aden/o
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gland
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articul/o
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joint
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arthr/o
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joint
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acetabul/o
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acetabulum
(hip socket) |
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ab-
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away from
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ad-
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toward
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alges/o
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sensitivity to pain
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ambyl/o
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dull, dim
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acous/o
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hearing
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a-, an-
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no, not, without
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arthr/o
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joint
ex. arthritis: inflammation of the joints |
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-algia
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pain
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a-, an-
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not, without
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a-, an-
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no, not
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aut/o
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self
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andr/o
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male
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aer/o
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air
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anti-
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against
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ana-
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backward, up
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BMT
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bone marrow transplant
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bx
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biopsy
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bid
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2 times a day;
twice a day (bis in die) |
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BP; bp
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blood pressure
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BUN
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blood urea nitrogen
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bi/o
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life
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brachy-
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short, short distance
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bacteri/o
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bacteria
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burs/o
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bursa
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-blast
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embryonic, immature
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balan/o
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glans penis
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-blast
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embryonic or immature cell
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-blast
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immature, embryonic
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bronch/o
bronchi/o |
bronchial tube, bronchus
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bronchiol/o
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bronchiole, small bronchus
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bas/o
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base
(alkaline the opposite of acid) |
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bi-
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two
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bol/o
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to cast (throw)
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brachi/o
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arm
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bronch/o
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bronchial tubes (2 tubes one right & one left, that branch from the trachea to enter the lungs
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-blast
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immature
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brady-
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slow
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blephar/o
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eyelid
(see also palpebr/o) |
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bilirubin/o
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bilirubin
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bucc/o
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cheek
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bil/i
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gall, bile
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-blast
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immature, embryonic
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CBC
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complete blood count
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CT
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CAT scan
computed tomography |
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CPR
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cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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Ca
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Calcium
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cc
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cubic centimeter
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CT
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computed tomography
aka CAT computed axial tomography |
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CEA test
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Carcinoembronic antigen
found in the bloodstream of pts with a variety of tumors of gastrointestinal origin |
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CXR
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chest x-ray
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CNS
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Central nervous system
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CVA
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Cerebrovascular accident
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Cath
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catheterization
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CHF
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Congestive heart failure
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CT
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computed tomography
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CXR
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chest x-ray
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CSF
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Cerebrospinal fluid
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with
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CAD
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Coronary artery disease
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Ca
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Cancer
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CABG
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Coronary artery bypass graft
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CAT
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Computerized axial tomography
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CRF
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Chronic Renal Failure
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COPD
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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CCU
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Coronary Care Unit
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chlor/o
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green
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cec/o
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cecum
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cortic/o
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cortex, outer region
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-cusis
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hearing
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cycl/o
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ciliary body or the muscle of the eye
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum; brain
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coni/o
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dust
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capn/o
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carbon dioxide
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cyst/o
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sac of fluid
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chol/e
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gall, bile
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-clast
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to break
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coron/o
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heart
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CRF
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Chronic Renal Failure
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COPD
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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CCU
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Coronary Care Unit
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chlor/o
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green
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cec/o
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cecum
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cortic/o
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cortex, outer region
