unit four medical terminology
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combining form abdomin/o | abdomen
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combining form an/o | anus
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combining form bi/o | life
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combining form cardi/o | heart
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combining form carp/o | carpals
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combining form cis/o | to cut
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combining form cost/o | ribs
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combining form crani/o | skull
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combining form cutane/o | skin
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combining form dur/o | dura mater
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combining form gen/o | to produce, to begin
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combining form glyc/o | sugar
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combining form hemat/o | blood
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combining form later/o | side
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combining form men/o | menses
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combining form nat/i | birth
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combining form neur/o | nerve
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combining form norm/o | rule, order
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combining form oste/o | bone
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combining form peritone/o | peritoneum
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combining form plas/o | formation, growth, development
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combining form ren/o | kidney
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combining form scapul/o | scapula
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combining form son/o | sound
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combining form thyroid/o | thyroid gland
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combining form top/o | to put, place or position
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combining form troph/o | development, nourishment
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combining form urethr/o | urethra
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combining form uter/o | uterus
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combining form ven/o | vein
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combining form vertebr/o | vertebra
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suffixes -al | pertaining to
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suffixes -ation | process / condition
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suffixes -cision | process of cutting
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suffixes -crine | secretion
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suffixes -dipsia | thirst
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suffixes -emia | blood condition
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suffixes -gen | to produce
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suffixes -graphy | process of recording
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suffixes -ia | condition
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suffixes -ic, -ine | pertaining to
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suffixes -ism | condition, process
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suffixes -lapse | to fall, slide
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suffixes -lysis | loosening / destruction
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suffixes -meter | to measure
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suffixes -mission | to send
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suffixes -mortem | death
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suffixes -oma | tumor, mass
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suffixes -ous | pertaining to
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suffixes -partum | birth
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suffixes -pathy | disease condition
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suffixes -phagia | eating
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suffixes -phasia | speach
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suffixes -plasia | formation (condition)
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suffixes -plasm | formation (tissues)
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suffixes -plegia | paralysis
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suffixes -pnea | breathing
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suffixes -rrhea | flow, discharge
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suffixes -scopy | process of visual examination
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suffixes -section | to cut
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suffixes -stasis | to stand, place, stop controll
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suffixes -tension | pressure
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suffixes -thesis | to put, place
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suffixes -tic | pertaining to
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suffixes -trophy | nourishment, development
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suffixes -um | structure
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suffixes -uria | urinary conditon
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suffixes -y | process, condition
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prefixes a-, an- | no, not, without
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prefixes ab- | away from
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prefixes ad- | toward, near
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prefixes ana- | up, apart
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prefixes ante- | before, forward
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prefixes anti- | against
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prefixes bi- | two, both
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prefixes brady- | slow
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prefixes con- | with, together
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prefixes dia- | complete, through
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prefixes dys- | bad, painfull, difficult
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prefixes ec- | out, outside
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prefixes endo- | withing, inner
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prefixes epi- | above, upon
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prefixes ex- | out
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prefixes extra- | outside of
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prefixes hemi- | half
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prefixes hyper- | excessive, too much
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prefixes hypo- | deficient, below
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prefixes in- | in, into
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prefixes inter- | between
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prefixes intra- | within
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prefixes mal- | bad
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prefixes meta- | change, beyond
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prefixes neo- | new
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prefixes para- | beside, near
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prefixes peri- | surrounding
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prefixes poly- | many, much
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prefixes post- | after, behind
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prefixes pre- | before
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prefixes pro-, pros- | forward
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prefixes quadri- | four
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prefixes re-, retro- | back, behind
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prefixes sub- | under, less than
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prefixes syn- | with, together
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prefixes tachy- | fast
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prefixes trans- | across, through
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prefixes tri- | three
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prefixes ultra- | beyond
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prefixes uni- | one
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anemias aplastic anemia | bone marrow fails to produce red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets
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anemias hemolytic anemia | red blood cells are destryoed and bone marrow can not compensate
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anemias iron deficiency anemia | low iron levels because of low hemoglobin concentration or deficiency of red blood cells
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anemias pernicious anemia | mucous membrane of stomach fails to produce intrinsic factor for B12 absorption and formation of RBC's
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anemias sickle cell anemia | erythrocytes assume an abnormal or crescent shape
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endoscopy procedures arthroscopy | joint
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endoscopy procedures bronchoscopy | bronchial tubes
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endoscopy procedures colonoscopy | colon
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endoscopy procedures cytoscopy | urinary bladder
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endoscopy procedures espohagogastroscopy | esophagus and stomach
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endoscopy procedures hysteroscopy | uterus
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endoscopy procedures laprosropy | abdomen
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endoscopy procedures laryngoscopy | larynx
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endoscopy procedures mediastinoscopy | mediastenum
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endoscopy procedures sigmoidoscopy | sigmoid colon
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endocrine glands and hormones adrenal | adrenaline, epinephrine
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endocrine glands and hormones ovaries | estrogen, progesterone
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endocrine glands and hormones pancreas | insulin
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endocrine glands and hormones parathyroid | parathyroidhormone (PTH)
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endocrine glands and hormones pituitary gland | adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
growth hormone (GH)
thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
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intensive care units MICU | medical intensive care unit
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intensive care units MSICU | medical / surgical intensive care unit
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intensive care units PICU | pediatric intensive care unit
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intensive care units SICU | surgical intensive care unit
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syndromes & signs and symptoms acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) | severe infectons, malignancies, GI disturbances
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syndromes & signs and symptoms carpal tunnel syndrome | pain, tingeling, burning numbness of the hands and fingers
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syndromes & signs and symptoms downs syndrome | extra chromosome
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syndromes & signs and symptoms mitral valve prolapse syndrome | abnormal heart sounds (murmurs) that indicate mitral valve is not closing properly
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syndromes & signs and symptoms toxic shock syndrome | high fever, vomitting, rash, hypotension caused by bacterial infection of vagina caused by tampons
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