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Medical Terminology
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Health Care
10th Grade
09/09/2009
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Term
a-, an-
 Definition
without, lack of
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ab-
 Definition
from, away
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-able
 Definition
capable of
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-ac, -ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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acr- (o)
 Definition
extremities (arms and legs)
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ad-
 Definition
to, toward, near
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aden- (o)
 Definition
gland, glandular
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adren- (o)
 Definition
adrenal gland
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aer- (o)
 Definition
air
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-al
 Definition
like, similar, pertaining to
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alba-
 Definition
white
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alges- (i,a)
 Definition
pain
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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ambi-
 Definition
both, both sides
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an- (o,us)
 Definition
anus (opening to rectum)
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angi- (o)
 Definition
vessel
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ankyl-
 Definition
crooked, looped, immovable, fixed
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ante- (ro)
 Definition
before, in front of, ahead
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anti-
 Definition
against
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append- (i,o)
 Definition
appendix
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arter- (io)
 Definition
artery
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arthr- (o)
 Definition
joint
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-ase
 Definition
enzyme
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-asthenia
 Definition
weakness, lack of strength
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ather- (o)
 Definition
fatty, lipid
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audi- (o)
 Definition
sound, hearing
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aur-
 Definition
ear
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auto-
 Definition
self
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bi- (s)
 Definition
twice, double, both
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bio-
 Definition
life
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-blast
 Definition
germ/embryonic cell
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blephar- (o)
 Definition
eyelid
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brachi-
 Definition
arm
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brachy-
 Definition
short
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brady-
 Definition
slow
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bronch- (i,o)
 Definition
air tubes in lungs
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bucc- (a)
 Definition
cheek
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calc- (u, ulus)
 Definition
stone
Term
carcin- (o)
 Definition
cancer, malignancy
Term
cardi- (a,o)
 Definition
pertaining to the heart
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carp- (o)
 Definition
wrist
Term
-cele
 Definition
swelling, tumor, cavity, hernia
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cyst- (i,o)
 Definition
bladder, bag, sac
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-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal of
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-emia
 Definition
blood
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive, high over, increased, more than normal
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hypo-
 Definition
decreased, deficient, low, under, less than normal
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-ia, -iasis
 Definition
condition of, abnormal/pathological state
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-itis
 Definition
imflammation, inflammation of
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-megaly, mega-
 Definition
large, enlarged
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-ologist
 Definition
person who does/studies
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-ology
 Definition
study of, science of
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-oscopy
 Definition
diagnostic examination
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-otomy
 Definition
cutting into
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-sclerosis
 Definition
dryness or hardness
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-scope
 Definition
examining instrument
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-scopy
 Definition
observation
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-stasis
 Definition
stoppage, maintaining a constant level
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tach- (o,y)
 Definition
rapid, fast
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-therapy
 Definition
treatment
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