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Medical Terminology
Health Occupations
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9th Grade
11/07/2023
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Term
a, an (prefiix)
 Definition
without
Term
ab
 Definition
away from
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acr,acro
 Definition
extremities (arms & legs)
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ad
 Definition
towards
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ambi
 Definition
both,both sides
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ante
 Definition
before
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anti
 Definition
against
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bi
 Definition
both, two
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brady
 Definition
slow
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circum
 Definition
around
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con
 Definition
with
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contra
 Definition
against
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di
 Definition
two
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dys
 Definition
painful, difficult
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ecto
 Definition
outside
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endo
 Definition
inside, within
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epi
 Definition
upper,above
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ex
 Definition
out from
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hemi
 Definition
half
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hyper
 Definition
excessive , above, more than
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hypo
 Definition
deficient, below, less than.
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inter
 Definition
between
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intra
 Definition
insdie, within
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macro
 Definition
large
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mal
 Definition
bad
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mega
 Definition
large
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micro
 Definition
small
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neo
 Definition
new
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ortho
 Definition
straight
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pan
 Definition
all
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para
 Definition
beside , beyond
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peri
 Definition
around
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poly
 Definition
many
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post
 Definition
behind, after
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pre
 Definition
before , infront of
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pro
 Definition
forward
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pseudo
 Definition
false
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retro
 Definition
backward
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semi
 Definition
half
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sub
 Definition
below
Term
super
 Definition
above
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supra
 Definition
above
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tachy
 Definition
rapid
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trans
 Definition
across
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ultra
 Definition
beyond, excess
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acro
 Definition
extremities
Term
aden
 Definition
gland
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angio
 Definition
vessel
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arterio
 Definition
artery
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arthro
 Definition
joint
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bio
 Definition
life
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blepharo
 Definition
eyelid
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brachi
 Definition
arm
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bronchi
 Definition
bronchial
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bucca
 Definition
cheek
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cardio
 Definition
heart
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cephal
 Definition
head
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cerebro
 Definition
brain
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cholecyst
 Definition
gallbladder
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(c)hondro
 Definition
cartilage
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col/colo
 Definition
colon
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costo
 Definition
ribs
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cranio
 Definition
skull
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cut
 Definition
skin
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cyan
 Definition
blue
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cysto
 Definition
bladder, sac
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cyt, cyte
 Definition
cell
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derma
 Definition
skin
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emesis
 Definition
vomit
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enter
 Definition
intestine
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erythro
 Definition
red
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esophag
 Definition
esophagus
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gastro
 Definition
stomach
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gingiva
 Definition
gum
Term
gloss
 Definition
tounge
Term
hemo
 Definition
blood
Term
hepat
 Definition
liver
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hydro
 Definition
water
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hygien
 Definition
healthful
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labia
 Definition
lip
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lacto
 Definition
milk
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lapar
 Definition
abdomen
Term
laryng
 Definition
larynx
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leuko
 Definition
white
Term
lingua
 Definition
tounge
Term
lip
 Definition
fat
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lith
 Definition
stone
Term
lymph
 Definition
fluid
Term
mamm, mast
 Definition
breast
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melan
 Definition
black
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mening
 Definition
membrane (covering brain or spinal cord)
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meno, mens
 Definition
menstruate
Term
myelo
 Definition
bone marrow
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myo
 Definition
muscle
Term
nares
 Definition
nose ,nostrils
Term
necr
 Definition
death
Term
nephro/ren
 Definition
kidney
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neuro
 Definition
nerve
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ocul
 Definition
eye
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odont
 Definition
tooth
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onc
 Definition
tumor
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oo
 Definition
egg
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oophoro
 Definition
ovary
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ophthal
 Definition
eye
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orchis
 Definition
testes
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osteo
 Definition
bone
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oto
 Definition
ear , hearing
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ovario
 Definition
ovary
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ovi
 Definition
egg
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part
 Definition
birht, labor
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ped,pod
 Definition
foot
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ped
 Definition
child
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phagia
 Definition
swallow
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pharyng
 Definition
pharynx
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phasia
 Definition
speak
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phleb
 Definition
vein
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pleur
 Definition
pleura of the lung
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pneumo
 Definition
lung
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procto
 Definition
rectum
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psycho
 Definition
mind, soul
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pulm
 Definition
lung
Term
pyelo
 Definition
pelivs of the kidney
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pyo
 Definition
pus
Term
ren
 Definition
kidney
Term
rhin
 Definition
nose
Term
salpingo
 Definition
tube
Term
semin
 Definition
seed
Term
sept
 Definition
infection
Term
soma
 Definition
body
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splen
 Definition
spleen
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spondyl
 Definition
spine
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squam
 Definition
scaly
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stoma
 Definition
mouth
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stric
 Definition
narrowing
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therm
 Definition
heat
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thorac
 Definition
thorax
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thrombo
 Definition
clot
Term
trachi
 Definition
trachea
Term
vas
 Definition
vessel
Term
vesic
 Definition
bladder, sac
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viscera
 Definition
organ
Term
vit
 Definition
life
Term
thorac
 Definition
thorax
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thrombo
 Definition
clot
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trachi
 Definition
trachea
Term
vas
 Definition
vessel
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vesic
 Definition
bladder,sac
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viscera
 Definition
organ
Term
a,ac
 Definition
pertaining to
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al
 Definition
like,similar,pertaining to
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algia
 Definition
pain
Term
cele
 Definition
hernia
Term
cente
 Definition
puncture
Term
crine
 Definition
secrete
Term
ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
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emesis
 Definition
vomit
Term
emia
 Definition
blood
Term
gram,graph
 Definition
pictures
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ia
 Definition
a disease
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iasis
 Definition
abnormal conditioning
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ic,ical,is
 Definition
pertaining to
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ism
 Definition
state of
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itis
 Definition
inflammation
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lysis
 Definition
destruction
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megaly
 Definition
enlarged
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ologist
 Definition
person who studies
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ology
 Definition
study of
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oma
 Definition
tumor
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orrhagia
 Definition
hemorrage
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osis
 Definition
condition of
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ostomy
 Definition
surgical opening
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otomy
 Definition
incision into
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pathy
 Definition
disease
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penia
 Definition
deficiency
Term
phobia
 Definition
fear
Term
plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
plegia
 Definition
paralysis
Term
ptosis
 Definition
drooping down
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rhagia
 Definition
bursting forth
Term
sarcoma
 Definition
tumor,cancer
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sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
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scope
 Definition
picture, inspection
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spasm
 Definition
contraction
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stasis
 Definition
stoppage
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trophy
 Definition
devolopment growth
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uria
 Definition
urine
Term
y
 Definition
the act of or result of an action
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