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-cusis
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hearing
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cycl/o
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ciliary body or the muscle of the eye
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum; brain
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coni/o
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dust
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capn/o
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carbon dioxide
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cyst/o
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sac of fluid
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chol/e
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gall, bile
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-clast
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to break
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coron/o
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heart
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-cyesis
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pregnancy
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-clasis
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to break
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celi/o
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belly, abdomen
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choledoch/o
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common bile duct
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cry/o
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cold
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cor/o
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pupil
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crin/o
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secrete
to form & give off |
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coccyg/o
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coccyx (tailbone)
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-crine
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secrete
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col/o
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colon
(large intestine) |
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cyan/o
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blue
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-cyte
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cell
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carcin/o
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cancer, cancerous
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chem/o
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chemical, drug
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cutane/o
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skin
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corne/o
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cornea
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contra-
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against, opposite
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conjunctiv/o
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conjunctiva
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cochle/o
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cochlea
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chron/o
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time
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-cele
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hernia
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col/o
colon/o |
colon
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-cyte
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cell
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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cost/o
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ribs,
true ribs, false ribs & floating ribs |
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clavicul/o
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clavicle
(collar bone) |
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cyan/o
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blue
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cholesterol/o
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cholesterol
(a lipid substance) |
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cardi/o
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heart
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-chalasis
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relaxation
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cine-
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movement
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cali/o
calic/o |
calyx, calyces
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culd/o
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cul-de-sac
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
largest part of the brain |
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chondr/o
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cartilage
(type of connective tissue) |
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cor-
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heart
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cyr/o
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cold
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cauter/o
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burn/heat
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cervic/o
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cervix, neck
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chori/o
chorion/o |
chorion
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colp/o
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vagina
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chem/o
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drug
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-coccus
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berry-shaped bacterium
plural bacterium |
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cirrh/o
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tawny, yellow
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cholangi/o
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bile, vessel
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cyst/o
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urinary bladder
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cheil/o
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lip
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cyt/o
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cell
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cholecyst/o
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gall bladder
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cata-
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down
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chrom/o
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color
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cib-
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meals
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crani/o
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cranium
skull bones |
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coagul/o
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clotting
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caus/o
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burn/buring
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-cystosis
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abnormal condition of cells
slight increase in cell numbers |
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comat/o
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deep sleep
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chrom/o
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color
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crani/o
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skull
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cephal/o
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head
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cis/o
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to cut
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con-
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with together
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cis/o
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to cut
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cata-
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down
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cyt/o
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cell
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crin/o
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secrete
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cutane/o
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see derm/o
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cyan/o
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blue
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cyt/o
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cell
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cras/o
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mixture
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid for analysis
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-cyeisis
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pregnancy
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cardi/o
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heart
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum
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chem/o
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drug, chemical
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carcin/o
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cancer
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colon/o
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colon
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carp/o
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carpals
wrist bones |
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calc/o
calci/o |
calcium
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calcane/o
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calcaneus
heel bone |
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carcin/o
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cancerous, cancer
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cervic/o
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neck
of the body or of the uterus |
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cutane/o
