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ASA medical terminology course chapt 1

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Gastr/o   Stomach  
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entr/o   small intestine  
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colo or colon/o   large intestine  
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itis   inflammation  
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arthr/o   joints  
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gastritis   inflammation of the stomach  
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arthritis   inflammation of the joints  
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enteritis   inflammation of small intestine  
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colitis   inflammation of large intestine  
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gastroenterocolitis   inflammation of the stomach, small and large intestine  
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cardio   heart  
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vascular   blood vessel  
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cyan   bluish discoloration  
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osis   abnormal bluish condition  
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hemat/o   blood  
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oma   tumor or mass  
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hemoglobin   protein of red blood cells  
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Nephr/o   kidney  
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nephritis   inflammation of the kidney  
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Melan/o   black  
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eosin/o   rosey red  
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thrombocyte   clot cell  
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erythocyte   red blood cell  
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leukocyte   white blood cell  
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leukemia   white blood cell condition  
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cyte   cell  
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melanocyte   black cell  
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colonscopy   visual examination of the large intestine  
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albin/o   white  
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melanoma   black tumor  
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hepatitis   inflammation of the liver  
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anemia   low count of red blood cells  
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dermatitis   inflammation of the skin  
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cyanosis   bluish abnormal condition  
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RBC   red blood cell  
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WBC   white blood cell  
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myocardial   pretaining to the muscle of the heart  
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renal   pretaining to the kidney  
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appendectomy   surgical removal of the appendix  
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hepatoma   tumor of the liver  
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splenomegaly   enlargement of the spleen  
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bilateral   pretaining to both sides  
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hematoma   collection of blood within the tissue  
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-ectomy   surgical removal  
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-osis   abnormal  
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myo   muscle  
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-al   pretaining to  
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iac   pretaining to  
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ar   pretaining to  
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ous   pretaining to  
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ac   pretaining to  
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ic   pretaining to  
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ary   pretaining to  
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nary   pretaining to  
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antepartum   before delivery  
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antemortum   before death  
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ante-   before  
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mortum   death  
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partum   delivery  
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anti-   against  
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bio-   life  
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hemi   half  
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hemiparalysis   half paralyzed  
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neonate   new born baby  
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neo   new  
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nat/o   before birth  
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derm/o   skin  
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intra   into  
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subgastric   under the stomach  
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hypogastric   under the stomach  
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sublingual   under the tongue  
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hepatosplenomagly   enlargement of the liver and the spleen  
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cardiomegaly   enlargement of the heart  
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cardiomyopathy   disease of the heart muscle  
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myocardial   heart muscle  
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osteopathy   disease of the bone  
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neuropathy   nerve disease  
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neuro   nerve  
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nephropathy   kidney disease  
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abduction   away from the body  
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adduction   toward the body  
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bradycardi   slow heart rate  
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ectopic   out of the place  
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epicardium   outer layer  
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myocardium   muscle layer  
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endocardium   inner layer  
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epicarditis   inflammation of the outer layer  
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myocarditis   inflammation of the muscle layer  
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endocarditis   inflammation of the inner layer  
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intercostal   in between the ribs  
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pericarditis   inflammation of the membrane  
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angioplasty   surgical repair of the blood vessel  
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polyarthritis   inflammation of many joints  
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myosarcoma   cancer of the muscle  
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gastralgia   stomach pain  
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dermatoid   resembling the skin  
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intercoastal   pretaining to between the ribs  
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hypogastric   pretaining to below the stomach  
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suprarenal   above the kidney  
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adrenal   above the kidney  
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pathology   study of the disease  
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nephrologist   kidney specialist  
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hyperglycemia   excessive/ high blood sugar in blood  
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liposarcoma   cancer of the fatty tissue  
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dermoplasty   surgical repair of skin  
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plasty   surgical repair  
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laparoscopy   viewing of abnormal cavity  
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hypokalemia   low level of potassium in blood  
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abnormal   away from normal  
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hematuria   blood in the urine  
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-pathy   disease  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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hepat/o   liver  
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oste/o   bone  
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brady   slow  
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ex   out  
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non   not  
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globin   protein  
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pnea   breathing  
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cytosis   condition of cells  
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