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Ch. 14-16
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Health Care
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12/01/2013
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Term
adren/o
adrenal/o
 Definition
adrenal glands
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calc/o
 Definition
calcium
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crin/o
 Definition
secrete
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gluc/o
glyc/o
glycos/o
 Definition
sugar, sweetness
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home/o
 Definition
same, alike
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kal/i
 Definition
potassium (an electrolyte)
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pancreat/o
 Definition
pancreas
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parathyroid/o
 Definition
parathyroid glands
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thym/o
 Definition
thymus gland
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thyr/o
thyroid/o
 Definition
thyroid gland
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toxic/o
 Definition
poison
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-crine
 Definition
secrete
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-dipsia
 Definition
thirst
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-gen
 Definition
forming, producing, origin
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-toxic
 Definition
pertaining to poison
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-uria
 Definition
urine
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eu-
 Definition
good, normal
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exo-
 Definition
outside, outward
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive, above nomral
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hypo-
 Definition
under, below
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poly-
 Definition
many, much
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DI
 Definition
diabetes insipidus; diagnostic imaging
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DM
 Definition
diabetes mellitus
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GTT
 Definition
glucose tolerance test
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RAI
 Definition
radioactive iodine
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RAIU
 Definition
radioactive iodine uptake
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cerebr/o
 Definition
cerebrum
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crani/o
 Definition
cranium skull
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encephal/o
 Definition
brain
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gangli/o
 Definition
ganglion (knot,knot like mass)
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gli/o
 Definition
glue; neuroglial tissue
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kinesi/o
 Definition
movement
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lept/o
 Definition
thin, slender
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lex/o
 Definition
word, phrase
Term
mening/o
meningi/o
 Definition
meninges- membranes covering the brain and spinal cord
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myel/o
 Definition
bone marrow; spinal cord
Term
narc/o
 Definition
stupor; numbness; sleep
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neur/o
 Definition
nerve
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radicul/o
 Definition
nerve root
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sthen/o
 Definition
strength
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thalam/o
 Definition
thalamus
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thec/o
 Definition
sheath -usually refers to meninges
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ton/o
 Definition
tension
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ventricul/o
 Definition
ventricle of the heart of brain
Term
-algesia
-algia
 Definition
pain
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-asthenia
 Definition
weakness, debility
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-esthesia
 Definition
feeling
Term
-kinesia
 Definition
movement
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-lepsy
 Definition
seizure
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-paresis
 Definition
partial paralysis
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-phasia
 Definition
speech
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-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
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-taxia
 Definition
order, corrdination
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pachy-
 Definition
thick
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para-
 Definition
near, beside, beyond
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syn-
 Definition
union together, joined
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uni-
 Definition
one
Term
CNS
 Definition
central nervous system
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CSF
 Definition
cerebrospinal fluid
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CVA
 Definition
cerebrovascular accident
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EEG
 Definition
electroencephalography
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EMG
 Definition
electromyography
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LP
 Definition
lumbar puncture
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MS
 Definition
musculoskeletal; multiple sclerosis; mental status; mitral stenosis
Term
TIA
 Definition
transient ischemic attach
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ambly/o
 Definition
dull, dim
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aque/o
 Definition
water
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blephar/o
 Definition
eyelid
Term
choroid/o
 Definition
choroid
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conjunctiv/o
 Definition
conjunctiva
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core/o
pupill/o
 Definition
pupil
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corne/o
 Definition
cornea
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cycl/o
 Definition
ciliary body of the eye; circular; cycle
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dacry/o
lacrim/o
 Definition
tear; lacrimal apparatus-duct, sac, gland
Term
dacryocyst/o
 Definition
lacrimal sac
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glauc/o
 Definition
gray
Term
goni/o
 Definition
angle
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irid/o
 Definition
iris
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kerat/o
 Definition
horny tissue; hard; cornea
Term
ocul/o
ophthalm/o
 Definition
eye
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opt/o
optic/o
 Definition
eye, vision
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phac/o
 Definition
lens
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phot/o
 Definition
light
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presby/o
 Definition
old age
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retin/o
 Definition
retina
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scler/o
 Definition
hardening; sclera
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scot/o
 Definition
darkness
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vitr/o
 Definition
vitreous body-of eye
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audi/o
 Definition
hearing
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labyrinth/o
 Definition
labyrinth-inner ear
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mastoid/o
 Definition
mastoid process
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ot/o
 Definition
ear
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salping/o
 Definition
tubes -eustachian/auditory tubes
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staped/o
 Definition
stapes
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myring/o
tympan/o
 Definition
tympanic membrane
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-acusia
-cusis
 Definition
hearing
Term
-opia
-opsia
 Definition
vision
Term
-tropia
 Definition
turning
Term
ENT
 Definition
ears, nose, and throat
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