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Medical Terminology Week 1

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cardi/o   heart  
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angiography   radiographic study of the blood vessels  
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angiogram   picture or film produced by an angiography  
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carditis   inflammation of the heart  
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gastroententeritis   inflammation of the stomach and the small intestine  
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-graphy   the process of producing a picture or a record  
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angi/o   blood vessel  
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endo-   withing, inside  
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melanoma   skin cancer that originates from a black pigmentation skin lesion  
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poliomyelitis   viral infection of the gray matter of the spinal cord resulting paralysis  
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-scopy   visual exam  
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cyanosis   blue discoloration of skin due to lack of oqygen  
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cyan/o   blue  
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-ac   pertaining to  
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poli/o   gray  
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enter/o   small intestine  
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-osis   abnormal condition or disease  
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gastritis   inflammation of the stomach  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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prenatal   pertaining to time before birth  
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-al   pertaining to  
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cardiac   pertaining to the heart  
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nephrosis   abnormal condition of the kidney  
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-gram   picture or record  
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endocarditis   inflammation of the inside lining of the heart  
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erythr/o   red  
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abdominocentesis   puncture into the abdominal cavity to remove fluid  
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tonsillitis   inflammation of the tonisll  
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angiorrhaphy   surgical suturing of a blood vessel  
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tonsill/o   tonsil, throat  
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melan/o   black  
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-centesis   puncture to remove fluid  
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erythrocyte   red blood cells  
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leuk/o   white  
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endoscopy   visual exam of the inside of a body cavity or organ using a scope  
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leukocyte   white blood cell  
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