Medical Terminology2
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| ather/o | plaque
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| axill/o | underarm
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| carp/o | carpal
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| chem/o | drug
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| cholecyst/0 | gallbladder
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| chron/o | time
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| cis/o | to cut
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| cost/o | ribs
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| col/o | colon
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| cry/o | cold
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| cutane/o | skin
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| dur/o | dura mater
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| gen/o | to produce/begin
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| hyster/o | uterus
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| inguin/o | groin
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| isch/o | to hold back
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| mamm/o; mast/o | breast
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| men/o | menses
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| mening/o | meninges
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| my/o | muscle
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| myel/o | spinal cords; bone marrow
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| nat/i | birth
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| necr/o | death
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| oophor/o | ovary
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| oste/o | bone
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| ot/o | ear
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| phleb/o | vein
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| plas/o | formation, growth, development
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| pneumon/o; pulmon/o | lung
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| radi/o | x-rays
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| salping/o | fallopian tube
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| septic/o | pertaining to infection
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| scapul/o | scapula
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| son/o | sound
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| top/o | to put, place, position
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| troph/o | development, nourishment
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| urethra/o | urethra
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| uter/o | uterus
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| ur/o | urine, urea
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| vascul/o | blood vessel
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| ven/o | vein
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| -cision | process of cutting
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| -crine | secretion
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| -dipsia | thirst
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| -gen | to produce
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| -ia | condition
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| -lapse | to fall, slide
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| -megaly | enlargement
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| -meter | to measure
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| -mortem | death
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| -ous | pertaining to
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| -partum | birth
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| -phagia | to eat, swallow
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| -phasia | to speak
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| -plasm | formation
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| -plegia | paralysis
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| -pnea | breathing
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| -pathy | disease condition
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| -rrhea | flow, discharge
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| ab- | away from
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| ad- | toward, near
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| ante- | before, forward
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| anti- | against
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| bi- | two, both
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| brady- | slow
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| ec- | out, outside
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| epi- | above,upon
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| extra- | out, outside of
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| hemi- | half
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| inter- | between
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| intra- | within
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| mal- | bad
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| neo- | new
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| para- | beside, near
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| peri- | surrounding
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| poly- | many, much
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| post- | after, behind
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| pre- | before
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| FBS | fasting blood sugar
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| FDA | Food & Drug Administration
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| Fe | iron
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| FH | family history
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| FHR | fetal heart rate
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| F/U; f/u | follow up
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| FUO | fever of unknown origin
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| Fx | fracture
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| G;gm | gram
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| GB | gallbladder
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| GERD | gastroesophageal reflux disease
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| GH | growth hormone
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| GI | gastrointestinal
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| GTT | glucose tolerance test
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| gt,gtt | drop
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| GU | genitourinary
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| GYN,gyn | gynecology
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| h, hr | hour
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| Hb,Hgb, hgb | hemoglobin
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| HBV | hepatitis B virus
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| HCG, hCG | human chorionic gonadotropin
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| HCT, Hct | hematocrit
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| HCV | hepatitis C virus
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| HD | hemodialysis
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| HDL | high density lipoprotein
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| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus
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| h/o | history of
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| H&P | history and physical
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| HPI | history of present illness
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| HPV | human papillomavirus
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| hs | at bedtime
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| HTN | hypertension
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| Hx | history
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| I&D | incision and drainage
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| IBD | inflammatory bowel disease
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| IBS | irritable bowel syndrome
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| ICU | intensive care unit
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| IM | intramuscular
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| I&O | input & output
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| IV | intravenous
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| K | potassium
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| kg | kilogram
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| L,l | left, liter, lower
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| LA | left atrium
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| lat | lateral
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| LDL | low-density lipoprotein
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| LLQ | left lower quadrant
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| LFT | liver function tests
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| LMP | last menstrual period
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| LP | lumbar puncture
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| LUQ | left upper quadrant
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| LV | left ventricle
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| m | meter
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| MCH | mean corpuscular hemoglobin
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| MCV | mean corpuscular volume
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| mg | milligram
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| MI | myocardial infarction
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| mL | milliliter
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| mm | millimeter
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| mm Hg | millimeters of mercury
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| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging
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| MVP | mitral valve prolapse
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