Medical terms for being a liced massage therapist
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| Acro - | Extremity | Acral lentiginous melanoma usually begins in the fingers or toes
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| Adeno- | Glandular | Adenocarcinoma is cancer that begins in the glands.
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| -algia | Pain | An analgesic is a painkiller
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| angio- | Blood or lymph vessels | Angiogenesis is production of new blood vessels
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| arth- | joint | Arthroplasty is surgical implantation of an artificial joint, often to treat osteoarthritis
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| Brady- | Slow | Bradycardia means slow heartbeat.
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| Carcin- | Crab(cancer) | A carcinogen is a cancer-triggering agent.
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| Cardio- | Heart | Cardiomyopathy refers to damaged heart muscle.
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| Cervi- Cervico- | Neck | Cervical cancer originates in cells found in the neck of the uterus
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| -cele | Swelling, hernia | In spina bifida meningocele, dura mater and arachnoid protrude an incompletely closed vertebral arch
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| Cep- Ceph- | Head, Brain | Encephalitis refers to inflammation of the brain
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| Chole | Bile | Cholecyst is another term for gallbladder
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| com- con- | with, together | A concentric muscle contraction brings the bony attachments closer together
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| Contra- | Against | A coup-contrecoup head injury occurs when the brain hits the opposite side of the cranium from the direction of the original blow
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| Cyst | Hollow Organ | Cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder
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| Demo- | People | Demographics is recorder information about a specific group of people.
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| Derm- | Skin | Dermatophytosis is condition of having plants (in this case fungi) growing on the skin
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| Dia- | Through | Diabetes mellitus means sweetness flowing through, referring to excessive production of urine that is high in sugar
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| Dys- | Difficulty | Dysphagia is difficulty with swallowing or eating.
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| Ecto- Ectomy | Outside, removal | An appendectomy is the removal of the appendix
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| -emia | Blood | Septicemia is a type of infection of the blood.
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| endo- | Inside | An endoscopy is a test to examine the lining of the gastrointestinal tract.
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| Epi- | Upon | An epidemic is a contagious disease that affects a lot of people. (Literally it means upon the people)
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| Eryth- | Red | Erythropoietin is a hormone that stimulates production of red blood cells.
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| ex- | Out of | Exophthalmos is a condition in which the eyes bulge out of their usual position.
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| -gen | Beginning, producing | An allergen is an allergy-producing substance
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| glyco- | Relating to sugar | Hypoglycemia is another term for blood sugar
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| -graphy | Recording, writing | Venography is a test to measure blood flow through veins.
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| hemi- | half | Hemiplegic cerebral palsy affects half of the body
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| Hemo- | Blood | Hemorrage means flowing blood
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| Hepat- | Liver | Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver
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| Hydro- | Water | Hydrocephalus is a condition involving to much cerebrospinal fluid.
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| Hyper- | Above, too much | Hyper uricemia describes having to much uric acid in the blood
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| Hypo- | Below, too little | Hypo tension is another term for low blood pressure.
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| A, an - | Without | Malignant melanoma lesions may show as asymmetrical discolorations on the skin.
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