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Medical terms built from word parts - Basic Medical Language

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adenodynia   pain in a gland  
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adenomegaly   enlargement of a gland  
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adenosis   abnormal condition of a gland  
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adrenalectomy   excision of the adrenal gland  
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adrenalitis   inflammation of the adrenal gland  
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anteriad   toward the front  
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anterior   pertaining to the front  
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anterolateral   pertaining to the front and ONE side  
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anteromedial   pertaining to the front and the middle  
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anteroposterior   pertaining to the front and the back  
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anterosuperior   pertaining to the front and above  
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aphasia   condition without speaking or loss of the ability to speak  
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arthralgia   pain in the joint  
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arthritis   inflammation in a joint  
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arthrocentesis   surgical puncture of a joint to remove fluid  
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arthrochondritis   inflammation of teh cartilage and joint  
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arthrodesis   surgical fusion of a joint  
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arthrogram   x-ray image of a joint  
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arthroplasty   surgical repair of a joint  
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arthroscope   instrument used for visual examination of a joint  
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arthroscopic, arthroscopy   visual examination of a joint  
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atrophy   without development  
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audiologist   a specialist who studies and treats impaired hearing  
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audiology   study of hearing  
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audiometer   instrument used to measure hearing  
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blephritis   inflammation of the eyelid  
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blepharoplasty   surgical repair of the eyelid  
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blepharoptosis   drooping of the eyelid  
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bradykinesia   slow movement  
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bursectomy   excision of a bursa  
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bursitis   inflammation of a bursa  
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bursotomy   incision into a bursa  
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carpal   pertaining to the wrist  
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carpectomy   excision of a wrist bone  
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carpotosis   drooping wrist  
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caudad   toward the tail  
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caudal   pertaining to the tail  
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cephalad   toward the head  
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cephalalgia   pain in the head, headache  
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cephalic   pertaining to the head  
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cephalocaudal   pertaining to the head and to the tail  
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cerebral   pertaining to the cerebrum  
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cerebral angiography   process of x-ray imaging of the blood vessels of the cerebrum  
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cerebral thrombosis   abnormal condition of a clot in the cerebrum  
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chondrectomy   excision of cartilage  
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chondritis   inflammation of cartilage  
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chondrocostal   pertaining to cartilage and rib  
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chondromalacia   softening of cartilage  
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costectomy   excision of a rib  
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cranial   pertaining to the cranium  
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craniomalacia   softening of the cranium  
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cranioschisis   fissure of the cranium  
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craniotomy   incision into the cranium  
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distal   pertaining to the back  
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dorsocephalad   toward the back of the head  
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dyskinesia   painful movement  
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dysphasia   condition of difficulty in speaking  
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dystrophy   abnormal development  
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electroencephalogram   record of electrical impulses of the brain  
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electroencephalograph   instrument used for the recording electrical impulses of the brain  
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electroencephalography   process of recording electrical impulses of the brain  
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electromyogram   record of electrical activity of the muscles  
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encephalitis   inflammation of the brain  
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encephalomyelopathy   disease of the brain and spinal cord  
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endocrine   to secrete within  
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endocrinologist   specialists who studies and treats diseases of the endocrine system  
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endocrinology   study of teh endocrine system  
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femoral   pertaining to the femur  
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glycemia   glucose in the blood  
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hemiplegia   condition of paralysis of half of the body  
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hyperglycemia   excessive glucose in the blood  
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hyperthyroidism   state of excessive thyroid activity  
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hypertrophic   pertaining to excessive development  
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hypertrophy   excessive development  
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hypoglycemia   deficient glucose in the blood  
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hypothyroidism   state of deficient thyroid activity  
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iliac   pertaining to the ilium  
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iliofemoral   pertaining to the ilium and the femur  
