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Medical Term Review Mrs. Todd

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splen/o   Spleen  
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hyster/o   Uterus  
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enter/o   Intestines  
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neur/o   Nerve  
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ot/o   Ear  
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dermat/o   Skin  
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hydr/o   Water  
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-plasty   Surgical Repair  
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-otomy   Incision  
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-ectomy   Excision, removal  
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a-   Without, not  
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hyper-   Excessive, above normal  
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cardi/o   Heart  
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brady-   Slow  
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homo-   Same, like  
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gastr/o   Stomach  
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-logy   Study of  
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crani/o   Cranium  
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fasci/o   Band, fascia  
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-genesis   Forming, producing, origin  
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infra-   Under, below  
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morph/o   Form, Shape, Structure  
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peri-   Around  
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erythr/o   Red  
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melan/o   Black  
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poli/o   Gray; gray matter  
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trans-   Through, across  
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ankyl/o   Stiffness, bent, crooked  
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chondr/o   Cartilage  
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-asthenia   Weakness, debility  
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brachi/o   Arm  
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leiomy/o   Smooth Muscle  
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-blast   Embryonic cell  
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arthr/o   Joint  
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kyph/o   humpback  
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supra-   Above, excessive, superior  
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syn-   Union, together, joined  
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-desis   Binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)  
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-malacia   Softening  
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oste/o   Bone  
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myel/o   Bone Marrow, spinal cord  
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-scopy   Visual examination  
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cost/o   Ribs  
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pod/o   Foot  
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ichthy/o   Dry, scaly  
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squam/o   Scale  
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xen/o   Foreign, strange  
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dia-   Through, across  
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cutane/o   Skin  
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steat/o   Fat  
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-cyte   Cell  
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adip/o   Fat  
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sub-   Under, below  
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onych/o   Nail  
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-algesia or -algia   Pain  
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gli/o   Glue, neurological tissue  
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-kinesia   Movement  
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narc/o   Stupor, numbness, sleep  
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-plegia   Paralysis  
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-taxia   Order, coordination  
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para-   Near, beside, beyond  
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thec/o   Sheath  
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-crine   Secrete  
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exo-   Outside, outward  
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-uria   Urine  
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hypo-   Under, below, deficient  
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poly-   Many, much  
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calc/o   Calcium  
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-dipsia   Thirst  
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kal/i   Potassium  
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Excision of breast   Mastectomy  
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Inflammation of a joint   Arthritis  
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Different sexes   Heterosexual  
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Paralysis of all four limbs   Quadriplegia  
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Incision to remove a stone or calculus   Lithotomy  
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Excision of a core sample of tissue for examination   Punch biopsy  
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Incision made to allow the free flow of fluids from a wound or cavity   Incision and drainage  
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Visual examination of a cavity or canal using a specialized lighted instrument   Endoscopy  
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Removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue, especially in a wound   debridement  
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Using of subfreezing temperature to destroy or eliminate abnormal tissue cells, such as tumors, warts and unwanted, cancerous or infected tissue   cryosurgery  
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Visual examination of a joint   arthroscopy  
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Punture of a joint space to remove accumulated fluid   arthrocentesis  
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Recording of electrical activity of the brain   electroencephalography  
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Radiography of the blood vessels after induction of a contrast medium   angiography  
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Needle punture of the spinal cavity to extract spinal fluid for diagnostic purposes   Lumbar puncture  
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The bursting open of a wound, especially a surgical abdominal wound   dehiscence  
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Feverish or pertaining to a fever   febrile  
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A partial or incomplete dislocation   subluxation  
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Increase in severity of a disease   exacerbation  
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Minute, pinpoint hemorrhage under the skin   petechia  
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Deep-seated pyogenic infection of the skin, usually involving subcutaneous tissue   carbuncle  
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Epidermal growth caused by a virus, such as plantar warts   verruca  
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Mental disorder that causes unusual shift in mood, emotion, energy, and ability to function   bipolar disorder  
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Mood disorder characterized by mental and physical hyperactivity, disorganized behavior, and hyperelevated mood   mania  
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Mood disorder associated with sadness, despair, discouragement, and commonly, feelings of low self esteem, quiet and withdrawal   depression  
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Temporary loss of consciousness due to the sudden decline of blood flow to the brain   syncope  
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Defect in which the neural tube (tissue that forms the brain and spinal cord in the fetus) fails to close during embryogenesis   spina bifida  
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Abnormal increase in the proportion of fat cells, mainly in the viscera and subcutaneous tissues of the body   obesity  
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Abnormal secretions of large amounts of urine   diuresis  
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Excessive amounts of potassium in the blood   hyperkalemia  
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DX   Diagnosis  
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Bx   Biopsy  
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CT   Computed tomography  
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RUQ   Right Upper Quadrant  
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SPECT   Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography  
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US   Ultrasound  
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BCC   Basal Cell Carcinoma  
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IMP   Impression  
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ACL   Anterior Cruciate Ligament  
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CTS   Carpal Tunnel Syndrome  
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DJD   Degenerative Joint Disease  
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MS   Multiple Sclerosis, musculoskeletal, mental status, mitral stenosis  
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TKA   Total Knee Arthroplasty  
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ALS   Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis  
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CSF   Cerebral Spinal Fluid  
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TIA   Transient Ischemic Attack  
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MRI   Magnetic Resonance Imaging  
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CVA   Cerebrovascular Accident  
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LOC   Loss of consciousness  
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LP   Lumbar Puncture  
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-logist   Specialist in the study of  
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Nephr/o   Kidney  
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stomat/o   mouth  
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hepat/o   liver  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-oma   tumor  
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-itis   inflammation  
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gastroenteritis   inflammation of the stomach and intestines  
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Four elements used to form words   root, combining form, suffix and prefix  
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gastria   condition of the stomach  
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hematemesis   vomiting blood  
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gastrodynia   pain in the stomach  
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-clasis   surgical fracture, to break  
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-lysis   separation, destruction; loosening  
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-pexy   fixation (of an organ)  
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-rrhaphy   suture  
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-stomy   forming an opening  
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-gram   record, writing  
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-graph   instrument for recording  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-metry   act of measuring  
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-ectasis   dilation, expansion  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-iasis   abnormal condition (produced by something specific)  
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-phasia   speech  
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-ptosis   prolapse, downward displacement  
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-al   pertaining to  
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-y   condition; process  
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-ule   small, minute  
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diplo   double  
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ab-   from, away from  
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dys-   bad, painful, difficult  
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eu-   good, normal  
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mal-   bad  
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pseudo-   false  
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tachy-   rapid  
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hist/o   tissue  
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caud/o   tail  
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