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Medical Terminology
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Undergraduate 2
07/13/2008
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Term
a
 Definition
converts root word to a noun
Term
ac
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
algesia
 Definition
pain, sensitivity
Term
algia
 Definition
pain
Term
an
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
ar
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
arche
 Definition
beginning
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ary
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
blast
 Definition
immature, embryonic
Term
cele
 Definition
hernia
Term
centisis
 Definition
puncture to drain fluid
Term
chalasis
 Definition
relaxation
Term
cide
 Definition
kill
Term
cise
 Definition
cut
Term
clasia
 Definition
to surgically break
Term
cle
 Definition
small
Term
coccus
 Definition
berry shaped
Term
crine
 Definition
to secrete
Term
cusis
 Definition
hearing
Term
cyesis
 Definition
state of prgnancy
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cyte
 Definition
cell
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cytosis
 Definition
condition of cells
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derma
 Definition
skin
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desis
 Definition
stabilize, fuse
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dipsia`
 Definition
thirst
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dynia
 Definition
pain
Term
eal
 Definition
pertaining to
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ectasis
 Definition
dilation
Term
ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
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ectopia
 Definition
displacement
Term
emisis
 Definition
vomit
Term
emia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
er
 Definition
one who
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esthisia
 Definition
feeling, sensation
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gen
 Definition
that which produces
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genesis
 Definition
produces, generates
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genic
 Definition
producing
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globulin
 Definition
protein
Term
gram
 Definition
record
Term
graph
 Definition
instrument for recording
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graphy
 Definition
process of recording
Term
gravida
 Definition
pregnancy
Term
ia
 Definition
state
Term
iac
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
iasis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
iatric
 Definition
medicine, physician
Term
iatrist
 Definition
physician
Term
ic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
iac
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
il
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
ine
 Definition
a substance
Term
ion
 Definition
process
Term
ior
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
ism
 Definition
state of
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ist
 Definition
on who specializes in
Term
itis
 Definition
inflamation
Term
ium
 Definition
converts word root into a noun
Term
ize
 Definition
to make, to use, to take away
Term
kinesa
 Definition
movement
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lapse
 Definition
to slide, to sag
Term
lepsy
 Definition
seizure
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lith
 Definition
stone
Term
logist
 Definition
one who studies
Term
logy
 Definition
study of
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lytic
 Definition
destruction
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malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
mania
 Definition
excessive excitement
Term
manaometer
 Definition
instrument to measure pressure
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megally
 Definition
large
Term
meter
 Definition
something by which to measure
Term
metry
 Definition
process of measuring
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mycosis
 Definition
fungal infection
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oid
 Definition
resembling
Term
ole
 Definition
small
Term
ology
 Definition
study of
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oma
 Definition
tumor, mass
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opaque
 Definition
nontransparent
Term
opla,
 Definition
vision
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ory
 Definition
pertaining to
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ose
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
osisi
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
ostomy
 Definition
surgically create an opening
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otomy
 Definition
incision into
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ous
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
para
 Definition
to bear
Term
paresis
 Definition
weakness
Term
parous
 Definition
bearing, give birth
Term
partum
 Definition
birth, labor
Term
pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
penia
 Definition
abnormal decrease
Term
pepsia
 Definition
digestion
Term
pexy
 Definition
surgical fixation
Term
phagia
 Definition
to eat, to swallow
Term
phasia
 Definition
speech
Term
phil, phillia
 Definition
to have attraction to
Term
phobia
 Definition
irrational fear
Term
phoria
 Definition
mental state, feeloing
Term
physis
 Definition
to grow
Term
plakia
 Definition
plate, patch
Term
plasia, plasm
 Definition
growth, formation
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plasty
 Definition
surgically repair
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plegia
 Definition
paralysis
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pnea
 Definition
breathing
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poiesis
 Definition
formation
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porosis
 Definition
porus
Term
prandial
 Definition
pertaining to a meal
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ptosis
 Definition
drooping
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rrhage
 Definition
excessive discharge
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rrhaphy
 Definition
suture
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rrhea
 Definition
discharge
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rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
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salpinx
 Definition
fallopian tubes
Term
sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
Term
scope
 Definition
an instrument for viewing
Term
spam
 Definition
involuntary muscle contraction
Term
stalsis
 Definition
constriction, contraction
Term
stasis
 Definition
standing still
Term
stenosis
 Definition
narrowing
Term
sthenia
 Definition
Term
taxia
 Definition
muscular coordination
Term
tension
 Definition
pressure
Term
therapy
 Definition
treatment
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tic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
tocia
 Definition
labor, child birth
Term
tone
 Definition
instrument used to cut
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toxic
 Definition
poison
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tripsy
 Definition
surgical crushing
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trophy
 Definition
nourishment, development
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tropia
 Definition
to turn
Term
tropic
 Definition
stimulate
Term
ule
 Definition
small
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um
 Definition
converts
Term
uria
 Definition
condition of the urine
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us
 Definition
converts root word into a noun
Term
version
 Definition
turning of
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