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Chapter 1

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abdomin/o   abdomen  
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angi/o   blood or lymph vessel  
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append/o   appendix  
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arteri/o   artery  
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arthr/o   joint  
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col/o   colon, large intestine  
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cyan/o   blue  
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dermat/o   skin  
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erythr/o   red  
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gastr/o   stomach, belly  
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hem/o   blood, relating to blood  
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hepat/o   liver  
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muscul/o   muscle  
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my/o   muscle  
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nat/o   birth  
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neur/o   nerve, nerve tissue  
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ot/o   ear, hearing  
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rhin/o   nose  
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path/o   disease, suffering, feeling, emotion  
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tonsil/o   tonsil,throat  
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vir/o   poison,virus  
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dys   bad,difficult, or painful  
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hyper   excessive, increased  
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hypo   deficient, decreasedd  
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algia   pain,painful condition  
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ectomy   surgical removal, cutting out, excision  
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itis   inflammation  
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osis   abnormal condition, disease  
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ostomy   surgically creating an opening  
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otomy   cutting, surgical incision  
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plasty   surgical repair  
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rrhage   bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge  
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rrhagia   bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge  
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rrhaphy   surgical suturing  
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rrhea   flow or discharge  
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rrhexis   rupture  
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sclerosis   abnormal hardening  
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abdominocentesis   the surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid  
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acronym   word formed from the initial letter of major parts of a compound term  
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acute   severe course and a relatively short duration  
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angiography   process of producing a radi graphic (x-ray) study of the blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium to make these blood vessels visible  
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appendectomy   surgical removal of the appendix  
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arteriosclerosis   the abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries  
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arthraligia   pain in a joint or joints  
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colostomy   surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface  
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cyanosis   blue discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in the blood  
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dermatologist   a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the skin  
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diagnosis   the identification of a disease  
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diarrhea   the frequent flow of loose or watery stools  
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edema   describes swelling caused by excessfluid in the body tissues  
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endarterial   means pertaining to the interior orlining of an artery  
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eponym   a disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first  
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erythrocyte   a mature red blood cell  
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fissure   a groove or crack-like sore of the skin/normal folds in the contours of the brain  
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fistula   abnormal passage, usually between two internalorgans, or leading from an organ to the surface of the body  
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gastralgia   stomach ache,pain in the stomach  
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gatritis   inflammation of the stomach  
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gastroenteritis   an inflammation of the stomach and small intestine  
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gastrosis   means any disease of the stomach  
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hemorrhage   loss of a large amount of blood in a short time  
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hepatomegaly   abnormal enlargement of the liver  
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hypertension   higher than normal blood pressure  
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hypotension   lower than normal blood pressure  
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infection   invasion of the body by a pathogenic (disease producing) organism  
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inflammation   a localized response to an injury or destruction of tissues  
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interstitial   means between, but not within, the parts of a tissue  
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intramuscular   means within the muscle  
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laceration   is a torn or jagged wound or an accidental cut wound  
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lesion   is a pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury  
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mycosis   describes any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus  
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myelopathy   describes any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord  
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myopathy   describes any pathologic change or disease of muscle tissue  
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myorrhexis   is the rupture of a muscle  
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natal   means pertaining to birth  
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neonatology   is the study of disorders of the newborn  
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neuritis   is inflammation of a nerve or nerves  
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otorhinolaryngology   made up of 2 combining forms, a word root, and a suffix.(study of the ears, nose, & throat)  
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palpation   is an examination technique in which the examiner's hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts  
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palpitation   is a pounding or racing heart  
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pathology   is the study of all aspects of diseases  
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phalanges   the bones of the fingers and toes  
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poliomyelitis   is a viral infection of the gray matter of the spinal cord  
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prognosis   is a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder  
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prostate   is a male gland that lies under the urinary bladder and surrounds the urethra  
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pyoderma   is any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection such as impetigo  
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pyrosis   also known as heartburn, is discomfort due to the regurgitation of stomach acid upward into the esophagus  
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remission   is the temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure  
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sign   is objective evidence of disease such as a fever  
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supination   is the act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward  
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symptom   is subjective evidence of a disease, such as pain or a headache  
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syndrome   is a set of signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process  
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tonsillitis   is an inflammation of the tonsils  
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trauma   means wound or injury  
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triage   is the medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need & the proper place of treatment  
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viral   means pertaining to a virus  
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