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inferior   pertaining to below  
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inferolateral   pertaining to below and one side  
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intercostal   pertaining to between the ribs  
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intervertebral   pertaining to between the vertebrae  
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iridectomy   excision of the iris  
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iridoplegia   paralysis of the iris  
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ischiocele   herniation of the ischium  
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ischiopubic   pertaining to the ischium and pubis  
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keratometer   instrument used to measure the cornea  
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keratoplasty   surgical repair of the cornea  
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kinesiology   study of movement  
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lateral   pertaining to the side  
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mediad   toward the middle  
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medial   pertaining to the middle  
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mediolateral   pertaining to the middle and one side  
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meningitis   inflammation of the meninges  
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meningocele   herniation of the meninges  
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miningomyelitis   inflammation of the meninges and spinal cord  
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meningomyelcele   hernia of the meninges and spinal cord  
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myalgia   muscle pain  
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adenodynia   pain in a gland  
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adenomegaly   enlargement of a gland  
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adenosis   abnormal condition of a gland  
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adrenalectomy   excision of the adrenal gland  
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adrenalitis   inflammation of the adrenal gland  
🗑
anteriad   toward the front  
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anterior   pertaining to the front  
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anterolateral   pertaining to the front and ONE side  
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anteromedial   pertaining to the front and the middle  
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anteroposterior   pertaining to the front and the back  
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anterosuperior   pertaining to the front and above  
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aphasia   condition without speaking or loss of the ability to speak  
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arthralgia   pain in the joint  
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arthritis   inflammation in a joint  
🗑
arthrocentesis   surgical puncture of a joint to remove fluid  
🗑
arthrochondritis   inflammation of teh cartilage and joint  
🗑
arthrodesis   surgical fusion of a joint  
🗑
arthrogram   x-ray image of a joint  
🗑
arthroplasty   surgical repair of a joint  
🗑
arthroscope   instrument used for visual examination of a joint  
🗑
arthroscopic, arthroscopy   visual examination of a joint  
🗑
atrophy   without development  
🗑
audiologist   a specialist who studies and treats impaired hearing  
🗑
audiology   study of hearing  
🗑
audiometer   instrument used to measure hearing  
🗑
blephritis   inflammation of the eyelid  
🗑
blepharoplasty   surgical repair of the eyelid  
🗑
blepharoptosis   drooping of the eyelid  
🗑
bradykinesia   slow movement  
🗑
bursectomy   excision of a bursa  
🗑
bursitis   inflammation of a bursa  
🗑
bursotomy   incision into a bursa  
🗑
carpal   pertaining to the wrist  
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carpectomy   excision of a wrist bone  
🗑
carpotosis   drooping wrist  
🗑
caudad   toward the tail  
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caudal   pertaining to the tail  
🗑
cephalad   toward the head  
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cephalalgia   pain in the head, headache  
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cephalic   pertaining to the head  
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cephalocaudal   pertaining to the head and to the tail  
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cerebral   pertaining to the cerebrum  
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cerebral angiography   process of x-ray imaging of the blood vessels of the cerebrum  
🗑
cerebral thrombosis   abnormal condition of a clot in the cerebrum  
🗑
chondrectomy   excision of cartilage  
🗑
chondritis   inflammation of cartilage  
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chondrocostal   pertaining to cartilage and rib  
🗑
chondromalacia   softening of cartilage  
🗑
costectomy   excision of a rib  
🗑
cranial   pertaining to the cranium  
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craniomalacia   softening of the cranium  
🗑
cranioschisis   fissure of the cranium  
🗑
craniotomy   incision into the cranium  
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distal   pertaining to the back  
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dorsocephalad   toward the back of the head  
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dyskinesia   painful movement  
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dysphasia   condition of difficulty in speaking  
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dystrophy   abnormal development  
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electroencephalogram   record of electrical impulses of the brain  
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electroencephalograph   instrument used for the recording electrical impulses of the brain  
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electroencephalography   process of recording electrical impulses of the brain  
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electromyogram   record of electrical activity of the muscles  
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encephalitis   inflammation of the brain  
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encephalomyelopathy   disease of the brain and spinal cord  
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endocrine   to secrete within  
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endocrinologist   specialists who studies and treats diseases of the endocrine system  
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endocrinology   study of teh endocrine system  
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femoral   pertaining to the femur  
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glycemia   glucose in the blood  
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hemiplegia   condition of paralysis of half of the body  
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hyperglycemia   excessive glucose in the blood  
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hyperthyroidism   state of excessive thyroid activity  
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hypertrophic   pertaining to excessive development  
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hypertrophy   excessive development  
🗑
hypoglycemia   deficient glucose in the blood  
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hypothyroidism   state of deficient thyroid activity  
