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Building a Medical Vocab
P. Leonard Chap. 2
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06/02/2013
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Term
-er, -ist
 Definition
one who
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holistic
 Definition
whole, holos
Term
internal medicine
 Definition
clinical, nonsurgical, deals with diagnosis and treatment of diseases
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holistic health
 Definition
individual is an integrated system, comprised of spiritual emotional, intellectual, social and physical
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cardi(o)
 Definition
heart
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crin(o)
 Definition
to secrete
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esthesi(o)
 Definition
feeling or sensation
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gastr(o), enter(o)
 Definition
stomach, intestines
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ger(a), ger(o), geront(o)
 Definition
elderly or aged
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gynec(o)
 Definition
female
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immun(o)
 Definition
immune
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ne(o), nat(o)
 Definition
new, birth
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neur(o)
 Definition
nerve
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obstetr(o)
 Definition
midwife
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onc(o)
 Definition
tumor
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opthalm(o)
 Definition
eye
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ped(o)
 Definition
foot
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ot(o), laryng(o)
 Definition
ear, larynx
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path(o)
 Definition
disease
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psych(o)
 Definition
mind
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radi(o)
 Definition
radiant energy, radiation, radius
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rheumat(o)
 Definition
rheumatism
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rhin(o)
 Definition
nose
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ur(o)
 Definition
urinary tract, urine
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malignant
 Definition
malignus, bad disposition, tending to become worse. spread, may cause death
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carcinomas
 Definition
malignant tumors
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remission
 Definition
the disappearance of the characteristic of a malignant tissue
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benign
 Definition
tumors that do not invade, or spread
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opaque
 Definition
dark, obscure
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-lucent
 Definition
light
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epidemic
 Definition
attacks several people in one region at the same time
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acute
 Definition
short relativity severe course,
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chronic
 Definition
persisting over along period
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bi(o)
 Definition
life, living
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dent(i), dent(o), odont(o)
 Definition
tooth
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opt(o), optic(o)
 Definition
vision
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or(o)
 Definition
mouth
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pharmac(o)
 Definition
drugs or medicine
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an-
 Definition
no, not, without
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endo-
 Definition
inside
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-crine
 Definition
secrete
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