Medical Terminology
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| -itis | inflammation
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| -ar, -ic, -al, -us, -ac | pertaining to
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| -logy | study of
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| -scope | instrument used to look
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| -pathy | disease
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| -gastro | stomach
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| Cardio- | heart
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| Pulmano- | lungs
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| Myo- | muscle
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| Osteo- | bone
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| Gingiv/o- | gums
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| Lip/o- | fat
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| Esophag/o- | esophagus
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| Hepat/o- | liver
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| Duoden/o- | duodenum
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| -rrhea | discharge/flow
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| Sigmoid/o- | sigmoid colon
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| Stomat/o- | mouth
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| Dys- | difficult/painful
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| Gloss/o- | tongue
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| -phagia | swallow
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| Enter/o- | intestines
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| -plasty | surgical repair
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| -megaly | enlarged
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| -scopy | process of working
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| Lingu/o- | tongue
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| Abdomin/o- | abdomen
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| Rect/o | rectum
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| Pancreat/o- | pancreas
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| -pepsia | digestion
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| -cele | hernia/herniation
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| -ectomy | excision "cut out"
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| -tomy | incision "cut into"
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| -rrhagia | hemorrage
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| -rraphy | suture, stitch
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| -rrhexis | rupture/burst
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| midsagittal plane | divides the body into equal left and right planes
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| frontal plane | divides the body into front & back parts
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| transverse plane | divides body into upper & lower parts
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| Proct/o- | rectum & anus
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| -plegia | paralysis
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| Angi/o- | vessels
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| Arteri/o- | arteries
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| Phleb/o- | veins
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| Hem/o- | blood
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| -gram | picture
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| Electro- | electrical
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| Tachy- | rapid/fast
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| Brady- | slow
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| -cyte | cell
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| Leuk/o- | white
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| Erythr/o- | red
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| Thromb/o- | clot
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| -emia | low count
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| -lysis | destruction of
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| -grapher | person who takes the picture
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| Radi/o- | x-ray
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| -graphy | process of taking the picture
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| -logist | specialist
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| -genic | forming/to generate
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| An-, A- | without
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| Ech/o- | sound
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| Superior | above, higher than
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| Inferior | below, lower than
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| Nas/o- | nose, nasal cavity
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| Epiglottis | epiglottis
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| Trache/o- | trachea
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| Bronch/o- | bronchial tubes
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| Pneum/o- | lungs
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| Pneumon/o- | lungs
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| Spir/o- | breathe
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| -pnea | breathe
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| Thorac/o- | thorax, Thoracic cavity
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| Pleur/o- | pleural membrane
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| Laryng/o- | larynx
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| Phren/o- | diaphragm
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| Pharyng/o- | pharynx
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| Hyper- | increased
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| Hypo- | decreased
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| -algia | pain
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| ENT | Ear, Nose & Throat specialist
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| SOB | short of breath
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| -spasm | involuntary contraction
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| COPD | Chronic Obtructive Pulmonary Disease
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| URI | Upper Respiratory Infection
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| TB, Tb | Tuberculosis
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| Rhin/o- | nose, nasal cavity
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| Hemat/o- | blood
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| Son/o- | sound
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| Endo- | inside
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| Ex- | outside
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| Muscul/o- | muscle
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| Oste/o- | bones
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| Tendon/o- | tendons
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| Chondr/o- | cartilage
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| Arthr/o- | joint
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| Kinesi/o- | movement
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| -malacia | softening
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| -plasia | developing
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| -meter | instrument used to measure
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| -metry | process of measuring
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| cost/o- | rib
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| crani/o- | skull
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| dent/o- | teeth
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| pelv/i- | pelvis
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| -centesis | surgical puncture to draw out fluid
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| Peri- | around, surrounding
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| DO | Doctor of osteopathy (diseases of bones)
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| CPD | cephalopelvic disproportion
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| OREF | open reduction of external fracture
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| ORIF | open reduction of internal fracture
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