Medical Terminology for Health Professions
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| an inflammation of the tonsils | tonsillitis
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| the surgical removal of the tonsils | tonsillectomy
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| inflammation | -itis
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| surgical removal | -ectomy
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| an adjective that means pertaining to the heart | cardiac
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| heart | cardi
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| pertaining to | -ac
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| abnormal condition or disease | -osis
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| any disease of the stomach | gastrosis
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| blue discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in the blood | cyanosis
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| cyan | blue
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| mature red blood cell | erythrocyte
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| erythr/o | red
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| white blood cell | leukocyte
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| leuk/o | white
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| cell | -cyte
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| any condition of unusual deposits of black pigment in body tissues or organs | melanosis
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| melan | black
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| viral infection of the gray matter of the spinal cord | poliomyelitis
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| poli/o | gray
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| myel | spinal cord
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| neur/o | nerve
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| surgical repair of a nerve | neuroplasty
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| inflammation of a nerve or nerves | neuritis
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| stomach | gastr/o
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| small intestine | enter/o
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| inflammation of the stomach and small intestine | gastroenteritis
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| study of all aspects of diseases | pathology
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| disease | path
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| study of | -ology
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| pain and suffering | -algia
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| pain in the stomach, also known as stomach ache | gastralgia
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| inflammation of the stomach | gastritis
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| abnormal softening | -malacia
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| abnormal softening of the walls of an artery or arteries | arteriomalacia
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| artery | arteri/o
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| enlargement | -megaly
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| abnormal enlargement of the liver | hepatomegaly
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| liver | hepat/o
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| tissue death | -necrosis
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| tissue death of an artery or arteries | arterionecrosis
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| abnormal hardening | -sclerosis
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| abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries | arteriosclerosis
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| abnormal narrowing | -stenosis
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| abnormal narrowing of an artery or arteries | arteriostenosis
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| surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid | -centesis
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| surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid | abdominocentesis
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| abdomen | abdomin/o
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| process of producing a picture or record | -graphy
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| process of producing a radiographic (x-ray) study of the blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium to make these blood vessels visible | angiography
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| blood vessel | angi/o
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| a picture or record | -gram
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| the film produced by angiography | angiogram
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| surgical repair | -plasty
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| muscle | my/o
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| surgical repair of a muscle | myoplasty
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| visual examination | -scopy
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| visual examination of the internal structure of a joint | arthroscopy
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| joint | arthr/o
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| bleeding; however, it most often is used to describe sudden, severe bleeding | -rrhage
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| loss of a large amount of blood in a short amount of time | hemorrhage
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| blood | hem/o
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| bursting forth of blood | -rrhage
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| surgical suturing to close a wound and includes the use of sutures, staples, or surgical glue | -rrhaphy
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| flow or discharge and refers to the flow of most body fluids | -rrhea
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| the frequent flow of loose or watery stools | diarrhea
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| rupture | -rrhexis
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| rupture of a muscle | myorrhexis
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| pertaining to birth | natal
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| birth | nat
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| pertaining to | -al
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| the time and events before birth | prenatal
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| before | pre-
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| refers to the time and events surrounding birth | perinatal
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| surrounding | peri-
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| refers to the time and events after birth | postnatal
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| after | post-
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| bad, difficult, or painful | dys-
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| excessive or increased | hyper-
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| higher than normal blood pressure | hypertension
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| between or among | inter-
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| between, but not within, the parts of a tissue | interstitial
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| under, less, or below | sub-
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| below a rib or ribs | subcostal
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| hypo- | deficient or decreased
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| lower than normal blood pressure | hypotension
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| within or inside | intra-
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| within the muscle | intramuscular
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| above or excessive | super-, supra-
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| above or outside the ribs | supracostal
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| study of the ears, nose, and throat | otorhinolaryngology
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| ear | ot/o
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| rhin/o | nose
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| throat | laryng
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| study of the ears and larynx or throat | otolaryngology
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| stone | lith
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| surgical incision for the removal of a stone | lithotomy
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| swelling caused by excess fluid in the body tissues | edema
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| inflammation of the appendix | appendicitis
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| appendix | appendic
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| bones of the fingers and toes | phalanges
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| pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery | endarterial
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| within | end-
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| fatty deposit within the wall of an artery | atheroma
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| plaque or fatty substance | ather/o
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| tumor | -oma
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| pain in a joint or joints | arthralgia
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| surgical removal | -ectomy
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| surgical removal of the appendix | appendectomy
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| surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface | -ostomy
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| surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface | colostomy
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| colon | col
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| one finger or toe bone | phalanx
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| objective evidence of disease such as a fever | sign
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| subjective evidence, such as pain or a headache | symptom
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| set of the signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process | syndrome
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| identification of a disease | diagnosis
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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 | differential diagnosis
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| prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder | prognosis
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| type of condition that has a rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration | acute
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| is a disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first | eponym
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| the temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure | remission
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| word formed from the initial letter of the major parts of a compound term | acronym
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| cutting or a surgical incision | -otomy
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| surgical incision into the colon | colotomy
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| groove or crack-like sore of the skin | fissure
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| an abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs, or leading from an organ to the surface of the body | fistula
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| the last and longest portion of the small intestine | ileum
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| part of the hip bone | ilium
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| the invasion of the body by a pathogenic (disease producing) organism | infection
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| localized response to an injury or destruction of tissues | inflammation
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| malaise (discomfort or uneasiness), chills, and fever, redness, heat, and swelling or exudate from a wound are all signs and symptoms of what? | infection
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| torn or jagged wound or an accidental cut wound | laceration
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| pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury | lesion
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| describes any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus | mycosis
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| fungus | myc/o
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| bone marrow or spinal cord | myel/o
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| any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord | myelppathy
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| muscle | my/o
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| describes any pathologic change or disease of muscle tissue | myopathy
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| physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the skin | dermatologist
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| specialist | -ologist
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| study of disorders of the newborn | neonatology
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| new | neo-
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| examination technique in which the examiner's hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts | palpation
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| pounding or racing heart | palpitation
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| male gland that lies under the urinary bladder and surrounds the urethra | prostate
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| any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection such as impetigo | pyoderma
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| pus | py/o
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| skin | -derma
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| also known as heartburn, is a discomfort due to the regurgitation of stomach acid upward into the esophagus | pyrosis
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| fever or fire | pyr
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| act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward | supination
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| formation or discharge of pus | suppuration
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| medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment | triage
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| wound or injury | trauma
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| pertaining to a virus | viral
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