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unit four medical terminology

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Term
Definition
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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