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Medical Terminolgy final part 1

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aden/o   gland  
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blast/o   embryonic cell  
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chrom/o   color  
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lymphaden/o   lymph gland  
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myel/o   bone marrow; spinal cord  
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sider/o   iron  
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thromb/o   blood clot  
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-penia   decrease, deficiancy  
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-phylaxis   protection  
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AIDS   The infected cell is a T4 also called CD4  
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HEMATOMA   Accumulation of blood in an organ, space, or tissue due to a break in or severing of a blood vessel  
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SEPTICEMIA   Blood infection or blood poisoning  
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DIFFERENTIAL COUNT   The count of individual types of white blood cells  
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HEMAT/O POIESIS   Production & Development of blood cells, normally in the bone marrow.  
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arthr/O   Joint  
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scoli/O   Crooked, bent  
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patell/O   Patella  
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my/O   Muscle  
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chondr/O   Cartilage  
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ARTHRITIS   1) RHEUMATOID Arthritis2) OSTEO Arthritis 3) GOUTY Arthritis  
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CLAUDICATION   Lameness, Limping  
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EXACERBATION   Increase in severity of a disease  
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ARTHROCENTESIS   Puncture of a joint space using a needle to remove accumulated fluid  
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ARTHROSCOPY   Visual examination of a joint  
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cyst/o   Bladder  
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ur/o   Urin  
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balan/O   Glans penis or Head of penis  
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orch/O   Testis  
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test/O   Testis  
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prostat/O   Prostate Gland  
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crypt/O   Hidden  
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kal/I   Potassium  
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py/O   Pus  
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-cide   Killing  
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-uria   Urin (ur/o also means Urin)  
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UREMIA   Excessive Nitrogenous compound in blood  
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END STAGE RENAL DISEASE (E.S.R.D)   Condition in which Kidney function is permanently lost  
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ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION (ED)   Inability to initiate or maintain an erection  
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BLOOD UREA NITROGEN (BUN)   Test that determines the amount of Urea Nitrogen in the blood  
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CULTURE & SENSATIVITY TEST (C&S)   Test that determines the causative organism of a disease (culture) & how it responds to various antibiotics (Sensativity)  
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DIURETIC   Drug that promotes excretionof Urin  
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nat/O   Birth  
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salping/O   Tube  
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-cyesis   The condition of being Pregnant  
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-tocia   childbirth  
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-gravida   Pregnant woman  
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DYSPAREUNIA   Occurence of pain during sexual intercourse  
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DOWN SYNDROME   Congenital condition characterized by physical malformation & some degree of mental retardation  
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GLUCAGON   ELEVATED blood sugar  
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INSULIN   REDUCED blood sugar  
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adren/o   Adrenal Gland  
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thym/o   Thymus Gland  
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-dispia   Thirst  
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DIURESIS   Increased formation & secretion of Urine  
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PITUITARY GLAND   Master gland of Endocrine system  
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TYPE 1 DIABETES   INSULIN DEPENDANT USUALLY YOUNGER PEOPLE  
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TYPE 2 DIABETES   NON INSULIN DEPENDANT USUALLY 40+ MOST COMMON FORM  
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crani/o   Cranium  
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encephal/o   Brain  
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gli/o   Supporting tissue of the Nervous system  
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Kinesi/o   movement  
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ASTHESIA   Feeling  
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CONCUSSION   Injury to the brain with loss of conciousness  
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HERPES ZOSTER   SHINGLES FROM SAME VIRUS AS CHIKENPOX AS A CHILD  
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HUNTINGTON CHOREA   Genetic Brain Deterioration  
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SYNCOPE   Fainting  
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LUMBAR PUNCTURE   Needle puncture of the spinal cavity to extract spinal fluid  
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ACUITY   clearness or sharpness of a sensory function  
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blephar/o   Eyelid  
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glauc/o   Grey  
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opt/o   EYE  
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presby/o   OLD AGE  
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ot/o   EAR  
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OTITIS MEDIA   EAR INFECTION  
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ACHROMATOPSIA   COLOR BLIND  
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TINNITUS   EAR WAX  
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VERTIGO   FEELING OF SPINNING OR DIZZINESS  
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narc/o   stuper, sleep  
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