Language of Medicine 7th Edition - Chapter 3
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| -algia | pain
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| -cele | hernia
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| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid
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| -coccus | berry shaped bacterium
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| -cyte | cell
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| -dynia | pain
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| -ectomy | removal;excision;resection
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| -emia | blood condition
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| -er | one who
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| -genesis | producing; forming
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| -graphy | process of recording
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| -lysis | breakdown, destruction, separation
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| -malacia | softening
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| -megaly | enlargement
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| -penia | deficiency
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| -phobia | fear
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| -plasia | development, formation, growth
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| -plasty | surgical repair
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| -ptosis | drooping, sagging
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| -sclerosis | hardening
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| -statis | stopping, controlling
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| -stomy | opening to form a mouth (stoma)
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| -therapy | treatment
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| -trophy | development, nourishment
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| acr/o | extremities, top, extreme point
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| acu/o | sharp, severe, sudden
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| agor/a | marketplace
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| amni/o | amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)
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| angio/o | vessel
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| arteri/o | artery
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| axill/o | armpit
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| blephar/o | eyelid
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| bronch/o | bronchial tubes (two tubes, one right and left, that branch from the trachea to enter the lungs)
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| chem/o | drug, chemical
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| chron/o | time
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| col/o | colon (large intestines)
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| hydr/o | water, fluid
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| isch/o | to hold back
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| lapar/o | abdomen, abdominal wall
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| laryng/o | larynx (voice box)
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| lympho/o | lymph (clear fluid that bathes tissue spaces)
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| mamm/o | breast
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| mast/o | breast
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| morph/o | shape, form
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| muc/o | mucus
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| my/o | muscle
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| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow
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| necr/o | death (of cells or whole body)
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| neutr/o | neutrophil (a white blood cell)
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| ot/o | ear
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| peritone/o | peritoneum
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| phag/o | to eat, swallow
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| phleb/o | vein
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| plas/o | formation, development
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| pneumon/o | lungs
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| rect/o | rectum
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| splen/o | spleen
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| staphyl/o | clusters
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| strept/o | twisted chains
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| tonsill/o | tonsils
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| ven/o | vein
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| -er | one who
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| -ia | condition
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| -ole | little, small
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| -ule | little, small
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| -um, -ium | structure, tissue, thing
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| -ar | pertaining to
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| -ary | pertaining to
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| -oid | resembling
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| -ous | pertaining to
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| -tic | pertaining to
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| hernia | Protrusion of an organ or part through the muscle normally containing it.
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| hiatal hernia | Occurs when the upper part of the stomach protrudes upward through the diaphragm. This condition can lead to GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease).
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| inguinal hernia | Occurs when a small loop of bowel protrudes through a weak lower abdomenal muscle.
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| rectocele | A protrusion of a portion of the rectum toward the vagina through a weak part of the vaginal wall muscles.
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| omphalocele | A herniation of the intestines through the navel occurring in infants at birth.
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| amniocentesis | Surgical puncture of the amniotic sac to withdraw amniotic fluid for analysis.
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| streptococcus | A berry-shaped bacterium, grows in twisted chains. Can cause strep, tonsillitis, kideny ailments, infections of the teeth, sinuses and valves of the heart.
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| staphylococci | Other berry-shaped bacteria, grow in small clusters, like grapes, may be external lesions or internal.
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| abscess | A collection of pus, white blood cells, and protein that is present as the site of infection.
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| diplococci | Berry-shaped bacteria organized in pairs.
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| pneumococci | Cause bacterial pneumonia.
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| gonococci | (blank)
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| erythrocytes | red blood cells
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| hemoglobin | (blank)
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| leukocytes | (blank)
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| granulocytes | (blank)
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| eosinophils | (blank)
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| basophils | (blank)
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| neutrophils | (blank)
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| phagocytes | (blank)
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| polymorphonuclear leukocytes | (blank)
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| mononuclear leukocytes | (blank)
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| lymphocytes | (blank)
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| monocytes | (blank)
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| macrophages | (blank)
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| thrombocytes or platlets | (blank)
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| anemia | (blank)
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| aplastic anemia | (blank)
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| ischemia | (blank)
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| ischemic | (blank)
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| tonsillitis | (blank)
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| tonsillectomy | (blank)
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| acromegaly | (blank)
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| achondroplasia | (blank)
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| laparoscopy (peritoneoscopy or MIS) | (blank)
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| MIS | minimally invasive surgery
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| arterioles | (blank)
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| venules | (blank)
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| adenoids | (blank)
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