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Chapter 3 Language of Medicine
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12th Grade
08/23/2011
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Term
-cele
 Definition
Hernia
Term
-emia
 Definition
Blood Condition
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-coccus
 Definition
Berry shaped bacterium
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-centesis
 Definition
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-graph
 Definition
Instrument of recording
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-graphy
 Definition
Process of recording
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Hernia of the urinary bladder
 Definition
cysto/cele=cystocele
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Pain of muscle
 Definition
my/o/algia=myalgia
Term
Record (x-ray) of the spinal cord
 Definition
myel/o/gram= mylogram
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Berry-shaped bacteria in twisted chains
 Definition
strept/o/coccus= streptococcus
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Surgical punture to remove fluid from the chest
 Definition
thorac/o/centesis= thoracocentesis
Term
Removal of the breast
 Definition
mast/o/ectomy= mastoectomy
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Inflammation of the tubes leading from the windpipe to the lungs
 Definition
bronch/o/itis= bronchoitis
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To hold back blood from cells
 Definition
isch/o/emia= ischoemia
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Berry-shaped bacteria in cluster
 Definition
staphyl/o/cocci= staphylococci
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Resection of the voice box
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laryng/ectomy= laryngectomy
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-penia
 Definition
Deficiency
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-malacia
 Definition
Softening
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-phobia
 Definition
fear
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-plasia
 Definition
development, formation, growth
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-sclerosis
 Definition
Hardening
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-stasis
 Definition
Stopping, Controlling
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-ia
 Definition
Condition
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-trophy
 Definition
Development nourishment
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-stomy
 Definition
Opening to form a mouth
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-ole
 Definition
Small, little
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-um
 Definition
Structure, tissue
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-oid
 Definition
resembling
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-ptosis
 Definition
falling, dropping, prolapse
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-megaly
 Definition
Enlargement
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-lysis
 Definition
Destruction breakdown
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-therapy
 Definition
treatment
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Venule
 Definition
A Small vein
Term
larynge-al=
 Definition
Pertaining to voice box
Term
inguin al
 Definition
pertaining to groin
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chron ic
 Definition
pertain to time
Term
pulmon ary
 Definition
pertaining to lungs
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adi pose
 Definition
pertaining to fat
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perition eal
 Definition
pertaining to peritoneum (membrane around the abdominal organs0
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axillary ary
 Definition
pertaining to the armpit, under arm
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necrotic ic
 Definition
pertaining to death
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mucoid oid
 Definition
resembling mucus
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mucous ous
 Definition
pertaining to mucus
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agoraphobia ia
 Definition
fear of open spaces
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esophagus gus
 Definition
tube leading from the throat to the stomach
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