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Lesson 2 Med Terms

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Term
Definition
ar, ary   pertaining to  
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cle, ule, ular   small;little  
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-e   means of  
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an, ian   belonging to  
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-ide   chemical compounds  
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-ist   one who practices  
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-algia   pain  
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myalgia   pain of the muscles  
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arthralgia   pain of the joints  
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cervic-   neck  
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cervical   pertaining to the neck  
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cervicitis   inflammation of the neck  
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chole-   nile  
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choleic   pertaining to bile  
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cholecyst   sac containing bile  
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chondr-   cartilage  
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chondropathology   study of cartilage disease  
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chondroma   tumor of the cartilage  
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crani-   skull  
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craniectomy   removal of the skull  
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craniopathy   disease of the skull  
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cyan   blue  
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cyanoderma   blue skin  
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cyanic   pertaining to the color blue  
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cyst   sac containing fluid  
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cystic   pertaining to a sac containing fluid  
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end-   inside  
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endocardial   pertaining to the inside of the heart  
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entostosis   growth inside of the bone  
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hem(at)-   blood  
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hematology   study of the blood  
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hematoma   a tumor filled with blood  
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hemi-   half  
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hemicrania   pain on one side of the head  
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hemisection   division into two sections  
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hyper-   above, more than normal  
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hyperalgia   excessive pain  
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hypertension   excessive tension  
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hypo-   under  
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hypoadenia   lessened gland activity  
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hypotension   diminished tension  
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hyster-   uterus  
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hysterectomy   removal of the uterus  
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hysterology   study of the uterus  
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lip-   fat  
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lipocardia   fatty heart  
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lipemia   fat in the blood  
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lith-   stone  
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lithic   pertaining to stone  
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-lithia   forming of stony tissue  
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-lysis   loosening; destruction  
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hemolysis   breaking down of blood  
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autolysis   destruction of body tissues or cells  
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my-   muscle  
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myoma   tumor of muscles  
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myomatectomy   surgical removal of muscle tumor  
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-oid   like  
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adenoid   gland like tumor  
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lipoid   fat like  
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ophthalm-   eyes  
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ophthalmologist   eye specialist  
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ophthalmic   pertaining to the eyes  
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ost-   bone  
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osteoma   bone tumor  
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osteopathy   study of bone disease  
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-ostomy   create an opening  
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dermatostomy   creating an opening in the skin  
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cardiostomy   creating an opening in the heart  
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para-   beside, beyond  
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paramedical   connected to medicine  
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paralysis   the lose of movement  
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proct-   anus  
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proctology   the study of the anus  
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proctoplasty   surgical repair of the anus  
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psycho-   mind  
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psychic   pertaining to the mind  
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psychology   the study of the mind  
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-scop   observe  
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microscope   instrument of observing  
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stethoscope   instrument of observing the chest  
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