Intro to Med Term
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| -algia | pain
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| dys- | bad, difficult
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| -ectomy | surgical removal
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| hyper- | excessive, increased
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| hypo- | deficient, decreased
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| -itis | inflammation
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| -osis | abnormal condition
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| -ostomy | artificial opening
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| -otomy | surgical incision
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| -plasty | surgical repair
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| -rrhage | abnormal excessive fluid discharge or bleeding
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| -rrhaphy | to suture, stitch
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| -rrhea | abnormal flow of most body fluids
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| -rrhexis | rupture
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| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening
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| -malacia | abnormal softening
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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 to remove fluid
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| pre- | before
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| peri- | surrounding
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| post- | after
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| ab- | away from
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| ad- | toward
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| eu- | good, normal
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| inter- | between, among
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| intra- | within, inside
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| sub- | under, less, below
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| supra- | above, exessive
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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 | grey
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| arteri/o | artery
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| ather/o | plaque, fatty substance
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| arthr/o | joint
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| ileum | small intestine
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| ilium | part of hip bone
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| infection | invasion of body by pathogenic organism
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| inflammation | localized response to injury 1 redness, 2 heat, 3 swelling, 4 pain
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| laceration | ragged, torn wound
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| lesion | pathological change of tissues due to disease or injury
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| mucous | specialized mucous membranes that line the body cavities
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| mucus | substance secreted by mucous membranes
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| myc/o | fungus
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| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord
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| my/o | muscle
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| palpation | exam technique
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| palpitation | pounding,racing heart
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| prostate | male gland
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| prostrate | collapse, lying flat
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| pyel/o | renal pelvis
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| py/o | pus
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| pyr/o | fever, fire
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| supination | act of rotating arm so palm is forward or upward
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| suppuration | formation or discharge of pus
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| suturing | act of closing wound by stitching
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| ligation | act of binding or tying off blood vessels
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| triage | screening patients to determine priority of need
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| trauma | wound, injury
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| viral | pertaining to a virus
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| virile | masculine traits
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| sign | evidence of disease, objective
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| symptom | observed by patient, subjective
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| syndrome | set of signs and symptoms that occur together
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| diagnosis | identification of disease
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| differential diagnosis | attempt to determine which of several diseases
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| prognosis | forecast, prediction, probable outcome
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| acute | rapid onset, severe course, short duration
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| chronic | long duration, rarely cured
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| remission | partial or complete disappearance of symptons without achieving a cure
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