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Holden Med Term

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-algia   pain and suffering  
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dys-   bad, difficult, painful  
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-ectomy   surgical removal  
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hyper-   excessive or increases  
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hypo-   deficient or decreased  
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-itis   inflamation  
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-osis, -ago, -esis, -ia, -iasis   abnormal condition or disease  
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-ostomy   artifical opening  
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-plasty   surgical replair  
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-rrhage   bleeding, brusting forth or abnormal or excessive flow  
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-rrhapy   surgical suturing to close a wound, includes sutures, staples and surgical glue  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-sclerosis   abnormal hardening  
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abd, abdo   abdomen  
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ABG   Arterial blood gases  
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ac   before meals  
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ADL   activites of daily living  
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adm   admission  
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AIDS   Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome  
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APAP   acetaminophen  
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ASA   Acetylsalicylic acid (asprin)  
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cyan/o   blue  
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erythr/o   red  
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leuk/o   white  
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melan/o   black  
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poli/o   gray  
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ankyl/o   crooked/bent/stiff  
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arthr/o   joint  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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cost/o   rib  
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crani/o   skull  
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-desis   surgical fixation of bone/joint  
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-desis   to tie together/to bind  
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kyph/o   bent/hump  
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lord/o   curve/swayback/bent  
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-lysis   breakdown/seperation  
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myel/o   spinal cord/bone marrow  
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oss/e, oss/l, ost/o, oste/o   bone  
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scoli/o   curved or bent  
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spondyl/o   vertebrae/vertrebral column/backbone  
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synovi/o, synov/o   synovial membrane/fluid  
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-um   singular noun ending  
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-stasis   control  
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aden/o   gland  
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adip/o   fat  
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cephal/o   head  
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coron/o   coronary/crown  
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cyt/o   cell  
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endo-   in/within/inside  
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exo-   outside of/away from  
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hist/o   tissue  
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-malacia   abnormal softening  
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-ologist   specialist  
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-ology   study of  
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-oma   tumor/neoplasm  
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-path/o   disease/suffering/feeling/emotion  
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-plasia   development/growth/formation  
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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ial, -ical, -ic, -ine, -lor, -ory, -ous, -tic   pertaining to  
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-ion   action, process, state or condition  
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-ism   condition, state of  
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-osis   abnormal conditon/disease  
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-a, -e, -y   noun ending  
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-um, -us   singular noun ending  
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epi-   above  
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retro-   behind  
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-plasm   formative material of cells  
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idi/o   peculiar to the individual or organ/one/distinct  
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anomaly   deviation  
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ana-   excessive  
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gene   producing  
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ather/o   plaque or fatty sunstances  
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acetabulum   hip socket  
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allogenic   originating with another  
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autologous   originating within the individual  
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BRP   bathroom privileges  
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c   with line over = with  
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s   with line over = without  
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CA   cancer  
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As tol   as tolderated  
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PRN   as needed  
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tonsill/o   tonsils  
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enter/o   small intestine  
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-dynia   pain  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-necrosis   tissue death  
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-stenosis   abnormal narrowing  
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-centesis   surgical puncture  
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-gram   record  
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-scopy   examination  
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peri-   surrounding  
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nat   birth  
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super-, supra-   above or excessive  
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laryng/o   larynx and throat  
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rhin/o   nose  
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ot/o   ear  
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lith/o, -lith   stone, calculus  
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append/o, appendic/o   appendix  
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-a to plural   -e  
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-ex or -ix to plural   -ices  
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-is to plural   -es  
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-itis to plural   -ides  
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-nx to plural   change x to ges  
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-on or -um to plural   -a  
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-us to plural   -i  
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sign   objective evidence of disease like fever  
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symptom   subjective evidence of disease like pain  
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syndrome   set of signs/symptoms occur together  
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diagnosis   identification of the disease  
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differential diagnosis   determine which one of several diseases is causing symptoms  
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rule out (R/O)   differential diagnosis  
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prognosis   forcast/prediction of probably course  
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acute   rapid onset, severe course, short duration  
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chronic   disease of long duration. rarely cured  
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remission   temp, partitial or complete dissapearance of the symptoms with out cure  
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eponym   disease/structure/operation named for person who discovered it  
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acronym   word formed from initial letters of parts of compound term  
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fissure   groove or crack in skin  
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fistula   abnormal passage between two internal organs or from organ to surface of body  
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Moucous   describes mucous membranes  
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Mucus   fluid secreted by mucous membrane  
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palpation   feel texture, size, consistency  
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palpitation   pounding or racing heart  
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pyel/o   pelvis  
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py/o   pus  
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pyr/o   fever or fire  
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supination   rotating arms so palms are forward or upward  
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sappuration   formation or discharge of pus  
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trauma   wound or injury  
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AD   Alzheimer's disease  
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AP   appendectomy or appendicitis  
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BE   barium enema or below elbow  
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CFS   chronic fatigue syndrome  
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C   cyanosis  
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DG, Dg, Diag, diag, DX, Dx   diagnosis  
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D/D, DD, DDx, diaf. diag   differential diagnosis  
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EN   endoscopy  
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GE   gastroenteritis  
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He   hemorrhage  
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Inflam, Inflamm   inflammation  
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IM   Intramuscular  
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PA, Pa, path   pathology  
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PN   postnatal  
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prog, progn, Prx, Px   prognosis  
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TE   tonsillectomy  
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VD   venereal disease  
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sagittal plane   divides body into unequal parts  
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midsagittal plane   midline/divides body in equal halfs  
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coronal plane   divides body into anterior and posterior portions  
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transverse plane   divides the body into superior/inferior  
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cranial cavity   located in skull protects brain  
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spinal cavity   located in spinal column protects the spine  
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dorsal cavity   pertains to back, protects nervous system, contains cranial and spinal cavity  
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ventral cavity   cavity in front of the body  
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home/o   constant  
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ventral cavity contents   thoracic, abdominal, pelvic  
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diaphram   muscle seperating thoracic and abdominal cavities  
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thoracic cavity contents   heart/lungs  
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abdominal cavity contents   major organs of digestion  
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pelvic cavity contents   reproductive/excretory systems  
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quadrants   divides body into four  
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RUQ   right upper quadrant  
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LUQ   left upper quadrant  
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RLQ   right lower quadrant  
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LLQ   left lower quadrant  
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messentery   fused double layer of parietal peritoneum that attached parts of intestine to interior abd wall  
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stem cells found   new embryo, cord blood, adult bone marrow, muscle, brain, amniotic fluid  
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stem cells   unspecialized cells that renew themselves for long periods through cell division  
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gametes   sex cells don't have 46 chromosomes  
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male   XY  
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female   XX  
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somatic cell   contain 46 chromosomes  
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genome   entire set of genes derived from one parent  
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genetic/hereditary disorders   defective gene  
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cystic fibrosis   affects respiratior and digestive system  
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down syndrome/trisomy 21   degrees of mental retardation/multiple physical abnormalities  
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hemophelia   hereditary bleeding disorder  
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huntington's disease/huntington's chorea   loss of muscle control/mental ability, mid life onset, dominant gene  
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