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iliac   pertaining to the ilium  
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iliofemoral   pertaining to the ilium and the femur  
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inferior   pertaining to below  
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inferolateral   pertaining to below and one side  
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intercostal   pertaining to between the ribs  
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intervertebral   pertaining to between the vertebrae  
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iridectomy   excision of the iris  
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iridoplegia   paralysis of the iris  
🗑
ischiocele   herniation of the ischium  
🗑
ischiopubic   pertaining to the ischium and pubis  
🗑
keratometer   instrument used to measure the cornea  
🗑
keratoplasty   surgical repair of the cornea  
🗑
kinesiology   study of movement  
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lateral   pertaining to the side  
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mediad   toward the middle  
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medial   pertaining to the middle  
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mediolateral   pertaining to the middle and one side  
🗑
meningitis   inflammation of the meninges  
🗑
meningocele   herniation of the meninges  
🗑
miningomyelitis   inflammation of the meninges and spinal cord  
🗑
meningomyelcele   hernia of the meninges and spinal cord  
🗑
myalgia   muscle pain  
🗑
adenodynia   pain in a gland  
🗑
adenomegaly   enlargement of a gland  
🗑
adenosis   abnormal condition of a gland  
🗑
adrenalectomy   excision of the adrenal gland  
🗑
adrenalitis   inflammation of the adrenal gland  
🗑
anteriad   toward the front  
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anterior   pertaining to the front  
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anterolateral   pertaining to the front and ONE side  
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anteromedial   pertaining to the front and the middle  
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anteroposterior   pertaining to the front and the back  
🗑
anterosuperior   pertaining to the front and above  
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aphasia   condition without speaking or loss of the ability to speak  
🗑
arthralgia   pain in the joint  
🗑
arthritis   inflammation in a joint  
🗑
arthrocentesis   surgical puncture of a joint to remove fluid  
🗑
arthrochondritis   inflammation of teh cartilage and joint  
🗑
arthrodesis   surgical fusion of a joint  
🗑
arthrogram   x-ray image of a joint  
🗑
arthroplasty   surgical repair of a joint  
🗑
arthroscope   instrument used for visual examination of a joint  
🗑
arthroscopic, arthroscopy   visual examination of a joint  
🗑
atrophy   without development  
🗑
audiologist   a specialist who studies and treats impaired hearing  
🗑
audiology   study of hearing  
🗑
audiometer   instrument used to measure hearing  
🗑
blephritis   inflammation of the eyelid  
🗑
blepharoplasty   surgical repair of the eyelid  
🗑
blepharoptosis   drooping of the eyelid  
🗑
bradykinesia   slow movement  
🗑
bursectomy   excision of a bursa  
🗑
bursitis   inflammation of a bursa  
🗑
bursotomy   incision into a bursa  
🗑
carpal   pertaining to the wrist  
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carpectomy   excision of a wrist bone  
🗑
carpotosis   drooping wrist  
🗑
caudad   toward the tail  
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caudal   pertaining to the tail  
🗑
cephalad   toward the head  
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cephalalgia   pain in the head, headache  
🗑
cephalic   pertaining to the head  
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cephalocaudal   pertaining to the head and to the tail  
🗑
cerebral   pertaining to the cerebrum  
🗑
cerebral angiography   process of x-ray imaging of the blood vessels of the cerebrum  
🗑
cerebral thrombosis   abnormal condition of a clot in the cerebrum  
🗑
chondrectomy   excision of cartilage  
🗑
chondritis   inflammation of cartilage  
🗑
chondrocostal   pertaining to cartilage and rib  
🗑
chondromalacia   softening of cartilage  
🗑
costectomy   excision of a rib  
🗑
cranial   pertaining to the cranium  
🗑
craniomalacia   softening of the cranium  
🗑
cranioschisis   fissure of the cranium  
🗑
craniotomy   incision into the cranium  
🗑
distal   pertaining to the back  
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dorsocephalad   toward the back of the head  
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dyskinesia   painful movement  
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dysphasia   condition of difficulty in speaking  
🗑
dystrophy   abnormal development  
🗑
electroencephalogram   record of electrical impulses of the brain  
🗑
electroencephalograph   instrument used for the recording electrical impulses of the brain  
🗑
electroencephalography   process of recording electrical impulses of the brain  
🗑
electromyogram   record of electrical activity of the muscles  
🗑
encephalitis   inflammation of the brain  
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encephalomyelopathy   disease of the brain and spinal cord  
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endocrine   to secrete within  
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endocrinologist   specialists who studies and treats diseases of the endocrine system  
🗑
endocrinology   study of teh endocrine system  
🗑
femoral   pertaining to the femur  
🗑
glycemia   glucose in the blood  
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hemiplegia   condition of paralysis of half of the body  
🗑
hyperglycemia   excessive glucose in the blood  
🗑
hyperthyroidism   state of excessive thyroid activity  
🗑
hypertrophic   pertaining to excessive development  
🗑
hypertrophy   excessive development  
🗑
hypoglycemia   deficient glucose in the blood  
🗑
hypothyroidism   state of deficient thyroid activity  
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iliac   pertaining to the ilium  
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iliofemoral   pertaining to the ilium and the femur  
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inferior   pertaining to below  
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inferolateral   pertaining to below and one side  
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intercostal   pertaining to between the ribs  
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intervertebral   pertaining to between the vertebrae  
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iridectomy   excision of the iris  
🗑
iridoplegia   paralysis of the iris  
🗑
ischiocele   herniation of the ischium  
🗑
ischiopubic   pertaining to the ischium and pubis  
🗑
keratometer   instrument used to measure the cornea  
🗑
keratoplasty   surgical repair of the cornea  
🗑
kinesiology   study of movement  
🗑
lateral   pertaining to the side  
🗑
mediad   toward the middle  
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medial   pertaining to the middle  
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mediolateral   pertaining to the middle and one side  
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meningitis   inflammation of the meninges  
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meningocele   herniation of the meninges  
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miningomyelitis   inflammation of the meninges and spinal cord  
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meningomyelcele   hernia of the meninges and spinal cord  
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myalgia   muscle pain  
