Final Exam Terms
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| balan/o | penis
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| cyst/o | bladder
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| epididym/o | epididymis
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| glomerul/o | glomerulus
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| lith/o | stone
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| a, an- (prefix) | not
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| anti- (prefix) | against
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| dys- (prefix) | bad
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| eu- (prefix) | good
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| hyper- (prefix) | excessive
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| hypo- (prefix) | under, below
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| pan- (prefix) | all
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| par- (prefix) | alongside
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| poly- (prefix) | many
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| -algia (suffix) | pain
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| -cele (suffix) | hernia/tumor/stone
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| -centesis (suffix) | puncture
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| -clasia (suffix) | to surgically break
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| -cyte (suffix) | cell
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| -desis (suffix) | binding
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| -dynia (suffix) | pain
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| -ectomy (suffix) | surgical removal
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| -emesis (suffix) | vomiting
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| -emia (suffix) | blood condition
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| -gram (suffix) | to record
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| -ia (suffix) | condition
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| -iasis (suffix) | abnormal condition
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| -ic (suffix) | pertaining to
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| -ism (suffix) | condition
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| -itis (suffix) | inflammation
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| -logist (suffix) | specialist in the study of
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| -logy (suffix) | study of
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| -lysis (suffix) | destruction
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| -malacia (suffix) | softening
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| -megaly (suffix) | enlargement
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| -oma (suffix) | tumor
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| -opia (suffix) | vision condition
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| -osis (suffix) | condition
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| -pathy (suffix) | disease
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| -penia (suffix) | deficiency
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| -plasty (suffix) | surgical repair
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| -plegia (suffix) | paralysis
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| -poiesis (suffix) | formation
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| -ptosis (suffix) | drooping
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| -rrhaphy (suffix) | suture
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| -rrhea (suffix) | discharge, flow
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| -rrhexis (suffix) | rupture
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| -sarcoma (suffix) | cancer of connective tissue EX: osteosarcoma - cancerous tumor of the bone
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| -sclerosis (suffix) | hardening
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| -scope (suffix) | instrument used to look
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| -scopy (suffix) | process of looking
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| -spasm (suffix) | involuntary contraction
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| -stenosis (suffix) | narrowing
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| -stomy (suffix) | creation of an opening
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| -thorax (suffix) | chest
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| -tomy (suffix) | incision
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| -tripsy (suffix) | crushing
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| -trophic (suffix) | nourishment
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| -uria (suffix) | urine condition
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| AD (abbrev.) | Right ear
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| AU (abbrev.) | both ears
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| AS (abbrev.) | left ear
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| BID (abbrev.) | twice daily
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| BS (abbrev.) | blood sugar
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| CABG (abbrev.) | coronary artery bypass graft
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| ENT (abbrev.) | ear, nose, throat
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| FBS (abbrev.) | fasting blood sugar
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| WC (abbrev.) | inferior vena cava (carrying blood from the lower body)
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| I-ASIK (abbrev.) | laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis
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| N&V (abbrev.) | nausea & vomiting
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| OS (abbrev.) | left eye
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| OU (abbrev.) | both eyes
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| PKD (abbrev.) | polycystic kidney disease
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| SVC (abbrev.) | superior vena cava (carrying blood from the head, arms, and upper body)
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| TIA (abbrev.) | transient ischemic attack
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| TID (abbrev.) | ter in die; three times daily
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| UTI (abbrev.) | urinary tract infection
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| VA (abbrev.) | visual acuity
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| adip/o (root) | Fat
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| bronchiol/o (root) | bronchiole (a tiny branch of air tubes in the lungs)
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| aden/o (root) | gland
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| balan/o (root) | penis
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| ather/o (root) | fatty plaque
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| arthr/o (root) | joint
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| adren/o (root) | adrenal gland
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| carcin/o (root) | cancer
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| bronch/o (root) | bronchus (a large air tube that begins at the end of the trachea and branches into the lungs)
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| abdomin/o (root) | abdomen
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| cardi/o (root) | heart
