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Medical Terminology

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abdomin/o   abdomen, abdominal cavity  
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an/o   anus  
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antr/o   antrum  
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appendic/o   appendix  
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aur/i   ear  
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aur/o   ear  
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blephar/o   eyelid  
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celi/o   abdomen  
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cec/o   cecum  
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cheilo   lip  
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cholangi/o   bile duct  
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chole   gall bile  
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choledocho   common bile duct  
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cochle/o   cochlea  
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col/o   colon  
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cocle/o   coclea  
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colon/o   colon  
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conjunctiv/o   conjunctiva  
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cor/o   pupil  
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core/o   cornea  
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corne/o   pupil  
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cry/o   cold  
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dacry/o   tear, tear duct  
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dipl/o   two, double  
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enter/o   intestine  
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esophag/o   esophagus  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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gloss/o   tongue  
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hepat/o   liver  
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herni/o   hernia  
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ile/o   ileum  
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infer/o   below  
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irid/o   iris  
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jejen/o   jejunum  
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kerat/o   cornea  
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labyrinth/o   labyrinth, inner ear  
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lacrim/o   tear duct, tear  
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lingu/o   tongue  
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mastoid/o   mastoid  
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myring/o   eardrum  
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ocul/o   eye  
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opthalm/o   eye  
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opt/o   vision  
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or/o   mouth  
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ot/o   ear  
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palat/o   palate  
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pancreat/o   pancreas  
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peritone/o   peritoneum  
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phot/o   light  
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polyp/o   polyp, small growth  
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proct/o   rectum  
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pylor/o   pylorus  
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rect/o   rectum  
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retin/o   retina  
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scler/o   sclera  
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sept/o   septum  
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sigmoid/o   sigmoid  
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staped/o   stapes middle ear bone  
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steat/o   fat  
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stern/o   sternum  
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ton/o   tension, pressure  
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tympan/o   eardrum, middle ear  
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uvul/o,   uvula  
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bi,bin   two  
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hemi   half  
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opia   vision  
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pepsia   digestion  
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ia   diseased or abnormal state  
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ial   pertaining to  
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iasis   condition  
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iatrist   specialist, physician  
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iatry   treatment,specialty  
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ic   pertaining to  
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ior   pertaining to  
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is   no meaning  
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ism   state of  
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logist   one who studies and treats, specialist, physician  
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lysis   loosening, dissolution, separating  
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malacia   softening  
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megaly   enlargement  
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meter   measurement  
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odynia   pain  
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oma   tumor, swelling  
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opia   vision condition  
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opsy   view of viewing  
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osis   abnormal condition  
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ous   pertaining to  
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paresis   slight paralysis  
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pathy   disease  
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penia   abnormal reduction in number  
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pexy   surgical fixation  
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phagia   eating, swallowing  
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phobia   abnormal fear of  
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physis   growath  
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plasia   condition of formation  
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plasty   surgical repair  
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plegia   paralysis  
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poiesis   formation  
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ptosis   drooping, sagging, prolapse  
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rrhagia   rapid flow of blood  
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rrhaphy   suturing, repairing  
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rrhea   flow, discharge  
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rrhexis   rupture  
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salpinx   uterine fallopian tube  
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sarcoma   malignant tumor  
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schisis   split, fissure  
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sclerosis   hardening  
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scope   instrument used for visual examination  
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scopic   pertaing to visual examintation  
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scopy   visual examination  
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sis   state of  
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spasm   sudden, involuntary muscle contraction  
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stasis   control, stop, standing  
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stenosis   constriction or narrowing  
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stomy   creation of an artificial opening  
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thorax   chest  
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tocia   birth, labor  
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tome   instrument used to cut  
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tomy   cut into or incision  
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tripsy   surgical crushing  
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trophy   nourishment, development  
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um   no meaning  
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uria   urine, urination  
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us   no meaning  
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abdominal   pertaining to the abdomen  
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anal   pertaining to the anus  
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aphagia   without swallowing  
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colorectal   pertaining to the colon and rectum  
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dyspepsia   difficult digestion  
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dysphagia   difficult swallowing  
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gastrodynia   pain in the stomach  
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gastroenterologist   a physician who studies and treats disease of the stomach and intestines  
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gastroenterology   study of the stomach and intestines  
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gastromalacia   sonftening of the stomach  
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glossopathy   disease of the tongue  
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ileocecal   pertianing to the ileum and cecum  
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nasogastric   pertianing to the nose and stomach  
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oral   pertaining to the mouth  
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pancreatic   pertianing to the pancreas  
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peritoneal   pertaining to the peritoneum  
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proctologist   physician who studies and treats deiseases of the rectum  
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procotlogy   study of the rectum  
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rectal   pertiaining to the rectum  
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steatorrhea   discharge of fat  
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steatosis   abnormal condition of fat  
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sublingual   pertaining to under the tongue  
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emesis   expelling matter fromt he stomach  
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feces   waste from the digestive tract expelled through the rectum  
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flatus   gas in the digestive tract or expelled trhough the anus  
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gastric lavage   washing out of the stomach  
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gavage   process of feeding a person through a nasogastric tube  
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hematamesis   vomiting of blood  
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hematochezia   passage of bloody feces  
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melena   black, tarry stool that contains digested blood  
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nausea   urge to vomit  
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peristalsis   involuntary wavelike contractions thatpropel food along the digestive tract  
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reflux   abnormal baward flow  
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stoma   surgical opening twetween an organ and the surface of the body  
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vomiting   expelling matter from the stomach through the mouth  
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A&P   abdominoperineal resection  
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BE   barium enema  
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EGD   esophagogastroduodenoscopy  
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ERCP   endospcopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography  
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EUS   endoscopic ultrasound  
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FOBT   fecal occult blood test  
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GERD   gastroesophageal reflux disease  
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H. pylori   Helicobacter pylori  
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IBS   irritable bowel sydndrome  
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N&V   nausea and vomiting  
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PEG   percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy  
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UGI   upper gastrointestinal  
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UPPP   uvulopalatopharyngoplasty  
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sclera   outer protectivelayer of the ey  
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cornea   transparent anterior part of the sclera  
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choroid   middle layer of the eye, which is interlaced with many blood vessels  
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iris   the pigmented muscular sturcture that allows light to pass through  
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pupil openin in the center of theiris   openin in the center of the iris  
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lens   lies directly behnd the pupil  
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retina   innermost layer of the ey  
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aqueous humor   watery liquid found in the anterior cavity of the eye  
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vitreous humor   jellylike substance found behind the lens in the posterior cavity of the eye  
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meibomian glands   oil glands found inthe upper andlower edges of the eylids that help lubricate the eye.  
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lacrimal glands and duct   produce and drain tears  
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optic nerve   carries visual impulses from the retina to the brain  
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conjunctiva   mucous mebrane lining the elids and covering the anterior portion to the sclera  
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blepahr/o   eyelid  
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conj    
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