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Medical Terminology Theory
Introduction course
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Pharmacology
Undergraduate 2
08/25/2011
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Term
a:
 Definition
Without
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ab:
 Definition
Away from
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ad:
 Definition
Toward or to
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brady:
 Definition
Slow
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Contra:
 Definition
Against
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dys:
 Definition
Abnormal
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hemi:
 Definition
Half
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hyper:
 Definition
Above normal; overly
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hypo:
 Definition
Below normal
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olig:
 Definition
Few; little; scant
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peri:
 Definition
Around; about; near
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poly:
 Definition
many
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quadra:
 Definition
Four
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Supra:
 Definition
Above; over
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tachy:
 Definition
Fast
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asepsis
 Definition
Without living organisms
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abduct
 Definition
To draw away from a position
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adduct
 Definition
To draw toward the body
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bradycardia
 Definition
Abnormally slow heart rate
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Contraindicated
 Definition
Not recommended
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dysfunctional
 Definition
Functioning abnormally
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hemiplegia
 Definition
Paralysis to one side of the body
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hyperglycemia
 Definition
Abnormally high blood pressure
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hypoglycemia
 Definition
Abnormally low blood pressure
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oliguria
 Definition
Abnormally low urine production
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pericardial
 Definition
Surrounding the heart
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polyuria
 Definition
Abnormally large amounts of urine
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quadriplegia
 Definition
Paralysis of all four limbs
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supraclavicular
 Definition
Above the clavicle region
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tachycardia
 Definition
Above normal heart rate
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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-cidal
 Definition
destroying; killing
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-ectomy
 Definition
removal of
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-edema
 Definition
swelling
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-emesis
 Definition
vomiting
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-oma
 Definition
tumor; neoplasm
Term
-ostomy
 Definition
opening
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-phagia
 Definition
eating
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
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-pnea
 Definition
breath
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-stasis
 Definition
stopping/constant
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-uria
 Definition
urine
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neuralgia
 Definition
nerve pain
Term
bacteriocidal
 Definition
destroying bacteria
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cholecystectomy
 Definition
removal of the gallbladder
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lymphedema
 Definition
swelling due to obstructed lymph nodes
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hematemesis
 Definition
vomiting blood
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nephritis
 Definition
kidney inflammation
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myoplasm
 Definition
neoplasm of muscle tissue
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colostomy
 Definition
surgical opening into the colon
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osteopathy
 Definition
bone disease
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dysphagia
 Definition
difficulty eating or swallowing
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rhinoplasty
 Definition
plastic surgery of the nose
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quadraplegia
 Definition
paralysis of all four limbs
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dyspnea
 Definition
difficulty breathing
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hemostasis
 Definition
stopping bleeding
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hematuria
 Definition
blood in the urine
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exudate
 Definition
fluid excreted out of tissue or drainage from a wound
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dermis
 Definition
layer of skin immediately under the top layer of skin
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intradermal
 Definition
into the dermal layer of the skin
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adipose
 Definition
pertaining to fat
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melanin
 Definition
substance responsible for coloration of the skin
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petichiae
 Definition
pinpoint red spots from blood leakage into the skin
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pilo
 Definition
referring to hair
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subcutaneous
 Definition
fatty layer of tissue beneath the outer layer of skin
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cellulitis
 Definition
severe inflammation of the dermal and subcutaneous tissue, usually caused by infection
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ecchymosis
 Definition
purplish discoloration beneath the skin surface caused by broken blood vessels......a bruise
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nodule
 Definition
small nob of tissue
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ulcer
 Definition
open lesion, usually with superficial skin loss
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decubitus ulcer
 Definition
chronic ulcer of the skin, usually over a boney prominence....pressure sore
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fissure
 Definition
deep slit in the skin
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abscess
 Definition
localized collection of pus in any body part, usually accompanied by swelling and redness
Term
cyanosis
 Definition
bluish discoloration of skin and/or mucous membranes that results from lack of oxygen in the blood
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