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myasthenia   muscle weakness  
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myelogram   x-ray image of the spinal cord  
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myelography   process of x-ray imaging the spinal cord  
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myringectomy   excision of the eardrum  
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myringitis   inflammation of the eardrum  
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myringoplasty   surgical repair of the ear drum  
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myringotomy   incision into the eardrum  
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necrosis   abnormal condition of death  
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neural   pertaining to a nerve  
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neuralgia   pain in the nerve  
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neurasthenia   nerve weakness  
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neurologist   a specialist who studies and treats diseases of the nervous system  
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neurology   study of the nerves  
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neurorrhaphy   suture of a nerve  
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opthalamic   pertaining to the eye  
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opthalmologist   specialists who studies and treats diseases of the eye  
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opthalmology   study of the eye  
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opthalamoscope   instrument used to visually examine the eye  
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optic   pertaining to vision  
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optometer   instrument used to measure vision  
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optomyometer   instrument used to measure the muscle (power) of vision  
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osteoarthritis   inflammation of the bone and joint  
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osteocarcinoma   cancerous tumor of the bone  
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osteomalacia   softening of the bone  
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osteonecrosis   abnormal condition of death of the bone tissue  
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osteopathy   disease of the bone  
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otitis   inflammation of the ear  
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otoplasty   surgical repair of the ear  
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otorhinolaryngologist   specialist who studies and treats the ear, nose and larynx (throat)  
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otorrhea   excessive discharge from the ear  
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otoscope   instrument for visual examination of the ear  
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phalangectomy   excission of a bone of a finger or toe  
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phalangitis   inflammation of a bone of a finger or toe  
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poliomyelitis   inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord  
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polyarthritis   inflammation of many joints  
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polymyalgia   pain in many muscles  
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polyneuritis   pain of many nerves  
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posterior   pertaining to the back  
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posteroanterior   pertaining to the back and front  
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posterolateral   pertaining to the back and one side  
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proximal   pertaining to near  
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psychogenic   originating in the mind  
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psychologist   specialist who studies and treats diseases of the mind  
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psychology   study of the mind  
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psychopathy   disease of the mind  
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pubofemoral   pertaining to the pubis and femur  
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quadriplegia   condition of paralysis of four (limbs)  
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rachiodynia   pain in the vertebral column  
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rachiotomy   incision into the vertebral column  
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rachischisis   fissure of the vertebral column  
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retinal   pertaining to the retina  
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retinitis   inflammation of the retina  
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scleral   pertaining to the sclera  
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sclerectomy   excision of the sclera  
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spondyloarthritis   inflammation of the vertebral joints  
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sternal   pertaining to the sternum  
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sternalgia   pain in sternum  
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sternocostal   pertaining to the sternum and rib  
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sternodynia   pain in the sternum  
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subcostal   pertaining to below the ribs  
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superior   pertaining to above  
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superolateral   pertaining to above and one side  
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tenalgia   pain in the tendon  
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tendinitis   inflammation in the tendon  
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tenodesis   surgical fusion of a tendon  
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tenodynia   pain in a tendon  
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tenoplasty   surgical repair of a tendon  
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tenorrhaphy   suture of a tendon  
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thymectomy   excision of the thymus gland  
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thymic   pertaining to the thymus gland  
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thymoma   tumor of the thymus gland  
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thyroidectomy   excision of the thyroid gland  
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tympanic   pertaining to the middle ear  
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tympanitis   inflammation of the middle ear  
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tympanoplasty   surgical repair of the middle ear  
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ventrad   toward the belly  
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ventral   pertaining to the belly  
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ventrodorsal   pertaining to the belly and the back  
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vertebral   pertaining to the vertebra  
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vertebrectomy   excision of a vertebra  
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