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Chapter 1: Medical Terminology
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lip, lip/o
fat
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\-emia
blood condition
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protein
protein
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angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o
vessel
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cardi/o
heart
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esophagus/o
esophagus
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gastr/o
stomach
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hem/o, hemat/o
blood
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hepat/o
liver
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oste/o
bone
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ur/o, urin/o
urine
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\-megaly
enlargement
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\-stomy
creation of an opening
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\-tomy
incision
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peri-, circum-
around
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\-logy
study of
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\-rrhaphy
suture
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\-rrhexis
rupture
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epi-
upon
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sub-, infra-
below or under
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a- , an-
without
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anti-, contra-
against or opposed to
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de-
front, down, or not
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ab-
away from
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ad-
to, toward, or near
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dia-, trans-
across or through
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e-, ec-, ex-
out or away
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ecto-, exo-, extra-
outside
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en-, endo-, intra-
within
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inter-
between
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meso-
middle
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meta-
beyond, after, or change
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para-
alongside of or abnormal
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retro-
backward or behind
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bi-
two or both
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hemi-,semi-
half
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hyper-, super- , supra-
above or excessive
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hypo-
below or deficient
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macro-
large or long
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micro-
small
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mono-
one
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multi-
many
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oligo-
few or deficient
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pan-
all
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poly-
many
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quadri-
four
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tri-
three
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uni-
one
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ultra-
beyond or excessive
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ante-, pre- pro-
before
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brady-
slow
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tachy-
fast
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post-
after or behind
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re-
again or back
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con-, syn- sym-
together or with
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dys-
painful, difficult, or faulty
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eu-
good or normal
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neo-
new
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\-algia, -dynia
pain
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\-genesis
origin or production
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\-lysis
breaking down or dissolution
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\-oid
resembling
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\-penia
abnormal reduction
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\-rrhea
discharge
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\-spasm
involuntary contraction
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\-cele
pouching or hernia
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\-ectasis
expansion or dilation
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\-iasis
formation or presence of
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\-itis
inflammation
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\-malacia
softening
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\-oma
tumor
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\-osis
condition or increase
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\-phil, -philia
attraction for
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\-ptosis
falling or downward displacement
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\-rrhage
excessive discharge (usually blood)
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\-centesis
puncture for aspiration
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\-decis
binding
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\-ectomy
excision (removal)
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\-pexy
suspension or fixation
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\-plasty
surgical repair or reconstruction
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\-ation
process
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\-e
general indicator that a word is a person, place, or thing
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\-ia, -ism, -y
condition of
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\-ium
structure or tissue
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\-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ous, -tic
pertaining to
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\-icle, -ole, -ula, -ule
small
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\-gram
record
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\-graph
instrument for recording
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\-graphy
process of recording
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\-iatric, -iatry
pertaining to medicine, a physician, or healer
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\-logist, -ist
one who specializes in the study or treatment of
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\-meter
instrument for reasoning
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\-metry
process of measuring
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\-poiesis
formation
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\-scope
instrument for examination
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\-stasis
stop or stand
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cyan/o
blue
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erythr/o
red
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leuk/o
white
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melan/o
black
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