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Chapter 2 - Terminology
Medical Terminology - The Language of Medicine
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Nursing
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01/14/2011

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abdomin/al
Definition
pertaining to the abdomen
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adip/ose
Definition
pertaining to or full of fat
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anter/ior
Definition
pertaining to the front
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ana/bol/ism
Definition
process to cast/throw up -In this process, proteins are built up (protein synthesis).
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cervic/al
Definition
pertaining to the neck (of the body or the uterus)
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chondr/oma
Definition
tumor, mass, swelling of the cartilage -This is a BENIGN tumor.
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chondr/o/sarc/oma
Definition
tumor, mass, swelling of the cartilage (connective tissue)or flesh. -This is a MALIGNANT tumor.
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chrom/o/somes
Definition
bodies of color
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coccyg/eal
Definition
pertaining to the coccyx (tailbone)
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crani/o/tomy
Definition
incision of the skull
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cyt/o/plasm
Definition
formation of a cell
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dist/al
Definition
pertaining to far/distant
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dorsal
Definition
pertaining to the back portion of the body
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hist/o/logy
Definition
process of study of tissue
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ili/ac
Definition
pertaining to the ilium (part of the hip bone)
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inguin/al
Definition
pertaining to the groin
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kary/o/type
Definition
classification or picture of the nucleus
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later/al
Definition
pertaining to the side
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lumb/o/sacr/al
Definition
pertaining to the lower back (side and back between the ribs and pelvis) and sacrum
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medi/al
Definition
pertaining to the middle
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nucle/ic
Definition
pertaining to the nucleus
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pelv/ic
Definition
pertaining to the pelvis, hip region
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poster/ior
Definition
pertaining to the back, behind
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proxim/al
Definition
pertaining to nearest
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sacr/al
Definition
pertaining to the sacrum
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sarc/oma
Definition
tumor, mass, swelling of the flesh
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spin/al
Definition
pertaining to the spine/backbone
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epi/thel/ial cell
Definition
pertaining to above/upon the nipple
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thorac/ic
Definition
pertaining to the chest
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thorac/o/tomy
Definition
process of cutting/incision of the chest
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trache/al
Definition
pertaining to the trachea, windpipe
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umbilic/al
Definition
pertaining to the navel, umbilicus
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ventr/al
Definition
pertaining to the belly side of the body
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vertebr/al
Definition
pertaining to the vertebra(e)/backbone(s)
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viscer/al
Definition
pertaining to the internal organs
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ana/bol/ic
Definition
pertaining to casting/throwing up (building up)
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cata/bol/ism
Definition
process or condition of casting/throwing down (breaking down)
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epi/gastr/ic
Definition
pertaining to above/upon the stomach
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hypo/chondr/iac region
Definition
the region that pertains to below the cartilage
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inter/vertebr/al
Definition
pertaining to between the vertebrae. A disk (disc) is an intervertebral structure.
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meta/bol/ism
Definition
process or condition of casting/throwing a change -to cast a change -the chemical changes (processes) that occur in a cell
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