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P4C1 Med Terms
Med Terms
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Health Care
11th Grade
11/09/2010
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post-
 Definition
after, behind
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pro-
 Definition
in front of, forward
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pre-
 Definition
before, in front of
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proct-
 Definition
rectum, rectal, anus
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psora-
 Definition
itch
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pseudo-
 Definition
false
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psych-
 Definition
pertaining to the mind
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-ptosis
 Definition
drooping down, sagging, downward displacement
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pulmon-
 Definition
lung
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py-
 Definition
pus
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pyel-
 Definition
renal pelvis of kidney
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pyr-
 Definition
heat,fever
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quad-
 Definition
four
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radi-
 Definition
x-rays, radiation
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re-
 Definition
back, again
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rect-
 Definition
rectum
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ren-
 Definition
kidney
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retro-
 Definition
backward, in back, behind
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rhin-
 Definition
nose, pertaining to the nose
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-rraphy
 Definition
suture of, sewing up of a gap or defect
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-rrhagia
 Definition
sudden or excessive flow
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-rrhea
 Definition
flow, discharge
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-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture of, bursting
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salping-
 Definition
tube, fallopian tube
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sanguin-
 Definition
blood
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sarc-
 Definition
malignant (cancer) connective tissue
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-sarcoma
 Definition
tumor, cancer
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scler-
 Definition
hardening
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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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-sect
 Definition
cut
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semi-
 Definition
half, part
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sep-
 Definition
poison, rot, infection
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sinistr-
 Definition
left
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soma-
 Definition
body
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son-
 Definition
sound
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-spasm
 Definition
involuntary contraction
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sperm-
 Definition
spermatozoa, male germ (sex) cell
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splen-
 Definition
spleen
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-stasis
 Definition
stoppage, maintaining a constant level
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