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medical terms

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-algia   pain (neuralgia; nerve pain)  
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-centesis   punture and withdraw fluid (amniocentesis)  
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-ectomy   remove (appendectomy)  
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-genic   to produce (carcinogenic; cancer producing)  
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-gram, -graph   visual record (mammogram, radiograph)  
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-graphy   process/proceedure  
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name the path of alimentary canal   mouth, oropharynx, esophagus, cardiac sphincter, stomach, pyloric sphincter, duodenum, jejunum, illium, ileocecal valve, cecum, ascending colon, hepatic flexure, transverse colon, splenic flexure, descending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum, anus, anal sphin  
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-itis   inflamation (gingivitis)  
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-osis   abnormal condition (scoliosis; abnormal curve of spine)  
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-pathy   disease  
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-pexy   putting back into correct position  
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-plasty   make function and look better (nose job)  
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-rrhagia   hemorridge/excessive bleeding  
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-rrhaphy   sew something preexisting (think rafia, sting)  
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-rrhea   flowing  
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-scope   lighted instrument  
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-scopy   proceedure with scope  
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-stomy   create a round opening (colonostomy)  
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-tomy   incision (episiotomy...)  
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arthr/o   joint  
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cardi/o   heart  
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cephal/o   head  
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col/o or colon/o   large intestine  
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cyst/o   urinary (bladder shaped)  
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vesic/o   urinary (bladder)  
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cyt/o   cell/ blood cell  
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encephal/o   brain  
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enter/o   small intestine  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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hepat/o   liver  
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hyster/o or metr/o   uterus  
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mast/o or mamm/o   breast  
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myel/o   bone marrow &/ spinal chord  
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my/o   muscle  
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nephr/o or ren/o   kidney  
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oophor/o   ovary  
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oste/o   bone  
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pneum/o or pneumon/o   lungs  
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rhin/o   nose  
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salping/o   fallopian tube  
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thorac/o or thor/o   chest  
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a-, an-, -ana, -ar   without  
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circum-, peri-   around  
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dia-   complete, thorough  
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hemi-, semi-   half  
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retro-   behind  
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para-   near  
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trans-   across  
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ab- opposite of (away)   ad- toward  
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brady- opposite of (slow)   tachy- fast  
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ab-   away  
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ad-   toward  
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brady-   slow  
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tachy-   fast  
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dys-   painfull bad difficult  
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eu-   normal  
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dys- opposite of (painfull)   eu- (normal)  
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endo-   innermost (layer)  
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meso-   middle (layer)  
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exo-   outside (layer)  
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epi- opposite of (above/upon)   sub- (below)  
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epi-   above/upon  
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sub-   below  
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hyper- opposite of (too much/above)   hypo- (too little/below)  
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hyper-   too much/above  
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hypo-   too little/below  
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intra- opposite of (within)   inter- (between)  
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intra-   within  
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inter-   between  
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poly- opposite of (too many)   oligo- (too little)  
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poly-   too many  
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oligo-   too little  
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supra- opposite of (above)   infra- (below)  
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supra-   above  
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infra-   below  
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anastomosis   joining of passageways to restore flow  
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MRI   magnetic resonance imaging /for soft tissue  
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CAT scan/ CT scan   computerized axial tomography /for depth, deffinition for boney structures  
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x-ray   flat plate of abdomen /for general info  
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anorexia   without appetite condition, state, thing  
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dysphagia   painful eating/swallowing condition, state, thing  
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polyphagia   many/too much eating/swallowing  
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dyspepsia   painful digestion condition, state, thing  
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glossitis   tongue inflammation  
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esophageal varices   throat pretaining to swollen veins  
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intussusception   to receive within a process, being or having (think telescoping)  
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volvulus   twisting of intestine  
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appendicitis   appendix inflammation  
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diverticulum   little pouch created in the wall of colon  
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polyp   tissue growth protrudeing into /blocking; pre-cancerous  
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hemorrhoids   flowing of blood resembling  
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constipation   compacted feces process, being or having  
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diarrhea   completely through flow  
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flatulence   gas state of  
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incontinence   within, not hold together state of  
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adhesions   two surfaces stuck together  
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hernia   bulge, pushing or protruding where it should not  
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peritonitis   double-layer serous membrane in abdonminopelvic cavity) inflammation  
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ascites   fluid accumulation causing cavity to bulge out  
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cirrhosis   yellow condition, abnormal condition  
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hepatitis   liver inflammation  
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juandice   yellow state, quality  
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cholangitis   bile duct inflammation  
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cholecystitis   gallbladder inflammation  
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cholelithiasis   bile stone state of, process of  
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-cele   hernia or bulge  
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cholangiography   bile duc process of recording  
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gallbladder ultrasound   upper GI  
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abdonimocentesis   abdomen puncture and w/draw fluid  
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appendectomy   appendix remove/take out  
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cholecystectomy   gallbladder remove/ take out  
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laparoscopic   abdomen lighted instrument pretaining to  
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colostomy   colon create round opening  
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endoscopy   innermost proceedure w/ lighted instrument  
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gastrectomy   stomach remove/take out  
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gastroplasty   stomach make funtion and look better  
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gastrostomy   stomach create round opening  
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PEG tube   feeding tube directly into stomach  
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percutaneous   through, throughout skin pertaining to  
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a.c.   before meals; ante cibum  
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BS   bowel sounds  
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GERD   gastroesophogeal reflux disease  
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HAV   Hep A virus  
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HBV   Hep B virus  
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HCV   Hep C virus  
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LFTs   liver function tests  
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NG   nasogastric  
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NPO / n.p.o.   nothing by mouth (nils per os)  
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p.c.   after meals (post cibum)  
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PEG   percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy; making a round opening for a feeding tube directly into stomach  
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PO / p.o.   by mouth (per os)  
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