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| chole/o (root) | bile (a bitter, alkaline, brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow fluid that is secreted by the liver, stored in the gallbladder)
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| chondr/o (root) | cartilage
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| coagul/o (root) | clotting
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| colon/o (root) | colon
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| colp/o (root) | vagina
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| conjuctiv/o (root) | conjunctiva (white of the eye)
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| cost/o (root) | rib
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| crani/o (root) | skull
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| cyan/o (root) | blue
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| cycl/o (root) | circle
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| cyst/o (root) | sac, bladder
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| dacry/o (root) | tear
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| dactyl/o (root) | finger, toe
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| dermat/o (root) | skin
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| dips/o (root) | thirst
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| dur/o (root) | dura mater
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| ellipt/o (root) | oval
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| embol/o (root) | plug, blockage
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| enter/o (root) | intestine
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| episi/o (root) | vulva (external genital organs of a female)
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| erythr/o (root) | red
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| fasci/o (root) | fascia (fibrous connective tissue binding muscles together)
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| femor/o (root) | femur (thigh bone)
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| gangli/o (root) | nerve bundle
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| gastr/o (root) | stomach
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| glomerul/o (root) | glomerulus (little balls of blood vessels inside the kidney)
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| gluc/o (root) | sugar
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| glyc/o (root) | sugar
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| . gonad/o (root) | gonads (sex organs)
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| gyn/o (root) | woman, female
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| gynec/o (root) | woman, female
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| hemlo (root) | blood
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| hemat/o (root) | blood
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| hepat/o (root) | liver
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| hyster/o (root) | uterus
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| irid/o (root) | iris
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| jejun/o (root) | jejunum (second of the small intestine's three sections)
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| kayo (root) | potassium
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| kerat/o (root) | hard, horny
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| lacrim/o (root) | tears
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| lact/o (root) | milk
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| lapra/o (root) | Abdominal wall
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| laryng/o (root) | larynx (voice box)
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| leuk/o (root) | white
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| lip/o (root) | fat
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| lith/o (root) | stone
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| loblo (root) | lobe
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| lumb/o (root) | lower back
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| lymph/o (root) | lymph
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| mamm/o (root) | breast
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| mast/o (root) | breast
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| melan/o (root) | black
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| mening/o (root) | meninges (membranes covering the spinal cord and brain)
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| metrlo (root) | uterus
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| my/o (root) | muscle
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| myel/o (root) | spinal cord, bone marrow
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| myring/o (root) | eardrum
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| nas/o (root) | nose
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| natr/o (root) | sodium
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| nephr/o (root) | kidney
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| neur/o (root) | nerve
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| norm/o (root) | normal
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| odont/o (root) | tooth
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| olig/o (root) | little, few
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| onych/o (root) | nail
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| oophor/o (root) | ovary
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| oste/o (root) | bone
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| pachy/o (root) | thick
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| palat/o (root) | palate (roof of the mouth)
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| path/o (root) | disease
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| peritone/o (root) | peritoneum (membrane that lines the inside of your abdomen and pelvis)
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| phag/o (root) | to eat
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| pharmac/o (root) | drug
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| pharyng/o (root) | pharynx (throat)
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| phleb/o (root) | vein
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| phren/o (root) | mind
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| pillo (root) | hair
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| pneum/o (root) | air
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| pneumat/o (root) | air, lungs
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| presby/o (root) | old age
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| proct/o (root) | anus and rectum
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| psych/o (root) | mind
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| pulmon/o (root) | lung
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| pyel/o (root) | pelvis
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| ren/o (root) | kidney
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| reticul/o (root) | network
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| retin/o (root) | retina of the eye
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| rhinlo (root) | nose
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| salping/o (root) | eustachian tube (connect middle ear to throat)
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| sigmoid/o (root) | sigmoid colon (end of the colon before the rectum begins)
