Medical Terminology
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| -itis | inflamation
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| -ic, -ac, -ous, -al, -ar | pertaining to
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| -logy | study of
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| -pathy | disease of
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| -scope | instrument used to look
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| Gastr/o- | stomach
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| Cardi/o- | heart
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| Pulmin/o- | lungs
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| My/o- | muscles
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| Oste/o- | bones
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| Gingiv/o- | gums
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| Enter/o- | intestine
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| Esaphog/o- | esophagus
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| Lip/o- | fat
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| Stomat/o- | mouth
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| Gloss/o- Lingu/o- | tongue
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| Hepat/o- | liver
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| -rrhea | discharge or flow
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| -scopy | process of looking
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| -phagia | to swallow
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| -plasty | surgical repair
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| -megaly | enlarged
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| Dys- | difficult or painful
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| Sigmoid/o- | sigmoid colon
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| Duoden/o- | Duodenum
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| Abdomin/o- | abdomen
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| Rect/o- | rectum
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| Pancreat/o- | pancreas
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| -pepsia | digestion
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| -cele | hernia or herniation
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| -ectomy | excision or to cut out
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| -tomy | incision or to cut into
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| -rrhagia | hemorrage or bleeding
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| -rrhaphy | to suture or stitch
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| -rrhexis | to rupture or burst
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| Midsagittal Plane | separates body into equal left and right halves
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| Frontal Plane | devides body into front and back parts
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| Transverse Plane | devides body into upper and lower parts
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| Cardi/o- | heart
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| Angi/o- | blood vessels
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| Arteri/o- | arteries
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| Phleb/o- | veins
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| Hemat/o- Hem/o- | blood
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| Tachy- | fast or rapid
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| Brady- | slow
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| Erythr/o- | red
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| Leuk/o- | white
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| Electr/o- | electric
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| -gram | picture
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| -graphy | process of taking pictures
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| -cyte | cell
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| Thromb/o- | clot
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| A- An- | without
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| -emia | low count
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| -lysis | distruction of
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| -logist | specialist
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| -genic | to generate or to form
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| Radi/o- | x-ray
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| Sono- Echo- | sound
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| Superior | above or higher than
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| Inferior | below or lower than
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| Nas/o- Rhin/o- | Nose
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| Trache/o- | Trachea
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| Bronch/o- | Bronchus Bronchial Tubes
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| Pulmun/o- Pneum/o- Pneumon/o- | Lungs
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| Laryng/o- | Larynx
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| Pharyng/o- | Pharynx
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| Phren/o- | Diaphragm
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| Pleur/o- Spir/o- | Breath
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| Thorac/o- | Thoracic Cavity (Chest Cavity)
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| Endo- | Inside
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| Ex- | Outside
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| Hyper- | Increased
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| Hypo- | Decreased
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| -algia | Pain
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| -pnea | Breath
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| -spasm | Involuntary Contraction
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| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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| ENT | Ear, Nose, & Throat Specialist
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| URI | Upper Respiratory Infection
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| SOB | Short of Breath
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| TB, Tb | Tubercilosis
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| BID b.i.d. bid | twice a day
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| BP | blood pressure
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| BM | bowel movement
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| c | with
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| CA, Ca | carcinoma (cancer)
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| disc D/C d.c. | discontinue (discharge)
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| DNR | do not resuscitate
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| Dx dx | diagnosis
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| Fx fx | fracture
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| Ht, ht | height
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| IV | intravenous
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| N&V N/V | nausea and vomiting
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| NPO | nothing by mouth
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| NPO p MN | nothing by mouth past midnight
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| OTC | over the counter
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| P | pulse
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| PO po p.o. | by mouth
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| PRN | as needed
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| q.i.d. | four times a day
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| Rx | prescription
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| s | without
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| T | temperature
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| TID t.i.d. | three times a day
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