Medical Terminolgy and Abbreviations
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| show | no; not; without
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| ante- | show 🗑
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| anti- | show 🗑
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| show | two; double; both
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| brady- | show 🗑
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| contra- | show 🗑
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| show | difficult; painful
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| endo- | show 🗑
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| epi- | show 🗑
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| gynec/o | show 🗑
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| show | half
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| show | above; excessive
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| hypo | show 🗑
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| show | between
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| show | within
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| show | bad; poor; abnormal
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| neo- | show 🗑
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| non- | show 🗑
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| para- | show 🗑
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| show | through
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| peri- | show 🗑
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| poly- | show 🗑
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| show | after
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| show | before; in front of
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| retro- | show 🗑
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| semi- | show 🗑
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| sub- | show 🗑
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| show | together; with
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| show | fast
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| tri- | show 🗑
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| -algia | show 🗑
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| show | cell
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| -ectomy | show 🗑
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| -emesis | show 🗑
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| -emia | show 🗑
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| show | condition
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| -itis | show 🗑
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| -lepsy | show 🗑
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| show | resembling; like
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| show | specialist in the study or treatment of
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| -(o)logy | show 🗑
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| show | tumor
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| -osis | show 🗑
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| show | creation of an opening
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| -otomy | show 🗑
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| -pathy | show 🗑
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| -phobia | show 🗑
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| -plasty | show 🗑
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| -pnea | show 🗑
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| -rrhea | show 🗑
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| -sclerosis | show 🗑
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| show | control; stop
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| abdomin/o | show 🗑
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| show | artery
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| arthr/o | show 🗑
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| ather/o | show 🗑
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| show | hearing; sound
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| aur/o | show 🗑
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| show | bronchus
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| show | cheek
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| carcin/o | show 🗑
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| cardi/o | show 🗑
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| cerebr/o | show 🗑
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| coagul/o | show 🗑
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| cyst/o | show 🗑
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| cyt/o | show 🗑
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| show | skin
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| electr/o | show 🗑
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| show | brain
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| erythr/o | show 🗑
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| show | stomach
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| show | woman
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| hemat/o, hem/o | show 🗑
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| hepat/o | show 🗑
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| hydr/o | show 🗑
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| show | uterus
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| show | fat
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| show | lymph
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| show | mucus
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| my/o | show 🗑
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| narc/o | show 🗑
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| show | nose
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| nephr/o | show 🗑
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| show | nerve
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| ocul/o, opthalm/o, opt/o | show 🗑
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| show | mouth
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| show | bone
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| pancreat/o | show 🗑
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| phleb/o | show 🗑
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| show | light
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| pneum/o | show 🗑
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| show | rectum
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| psych/o, psych/i | show 🗑
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| show | lungs
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| quadr/i | show 🗑
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| rect/o | show 🗑
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| show | kidney
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| show | nose
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| septi | show 🗑
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| show | chest
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| thomb/o | show 🗑
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| show | trachea
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| show | urethra
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| ven/o | show 🗑
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| show | Loss of normal muscle movement
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| cerebrovascular | show 🗑
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| show | Pertaining to above the dura matter
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| epilepsy | show 🗑
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| show | Inflammation of the meninges of the brain
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| neuralgia | show 🗑
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| show | A physician who specializes in diseases of the neurological system
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| show | A type of psychosis in which the mind is said to be split from reality
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| bradycardia | show 🗑
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| show | A physician who specializes in diseases of the heart
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| cardiomyopathy | show 🗑
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| show | Membrane lining the cavities of the heart
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| hypertension | show 🗑
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| hypoxemia | show 🗑
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| myocarditis | show 🗑
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| show | heart muscle tissue
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| show | Lining around the outside of the heart
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| tachycardia | show 🗑
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| bronchitis | show 🗑
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| dyspnea | show 🗑
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| show | A condition of deficient oxygen levels
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| show | Inflammation of the pharynx
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| show | Specialist in disease of the lungs
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| show | Surgical repair of the nose
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| rhinorrhea | show 🗑
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| show | Measurement of breathing
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| stethoscope | show 🗑
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| show | Inflammation of the joints
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| bursitis | show 🗑
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| intramuscular | show 🗑
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| show | Muscle pain
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| show | Literally, means pertaining to straight foot-pertaining to the study of diseases of the skeletal and muscular system
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| show | Inflammation of the tendon
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| show | Study of the secreting glands that comprise the endocrine system
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| show | Too much sugar in the blood
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| show | Condition of too much thyroid hormone
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| show | Low blood potassium
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| pancreatitis | show 🗑
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| autoimmune | show 🗑
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| immunocompromised | show 🗑
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| show | A malignant blood disease marked by abnormal white blood cells, or leukocytes
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| mestastasis | show 🗑
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| show | A blood condition in which there is a reduction in the number of red blood cells, hemoglobin, or the volume of paced red blood cells
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| show | Medical study of the blood
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| show | Tumor of the bone marrow
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| show | Surgical removal of the gall bladder
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| show | Chronic liver condition that causes yellowing of tissues
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| colonoscopy | show 🗑
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| show | The condition of indigestion, or of painful digestion
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| show | Pertaining to difficulty in eating or swallowing
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| esophagitis | show 🗑
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| show | Specialist in the study or treatment of the stomach and intestines
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| show | Pertaining to the nose and the stomach(e.g., a tube that travels from the nose to the stomach
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| pancreatitis | show 🗑
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| show | Pertaining to under the tongue
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| nephrectomy | show 🗑
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| show | Condition in which one urinates excessively
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| show | Inflammation of the renal pelvis area of the kidney
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| show | Physician who specializes in conditions of the urinary system
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| show | Inflammation of the conjunctiva
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| show | pertaining to the inside of the eye
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| show | Specialist in diseases of the eye
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| optometry | show 🗑
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| photophobia | show 🗑
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| myringitis | show 🗑
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| show | Inflammation of the ear
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| show | Inflammation of the skin
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| dermatologist | show 🗑
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| epidermal | show 🗑
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| histology | show 🗑
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| show | through the skin
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| subcutaneous | show 🗑
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| gynecologist | show 🗑
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| show | The surgical removal of the uterus
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| show | An x-ray of the breast
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| obstetrics | show 🗑
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| vasectomy | show 🗑
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