Medical Terminology
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| -ac, -ic, -us, -al, - ar | Pertaining to "talking about"
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| -scope | instrument used to look
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| -itis | inflammation
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| -logy | study of
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| -pathy | disease of
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| Pulman/o- | lungs
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| My/o- | muscle
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| Oste/o- | bones
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| Gastr/o- | stomach
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| Cardi/o- | heart
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| Stomat/o- | mouth
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| Gloss/o- , Lingu/o- | tongue
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| Gingiv/o- | gums
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| Esophag/o- | esophagus
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| Enter/o- | intestines
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| -scopy | the process of looking
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| Hepat/o- | liver
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| -rrhea | discharge or flow
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| -phagia | swallow
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| -plasty | surgical repairs
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| -megaly | enlarged
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| Dys- | difficult or painful
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| Sigmoid/o- | part of the large intestines
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| Duoden/o- | first part of the small intestines
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| Abdomin/o- | abdomen
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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 or bleeding
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| -rrhaphy | suture or to stitch
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| -rrhexis | rupture or burst
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| Midsagittal plane | divides the body equally left and right
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| Frontal plane | divides into front and back parts
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| Transverse plane | divides the body into upper and lower parts
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| Hemat/o- Hem/o- | blood
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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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| -gram | picture
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| Electro- | electrical
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| Tachy- | fast, rapid
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| Brady- | slow
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| -cyte | cell
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| Erythr/o- | red
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| Leuk/o- | white
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| Thromb/o- | clot
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| -genic | to generate or to form
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| -lysis | destruction of
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| A- An- | without
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| -emia | low count
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| Anemia | low blood volume
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| -logist | specialist
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| -grapher | person who takes the picture
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| -graphy | process of taking pictures
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| Echo- Sono- | sound
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| Radi/o- | x-ray
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| Superior- | above, higher than
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| Inferior- | below, lower than
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| Nas/o- , Rhin/o- | nose/nasal cavity
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| Epiglottis | Epiglottis
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| Trache/o- | Trachea
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| Bronch/o- | Bronchus, Bronchial tubes
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| Pneum/o- , Pneumon/o- , Pulman/o- | lungs
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| -pnea , Pne/o- , Spir/o- | breath
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| Larynx- , Laryng/o- | Larynx (voice box)
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| Phren/o- | Diaphragm
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| Thorac/o- | Thoracic Cavity
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| Pleur/o- | Pleura
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| Hyper- | increased
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| Hypo- | decreased
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| -algia | pain
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| SOB | Short of breath
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| ENT | ear, nose, & throat specialist
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| Pharyng/o- | Pharynx
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| Endo- | Inside
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| Ex- | outside
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| -spasm | Involuntary contraction
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| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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| URI | Upper Respiratory Infection
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| TB, Tb | Tuberculosis
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| Rect/o- | Rectum
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| Lip/o- | fat
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| My/o- | muscles
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| Muscul/o- | muscles
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| Oste/o- | bones
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| Tendon/o- | tendons
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| Arthr/o- | joint
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| Chondr/o- | cartilage
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| Kinesi/o- | movement
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| -malacia | softening
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| -meter | instrument used to measure
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| 0metry | process of measuring
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| -plasia | developement
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| Cost/o- | rib
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| Crani/o- | skull
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| Pelv/i- | pelvis
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| Dent/o- | teeth
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| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid
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| Peri- | surrounding, around
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| DO | doctor of Osteopathy
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| CPD | Cephalopelvic dysproportion
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| OREF | open reduction of an external fracture
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| ORIF | open reduction of internal fracture
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