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Medical Terminology #1
Basic Medical Terminology
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Undergraduate 3
06/28/2011
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Greek and Latin
 Definition
Terms are built from Greek and Latin word parts such as arthritis
Term
Eponyms
 Definition
terms derived from the name of a person, often a physician or scientist who was the first to identify a condition or technique such as Parkinson disease.
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Acronyms
 Definition
terms formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase such as laser (light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation)
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Modern Language
 Definition
terms derived from English language such as nuclear medicine scanner.
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Parkinson disease
 Definition
Eponym
Term
hepatitis
 Definition
Components of Greek and Latin word parts
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SARS
 Definition
Acronym
Term
posttraumatic stress disorder
 Definition
modern language
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arthritis
 Definition
components of Greek and Latin word parts
Term
nuclear medical scanner
 Definition
modern language
Term
AIDS
 Definition
acronym
Term
Alzheimer disease
 Definition
eponym
Term
-tomy
 Definition
incision
Term
-scopy
 Definition
meaning visual screening
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-oma
 Definition
tumor
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bi
 Definition
two
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sub
 Definition
under
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intra
 Definition
within
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brady
 Definition
slow
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a
 Definition
without
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prefix
 Definition
attached to the beginning
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combining form
 Definition
word root with combining vowel attachment
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combining vowel
 Definition
usually an O - used to ease pronunciation
Term
word root
 Definition
All medical terms contain at least one
Term
Suffix
 Definition
attached at the end of the word root
Term
Define Medical Terms
 Definition
Begin by defining the suffix then move to the beginning of the term to complete the definition
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arthr
 Definition
joint
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hepat
 Definition
liver
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ven
 Definition
vein
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oste
 Definition
bone
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intra-
 Definition
within
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sub-
 Definition
under
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ous
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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arthr/itis
 Definition
inflammation of a joint
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hepat/ic
 Definition
pertaining to the liver
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sub/hepat/ic
 Definition
pertaining to under the liver
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intra/ven/ous
 Definition
pertaining to within the vein
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oste/itis
 Definition
inflammation of the bone
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hepat/itis
 Definition
inflammation of the liver
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oste/o/arthr/o/pathy
 Definition
disease of the bone and joints
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hepat/o/megaly
 Definition
enlargement of the liver
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cytology
 Definition
study of the cells
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dermatitis
 Definition
inflammation of the skin
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dermatology
 Definition
study of the skin
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cytoid
 Definition
resembling cell
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myopathy
 Definition
disease of the muscle
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cyt/o
 Definition
cell
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leuk/o
 Definition
white
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my/o
 Definition
muscle
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dermat/o
 Definition
skin
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-oid
 Definition
resembling
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-logy
 Definition
study of
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