Introduction to Healthcare Terminology
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| gloss/o (Greek) | tongue
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| -itis | inflammation
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| bi- | two
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| lingu/o (Latin) | tongue
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| -al | pertaining to
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| sub- | under
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| arthr/o | joint
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| gastr/o | stomach
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| ophthalm/o | eye
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| ot/o | ear
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| rhin/o | nose
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| hepat/o | liver
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| -algia | pain
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| -tomy | incision
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| -scope | instrument to view
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| -logy | study of
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| -plasty | surgical repair
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| -icle | small,tiny
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| -is | structure
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| -ole | small,tiny
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| -ule | small,tiny
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| -um | structure,thing,membrane
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| -y | process of
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| -ac | pertaining to
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| cardi/o | heart
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| cut/o | skin
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| hypo | under,below
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| derm/o | skin
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| arteri/o | artery
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| ven/o | vein
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| endo | within
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| a-,an- | no,not,without
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| troph/o | development
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| -ar | pertaining to
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| -ary | pertaining to
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| -eal | pertaining to
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| -ic | pertaining to
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| -ous | pertaining to
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| cervic/o | neck,cervix
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| valvul/o | valve
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| coron/o | heart,crown
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| esophag/o | esophagus
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| cutane/o | skin
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| -cele | herniation
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| -dynia | pain
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| -emia | blood condition
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| -ia | condition
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| -malacia | softening
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| chondr/o | cartilage
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| -megaly | enlargement
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| spleen/o | spleen
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| -oma | tumor,mass
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| -osis | abnormal condition
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| -pathy | disease process
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| oste/o | bone
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| psych/o | mind
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| -ptosis | prolapse
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| hyster/o | uterus
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| -rrhage,-rrhagia | bursting forth
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| -rrhea | discharge,flow
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| -rrhexis | rupture
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| cyst/o | bladder,sac
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| -sclerosis | abnormal condition of hardening
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| trache/o | trachea,windpipe
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| -stenosis | abnormal condition of narrowing
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| -graphy | process of recording
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| -metry | process of measuring
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| -opsy | process of viewing
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| mamm/o | breast
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| spir/o | breathing
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| bi/o | living,life
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| -ectomy | removal,resection,excision
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| -rrhapy | suture
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| -stomy | new opening
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| -tripsy | crushing
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| col/o | colon,large intestine
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| lith/o | stone
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| -graph | instrument to record
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| -meter | instrument to measure
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| -tome | instrument to cut
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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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| electr/o | electricity
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| therm/o | temperature, heat
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| -er | one who
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| -iatrician | one who specializes in treatment
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| -logist | one who specializes in the study
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| -iatrics | treatment
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| -iatrist | one who specializes in treatment
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| -iatry | process of treatment
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| -ist | one who specializes
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| ante- | forward, in front of,before
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| anti- | against
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| dys- | abnormal
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| -trophy | process of nourishment
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| pne/o,spir/o | breathing
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| vers/o | turning
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| bacteri/o | bacteria
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| epi- | above
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| hyper- | excessive,above
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| glyc/o | sugar,glucose
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| inter- | between
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| intra- | within
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| neo- | new
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| vertebr/o | vertebra, backbone
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| muscul/o,my/o | muscle
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| nat/o | birth,born
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| par- | near
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| para- | abnormal
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| per- | through
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| peri- | surrounding,around
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| poly- | many,much,excessive,frequent
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| phil/o | attraction
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| neur/o | nerve
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| post- | after,behind
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| pre- | before, in front
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| trans- | through,across
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| urethr/o | urethra
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| cephal/o | head
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| denti/o | tooth
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| lipid/o | lipid,fat
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| ped/o | child
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| somn/o | sleep
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| tonsill/o | tonsil
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