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Undergraduate 3
07/16/2008

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Term
-algia
Definition
pain
Term
-algesia
Definition
Excessive sensitivity to pain
Term
analgesia
Definition
without a sense of pain
Term
hem/o, hem/a, hemat/o
Definition
blood
Term
neuralgia
Definition
nerve pain
Term
-esthesia
Definition
feeling sensation
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anesthesia
Definition
loss of sensation
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-kinesia
Definition
movement
Term

-kinesis

Definition
movement
Term
bradykinesia
Definition
decrease in spontaneity and movement
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hyperkinesis
Definition
excessive muscular activity
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-paresis

Definition
slight paralysis
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hemiparesis
Definition
weakness on one side of the body
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-phasia
Definition
speech
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aphasia
Definition
impairment of language ability
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-praxia
Definition
action
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apraxia
Definition
impairment of purposeful movement
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angi/o
Definition
vessel
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aort/o
Definition
Aorta
Term
angiogram
Definition
x-ray image of a blood vessel
Term
aortic stenosis
Definition
narrowing of the aorta
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arter/o, arteri/o
Definition
Artery
Term
coagul/o
Definition
clotting
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coron/o
Definition
crown, circle
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coronary arteries
Definition
blood vessels encircling the heart
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cyt/o
Definition
cell
Term
cytology
Definition
study of cells
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hemorrhage
Definition
abnormal discharge of blood
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hematology
Definition
study of blood
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is/o
Definition
same, equal
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kary/o
Definition
nucleus
Term

plasm/o

Definition
plasma
Term
plasmapheresis
Definition
removal of plasma from the body
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thromb/o
Definition
clot
Term
thrombolysis
Definition
dissolving of a clot
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vas/o
Definition
vessel
Term
ven/o
Definition
vein
Term
-apharesis
Definition
removal
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-blast
Definition
Immature stage, germ, bud
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-crit
Definition
separation
Term
Hematocrit
Definition
percentage of volume of a blood sample that is composed of cells
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-cytosis
Definition
abnormal condition of cells
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poikilocytosis
Definition
presence of large, irregularly shaped blood cells
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-globin
Definition
protein
Term
hemoglobin
Definition
protein of red blood cells
Term
adenoidectomy
Definition
operation to remove adenoid growths
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capn/o
Definition
carbon dioxide
Term
hypercapnia
Definition
excessive carbon dioxide in the blood
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coni/o
Definition
dust
Term
pneumoconiosis
Definition
pulmonary disease caused by prolonged inhalation of fine dust
Term
cyan/o
Definition

blue

Term
lob/o
Definition
lobe of the lung
Term
lobectomy
Definition
excision of a lobe
Term
ox/o, ox/i
Definition
oxygen
Term
hypoxia
Definition
deficiency of oxygen in tissue cells
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phon/o
Definition
voice
Term
dysphonia
Definition
hoarseness
Term
phren/o
Definition
diaphragm
Term
phrenohepatic
Definition
pertaining to the diaphragm and liver
Term
pneum/o, pneum/a, pneumat/o
Definition
breath
Term
pneumatosis
Definition
abnormal presence of air or other gas
Term
pneum/o, pneumon/o
Definition
lung
Term
pneumonia
Definition
inflammation of the lung parenchyma
Term
pulmon/o
Definition
lung
Term

