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Tracie Connolly
Medical Termanology
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10/04/2016
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Term
-AL
 Definition
PERTAINING TO
Term
-ALGIA
 Definition
PAIN, SUFFERING
Term
-APPENDIC/O
 Definition
APPENDIX
Term
-DYNIA
 Definition
PAIN
Term
-ECTOMY
 Definition
SURGICAL REMOVAL
Term
-GRAPHY
 Definition
PROCESS OF RECORDING A PICTURE
Term
-IC
 Definition
PERTAINING TO
Term
-ITIS
 Definition
INFLAMMATION
Term
-NECROSIS
 Definition
DEATH OF TISSUE
Term
-OLIGIST
 Definition
SPECIALIST
Term
-OLOGY
 Definition
STUDY OF
Term
-OSIS
 Definition
DISEASE OR ABNORMAL CONDITION
Term
-OTOMY
 Definition
SURGICAL INCISION, CUT
Term
-PATHY
 Definition
DISEASE
Term
-PLASTY
 Definition
SURGICAL REPAIR
Term
-RRHAGE, RRHAGIA
 Definition
ABNORMAL, EXCESSIVE FLOW
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-RRHEA
 Definition
FLOW OR DISCHARGE
Term
-RRHEXIS
 Definition
RUPTURE
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ARTERI/O
 Definition
ATERY
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ARTHER/O
 Definition
PLAQUE, FATTY SUBSTANCE
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ARTHR/O
 Definition
JOINT
Term
BM
 Definition
Bowel Movement
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CARDI/O
 Definition
HEART
Term
CHF
 Definition
Congestive Heart Failure
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CHONDR/O
 Definition
CARTILAGE
Term
COL/O
 Definition
COLON
Term
Cardiologist
 Definition
A medical specialist who treats and studies the heart and heart diseases
Term
DYS-
 Definition
DIFFICULT, PAINFUL, BAD
Term
Dyspnea
 Definition
Difficult or labored breathing.
Term
ENTER/O
 Definition
SMALL INTESTINE
Term
GASTR/O
 Definition
STOMACH
Term
GI
 Definition
Gastrointestinal
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HEM/O
 Definition
RELATING TO BLOOD
Term
HYPER-
 Definition
OVER, ABOVE, INCREASED
Term
HYPO-
 Definition
BELOW, UNDER, DECREASED
Term
Hematologist
 Definition
A medical specialist that studies the natural function and diseases of the blood and blood forming organs
Term
LARYNG/O
 Definition
LARYNX
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MY/O
 Definition
MUSCLE
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NEPHR/O
 Definition
KIDNEY
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NEUR/O
 Definition
NERVE
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OSTE/O
 Definition
BONE
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OT/O
 Definition
EAR
Term
PERI
 Definition
SURROUNDING
Term
POLY-
 Definition
MANY
Term
PT
 Definition
Physical Therapist
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PY/O
 Definition
PUS
Term
Pulmonologist
 Definition
A medical specialist that treats lung diseases
Term
RHIN/O
 Definition
NOSE
Term
RRHAPHY
 Definition
TO SUTURE, STITCH
Term
SOB
 Definition
Shortness of Breath
Term
anemia
 Definition
an: not, without
emia: blood condition
Inadequate amounts of red blood cells
Term
cbc
 Definition
Complete Blood Count
Term
cognitive
 Definition
Of or relating to the mental processes of perception, memory, judgement and reasoning.
Term
delirium
 Definition
A more or less temporary disorder of the mental faculties, as in fevers, disturbances of consciousness or intoxication. Characterized by restlessness, excitement, delusions and hallucinations.
Term
dementia
 Definition
A sever impairment or loss of intellectual capacity and personality integration, de to the loss or damage of neurons in the brain.
Term
edema
 Definition
Effusion of serious fluids into interstices of cells in tissue space or body cavities.
Swelling
Term
ekg
 Definition
Electrocardiogram
Term
pleuural effusion
 Definition
pleur(o): of or pertaining to the ribs
al: pertaining to
An accumulation of fluid around the lungs
Term
pneumonia
 Definition
pneum(o): of or pertaining to the lungs
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prn
 Definition
As the occasion arises
Term
tid
 Definition
Three Times Per Day
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