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1. Medical Terms
Unit A Medical Terms
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Medical
10th Grade
05/11/2013
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Term
Root Word:
aden
 Definition
gland
Term
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angio
 Definition
blood vessel
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arterio
 Definition
artery
Term
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arthro
 Definition
joint
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carcin
 Definition
cancer
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caridio
 Definition
heart
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cephal
 Definition
head
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cerebro
 Definition
brain
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chem
 Definition
drug
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chole
 Definition
gall, bile
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colo
 Definition
colon
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costo
 Definition
ribs
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cranio
 Definition
skull
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cyan
 Definition
blue
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cysto
 Definition
bladder, sac
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cyte
 Definition
cell
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derma
 Definition
skin
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entero
 Definition
intestine
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epidemi
 Definition
among the people
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erythro
 Definition
red
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gastro
 Definition
stomach
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gingiva
 Definition
gums
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gloss
 Definition
tongue
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glyco
 Definition
sugar
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hepat
 Definition
liver
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hemo
 Definition
liver
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hydro
 Definition
water
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hystero
 Definition
uterus
Term
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leuko
 Definition
white
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lingua
 Definition
tongue
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mamm, mast
 Definition
breast
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myelo
 Definition
bone marrow
Term
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myo
 Definition
muscle
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nephro, ren
 Definition
kidney
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neuro
 Definition
nerve
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ocul, ophthal
 Definition
eye
Term
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oophor
 Definition
ovary
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odont, dent
 Definition
tooth
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osteo
 Definition
bone
Term
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oto
 Definition
ear
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ped, pod
 Definition
foot
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phleb
 Definition
vein
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pneumo, pulm
 Definition
lung
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psych
 Definition
mind, soul
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rhin
 Definition
nose
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salpingo
 Definition
tube
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thorac
 Definition
thorax, chest
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trach
 Definition
trachea
Term
Prefix:
a, an
 Definition
without
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ab
 Definition
away from
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ad
 Definition
away from
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ante
 Definition
before
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anti
 Definition
joking
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aut
 Definition
self
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bi
 Definition
both, two
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brady
 Definition
slow
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circum
 Definition
around
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contra
 Definition
against
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di
 Definition
two
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diplo
 Definition
double
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dys
 Definition
painful, difficult
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ecto
 Definition
outside
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endo, intra
 Definition
inside
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epi
 Definition
upper, above
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hemi, semi
 Definition
half
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hyper
 Definition
excessive, above, more than
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hypo
 Definition
deficient, below,less than
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inter
 Definition
between
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later
 Definition
side
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lipo
 Definition
fat
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mal
 Definition
bad
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mega/macro
 Definition
large
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micro
 Definition
small
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mono, uni
 Definition
one, single
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neo
 Definition
new
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ortho
 Definition
straight
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peri
 Definition
around
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poly
 Definition
many, much
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post
 Definition
behind, after
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pre
 Definition
before, in front of
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pro
 Definition
forward
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pseudo
 Definition
false
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retro
 Definition
backward, behind
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sub
 Definition
below
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tachy
 Definition
fast
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tele
 Definition
distant, far
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trans
 Definition
across
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Prefix:
ultra
 Definition
beyond, excess
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a, ac, al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
Suffix:
algia
 Definition
pain
Term
Suffix:
ase
 Definition
enzyme
Term
Suffix:
centre
 Definition
puncture
Term
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dipsia
 Definition
thirst
Term
Suffix:
ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
Term
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emesis
 Definition
vomit
Term
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emia
 Definition
blood
Term
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esthesia
 Definition
sensation
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genesis, genic
 Definition
origin, source
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gram, graph
 Definition
picture, record
Term
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ia
 Definition
a disease
Term
Suffix:
iasis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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ism
 Definition
state of
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itis
 Definition
inflammation
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lysis
 Definition
destruction
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malacia
 Definition
softening
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megaly
 Definition
enlarged
Term
Suffix:
oid
 Definition
like, similar
Term
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ologist
 Definition
specialist
Term
Suffix:
ology
 Definition
study of
Term
Suffix:
oma
 Definition
tumor
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orrhagia
 Definition
hemorrhage
Term
Suffix:
orrhea
 Definition
flow
Term
Suffix:
osis
 Definition
condition of
Term
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ostomy
 Definition
surgical opening
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pathy
 Definition
disease
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penia
 Definition
deficiency
Term
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plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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plegia
 Definition
stroke, paralysis
Term
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pnea
 Definition
breathing
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ptosis
 Definition
drooping down
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sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
Term
Suffix:
scope
 Definition
picture, inspection
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stasis
 Definition
stoppage
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toxic
 Definition
poisionous
Term
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trophy
 Definition
development, growth
Term
Suffix:
uria
 Definition
urine
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