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skin
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cost/o
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rib
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calc/o
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calcium
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DPT
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1. diphtheria
2. pertussis 3. tetanus |
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DSM-IIIR
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diagnostic & statistical manual
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DM
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diabetes mellitus
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DT
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delirium tremens
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D & C
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dilation & curettage
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DNA
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chemical found within each chromosome
arranged like a sequence of recipes in code, it directs the activities of the cell |
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DNA
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deoxyribonucleic acid
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-derma
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skin
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dactyl/o
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fingers, toes
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derm/o
dermat/o |
skin
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dent/o
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tooth
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duoden/o
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duodenum
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dys-
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bad, painful, difficult
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de-
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down, lack of
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dys-
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painful
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dist/o
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far
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dia-
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through, complete
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diaphor/o
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profuse sweating
hidr/o |
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dacryocyst/o
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lacrimal sac, tear sac
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-desis
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to bind, tie together
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dur/o
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dura mater
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derm/o
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skin
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duct/o
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to lead, carry
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-drome
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to run
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dipl/o
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double
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-dynia
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pain
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derm/o
dermat/o |
skin
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dorsi-
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back
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dors/o
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back portion of the body
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dacryl/o
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tears, tear duct
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dips/o
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thirst
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dia-
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through, complete
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dips/o
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thirst
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EEG
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electroencephalography
recording of electrical activity |
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EKG
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electrocardiogram
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EEG
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electroencephalogram
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ECG
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electrocardiogram
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ERT
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estrogen replacement therapy
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ECT
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electroconvulsive therapy
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ENT
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ear, nose, and throat
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endo-
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within
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esthesi/a
-esthesia |
feeling, nervous sensation
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estr/o
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female
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emmetr/o
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in due measure
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-emesis
(emesis, emetic) |
vomiting
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-emia
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blood condition
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-esis
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condition
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erythr/o
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red
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esthesi/o
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feeling, nervous sensation
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erythem/o
erthemat/o |
redness
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-ectomy
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excision, removal
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epi-
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upon
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eosin/o
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rosy
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-ectasis, -ectasia
ectasia, ectactic |
stretching, dilation, dilatation
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echo-
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a repeated sound
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eosin/o
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red, dawn, rosy
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enter/o
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intestines (usually small intestine)
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eu-
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good, well
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epididym/o
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epididymis
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erythr/o
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red
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encephal/o
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brain
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esophag/o
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esophagus
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-ema
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condition
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electr/o
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electricity
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-emia
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blood condition
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epiglott/o
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epiglottus
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-eal
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pertaining to
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-er
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one who
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ex-
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out, away from
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exo-
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out
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ex-
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out
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erythr/o
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red
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encephal/o
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brain
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ec-, ecto-
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out, outside
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epi-
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above
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en-, endo-
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in, within
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episi/o
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vulva
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epi-
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above, upon
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erg/o
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work
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enter/o
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intestines
(usually the small intestines) |
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endo-
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within
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epi-
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upon, on, above
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eti/o
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cause
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em-
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in
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FSH
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follicle stimulating hormone
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FDA
|
Flood & Drug Administration
