Chapter 1: Introduction to Healthcare Terminology

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-icle

small, tiny

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-is

structure, thing

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-ole

small, tiny

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-ule

small, tiny

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-um

structure, thing, membrane

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-y

process of, condition

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-ac

pertaining to

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-al

pertaining to

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-ar

pertaining to

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-ary

pertaining to

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-eal

pertaining to

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-ic

pertaning to

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-ous

pertaining to

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-algia

pain

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-cele

herniation

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-dynia

pain

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-emia

blood condition

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-ia

condition

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-itis

inflammation

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-malacia

softening

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-megaly

enlargement

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-oma

tumor, mass

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-osis

-abnormal condition

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-pathy

disease process

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-ptosis

prolapse, drooping, sagging

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-rraghe, -rrhagia

bursting forth

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-rrhea

discharge, flow

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-rrhexis

rupture

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-sclerosis

abnormal condition of hardening

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-stenosis

abnormal condition of hardening

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-graphy

process of recording

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-metry

process of measuring

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-opsy

process of viewing

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-scopy

process of viewing

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-centesis

surgical puncture

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-ectomy

removal, resection, excision

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-plasty

surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

suture, repair

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-stomy

new opening

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-tomy

incision, cutting

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-tripsy

crushing

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-graph

instrument to record

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-meter

instrument to measure

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-scope

instrument to view

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-tome

instrument to cut

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-tripter

machine to crush

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-trite

instrument to crush

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-er

one who

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-iatrician

one who specializes in treatment

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-iatrics

treatment

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-iatrist

one who specializes in treatment

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-iatry

process of treatment

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-ist

one who specializes

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-logist

one who specializes in the study of

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-logy

study of

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a-

no, not, without

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an-

no, not, without

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ante-

forward, in front of, before

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anti-

against

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dys-

abnormal, difficult, bad, painful

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endo-, end-

within

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epi-

above, upon

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hyper-

exessive, above

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hypo-

below, deficient

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inter-

between

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intra-

within

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neo-

new

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par-

near, besides

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para-

near, beside, abnormal

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per-

through

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peri-

surrounding, around

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poly-

many, much, excessive, frequent

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post-

after, behind

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pre-

before, in front of

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sub-

under, below

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trans-

through, across

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(RULE) -a

-a to -ae

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(RULE) -is

-is to -es

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(RULE) -ix or ex

-ix or -ex to -ices

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(RULE) -itis

-itis to -itides

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(RULE) -nx

-nx to -nges

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(RULE) -um

-um to -a

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(RULE) -us

-us to -i

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(RULE) -y

-y to -ies