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Medical Terminology
Descriptive Prefixes, Asepsis, and Pharmacology
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Undergraduate 1
04/19/2009

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antiarthritic
Definition
agent that works against arthritis
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antibiotic
Definition
agent that works against organismsn, especially bacteria
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anticonvulsant
Definition
agent that prevents seizures
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antinarcotic
Definition
agent that works against the effects of narcotics
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antipyretic
Definition
agent that works against fever
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antirheumatic
Definition
agent that works against rheumatic disease
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antiseptic
Definition
agent that protects againsst infection (external cleaner)
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antispasmodic
Definition
agent that prevents muscle spasms
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antitoxin
Definition
agent that works to destroy toxins
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asepsis
Definition
without poisons or infection
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bilateral
Definition
including both sides (adj)
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catheterization
Definition
using a tube inserted into the bladder or vessels to obtain specimens, to look, or to keep the vessel open
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contraceptive
Definition
agent taht prevents conception
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contraindicated
Definition
not recommended under these circumstances
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contravolitional
Definition
against one's will
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disinfectants
Definition
chemical or physical agents that kill organisms; not used on the human body
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epicystitis
Definition
inflammation upon the urinary bladder
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epidural
Definition
pertaining to the later upon the dura mater (adj)
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epigastric
Definition
upon the stomach
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epigastrorrhaphy
Definition
suturing of tissue in the region upon the stomach
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epinephrectomy
Definition
excision of tissue upon the kidney
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epinephritis
Definition
inflammation upon the kidney
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episplenitis
Definition
inflammation upon the spleen
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extra-articular
Definition
ouside of a joint (adj)
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extracerebral
Definition
outside of the cerebrum (adj)
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extracystic
Definition
outside of the bladder (adj)
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extracystic
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extradural
Definition
outside of the dura mater (adj)
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extragenital
Definition
outside of the genital area (adj)
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extranuclear
Definition
outside of the nucleus (adj)
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heterogenous
Definition
different throughout (adj)
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heteropsia
Definition
different vision in each eye
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heterosexual
Definition
attracted to the opposite sex (adj)
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homogeneous
Definition
the same throughout (adj)
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homoglandular
Definition
same gland (adj)
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homosexual
Definition
attracted to the same sex (adj)
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infracostal
Definition
below the ribs (adj)
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inframammary
Definition
below the breast (adj)
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infrapatellar
Definition
below the patella (adj)
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infrapubic
Definition
below the pubic bone (adj)
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mammogram
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mammography
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metacarpals
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metastasis
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metatarsals
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pyrotoxin
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septicemia
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septicopyemia
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sterilization
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subdural
Definition
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superciliary
Definition
pertaining to the eyebrow
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superficial
Definition
on the surface (adj)
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superinfection
Definition
an infection on top of another infection
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supracostal
Definition
above the ribs (adj)
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suprainguinal
Definition
above the groin
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supralumbar
Definition
above the lumbar spine (adj)
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suprapubic
Definition
above the pubic bone (adj)
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suprarenal
Definition
above the kidney
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suprarenopathy
Definition
disease of the suprarenal glands (adrenals)
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symmetry
Definition
the same size and shape all around or on both sides
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sympathetic
Definition
suffereing along with, functional part of the autonomic nervous system
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sypathoma
Definition
tumor of a sympathetic nerve
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transcatheter
Definition
across a catheter
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transfusion
Definition
transferring blood from one person to another
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transillumination
Definition
use of light across a tube to view organs
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transluminal
Definition
across the lumen of a vessel
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transposition
Definition
placement of an organ on the opposite side
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transexual
Definition
a person who has changed sexes
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transurethral
Definition
across the urethra
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transvaginal
Definition
across the vagina
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ultrasonography
Definition
use of ultrasound to make images from sound reflected through the body and computerized
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ultrasound
Definition
high-frequency sound waves (inaudible)
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ultraviolet
Definition
high-frequency light waves beyond the violet frequency
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