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Medical Sac Med Term # 4

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Definition
caus/o   burn; burning  
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phleb/o   Pertaining to the (blood) veins, a vein  
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debridement   The removal of damaged tissue or foreign objects from a woun  
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hematuria   Blood in the urine  
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-cele   pouching, hernia  
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tachy-   Denoting something as fast, irregularly fast  
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scoliosis   Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine  
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lithotripsy   Process of using high-energy sound waves to crush a stone within the kidney  
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malignant melanoma   Cancerous skin tumor often arising in a pre-existing moles (nevi)  
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-stomy   creation of an opening  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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costo/o   pertaining to the ribs  
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–emia   blood condition  
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endo-   inside' or 'within'  
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oste/o   Bone  
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diaphoresis   Sweating, especially to an unusual degree as a symptom of disease or a side effect of a drug.  
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larynx   The voice box  
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laminectomy   A surgical operation to remove the back of one or more vertebrae, usually to give access to the spinal cord or to relieve pressure on nerves.  
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femur   The bone of the thigh or upper hind limb, articulating at the hip and the knee.  
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gastr/o   Pertaining to the stomach  
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electrocardiogram   A record or display of a person's heartbeat produced by electrocardiography.  
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metastasis   The development of secondary malignant growths at a distance from a primary site of cancer.  
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cardiologist   A doctor who specializes in the study or treatment of heart diseases and heart abnormalities.  
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supine   lying face upward on your back  
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anoxia   An abnormal condition characterized by a local or systemic lack of oxygen in body tissues.  
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