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Med terminology 1st

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euthyroid   normally functioning thyroid gland  
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-ectomy   surgical removal  
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appendix   appendic  
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-algia   pain and suffering  
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addiction   drawn toward or a strong dependence on a drug or substance  
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eu-   good, normal, well, or easy  
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abnormal   not normal or away from normal  
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neur/o   nurve  
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-laryng   larynx and throat  
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rhin/o   nose  
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-sclerosis   abnormal hardening  
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-otomy   surgical incision  
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inter   between or among  
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lith   stone  
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ot/o   ear  
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supracostal   above or outside the ribs  
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subcostal   below ribs or rib  
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ab-   away from  
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-nat   birth  
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differential diagnosis   attempts to determine which one of several diseases may be producing the symptoms.  
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diagnosis   identification of the disease.  
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subjective   can be evaluated or measured only by the patient  
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objective   can be evaluated or measured by others.  
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symptom   pain or headache, can be observed only by the patient.  
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sign   evidence of disease, such as fever, that can be observed by the patient & others  
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-oma   tumor  
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end-   within  
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enter/o   small intestine  
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-rrhea   abnormal flow of most body fluids  
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intramuscular   within the muscle  
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-dia   through  
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hem/o   blood  
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-endo   within  
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-scopy   visual examination  
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-myo   muscle  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-gram   record or picture  
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-graphy   recording a picture or record  
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-abdomin/o   abdomen  
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-centesis   surgical puncture to remove excess fluid  
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-dynia   pain  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-stenosis   abnormal narrowing  
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-ostomy   surgically create an artificial opening  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-arteri/o   artery  
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intra   within or inside  
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hypotension   lower than normal blood pressure  
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hypertension   higher than normal blood pressure  
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-malacia   abnormal softening  
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-ectomy   surgical removal  
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-ology   the study of  
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dys-   bad, difficult, painful  
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hyper   excessive or increased  
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hypo   deficient or decreased  
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-necrosis   tissue death  
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-rraphy   suture or stich  
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col   colon  
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syndrome   a set of the signs and symptoms that occur together as a part of specific disease  
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poli/o   gray  
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melan/o   black  
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leuk/o   white  
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erythr/o   red  
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cyan/o   blue  
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remission   the partial or compolete disapperance of the symptoms of a disease without acheiving a cure  
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chronic   disease or symptom of long duration, such as diseases may be controlled, rarley cured  
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acute   disease or symptom has a rapid onset, a severe course, and relatively short duration  
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prognosis   a forecase or prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder  
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osis   abnormal condition or disease  
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-um   noun ending  
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crani   skull  
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-ac   pertaining to  
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vir   virus or posion  
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pyr   fever or fire  
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-derma   skin  
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py/o   pus  
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pyel/o   renal pelvis  
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geront   old age  
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-ologist   specialist  
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pathy   disease  
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myel/o   bone marrow or spinal cord  
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myc/o   funcus  
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acronym   a word formed from the initial letter or letters of the major parts of a compound term  
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eponym (EP)   a disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered it.  
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chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)   a persistent overwhelming fatigue that does not resolve with bedrest.  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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cardi   heart  
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tonsil/o   tonsils  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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-itis   inflammation  
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plasty   surgical repair  
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-rrhage and -rrhagia   bursting forth  
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dysfunctional   an organ or body part that is not working properly  
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ad-   toward or in the direction of  
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-post   after  
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peri   surrounding  
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-pre   before  
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sub   under, less, below  
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supra   above or excessive  
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interstitial   between, but not within the parts of a tissue  
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-al   pertaining to  
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