Medical Terminology for Health Professions
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| show | tonsillitis
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| the surgical removal of the tonsils | show 🗑
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| inflammation | show 🗑
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| surgical removal | show 🗑
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| an adjective that means pertaining to the heart | show 🗑
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| show | cardi
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| pertaining to | show 🗑
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| abnormal condition or disease | show 🗑
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| show | gastrosis
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| show | cyanosis
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| show | blue
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| mature red blood cell | show 🗑
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| erythr/o | show 🗑
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| white blood cell | show 🗑
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| show | white
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| cell | show 🗑
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| show | melanosis
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| melan | show 🗑
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| viral infection of the gray matter of the spinal cord | show 🗑
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| poli/o | show 🗑
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| myel | show 🗑
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| neur/o | show 🗑
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| surgical repair of a nerve | show 🗑
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| show | neuritis
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| show | gastr/o
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| show | enter/o
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| show | gastroenteritis
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| show | pathology
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| show | path
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| show | -ology
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| pain and suffering | show 🗑
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| pain in the stomach, also known as stomach ache | show 🗑
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| show | gastritis
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| show | -malacia
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| show | arteriomalacia
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| artery | show 🗑
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| enlargement | show 🗑
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| show | hepatomegaly
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| show | hepat/o
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| tissue death | show 🗑
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| tissue death of an artery or arteries | show 🗑
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| show | -sclerosis
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| abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries | show 🗑
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| show | -stenosis
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| abnormal narrowing of an artery or arteries | show 🗑
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| surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid | show 🗑
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| surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid | show 🗑
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| abdomen | show 🗑
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| show | -graphy
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| show | angiography
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| blood vessel | show 🗑
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| show | -gram
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| the film produced by angiography | show 🗑
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| surgical repair | show 🗑
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| show | my/o
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| show | myoplasty
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| visual examination | show 🗑
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| visual examination of the internal structure of a joint | show 🗑
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| joint | show 🗑
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| show | -rrhage
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| loss of a large amount of blood in a short amount of time | show 🗑
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| blood | show 🗑
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| bursting forth of blood | show 🗑
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| surgical suturing to close a wound and includes the use of sutures, staples, or surgical glue | show 🗑
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| show | -rrhea
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| show | diarrhea
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| show | -rrhexis
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| show | myorrhexis
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| pertaining to birth | show 🗑
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| birth | show 🗑
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| show | -al
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| show | prenatal
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| show | pre-
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| show | perinatal
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| show | peri-
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| refers to the time and events after birth | show 🗑
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| after | show 🗑
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| bad, difficult, or painful | show 🗑
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| excessive or increased | show 🗑
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| higher than normal blood pressure | show 🗑
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| between or among | show 🗑
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| show | interstitial
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| show | sub-
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| below a rib or ribs | show 🗑
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| hypo- | show 🗑
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| show | hypotension
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| within or inside | show 🗑
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| within the muscle | show 🗑
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| above or excessive | show 🗑
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| above or outside the ribs | show 🗑
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| show | otorhinolaryngology
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| ear | show 🗑
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| rhin/o | show 🗑
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| show | laryng
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| study of the ears and larynx or throat | show 🗑
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| show | lith
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| surgical incision for the removal of a stone | show 🗑
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| show | edema
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| show | appendicitis
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| show | appendic
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| show | phalanges
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| pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery | show 🗑
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| within | show 🗑
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| fatty deposit within the wall of an artery | show 🗑
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| show | ather/o
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| tumor | show 🗑
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| show | arthralgia
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| surgical removal | show 🗑
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| show | appendectomy
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| show | -ostomy
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| surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface | show 🗑
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| show | col
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| show | phalanx
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| show | sign
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| subjective evidence, such as pain or a headache | show 🗑
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| set of the signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process | show 🗑
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| identification of a disease | show 🗑
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| also known as to rule out, is an attempt to determine which one of several diseases can be producing the signs and symptoms that are present | show 🗑
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| show | prognosis
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| show | acute
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| is a disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first | show 🗑
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| show | remission
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| word formed from the initial letter of the major parts of a compound term | show 🗑
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| cutting or a surgical incision | show 🗑
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| surgical incision into the colon | show 🗑
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| show | fissure
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| an abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs, or leading from an organ to the surface of the body | show 🗑
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| the last and longest portion of the small intestine | show 🗑
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| part of the hip bone | show 🗑
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| show | infection
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| localized response to an injury or destruction of tissues | show 🗑
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| show | infection
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| show | laceration
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| show | lesion
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| describes any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus | show 🗑
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| fungus | show 🗑
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| show | myel/o
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| show | myelppathy
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| muscle | show 🗑
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| show | myopathy
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| show | dermatologist
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| specialist | show 🗑
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| show | neonatology
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| show | neo-
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| show | palpation
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| pounding or racing heart | show 🗑
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| male gland that lies under the urinary bladder and surrounds the urethra | show 🗑
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| show | pyoderma
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| pus | show 🗑
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| show | -derma
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| show | pyrosis
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| fever or fire | show 🗑
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| act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward | show 🗑
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| formation or discharge of pus | show 🗑
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| show | triage
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| show | trauma
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| pertaining to a virus | show 🗑
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