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Medical And Legal Terminology (Qtr. 1 Exam)
All medical and legal terminology that could be on the exam
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Court Reporting
10/10/2011
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-algia
 Definition
pain, suffering
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-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-malacia
 Definition
abnormal softening
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-necrosis
 Definition
tissue death
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-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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-ostomy
 Definition
surgical creation of an opening
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-otomy
 Definition
surgical incision
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-rrhage
 Definition
bleeding, bursting forth
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
surgical suturing
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-rrhea
 Definition
flow or discharge
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-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
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-sclerosis
 Definition
abnormal hardening
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-scopy
 Definition
visual examination
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-stenosis
 Definition
abnormal narrowing
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ather/o
 Definition
plaque or fatty substance
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cross questions
 Definition
questions asked by a deponent in response to questions asked at a deposition
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deposition
 Definition
The testimony of a witness, given under oath but not in open court, and later reduced to writing
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discovery
 Definition
methods that allow each party to obtain information about from the other party and from witnesses about a case before going to court
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dys-
 Definition
bad, difficult, painful
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hepat/o
 Definition
liver
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive, increased
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hypo-
 Definition
deficient, decreased
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impeach
 Definition
call in to question
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interrogatories
 Definition
a form of discovery in a civil action in which parties are given a series of written questionsto be answered under oath
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laceration
 Definition
torn, ragged wound
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lesion
 Definition
pathologic tissue change
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leuk/o
 Definition
combining form meaning "white"
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palpation
 Definition
examination procedure
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palpitation
 Definition
pounding heart
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peri-
 Definition
prefix meaning "surrounding"
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prenatal
 Definition
time and events before birth
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prognosis
 Definition
prediction of the probable course and outcome of the disease
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prostate
 Definition
male gland
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recross questions
 Definition
further questions asked by a deponent in response to redirect questions
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subpoena
 Definition
an order commanding a person to appear and testify in a legal action
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subpoena duces tecum
 Definition
an order commanding a person to appear and bring certain papers or other materials that are pertinent to a legal action
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symptom
 Definition
Pain, which can only be observed by the patient
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actus reus
 Definition
a voluntary act
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good faith exception to the exclusionary rule
 Definition
evidence discovered by officers acting in good faith but under the mistaken belief that a search was valid can be used at the trial of a defendant
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crime
 Definition
a wrong against society
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misdemeanor
 Definition
a minor crime; not a felony
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ex post facto
 Definition
after the fact
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plaintiff
 Definition
a person who brings action against another
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epigastric
 Definition
above the stomach
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umbilicus
 Definition
belly button
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hypochondriac
 Definition
below the ribs
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hypogastric
 Definition
below the stomach
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transverse
 Definition
cross-wise
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transverse
 Definition
cross-wise
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sphincter
 Definition
ring-like
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oblique
 Definition
slanted at an angle
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supination
 Definition
turning the hand so the palm is facing upward
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lateralis
 Definition
straight
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rectus
 Definition
toward the side
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sternocleidomastoid
 Definition
it inserts into the mastoid process
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kinesi/o
 Definition
movement, motion
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tend/o
 Definition
tendon
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my/o
 Definition
muscle
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tax/o
 Definition
coordination
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kyph/o
 Definition
hump
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cost/o
 Definition
rib
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-desis
 Definition
surgical fixation of a bone or joint
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myel/0
 Definition
spinal cord, bone marrow
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ankyl/o
 Definition
crooked, bent or stiff
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-lysis
 Definition
setting free, loosening
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crani/o
 Definition
cranium, skull
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arthr/o
 Definition
joint
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-um
 Definition
noun ending
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spondyl/o
 Definition
vertebra, vertabrae
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scoli/o
 Definition
curved
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synovi/o, synov/o
 Definition
synovial membrane
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synovi/o, synov/o
 Definition
synovial membrane
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oste/o
 Definition
bone
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diaphysis
 Definition
shaft of a long bone