Intro to Healthcare Terminology Ch1
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| Ante- | before; in front of
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| Anti- | against
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| Dys- | bad; painful; abnormal; difficult
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| Endo-, End- | inner; within
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| Ex- | outside; out
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| Hyper- | excessive; above
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| Hypo- | deficient; below; under
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| Per- | through
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| Peri- | around; surrounding
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| -al, -ac, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ous | pertaining to
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| -ectomy | removal; excision; resection
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| -graphy | process of recording
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| -itis | inflammation
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| -logy | study of
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| -plasty | surgical repair
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| -scopy | visual examination
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| -tomy | incision; process of cutting
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| -y | condition; process
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| arthr/o | joint
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| cardi/o | heart
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| colon/o, col/o | colon
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| enter/o | small intestines
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| gastr/o | stomach
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| hyster/o | uterus
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| nat/o | birth; born
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| oste/o | bone
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| path/o | disease
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| CABG | Coronary artery bypass graft
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| SIDS | Sudden infant death syndrome
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| AIDS | Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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| LASER | Light amplification by stimulation emission radiation
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| TURP | Transurethral resection of the prostate
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| -icle, -ole, -ule | small; tiny
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| -is | structure; thing
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| -um | structure
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| -malacia | softening
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| -megaly | enlargement
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| -oma | tumor; mass
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| -osis | abnormal condition
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| -ptosis | drooping; prolapse; sagging
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| -rrhage, -rrhagia | busting forth
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| -rrhea | discharge; flow
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| -rrhexis | rupture
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| -sclerosis | hardening
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| -stenosis | narrowing
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| -metry | process measurement
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| -opsy | process of viewing
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| -gram | process of recording
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| -rrhaphy | suture
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| -stomy | new opening
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| -tome | instrument used to cut
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| -tripsy | crushing
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| -graph | instrument to record
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| -meter | instrument to measure
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| -scope | instrument to view
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| -tripter | machine to crush
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| -trite | instrument to crush
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| -er | one who
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| -iatrician, -iatrist | one who specializes in treatment
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| -iatrics | treatment
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| -iatry | process of treatment
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| -ist | one who specializes
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| -logist | one who specializes in the study of
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| Pre- | before
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| Post- | after
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| A-, An- | no; not; without
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| Epi- | above; upon
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| Hemi- | half; partial
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| In- | not; inside
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| Inter- | between
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| Infra- | below
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| Intra- | within
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| Neo- | new
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| Par- | near
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| Para- | abnormal
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| Poly- | many
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| Sub- | under; below
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| Trans- | through
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| Z= | x
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| F= | ph
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| N= | gn
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| U= | eu
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| T= | pt
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| S= | ps
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| fet/o | fetus
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| tympan/o | eardrum
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| Chlor | green
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| Eryth | red
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| Xanth | yellow
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| Leuk | white
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| CABG | Coronary artery bypass graft
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| EGD | Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
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| ENT | Ear, nose, throat
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| GSW | Gun shot wound
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| Na | Sodium
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| NPO | Nothing by mouth
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| C & S | Culture and sensitivity
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| I & D | Incision and drainage
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| FB | Foreign body
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| CT scan | Computed tomography
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| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging
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| PET scan | Positron emission tomography
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| KUB | Kidney, ureter, bladder
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| stat | immediately
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| H & P | history and physical
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| q. | every
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| q.d. | every day
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| q.i.d. | four times a day
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| q.h. | every hour
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| bi/o | life
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| dent/i, odont/o | teeth
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| derm/o, dermat/o | skin
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| electr/o | electrical activity
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| hepat/o | liver
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| lith/o | stone
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| log/o | study; knowledge
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| ophthalm/o | eye
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| therm/o | heat; temperature
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| troph/o | nourishment; development
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