responsible for deciding whether a drug may be distributed or sold |
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endo-
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within
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Fx
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fracture
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epi-
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upon, on, above
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FDA
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Food & Drug Administration
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eti/o
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cause
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flex/o
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to bend
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em-
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in
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-fusion
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to pour
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FSH
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follicle stimulating hormone
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furc/o
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forking, branching
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FDA
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Flood & Drug Administration
responsible for deciding whether a drug may be distributed or sold |
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fibr/o
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fibrous connective tissue
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Fx
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fracture
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fasci/o
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fascia (forms sheaths enveloping muscles)
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FDA
|
Food & Drug Administration
|
|
|
femor/o
|
femur (thigh bone)
|
|
|
flex/o
|
to bend
|
|
|
fung/o
|
fungus, mushroom
|
|
|
-fusion
|
to pour
|
|
|
furc/o
|
forking, branching
|
|
|
fibr/o
|
fibrous connective tissue
|
|
|
fasci/o
|
fascia (forms sheaths enveloping muscles)
|
|
|
femor/o
|
femur (thigh bone)
|
|
|
fung/o
|
fungus, mushroom
|
|
|
fluor/o
|
luminous, fluorescence
|
|
|
fibul/o
|
fibula
smaller lower leg bone |
|
|
follicul/o
|
small glandular sacs
|
|
|
fibr/o
|
fibers
|
|
|
eu-
|
good normal
|
|
|
gt, gtt
|
drops
|
|
|
Gyn-
|
gynecology
|
|
|
-graphy
|
process of recording
|
|
|
GU
|
genitourinary
|
|
|
gm
|
gram
|
|
|
GTT
|
glucose tolerance test
|
|
|
GI
|
gastrointestinal endoscopy
-through mouth or anus |
|
|
gloss/o
|
tongue
|
|
|
-gram
|
record
|
|
|
-graph
|
instrument for recording
|
|
|
-genic
|
pertaining to, producing or produced by or in
|
|
|
gonad/o
|
sex glands
|
|
|
glycogen/o
|
glycogen, animal starch
|
|
|
gnos/o
|
knowledge
|
|
|
-genic
|
produced by or in
|
|
|
granul/o
|
granules
|
|
|
gli/o
|
glue (parts of the nervous system that support & connect)
|
|
|
glauc/o
|
gray
|
|
|
galact/o
|
milk
|
|
|
gravid/o
|
pregnancy
|
|
|
-globin
|
protein
|
|
|
gluc/o
|
sugar
|
|
|
glyc/o
|
sugar
|
|
|
-gen
|
producing, formation
|
|
|
gynec/o
|
woman, female
|
|
|
-gram
|
record
|
|
|
-graphy
|
process of recording
|
|
|
ganglion/o
|
ganglion
knot of nerve cell bodies |
|
|
-genic
|
pertaining to producing or produced by
|
|
|
gangli/o
|
ganglion
|
|
|
-globulin
|
protein
|
|
|
gingiv/o
|
gums
|
|
|
gloss/o
|
tongue
|
|
|
gravida
|
pregnancy
|
|
|
gastr/o
|
stomach
|
|
|
glomerul/o
|
glomerulus
(collection of capillaries) |
|
|
gen/o
|
producing, produced by
|
|
|
gastr/o
|
stomach
|
|
|
glyc/o
|
sugar
|
|
|
gluc/o
|
sugar
|
|
|
gynec/o
|
woman, female
|
|
|
-genesis
|
condition of, producing, forming
producing, forming |
|
|
HIV
|
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
|
|
|
hemi-
|
half
|
|
|
hypo-
|
deficient, under
|
|
|
hydr/o
|
water, fluid
|
|
|
hist/o
|
tissue
|
|
|
hypo-
|
deficient, less than, below
|
|
|
histi/o
|
tissue
|
|
|
hemoglobin/o
|
hemoglobin
|
|
|
hyper-
|
excessive, above
|
|
|
hallucin/o
|
hallucination, to wander in the mind
|
|
|
hypo-
|
deficient, below, less than normal
|
|
|
humer/o
|
humerus (upper arm bone)
|
|
|
hyper-
|
excessive, above, more than normal
|
|
|
hypo-
|
below
|
|
|
hepat/o
|
liver
|
|
|
hem/o
hemat/o |
blood
|
|
|
hist/o
|
tissue
|
|
|
hist/o
|
tissue
|
|
|
hypn/o
|
sleep
|
|
|
hemat/o
|
blood
|
|
|
hidr/o
|
sweat
|
|
|
hormon/o
|
hormone
|
|
|
home/o
|
sameness
|
|
|
hyster/o
|
uterus, womb
|
|
|
hepat/o
|
liver
|
|
|
hem/o
|
blood
|
|
|
hypn/o
|
sleep
|
|
|
IM
|
intramuscular
|
|
|
IDDM
|
insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
|
|
|
IM
|
intramuscular
|
|
|
IVP
|
intravenous pyelogram
|
|
|
IV
|
intravenous
|
|
|
ischi/o
|
ischium
|
|
|
ir/o
irid/o |
iris (colored portion of the eye on either side of the pupil)
|
|
|
ile/o
|
ileum
|
|
|
insulin/o
|
insulin
|
|
|
-itis
|
inflammation
|
|
|
-ist
|
specialist
|
|
|
-ic, -ical
|
pertaining
|
|
|
-iac
|
pertaining
|
|
|
-ior
|
pertaining
|
|
|
-in, -ine
|
a substance
|
|
|
intra-
|
within
|
|
|
iatr/o
|
treatment
|
|
|
-ion
|
process
|
|
|
ichthy/o
|
scaly, dry
fish-like |
|
|
irid/o
|
iris
|
|
|
iatr/o
|
treatment
|
|
|
intra-
|
within
|
|
|
is/o
|
same
|
|
|
ischi/o
|
ischium
(posterior part of the pelvic bone) |
|
|
inter-
|
between
|
|
|
ili/o
|
ilium
upper part of the pelvic bone |
|
|
in-
|
into, in
|
|
|
-ism
|
process
|
|
|
immun/o
|
protection
|
|
|
in-
|
in
|
|
|
intra-
|
in, within
|
|
|
in-
|
not
|
|
|
ili/o
|
ilium
(part of the pelvic bone) |
|
|
inter-
|
betweem
|
|
|
immun/o
|
protection
|
|
|
in-
|
in
|
|
|
inter-
|
between
|
|
|
-iasis
|
abnormal condition
|
|
|
-ia
|
condition
|
|
|
infra-
|
beneath
|
|
|
inguin/o
|
groin
|
|
|
inter-
|
between
|
|
|
idi/o
|
unknown
|
|
|
ion/o
|
ion
|
|
|
isch/o
|
to hold back
|
|
|
is/o
|
same, equal
|
|
|
jejun/o
|
jejunum
|
|
|
jaund/o
|
yello
|
|
|
kinesi/o
kinesis |
movement
|
|
|
ket/o
keton/o |
ketone bodies
(acids & acetone) |
|
|
-kinesia
kines/o |
movement
|
|
|
kyph/o
|
humpback
(posterior curvature in the thoracic region) |
|
|
kary/o
|
nucleus
|
|
|
kal/i
|
potassium
(an electrolyte) |
|
|
LP
|
lumbar puncture
|
|
|
lute/o
|
yellow
|
|
|
-leptic
|
to seize
|
|
|
lept/o
|
thin, slender
|
|
|
lord/o
|
curve, swayback
(anterior curvature in the lumbar region) |
|
|
-lysis
|
breakdown, separation, loosening
|
|
|
lob/o
|
lobe of the lung
|
|
|
-lepsy
|
seizure
|
|
|
lumb/o
|
loins, lower back
|
|
|
-lysis
|
breakdown, destruction, separation
|
|
|
-lapse
|
to slide, fall, sag
|
|
|
lymphaden/o
|
lymph node
(gland) |
|
|
-listhesis
|
slipping
|
|
|
leiumy/o
|
smooth (visceral) muscle that lines the walls of internal organs
|
|
|
lip/o
|
fat
|
|
|
lact/o
|
milk
|
|
|
lapar/o
|
abdomen, abdominal wall
|
|
|
lacryng/o
|
larynx (voicebox)
|
|
|
lingu/o
|
tongue
|
|
|
lymph/o
|
lymph
|
|
|
leuk/o
|
white
|
|
|
lacrim/o
|
tears
|
|
|
lip/o
|
fat
|
|
|
log/o
|
study of
|
|
|
-lucent
|
to shine
|
|
|
leth/o
|
death
|
|
|
leuk/o
|
white
|
|
|
lumb/o
|
lower back, loin
(side & back between the ribs and the pelvis) |
|
|
lex/o
|
word, phrase
|
|
|
leps/o
|
seizure
|
|
|
lamin/o
|
lamina
(part of the vertebral arch) |
|
|
-lytic
|
pertaining to destruction
to reduce, destroy |
|
|
latr/o
|
treatment
|
|
|
labi/o
|
lip
|
|
|
lapar/o
|
abdomen, abdominal
|
|
|
lingu/o
|
tongue
|
|
|
lip/o
|
fat, lipid
|
|
|
lith/o
|
stone, calculus
|
|
|
lact/o
|
milk
|
|
|
lacryng/o
|
larynx, voice box
|
|
|
later/o
|
side
|
|
|
-logy
|
study of
|
|
|
leuk/o
|
white
|
|
|
ligament/o
|
ligament
|
|
|
lymph/o
|
lymph
|
|
|
lymphangi/o
|
lymph vessel
|
|
|
leuk/o
|
white
|
|
|
-lysis
(lysis, lytic) |
destruction, breakdown, separation
|
|
|
MRI
|
magnetic resonance imaging
images can be taken in all 3 planes, frontal, saggittal & transverse |
|
|
MS
|
multiple sclerosis
|
|
|
MRI
|
magnetic resonance imaging
|
|
|
MI
|
myocardial infarction
|
|
|
MRI
|
magnetic resonance imaging
|
|
|
melan/o
|
black
|
|
|
mamm/o
|
breast
|
|
|
mutagen/o
|
causing genetic change
|
|
|
mydr/o
|
widen, enlarge
|
|
|
-mission
|
to send
|
|
|
meat/o
|
meatus
(opening) |
|
|
-meter
|
to measure
|
|
|
myx/o
|
mucus
|
|
|
metr/o
metri/o |
uterus
|
|
|
meta-
|
beyond, change
|
|
|
myel/o
|
spinal cord,
bone marrow |
|
|
-malacia
|
softening
|
|
|
myel/o
|
spinal cord, bone marrow
means bone marrow in other contexts |
|
|
mut/a
|
genetic change
|
|
|
myom/o
|
muscle tumor
|
|
|
mening/o
meningi/o |
membranes, meninges
|
|
|
melan/o
|
black
|
|
|
-megaly
|
enlargement
|
|
|
mg
|
milligram
|
|
|
mandibul/o
|
lower jaw, mandible
|
|
|
mamm/o
|
breast
|
|
|
men/o
|
menses, menstruation
|
|
|
my/o
|
muscle
|
|
|
myocardi/o
|
myocardium
heart muscle |
|
|
malleol/o
|
malleolus
(process on each side of the ankle bone) |
|
|
muco/o
|
mucus
|
|
|
multi-
|
many
|
|
|
mort/o
|
death
|
|
|
mast/o
|
breast
|
|
|
myel/o
|
bone marrow, spinal cord
|
|
|
-malacia
|
softening
|
|
|
meta-
|
change, beyond, between
|
|
|
mast/o
|
breast
|
|
|
medull/o
|
medulla (inner section); middle soft, marrow
|
|
|
macro-
|
large
|
|
|
mal-
|
bad
|
|
|
micro-
|
small
|
|
|
mycl/o
|
fungus
(includes yeasts, molds & mushrooms) |
|
|
mi/o
|
smaller, less
|
|
|
morph/o
|
shape, form
|
|
|
my/o
|
muscle
|
|
|
meta-
|
change
|
|
|
morph/o
|
shape form
|
|
|
medi/o
|
middle
|
|
|
mon/o
|
one, single
|
|
|
ment/o
|
mind/chin
|
|
|
my/o
|
muscle
|
|
|
myos/o
|
muscle
|
|
|
mucos/o
|
mucous membrane, mucosa
|
|
|
-mania
|
obsessive preoccupation
|
|
|
maxill/o
|
maxilla
(upper jaw bone) |
|
|
metatars/o
|
metatarsals
foot bones |
|
|
metacarp/o
|
metacarpals
hand bones |
|
|
morph/o
|
shape, form
|
|
|
myring/o
|
eardrum, tympanic membrane
|
|
|
mastoid/o
|
mastoid process
|
|
|
my/o
|
muscle
|
|
|
myel/o
|
bone marrow
|
|
|
myc/o
|
mold, fungus
|
|
|
mon/o
|
one, single
|
|
|
ment/o
|
mind/chin
|
|
|
my/o
|
muscle
|
|
|
myos/o
|
muscle
|
|
|
mucos/o
|
mucous membrane, mucosa
|
|
|
-mania
|
obsessive preoccupation
|
|
|
maxill/o
|
maxilla
(upper jaw bone) |
|
|
metatars/o
|
metatarsals
foot bones |
|
|
metacarp/o
|
metacarpals
hand bones |
|
|
morph/o
|
shape, form
|
|
|
myring/o
|
eardrum, tympanic membrane
|
|
|
mastoid/o
|
mastoid process
|
|
|
my/o
|
muscle
|
|
|
myel/o
|
bone marrow
|
|
|
myc/o
|
mold, fungus
|
|
|
mets
|
metastases
|
|
|
Na
|
sodium, an electrolyte
|
|
|
NIDDM
|
non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
|
|
|
NPO
|
nothing by mouth
|
|
|
NB
|
newborn
|
|
|
NG tube
|
nasogastric tube
|
|
|
nucle/o
|
nucleus
|
|
|
neur/o
|
nerve
|
|
|
nati/o
|
birth
|
|
|
nulli-
|
no, not, none
|
|
|
natr/o
|
sodium (an electrolyte)
|
|
|
nat/i
|
birth
|
|
|
nyct/o
|
night
|
|
|
nas/o
|
nose
|
|
|
noct/i
|
night
|
|
|
neutr/o
|
neutral, neither base or acid
|
|
|
norm/o
|
rule, order
|
|
|
necr/o
|
death (of cells or whole body)
|
|
|
nephr/o
|
kidney
|
|
|
nucle/o
|
nucleus
|
|
|
neur/o
|
nerve
|
|
|
neo-
|
new
|
|
|
nect/o
|
to bind, tie, connect
|
|
|
narc/o
|
numbness, stupor, sleep
|
|
|
neur/o
|
nerve
|
|
|
oz.