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| splen/o (root) | spleen
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| steat/o (root) | fat
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| stomat/o (root) | mouth
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| tars/o (root) | ankle
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| thorac/o (root) | chest
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| thromb/o (root) | clot
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| tonsill/o (root) | tonsil
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| trache/o (root) | trachea, windpipe
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| troph/o (root) | nourishment, development
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| ungulo (root) | nail
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| ven/o (root) | vein
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| vesiclo (root) | bladder
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| xanth/o (root) | yellow
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| adrenal insufficiency (term) | condition in which the adrenal glands underproduce necessary hormones
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| antibody (term) | substance produced by the body in response to an antigen
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| anticoagulant (term) | drug that prevents the coagulation of blood
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| antigen (term) | substance that causes the body to produce antibodies
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| ascites (term) | retention of fluid in the peritoneum
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| bulla (term) | large blister
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| catatonia (term) | condition characterized by reduced muscle tone
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| coronal plane (term) | divides body from front and back
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| dementia (term) | loss/decline in mental function
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| diabetes mellitus (term) | metabolic disease characterized by excessive urination and hyperglycemia
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| diabetic ketoacidosis (term) | acidity of the blood caused by the presence of ketone bodies produced when the body is unable to burn sugar; thus, it must burn fat for energy
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| dyslexia (term) | difficulty reading
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| ecchymosis (term) | large bruise
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| enuresis (term) | involuntary urination
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| anesthetics (term) general | complete loss of consciousness
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| local | does not affect consciousness
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| regional | injected into a nerve causing loss of sensation over a particular area
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| topical | applied to the surface of the area to be anesthetized
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| hematocrit (term) | test to judge or separate the blood; used to determine the ratio of red blood cells to total blood volume
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| hemorrhage (term) | excessive blood loss
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| hemostatic (term) | drug that stops the flow of blood
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| idiopathic (term) | having no known cause or origin
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| incontinence (term) | inability to control urination
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| lateral (term) | out to the side
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| macule (term) | small, flat, discolored area (freckle)
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| medial (term) | toward the middle
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| menarche (term) | beginning or first menstruation
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| nystagmus (term) | involuntary back-and-forth movement of the eyes
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| occlusion (term) | closing or blockage of a passage
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| papule (term) | a small, solid mass (pimple)
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| petechia (term) | small bruise
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| prone (term) | lying on back
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| reflux (term) | backward flow (of stomach acid contents into the esophagus)
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| sagittal plane (term) | divides body from right to left
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| sphygmomanometer (term) | fancy name for the device used to measure blood pressure
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| splenectopy (term) | displacement of the spleen, sometimes called floating spleen
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| stroke types (term) hemorrhagic | blood loss is caused by the rupture of a blood vessel
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| supine (term) | lying down on back
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| thelarche (term) | beginning of breast development
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| thrombolytic (term) | drug that breaks down blood clots
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| thrombus (term) | blood clot
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| transverse plane (term) | divides the body from top to bottom
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| vesicle (term) | a small blister
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| adenocarcinoma | cancerous tumor of a gland
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| ischemic | blood loss is caused by a blockage
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| transient ischemic attack (TIA) | "mini-stroke" caused by the blockage of a blood vessel, which resolves within 24 hours
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| cholelithotripsy | crushing of bile (gall) stones
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| cystorrhexis | rupture of the bladder
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| cystoptosis | downward displacement of the bladder
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| lymphadenitis | Inflammation of the lymph nodes
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| hematuria | blood in the urine
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| cholecystogram | record of the bile (gall) bladder
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| thoracentesis | puncture of the chest
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| laryngectomy | surgical removal of the larynx
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| pneumothorax | air in the chest
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| cardiomyotomy | incision into the heart muscle
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| cardiomyopathy | disease of the heart muscle
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| embolectomy | surgical removal of an embolus
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| erythrocyte | red blood cell
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| thyroidotomy | incision into the thyroid
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