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AlliedMedTerm4

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Definition
carp/o   wrist bone  
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cis/o   to cut  
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crani/o   skull  
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cutane/o   skin  
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dur/o   dura mater outer layer  
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gen/o   produce, begin  
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men/o   menses / monthly  
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nat/i   birth  
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norm/o   rule,order  
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plas/o   formation,growth  
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ren/o   kidney  
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scapul/o   shoulder blade  
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top/o   put,place  
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troph/o   development  
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Secrete epinephrine & cortisol   adrenal glands  
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secrete estrogen/progestrogen   ovaries  
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secrete PTH   parathroid glands  
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secrete ACTH, FSH GH, TSH   pituitary gland  
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secretes Testerone   testes  
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secretes T4 thyroxine   thyroid gland  
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hyperplasia   cell increase in number  
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hypertrophy   cell increase in size  
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atrophy   cell shrink in size  
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anesthesia   loss of sensation  
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polycystic   multiple, abnormal closed cavity  
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syn-   with,together  
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-drome   running, occurring  
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dactyl/o   fingers or toes  
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syndactyly   fused together condition  
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ultra-   beyond,excess  
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adduction   towards body  
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partum   birth/labor  
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inter-   between  
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ocul/o   eyes  
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aphasia   stroke (language)(brain)  
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ben-   good  
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ectopic   outside normal location  
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extrahepatic   outside liver  
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cardioversion   restoring the rhythm of the heart  
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syncope   fainting  
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angina   any attack of painful spasms characterized by sensations of choking or suffocating.  
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secretes insulin   pancreas  
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regulates calcium in blood / bones   parathroid gland  
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abduction   away from  
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hypopnea   abnormally shallow and slow breathing.  
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parathroid gland   located back of thyroid gland near pharynx  
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hypophysitis   Inflammation of the pituitary gland.  
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hypophysis   the technical name for pituitary gland  
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bilateral   both sides  
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apnea   airways collapse or blocked  
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antigen   foreign substance, bacteria or virus  
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anemia   decrease of hemoglobin in blood  
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antibiotic   medication that destroy microorganisms  
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atrophy   cell decrease / loss  
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bradycardia   slow heartbeat rate >60  
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aphesia   without speech  
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amenorrhea   lack of menstrual flow  
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antepartum   before birth  
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prenatal   before birth  
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adrenal   glands near kidneys  
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dialysis   seperation of waste material when kidney fail  
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epidural hematoma   blood mass above membrane surrounding brain  
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hyperglycemia   to much blood sugar  
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hypoglycemia   inefficient blood sugar  
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endocrine glands   glands secretes hormone within body  
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metastasis   change of place / beyond control  
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periosteum   membrane surrounding bone  
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extracranial   injury outside skull  
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intrauterine   within the womb  
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polyuria   to much urination  
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polydipsia   to much thirst  
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perianal   surrounding of rectum opening  
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subtotal   not all  
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subscaplur   below shoulder bone  
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prolapse   slide forward  
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TURP   transurethral resection prostate glands  
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remission   recovery disappearance of symtoms  
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bolus   dose of substance  
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thrombosis   abnormal clotting condition  
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dysentry   condition painful intestines  
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leukemia   increase in malignant Wbc in blood and bone marrow  
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anemia   deficiency of hemoglobin and or decrease amount of Rcb  
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transdermal   pert. through the skin  
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transurethral resection   partial removal prostate gland thru urethra (TURP)  
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hypochondriac   an excessive preoccupation with and worry about one's health  
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