|
ounce
|
|
|
OS
|
left eye
oculus sinister |
|
|
OD
|
rigth eye
oculus dexter |
|
|
OB
|
obstetrics
|
|
|
oophor/o
|
ovary
|
|
|
ovul/o
|
egg
|
|
|
ovari/o
|
ovary
|
|
|
-otia
|
ear condition
|
|
|
olig/o
|
scanty
|
|
|
ot/o
|
ear
|
|
|
oste/o
|
bone
|
|
|
-ole
|
little, small
|
|
|
obstetr/o
|
midwife
|
|
|
-osmia
|
smell
|
|
|
oxy-
|
rapid, sharp, acid
|
|
|
olecran/o
|
oecranon
elbow |
|
|
ophthalm/o
|
eye
|
|
|
-or
|
one who
|
|
|
-opia
|
vision
|
|
|
-oma
|
mass, tumor
|
|
|
orth/o
|
straight, upright
|
|
|
oste/o
|
bone
|
|
|
ox/o
|
oxygen
|
|
|
-oid
|
resembling, derived from
|
|
|
ox/o
|
oxygen
|
|
|
orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o
|
testis, testicle
|
|
|
ot/o
|
ear
|
|
|
ophthalm/o
|
eye
|
|
|
-oid
|
resembling
|
|
|
ocul/o
|
eye
|
|
|
-osis
|
abnormal condition
condition usually abnormal, slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells. |
|
|
-oma
|
tumor, mass, swelling
|
|
|
opt/o
optic/o |
eye, vision
|
|
|
orch/o
|
testis
|
|
|
orchid/o
|
testis
|
|
|
-opsia
|
vision
|
|
|
-ous
|
pertaining to
|
|
|
-ose
|
pertaining to, full of
|
|
|
-osis
|
abnormal condition
|
|
|
opt/o
|
eye, vision
|
|
|
-opsy
|
process of viewing,
view of |
|
|
onc/o
|
tumor
|
|
|
orth/o
|
straight
|
|
|
-opaque
|
obscure
|
|
|
onych/o
|
nail
see ungu/o |
|
|
odont/o
|
tooth
|
|
|
or/o
|
mouth
|
|
|
onc/o
|
tumor
|
|
|
o/o
|
egg
|
|
|
ov/o
|
egg
|
|
|
ox/o
|
oxygen
|
|
|
pH
|
hydrogen ion concentration
symbol for degree of acidity or alkalinity |
|
|
PID
|
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
|
|
|
prn
|
pro re nata
as required |
|
|
pc
|
after meals
|
|
|
CNS
|
Central nervous system
|
|
|
PDR
|
physicians desk reference
|
|
|
PET scan
|
positron emission tomography,
an isotope (radioactive chemical) that gives off particles called positrons is injected intravenously combined with a form of glucose |
|
|
PT
|
prothrombin time
|
|
|
PO
|
by mouth
|
|
|
PMS
|
premestrual syndrome
owing to a fall in progesterone & estrogen levels symptoms of: depression, breast tenderness, irritability |
|
|
P
|
Phosphorus
|
|
|
Pap smear
|
Panaciolaou's smear
|
|
|
peri-
|
surrounding
|
|
|
-plasm
|
formation, growth
|
|
|
poster/o
|
back, behind
|
|
|
glyc/o
|
sugar
|
|
|
prurit/o
|
itching
|
|
|
-phasia
|
speech
|
|
|
-phoria
|
to bear, carry, feeling
mental state |
|
|
peds
|
pediatrics
|
|
|
pan-
|
all
|
|
|
pro-
|
before
|
|
|
-praxia
|
action
|
|
|
-ptysis
|
spitting
|
|
|
-prandial
|
meal
|
|
|
-philia
|
attraction for
(an increase in cell number) |
|
|
-phoresis
|
carrying, transmission
|
|
|
par-
|
other than
|
|
|
-ptosis
|
drooping, sagging, prolapse
|
|
|
poster/o
|
back, behind
|
|
|
glyc/o
|
sugar
|
|
|
prurit/o
|
itching
|
|
|
-phasia
|
speech
|
|
|
-phoria
|
to bear, carry, feeling
mental state |
|
|
peds
|
pediatrics
|
|
|
pan-
|
all
|
|
|
pro-
|
before
|
|
|
-praxia
|
action
|
|
|
-ptysis
|
spitting
|
|
|
-prandial
|
meal
|
|
|
-philia
|
attraction for
(an increase in cell number) |
|
|
-phoresis
|
carrying, transmission
|
|
|
par-
|
other than
|
|
|
-ptosis
|
drooping, sagging, prolapse
|
|
|
poster/o
|
back, behind
|
|
|
glyc/o
|
sugar
|
|
|
prurit/o
|
itching
|
|
|
-phasia
|
speech
|
|
|
-phoria
|
to bear, carry, feeling
mental state |
|
|
peds
|
pediatrics
|
|
|
pan-
|
all
|
|
|
pro-
|
before
|
|
|
-praxia
|
action
|
|
|
-ptysis
|
spitting
|
|
|
-prandial
|
meal
|
|
|
-philia
|
attraction for
(an increase in cell number) |
|
|
-phoresis
|
carrying, transmission
|
|
|
par-