pulmonary

Definition
pertaining to the lungs
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rhin/o
Definition
nose
Term
Rhinorrhea
Definition
a watery discharge from the nose
Term
spir/o
Definition
breathing
Term
spirometer
Definition
gasometer used to measure respiration
Term
tonsill/o
Definition
tonsil
Term
tonsillectomy
Definition
removal of the tonsil
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-ema
Definition
condition
Term
Empyema
Definition
condition of having pus in a body cavity as a result of a lung infection
Term
-oxia
Definition
oxygen
Term
anoxia
Definition
absence of oxygen from blood or tissues
Term
-pnea
Definition
breathing
Term
-ptysis
Definition
spitting
Term
hemoptysis
Definition
coughing up and spitting out blood
Term
asphyxia
Definition
impairment of oxygen intake
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an/o
Definition
anus
Term
append/o
Definition
appendix
Term
bucc/o
Definition
cheek
Term
cec/o
Definition
cecum
Term
cheil/o
Definition
lip
Term
cheilosis
Definition
dry scaling and fissuring of lips
Term
chol/o, chol/e
Definition
bile
Term
choledochus
Definition
bile duct
Term
cholecst/o
Definition
gallbladder
Term
cholecystectomy
Definition
surgical removal of the gallbladder
Term
col/o
Definition
colon
Term
colostomy
Definition
creation of an artificial opening into the colon
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colon/o
Definition
colon
Term
enter/o
Definition
intestine
Term
enteropathy
Definition
intestinal disease
Term
gastr/o
Definition
stomach
Term
gastritis
Definition
inflammation of the stomach
Term
gingiv
Definition
gum
Term
gingivitis
Definition
inflammation of the gum
Term
gloss/o
Definition
tongue
Term
hypoglossal
Definition
below the tongue
Term
hepat/o
Definition
liver
Term
hepatitis
Definition
inflammation of the liver
Term
lapar/o
Definition
abdomen
Term
or/o
Definition
mouth
Term
peritone/o
Definition
peritoneum
Term
rect/o
Definition
rectum
Term
prolapse
Definition
the falling down or slipping of a body part from it's usual position
Term
rectocele
Definition
prolapse of the rectum
Term
-ase
Definition
enzyme
Term
amylase
Definition
class of digestive enzyme that act on starch
Term
-chezia
Definition
defecation
Term
hematochezia
Definition
passage of bloody stools
Term
-iasis
Definition
abnormal condition
Term
-pepsia
Definition
digestion
Term
dyspepsia
Definition
upset stomach
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-prandial
Definition
meal
Term
postprandial
Definition
following a meal
Term
aden/o
Definition
gland
Term
adenectomy
Definition
excision of a gland
Term
andr/o
Definition
male
Term
adrenal/o, adren/o
Definition
adrenal gland
Term
crin/o
Definition
secretion
Term
endocrinologist
Definition
physician who specializes in endocrinology
Term
dips/o
Definition
thirst
Term
polydipsia
Definition
prolonged excessive thirst
Term
epinephr/o
Definition
adrenal gland
Term
glyc/o
Definition
sugar
Term
hyperglycemia
Definition
high blood sugar
Term
gonad/o
Definition
sex gland
Term
gonadotropin
Definition
hormone that promotes gonadal growth
Term
home/o
Definition
like, similar
Term
homeostasis
Definition
state of bodily equilibrium
Term
kal/i
Definition
potassium
Term
hypokalemia
Definition
lack of potassium in th eblood as a result of dehydration, excessive vomiting and diarrhea
Term
natr/i
Definition
sodium
Term
hyponatremia
Definition
low concentration of sodium in the blood
Term
oxy-
Definition
Rapid, sharp
Term
oxytocin
Definition
hormone that influences contractions of the uterus
Term
pan-
Definition
all
Term
-agon
Definition
assemblage, a gathering together
Term
aque/o
Definition
water
Term
blephar/o
Definition
eyelid
Term
blepharitis
Definition
inflammation of the eyelids
Term
Aqueous
Definition
containing, or like water
Term
dacry/o
Definition
tear, tear duct
Term
dipl/o
Definition
double
Term
diplopia
Definition
condition in which one object is perceived as two objects
Term
glauc/o
Definition
gray
Term
ir/o
Definition
iris
Term
lacrim/o
Definition
tear
Term
lacrimal
Definition
pertaining to tears
Term
mi/o
Definition
smaller, less
Term
miosis
Definition
contraction of the pupil
Term
nyct/o, noct/o
Definition
night
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