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Med. Terms for Unit 5 Pathology, otorhinolaryngology, and prefixes

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Med. Term
Definition
Word Part
cocc/i   spherically shaped bacteria   combining form  
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strept/o   twisted chains or strips   combining form  
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staphyl/o   clusters, like grapes   combining form  
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bacillus   rod shaped bacterium   Singluar form  
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dipl/o   double   combining form; Prefix  
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uvul/o   palatine uvula (Latin, meaning cluster of grapes)   combining form  
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py/o   pus   combining form  
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-genic   producing or formin   Suffix  
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onc/o   tumors   combining form  
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path   disease   word root  
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purulent   pus forming   (blank)  
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-rrhea   flow or discharge   Suffix  
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ot/o   ear   combining form  
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auris sinistra (AS)   left ear   (blank)  
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auris dextra (AD)   right ear   (blank)  
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auris uterque (AQ)   both ears   (blank)  
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membrana tympani dextra (MTD)   right eardrum   (blank)  
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membrana tympani sinistra (MTS)   left eardrum   (blank)  
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tympan/o   eardrum (drum)   combining form  
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tympanies   distended with gas (tight as a drum)   (blank)  
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a- or an-   not, lack of   Prefix  
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brady-   abnormally slow   Prefix  
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tachy-   abnormally fast   Perfix  
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dsy-   difficult, abnormal, poor, painful   Prefix  
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audi/o   hearing   combining form  
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phasia   speech   (blank)  
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rhin/o   nose   combining form  
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lith/o   calculus or stone   combining form  
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chol/e   gall, bile   combining form  
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-iasis   pathological condition or infestation   Suffix  
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cholecyst   gallbadder (GB)   (blank)  
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phag/o   eating , swallowing   combining form  
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-pnea   breath(ing)   Suffix  
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men/o   menses, menstruation   combining form  
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peps/o   digestion   combining form  
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peptic   digestion   adjective  
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therm/o   heat   combining form  
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dia-   through   Prefix  
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plegia   paralysis   (blank)  
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gloss   tongue   (blank)  
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cheil   lips   (blank)  
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dactyl   fingers, toes, digits   (blank)  
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poly-   too many, too much   Prefix  
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syn-   together, with   Prefix  
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erg   work   (blank)  
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drom/o   run   combining form  
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pro-   before   Prefix  
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dips   thirst   (blank)  
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Korsakoff syndrome   Organic brain damage brought on by alcoholism   (blank)  
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micro-   small   Prefix  
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macro-   large   Prefix  
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