Medical coding terms
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| Prefix: brady- | Slow
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| Prefix: circum- | Around, about
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| Prefix: dys- | Bad, abnormal
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| Prefix: ecto- and endo- | On outer side, situated on.
Within, inner, absorbing.
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| Prefix: eu- | Normal, good
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| Prefix: hydro- and hyper- | -Water
-excessive
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| Prefix: hypo- | Under, below normal
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| Prefix: lipo- | Fat
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| Prefix: meta- | Change,after
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| Prefix: my- or myo- | Muscle
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| Prefix: nulli- | None
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| Prefix ortho- | Straight, normal
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| Prefix: pan- | All, entire
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| Prefix: retro- | Backeard, located behind
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| Prefix: symptoms or syn | Toegther, joined
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| Prefix: tachy- | Rapid, fast
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| Prefix: tele- | Distant
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| Combining form: abdomen/o | Abdomen
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| Combing form: acou/o or acoust/o | Hearing
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| Combining form: acr/o | Extremity, extreme
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| Combing form: aden/o and adren/o | -Gland
-adrenal gland
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| Cf: aer/o | Air or gas
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| Cf:albumin/o | Albumin
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| Cf: Alveol/o | Alveol (air sac)
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| Cf: amni/o or amnion/o | Amnion, amniotic fluid
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| Cf: an/o | Anus
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| Cf:andr/o | Male
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| Cf: angi/o | Blood vessel
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| Cf: ankyl/o | Crooked
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| Cf: anter/o | Front
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| Cf:aort/o | Aorta
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| Cf: appendic/o | To hand onto, appendix
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| Aque/o | Water
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| Arche/o | First, beginning
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| Arter/o or arteri/o | Artery
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| Arthr/o | Joint
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| Ashenti/o | Weakness
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| Atel/o | Imperfect, incomplete
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| Ather/o | Fat
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| Atri/o | Atrium
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| Aud/o or audi/o | Hearing
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| Aur/i | Ear
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| Aut/o | Self
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| Azot/o | Urea, nitrogen
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| Bacter/o | Bacteria
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| Balan/o | Glans penis
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| Bi/o | Life
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| Bil/i | Bile
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| Blast/o | Germ, bud
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| Blephar/o | Eyelid
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| Bronch/I or bronch/o | Bronch (airway)
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| Burs/o | Purse or sac, bursa
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| Calc/i | Calcium
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| Cancer/o or carcin/o | Cancer
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| Card/o or cardi/o | Heart
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| Carp/o | Wrist
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| Cartil/o | Gristle, Cartilage
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| Caud/o | Tail
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| Cec/o | Blind intestine, cecum
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| Cel/o | Hernia, protrusion
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| Celi/o | Abdomen
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| Cephal/o | Head
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| Cerebell/o | Cerebellum (little brain)
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| Cerebr/o | Cerebrum (brain)
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| Cerumin/o | Wax
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| Cervic/o | Cervix, neck
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| Cheil/o | Lip
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| Chem | Chemistry, drug
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| Chir/o | Hand
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| Chol/e | Bile, gall
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| Choledoch/o | Common bile duct
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| Chondr/o | Cartilage
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| Chori/o | Membrane, chorion
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| Chromat/o | Color
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| Clon/o | Spasm
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| Col/o | Colon, large intestine
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| Colp/o | Vagina
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| Conjunctiv/o | To bind together, conjunctiva
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| Cor/o or core/o | Pupil
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| Corne/o | Horny, cornea
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| Coron/o | Crown, circle
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| Cortic/o | Tree bark, outer covering, cortex
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| Cost/o | Rib
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| Cran/o or crani/o | Skull, cranium
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| Crin/o | To secrete
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| Crypt/o | Hidden
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| Cutane/o | Skin
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| Cyan/o | Blue
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| Cyes/i or cyes/o | Pregnancy
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| Cyst/o | Bladder, sac
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| Cyt/o | Cell
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| Dacry/o | Tear
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| Dent/i | Teeth
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| Derm/of or dermat/o | Skin
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| Diaphragmat/o | Diaphragm
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| Dipl/o | Double
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| Dips/o | Thirst
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| Dist/o | Away
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| Derverticul/o | small blind pouch, Diverticulum
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| Dors/o | Back
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| Duct/o | Lead, move
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| Duoden/o | Twelve, duodenum
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| Dur/o | Hard
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| Ech/o | Sound
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| Electr/o | Electricity
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| Emol/o | Plug
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| Embry/o | Embryo
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| Encephal/o | Brain
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| Endocrin/o | Endocrine
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| Enter/o | Small intestine
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| Epididym/o | Epididymis
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| Epiglott/o | Epiglottis
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| Episi/o | Vuvla
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| Eryth/of or erythr/o | Red
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| Esophag/o | Gullet, Esophagus
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| Nephr/o | Kidney
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| Gastr/o | Stomach
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| Mamm/o | Breast
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| Pelv/o | Pelvis
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| Crani/o | Cranium (skull)
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| Root:chondro | Cartilage
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| Root: gloss | Tongue
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| Root: hepato | Liver
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| Root: hyster | Uterus
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| Root: lapar | Abdomen
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| Root: lact | Milk
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| Root: lith | Stone
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| Root: nat | Birth
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| Root: oophor | Ovary
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| Prefix:a- or an- | Without
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| Suffix: -algia | Pain
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| Suffix: -emia | Blood condition
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| S: -itis | Inflammation
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| S: -megaly | Enlargement
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| S: -meter | Measure
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| S: -oma | Tumor, mass
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| EEG | Electroencephalogram is a test that detects electricAL activity I the brain. EKG or ECG is for the heart.
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| S:-osis | Abnormal condition
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| S:-pathy | Disease condition.
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| S:-rrhagia | Bursting forth of blood.
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| S:-rrhea | Discharge, flow
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| S:-sclerosis | Hardening
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| S:-scopy | To view, visual exam.
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| S:-centesis | Surgical puncture.
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| S:-ectomy | Removal, excision.
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| S:-gram | Record
Ex: echocardiogram
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| S:-graphy | Process of recording.
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| S:-lysis | Seperation, breakdown, destruction.
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| S:-pexy | Surgical fixation.
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| S:-plasty | Surgical repair.
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| S:-rraphly | Suture.
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| S:-stomy | Opening.
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| S:-therapy | Treatment.
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| S:-tomy | Incision, to cut into.
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| Coronal/frontal | Vertical plane dividing the body into front and back surfaces.
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| Transverse | Horizontal plane dividing the body into top and bottom sections.
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| Sagittal | Vertical plane dividing the body into right and left sides.
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| Anterior /ventral | Front of body surface.
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| Posterior /dorsal | Back of body surface.
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| Mediel | Middle of body structure.
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| Lateral | The side.
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| Inferior | Below.
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| Superior | Above
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| Distal | Far from origin, away from.
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| Proximal | Near the origin, closer.
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