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Medical Term Exam

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Term
Definition
acid/o   acid  
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aer/o   air  
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an/o   anus  
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append/o   appendix  
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bil/i   bile  
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bucc/o   cheek  
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cec/o   cecum  
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cheil/o   lip  
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chol/e   bile, gall  
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cholangi/o   bile vessel  
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cholecyst/o   gallbladder  
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choledoch/o   bile duct  
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col/o   colon  
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colon/o   colon  
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dent/o   teeth  
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duoden/o   duodenum  
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enter/o   intestine  
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esophag/o   esophagus  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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gingiv/o   gum  
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gloss/o   tongue  
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glott/o   glottis  
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hepat/o   liver  
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ile/o   ileum  
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jejun/o   jejnum  
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labi/o   lips  
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leuk/o   white  
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lingu/o   tongue  
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lip/o   fat  
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lith/o   stone, calculous  
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maxill/o   maxilla  
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myx/o   mucus  
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odent/o   teeth  
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odont/o   teeth  
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or/o   mouth  
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orth/o   straight  
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palat/o   palate  
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pancreat/o   pancreas  
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peritone/o   peritoneum  
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pharamaceutic/o   drug, medicine  
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pharyng/o   pharynx  
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polyp/o   small growth  
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proct/o   rectum,anus  
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ptyal/o   salvia  
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pylor/o   pylorus  
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rect/o   rectum  
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sial/o   saliva, salivary gland  
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sigmoid/o   sigmoid colon  
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steat/o   fat  
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stomat/o   mouth  
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tonsill/o   tonsils  
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uvul/o   uvula  
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-al   pertaining to  
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-algia   pain  
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-cele   hernia; protusion  
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-ectomy   excision, removal  
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-emesis   vomitting  
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-iasis   abnormal condition  
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-ist   specialist  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-listhesis   slipping  
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-lith   stone, calculus  
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-logist   specialist in study of  
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-lysis   seperation; destruction, loosening  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-ole   small minute  
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-orexia   appetite  
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-pathy   disease  
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-pepsia   digestion  
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-phagia   eating, swallowing  
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-plakia   plaque  
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-prandial   meal  
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-rrhaphy   suture  
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-rrhea   flow, discharge  
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-scope   instrument for examining  
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-scopy   visual examination  
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-spasm   involuntary contraction twitching  
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-stomy   forming an opening  
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-tomy   incision  
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a-, an-   without or absence  
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dia-   through; across  
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dys-   bad,painful, difficult  
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hyper-   above, excessive  
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orth-   straight  
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peri-   around  
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post-   after, behind  
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sub-   under; below  
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abc   aspiration biopsy cyology  
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aids   acquired immune deficiency syndrome  
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alt   alaine aminotransferase  
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ast   aspartate aminotransferase  
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ba   barium  
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bae,be   barium enema  
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bm   bowel movement  
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bmi   body mass index  
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cah   chronic active hepatitis  
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cf   cystic fibrosis  
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ct   computed tomography  
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egd   esophagogastroduodenoscopy  
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eswl   extracorporeal shock-wave lithotrispy  
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eud   endoscopic ultrasonography  
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gb   gallbladder  
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gbp   gastric bypass  
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gbs   gallbladder series  
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ger   gastroesophageal reflux  
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gerd   gastroesophageual reflux diease  
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gi   gastrointestinal  
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hav   hepatitis a virus  
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hbv   hepatitis b virus  
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hci   hydrochloric acid  
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hcv   hepatitis c virus  
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hdv   hepatitis d virus  
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hev   hepatitis e virus  
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ibd   irritable bowel diseasae  
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ibs   irritable bowel syndrome  
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ivc   intravenous cholangiogram(graphy)  
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les   lower esophageal sphincter  
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lft   liver function test  
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lpr   larynogopharngeal refulx  
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mrcp   magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatrography  
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ng   nasogastric  
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ocg   oral cholecystorgaphy  
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pud   peptic ulcer diseasae  
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r/o   rule out  
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rgb   roux-en-y-gastric bypass  
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ugi   upper gastrointestinal  
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ugis   upper gastrointestional series  
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upp   uvulopalapharynogoplasty  
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us   ultrasound; ultrasonography  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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