Building your medical Vocabulary chapter 1
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| abate | to lessen, ease, decrease, or cease
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| abnormal ab-norm-al | pertaining to away from the norm or rule
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| abscess | localized collection of pus, which may occur in any part of the body
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| acute | sudden, sharp, severe
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| adhesion adhes-ion | process of being stuck together
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| afferent | carrying impulses toward a center
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| ambulatory | condition of being able to walk, not confined to bed
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| antidote | substance given to counteract poisons and their effects
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| antipyretic anti-pyret-ic | pertaining to an agent that is used to lower an elevated body temperature
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| antiseptic anti-sept-ic | pertaining to an agent that works against sepsis- a technique or product used to prevent or limit infections
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| antitussive anti-tuss-ive | pertaining to an agent that works against coughing
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| apathy | condition in which one lacks feelings and emotions and is indifferent
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| asepsis a-sepsis | without decay
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| axillary axill-ary | pertaining to the armpit
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| biopsy bi(o)- opsy | surgical removal of a small piece of tissue for microscopic examination
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| cachexia cac-hexia | condition of ill health, malnutrition and wasting
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| centigrade centi-grade | having 100 steps or degrees; unit of temperature measurement with a boiling point at 100 and freezing point at 0
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| centimeter centi-meter | unit of measurement in the metric system; one hundredth of a meter
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| chemotherapy chem/o- therapy | the use of chemical agents in the treatment of disease, specifically drugs used in cancer therapy
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| chronic | pertaining to time
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| diagnosis dia-gnosis | the process of identifying a disease or disorder
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| diaphoresis dia-phoresis | to carry through sweat glands- profuse sweating
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| disease | lack of ease; a pathological condition of the pody
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| disinfectant dis-infect-ant | chemical substance that can be applied to objects to destroy pathogenic microorganisms
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| efferent | carrying impulses away from a center
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| empathy | the ability to sense intellectually and emotionally the feelings of another person
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| epidemic epi-dem-ic | pertaining to upon the people; widespread occurrence of an infectious disease that can be spread by any organism
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| etiology eti/o- logy | study of the causes of disease
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| excision ex-cis-ion | process of cutting out, surgical removal
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| febrile | pertaining to fever
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| gram | unit of weight in the metric system
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| heterogeneous hetero-gene-ous | pertaining to a different formaion
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| illness | state of being sick
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| incision in-cis-ion | process of cutting into
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| kilogram kil/o-gram | unit of weight in the metric system
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| liter | unit of volume in the metric system
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| macroscopic macr/o-scop-ic | pertaining to objects large enough to be examined by the naked eye
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| malaise | a general feeling of discomfort, uneasiness
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| malformation mai-format-ion | a process of being badly shaped
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| malignant malign-ant | literally means formation of a bad kind
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| maximal maxim-al | pertaining to the greatest possible quantity number or degree
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| microgram micro-gram | unit of weight in the metric system
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| microorganism micro-organ-ism | small living organisms that are not visible the the naked eye
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| microscope mirco-scope | scientific instrument designed to view small objects
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| milligram milli-gram | unit of weight in the metric system
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| milliliter milli-liter | unit of volume in the metric system
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| minimal minim-al | pertaining to the lease possible quantity, number or degree
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| morbidity morbid-ity | state of being diseased
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| mortality mortal-ity | being human, subject to death
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| multiform multi-form | occurring in or having many shapes
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| necrosis necr-osis | abnormal condition of tissue death
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| oncology onc/o-logy | the study of tumors
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| pallor | paleness. lack of color
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| palmar palm-ar | pertaining to the palm of the hand
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| paracentesis para-centesis | surgical puncture of a body cavity for fluid removal
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| prognosis pro-gnosis | literally means a state of foreknowledge
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| prophylactic prophylact-ic | pertaining to preventing or protecting against disease or pregnancy
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| pyrogenic pyr/o-genic | pertaining to the production of heat a fever
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| radiology radi/o-logy | study of x-rays and other imaging modalities that use x-rays
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| rapport | relationship of understanding between two individuals
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| sequela | abnormal condition that follows and is the result of a disease
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| syndrome syn-drome | a group of signs and symptoms occurring together that characterize a specific disease or pathological condition
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| thermometer therm/o-meter | an instrument used to measure degree of heat
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| triage | a system of prioritizing and classifying patient injuries to determine priority of need and treatment
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