|
other than
|
|
|
-ptosis
|
drooping, sagging, prolapse
|
|
|
poly-
|
many, much
|
|
|
-phagia
|
eating, swallowing
|
|
|
psych/o
|
mind
|
|
|
peri-
|
surrounding
|
|
|
-posiesis
|
formation
|
|
|
pneumon/o
|
lungs
|
|
|
pector/o
|
chest
|
|
|
-pathy
|
disease condition
|
|
|
poikil/o
|
varied, irregular
|
|
|
per-
|
through
|
|
|
-phage
|
eat, swallow
|
|
|
pituitar/o
|
pituitary gland
|
|
|
phleb/o
|
vein
|
|
|
pharyng/o
|
pharynx, throat
|
|
|
papill/o
|
nipple-like
|
|
|
-porosis
|
pore, passage
|
|
|
plant/o
|
sole of the foot
|
|
|
peritone/o
|
peritoneum
|
|
|
palat/o
|
palate
|
|
|
-plasty
|
surgical repair
|
|
|
pleur/o
|
pleura
|
|
|
-pnea
|
breathing
|
|
|
phas/o
|
speech
|
|
|
pod/o
|
foot
|
|
|
palpebr/o
|
eyelid
|
|
|
-plasia
|
formation, growth
|
|
|
pulmon/o
|
lung
|
|
|
-plasia
|
development, formation, growth
|
|
|
-paresis
|
slight paralysis
|
|
|
pelv/o
|
hip/ pelvic cavity
|
|
|
parathyroid/o
|
parathyroid gland
|
|
|
path/o
|
disease
|
|
|
pharmac/o
|
chemical drug
|
|
|
peritone/o
|
peritoneum
|
|
|
papill/o
|
optic disc; nipple-like
|
|
|
pelv/i
|
pelvis (hip bone)
|
|
|
-penia
|
deficeincey
|
|
|
-partum
|
birth, labor
|
|
|
phag/o
|
eat, swallo
|
|
|
-phoria
|
feeling, bearing
|
|
|
plas/o
|
formation
|
|
|
pharyng/o
|
throat
|
|
|
pro-
|
before, forward
|
|
|
para-
|
near, beside, abnormal, apart, from
|
|
|
pneum/o
pneumon/o |
air, lung
|
|
|
-plasm
|
formation
|
|
|
-plasty
|
surgical repair
|
|
|
pancreat/o
|
pancreas
|
|
|
-ptosis
(ptosis, ptotic) |
prolapse, fall, sag
|
|
|
pharmaceut/o
|
drug
|
|
|
phys/o
|
growing
|
|
|
-physis
|
to grow
|
|
|
phon/o
|
voice
|
|
|
phil/o
|
attraction to, love
|
|
|
-physis
|
to grow
|
|
|
-ptysis
|
spitting
|
|
|
pylor/o
|
pyloric sphincter
|
|
|
para-
|
abnormal
|
|
|
presby/o
|
old age
|
|
|
primi-
|
first
|
|
|
pre-
|
before, in front of
|
|
|
-plasm
|
development, formation
|
|
|
-plasia
|
development, formation
|
|
|
-penia
|
deficiency
|
|
|
poly-
|
many, much
|
|
|
perine/o
|
perineum
|
|
|
-pepsia
|
digestion
|
|
|
-para
|
to bear, bring forth
|
|
|
phren/o
|
diaphragm
|
|
|
post-
|
after, behind
|
|
|
ped/o
|
child
|
|
|
plas/o
|
formation, development
|
|
|
pont/o
|
pons
|
|
|
-pnea
|
breathing
|
|
|
pan-
|
all
|
|
|
poli/o
|
gray
|
|
|
pil/o
|
hair (see trich/o
hair follicle |
|
|
phot/o
|
light
|
|
|
pseudo-
|
false
|
|
|
proct/o
|
anus & rectum
|
|
|
-plegia
|
paralysis
(loss of impairment of the ability to move parts of the body) |
|
|
prostat/o
|
prostate gland
|
|
|
pyret/o
|
fever
|
|
|
pub/o
|
pubis
(anterior part of the pelvic bone) |
|
|
patell/a
patell/o |
patella
(knee cap) |
|
|
phyt/o
|
plant
|
|
|
-phobia
|
fear
|
|
|
pancreat/o
|
pancreas
|
|
|
perone/o
|
fibula
|
|
|
ple/o
|
many/more
|
|
|
poli/o
|
gray
|
|
|
pil/o
|
hair (see trich/o
hair follicle |
|
|
phot/o
|
light
|
|
|
pseudo-
|
false
|
|
|
proct/o
|
anus & rectum
|
|
|
-plegia
|
paralysis
(loss of impairment of the ability to move parts of the body) |
|
|
prostat/o
|
prostate gland
|
|
|
pyret/o
|
fever
|
|
|
pub/o
|
pubis
(anterior part of the pelvic bone) |
|
|
patell/a
patell/o |
patella
(knee cap) |
|
|
phyt/o
|
plant
|
|
|
-phobia
|
fear
|
|
|
pancreat/o
|
pancreas
|
|
|
perone/o
|
fibula
|
|
|
ple/o
|
many/more
|
|
|
-pexy
|
to put or fix in place
fixation, to put in place |
|
|
pupill/o
|
pupil
|
|
|
proxim/o
|
near
|
|
|
pleur/a
|
pleaura
|
|
|
pharmac/o
|
drug
|
|
|
polyp/o
|
polyp
|
|
|
phac/o
phak/o |
lens of the eye
|
|
|
phag/o
|
to eat, swallo
|
|
