Medical Terminology Midterm Final

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Tachypnea

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Fast breathing

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Rrhaphy

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To suture or stitch

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Megaly

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Abnormal enlargement

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Pulmonologist

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Specialist for lung disease & disorders

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Ous

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Pertaining to

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Sclerosis

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Abnormal hardening

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Caud

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Tail

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Kinesiology

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"The study of movement of body parts"

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Dermatoplasty

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Surgical repair of the skin

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Adip

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Fat

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Hepatomegaly

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Enlarged Liver

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Bi-

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Two

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Path/o

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Disease

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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-ectasis

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Stretching/enlargement

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Phlebitis

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Inflammation of a vein

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Hyster

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Uterus

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-plegia

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Paralysis/ stroke

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Osis

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Disease or abnormal cognition

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Angioplasty

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Surgical repair of a blood vessel

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Col

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Large intestine

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Lysis

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Setting free; breaking apart

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Leuk/o

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White

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Oste/o

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Bone

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Dermatitis

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Inflammation of the skin

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Ven/o

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Vein

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Tri-

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3

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Hematoma

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Blood trapped in tissues of the skin or in an organ

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Anterio

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Front

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Poly

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Many

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Coron/o

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Crown

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Erythr/o

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Red; Electrolytes

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Pericarditis

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Inflammation of the heart muscle

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Cephal

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Head

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Hypo

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Low

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Calc/i

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Calcium (stone)

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Hyper

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High

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Peri

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Surrounding

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Hem/o, Hemat/o

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blood

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Phea

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Breathing

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-itis

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Inflamaion

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Brady

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Slow

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Pericardium

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Sac like membrane surrounding the heart

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Rrhage

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Bursting forth

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Otomy

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Surgical incision

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Kinesi/o

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Movement

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-Esthesia

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The suffix meaning sensation or feeling

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Retro

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Behind

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Aort/o

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Aorta

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Phag/o

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To eat

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Nephrologist

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Doctor specializing in the study of kidneys

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Onc/o

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Tumors; cancer

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Algia

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Pain/ suffering

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My/o

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Muscle

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Tachy-

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Fast/rapid

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Etiology

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The study of the cause of disease

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Phleblo

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Vein

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-rrhexis

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Rapture

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Cele

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Suffix meaning tumor, cyst, or hernia

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Nephro

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Kidneys

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Cyanosis

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Blue skin due to lack of oxygen

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-emia

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blood or blood condition

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Thrombocytes

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Blood clotting cells

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Plasty

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Surgical Repair

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Rrhea

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Abnormal Flow

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Lith/o

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Meaning stone or calcuus

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Neuralgia

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Nerve Pain

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Sarcoma

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Tumor of the bone

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Tracheotomy

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Build a word that means incision into trachea

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Polyuria

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build a word meaning excessive urination

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Leukocytes

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White blood cells

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Lapar

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Abdomen

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Ot/o

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Word form meaning ear

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Angi/o

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Vessel

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Thromb/o

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Clot

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List/o

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Tissue

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Endoscopy

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Process of direct a visualization of the interior of body part

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Ostomy

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Surgical creation of an opening