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Intro to Med Term
Week 2
77
Health Care
Undergraduate 2
10/01/2008
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brady-
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slow
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tachy-
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rapid
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endo-
 Definition
in or within
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epi-
 Definition
above
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peri-
 Definition
around
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ab-
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away from
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ad-
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toward
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inter-
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between
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dys-
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bad or painful
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a-;an-
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not or without
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hper-
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excessive
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hypo-
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under
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neo-
 Definition
new
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macro-
 Definition
large
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micro-
 Definition
small
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hist/o
 Definition
tissue
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morph/o
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form/shape
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cyt/o
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cell
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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throac/o
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chest
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viscer/o
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internal organs
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my/o
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muscle
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vertebr/o
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vertebrae
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poster/o
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posterior
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proxim/o
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proximal/near
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-gram
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record/write
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-graphy
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process of recording
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-graph
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insrument for recording
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-graphy
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process of recording
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-stenosis
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narrowing
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-sclerosis
 Definition
harding of tissue/organs
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-megaly
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enlargment
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-ac/-al/-ar/-ary/-eal/-ic/-tic/-ia/-y
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pertaining to
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-iatry
 Definition
medicine
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-algia/-dynia
 Definition
pain
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-ectasis
 Definition
expansion
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-emesis
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vomiting
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-emia
 Definition
blood condition
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-edema
 Definition
swelling
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-stomy
 Definition
form an opening or a mouth
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-tomy
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incision
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-malacia
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softening
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-pathy
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disease
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-penia
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decrease.dificiency
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-entesis
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surgical puncture
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-ectomy
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excision
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-rrage/rrhagia
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bursting forth
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-rrhea
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discharge, flow
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-lysis
 Definition
seperation
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-rraphy
 Definition
suture
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-scope
 Definition
instrument
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-scopy
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visual exam
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distal
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away from attachment
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proximal
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near attachment
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anterior
 Definition
front
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posterior
 Definition
back
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inferior
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below/away from head
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superior
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towards head
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lateral
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out from middle
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midial
 Definition
towards the middle
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-cytosis
 Definition
abnormaly incresed cells
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-iasis/-ism
 Definition
usually abnormal
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-ectasis
 Definition
dilation or expansion
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-pytsis
 Definition
spitting
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-tripsy
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crushing
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-oma
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tumor
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hemi-/semi
 Definition
half or partial
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pre-/ante-/pro-
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before
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ecto-/ec-/ex-/exo-
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outside or out
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in-
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into
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dys-/mal-
 Definition
bad or painful or difficult
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mono-
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one
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diplo-
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twice
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cyt-/-cyte
 Definition
cell
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-clasts/-lysis/-lytic
 Definition
destruction or breakdown of cells
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