|
psych/o
|
mind
|
|
|
phren/o
|
mind
|
|
|
pyel/o
|
renal pelvis
|
|
|
qid
|
every
|
|
|
Q(q)
|
Every
|
|
|
RNA
|
ribonucleic acid
|
|
|
rad
|
radiation absorbed dose
|
|
|
RBC
|
red blood cell
red blood cell count |
|
|
-rrhagia, rrhage
|
bursting forth of blood
|
|
|
radicul/o
|
nerve root
(of spinal nerves) |
|
|
radi/o
|
radius
(lower arm bone - thumb side) |
|
|
re-
|
back
|
|
|
retro-
|
behind
|
|
|
radi/o
|
x-rays
|
|
|
roentgen/o
|
x-rays
|
|
|
rheumat/o
|
watery flow
|
|
|
rhin/o
|
nose
|
|
|
-rrhaphy
|
suture
|
|
|
ren/o
|
kidney
|
|
|
rect/o
|
rectum
|
|
|
radi/o
|
rays, x-rays
|
|
|
-rrhea
|
discharge
|
|
|
rhin/o
|
nose
|
|
|
rachi/o
|
spinal column, vertebrae
|
|
|
-rrhea
|
flow, discharge
|
|
|
radi/o
|
x-rays
|
|
|
retro-
|
behind, backward
|
|
|
re-
|
back, again
|
|
|
-rrhea
|
flow, discharge
|
|
|
retin/o
|
retina
|
|
|
rhabdomy/o
|
skeletal
striated, muscle connected to bones |
|
|
rrhythm/o
|
rhythm
|
|
|
rect/o
|
rectum
|
|
|
SGPT
|
liver function test
|
|
|
SOS
|
if necessary
|
|
|
SOB
|
shortness of breath
|
|
|
SGOT
|
aka AST
liver function test |
|
|
_
s |
without
|
|
|
-stomy
|
new opening (to form a mouth) stoma
|
|
|
-stasis
|
stop, control
|
|
|
splen/o
|
speen
|
|
|
scapul/o
|
scapula
shoulder bone |
|
|
scirrh/o
|
hard
|
|
|
steat/o
|
fact
|
|
|
seb/o
|
oily secretion from sebaceous glands
|
|
|
-stasis
|
stopping, control
|
|
|
spir/o
|
breathing
|
|
|
-sis
|
condition, state of
|
|
|
-sclerosis
|
hardening
|
|
|
-spasm
|
sudden involuntary contraction of muscles
|
|
|
-stasis
|
stopping, controlling
|
|
|
sphybm/o
|
pulse
|
|
|
-stasis
|
stopping, controlling
|
|
|
seps/o
|
infection
|
|
|
sialaden/o
|
salivary gland
|
|
|
sigmoid/o
|
sigmoid colon
|
|
|
sinus/o
|
sinus, cavity
|
|
|
son/o
|
sound
|
|
|
somat/o
|
body
|
|
|
salping/o
|
eustachian tube, auditory tube
|
|
|
syring/o
|
tube
|
|
|
scler/o
|
sclera
|
|
|
-static
|
pertaining to stopping
|
|
|
-suppression
|
to stop
|
|
|
-stenosis
|
tightening, stricture, narrowing
|
|
|
ster/o
|
solid structure
|
|
|
syn/-sym-
|
together, with
|
|
|
squam/o
|
scale-like
|
|
|
schiz/o
|
split
|
|
|
-scopy
|
process of visually examining
|
|
|
sect/o
|
to cut
|
|
|
sub-
|
under
|
|
|
sider/o
|
iron
|
|
|
synov/o
|
synovial membrane
|
|
|
-scope
|
instrument to visually examine
|
|
|
syncop/o
|
to cut off, cut short
|
|
|
sperm/o
|
spermatozoa, semen
|
|
|
-schisis
|
to split
|
|
|
sub-
|
below, under
|
|
|
spin/o
|
spine, backbone
|
|
|
supra-
|
upper, above
|
|
|
staped/o
|
stapes (third bone of the middle ear)
|
|
|
sarc/o
|
flesh
|
|
|
salping/o
|
uterine tubes, oviducts, fallopian tubes
|
|
|
sarc/o
|
flesh, connective tissue
|
|
|
somat/o
|
body
|
|
|
somn/o
|
sleep
|
|
|
sacr/o
|
sacrum
|
|
|
sarc/o
|
flesh
|
|
|
spher/o
|
globe, round
|
|
|
staphyl/o
|
clusters
|
|
|
spondyl/o
|
vertebra
used to make words about conditions of the structure |
|
|
-stalsis
|
contraction
|
|
|
-somes
|
bodies
|
|
|
steth/o
|
chest
|
|
|
stern/o
|
sternum
breast bone |
|
|
salpinx
|
uterine tube
|
|
|
-stenia
|
strength
|
|
|
semi-
|
half
|
|
|
strept/o
|
twisted chains
|
|
|
syn-
|
together, with
|
|
|
-somnia
|
sleep
|
|
|
spermato/o
|
sperm cells
|
|
|
scoli/o
|
crooked, bent, lateral curvature
|
|
|
splen/o
|
spleen
|
|
|
-sphyxia
|
pulse
|
|
|
scot/o
|
darkness
|
|
|
son/o
|
sound
|
|
|
semin/o
|
semen
|
|
|
scintill/o
|
spark
|
|
|
stomat/o
|
mouth
|
|
|
TURP
|
tranurethral resection of the prostate
|
|
|
TB
|
tuberculosis skin test
|
|
|
t.i.d.
|
three times daily
(ter in die) |
|
|
TIA
|
transient ischemic attack
mini-stroke |
|
|
tri-
|
three
|
|
|
thyroid/o
|
thyroid gland
|
|
|
tox/o
|
poison
|
|
|
thorac/o
|
chest
|
|
|
therm/o
|
heat
|
|
|
tachy-
|
fast
|
|
|
troph/o
|
nourishment; development
|
|
|
tympan/o
|
eardrum, middle ear
|
|
|
tendin/o
|
tendon
|
|
|
thromb/o
|
clot, clotting
|
|
|
thel/o
|
nipple
|
|
|
-trophy
|
nourishment, development
|
|
|
tox/o
|
poison
|
|
|
tars/o
|
tarsals
ankle bone |
|
|
trache/o
|
windpipe, trachea
|
|
|
toc/o
|
childbirth
|
|
|
ten/o
|
tendon
|
|
|
tox/o
|
poison
|
|
|
tele-
|
distant
|
|
|
-trophy
|
development, nourishment
|
|
|
-tome
|
instrument to cut
|
|
|
the/o
|
to put, place
|
|
|
trigon/o
|
trigone
(region of the bladder) |
|
|
trans-
|
across, through
|
|
|
thyr/o
|
thyroid gland
|
|
|
-tropia
|
to turn
|
|
|
trich/o
|
hair
|
|
|
trache/o
|
trachea, windpipe
|
|
|
tonsill/o
|
tonsils
|
|
|
tel/o
|
complete
|
|
|
-tocia
|
labor, birth
|
|
|
-thorax
|
pleural cavity, chest
|
|
|
thyr/o
|
shield, the thyroid gland must have resembled a shield to those who named it
|
|
|
tonsill/o
|
tonsils
|
|
|
trache/o
|
trachea
|
|
|
trans-
|
across, through
|
|
|
-therapy
|
treatment
|
|
|
thec/o
|
sheath
(of brain & spinal cord) |
|
|
throac/o
|
chest
|
|
|
therapeut/o
|
treatment
|
|
|
-tropic
|
turning
|
|
|
thel/o
|
nipple
|
|
|
-tomy
|
process of cutting, incision
|
|
|
-trophy
|
nourishment, development
|
|
|
-thymia
|
mind
|
|
|
-type
|
picture, classification
|
|
|
-tresia
|
opening
|
|
|
thromb/o
|
clot
|
|
|
test/o
|
testis, testicle
|
|
|
-therapy
|
treatment
|
|
|
top/o
|
place, position, location
|
|
|
-tic
|
pertaining to
|
|
|
tom/o
|
to cut
|
|
|
toxic/o
|
poison
|
|
|
-tripsy
|
to crush
|
|
|
-tion
|
process
|
|
|
tibi/o
|
tibia
shin bone |
|
|
-therapy
|
treatment
|
|
|
tax/o
|
order, coordination
|
|
|
tetra-
|
four
|
|
|
thym/o
|
thymus gland
|
|
|
terat/o
|
monster
|
|
|
toxic/o
|
poison
|
|
|
thec/o
|
sheath,
refers to the meninges |
|
|
thalam/o
|
thalamus
|
|
|
-tropin
|
stimulate; act on
stimulating the function of (to turn or act upon) |
|
|
UGI
|
Upper Gastronintestinal Series
|
|
|
UTI
|
Urinary Tract Infections
|
|
|
URI
|
Upper Respiratory infection
|
|
|
uve/o
|
vascular layer of the eye;
iris, ciliary body & choroid) |
|
|
-uria
|
urination, urine condition
|
|
|
ultra-
|
beyond
|
|
|
ur/o
|
urine
|
|
|
umbilic/o
|
navel, umbilicus
|
|
|
uter/o
|
uterus
|
|
|
-um, -ium
|
structure, tissue, thing
|
|
|
ur/o
|
urinary tract, urine
|
|
|
uni-
|
one
|
|
|
urethr/o
|
urethra
|
|
|
urin/o
|
urine
|
|
|
ureter/o
|
ureter
|
|
|
-uria
|
urine condition
|
|
|
-us
|
thing
|
|
|
-uln/o
|
ulna
(lower arm bone, little finger side) |
|
|
ungu/o
|
nail
|
|
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ur/o
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urine
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-ule
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little, small
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VDRL
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venereal disease research lab test;
pts blood is placed w/ syphilis antigen, if +, antibodies react w/ antigen for + VDRL |
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vas/o
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vessel; duct; vans deferens
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vagin/o
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vagina
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ventr/o
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belly side of the body
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valvul/o
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valve
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valv/o
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valve
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-version
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act of turning
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vit/o
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life
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vascul/o
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vessel
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vesic/o
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urinary bladder
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vertebr/o
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vertebrae, back bones
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ven/o
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vein
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vas/o
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vessel, duct
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ventricul/o
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ventricle, lower heart chamber
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ven/o
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vein
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vag/o
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vagus nerve
10th cranial nerve |
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vitr/o
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glass
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viv/o
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life
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vas/o
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vessel
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ven/o
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vein
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vertebr/o
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vertebra
used to describe the structure |
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vit/o
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life
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vulv/o
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vulva
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zo/o
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animal life
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WBC
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white blood count
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xanth/o
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yellow
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xer/o
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dry
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-y
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process, condition
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