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Chapter 1 Introduction to Medical Terminology

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aden/o   gland  
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carcin/o   cancer  
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cardi/o   heart  
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chem/o   chemical  
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cis/o   to cut  
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dermat/o   skin  
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enter/o   small intestine  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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gynec/o   female  
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hemat/o   blood  
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hydr/o   water  
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immun/o   immune  
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laryng/o   voice box  
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morph/o   shape  
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nephr/o   kidney  
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neur/o   nerve  
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opthalm/o   eye  
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ot/o   ear  
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path/o   disease  
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pulmon/o   lung  
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rhin/o   nose  
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ur/o   urine, urinary tract  
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a-   without, away from  
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an-   without  
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ante-   before, in front of  
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anti-   against  
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auto-   self  
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brady-   slow  
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dys-   painful, difficult  
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endo-   within, inner  
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epi-   upon, over  
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eu-   normal, good  
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hetero-   different  
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homo-   same  
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hyper-   over, above  
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hypo-   under, below  
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infra-   under, beneath, below  
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inter-   among, between  
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intra-   within, inside  
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macro-   large  
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micro-   small  
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neo-   new  
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pan-   all  
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para-   beside, beyond, near  
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per-   through  
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peri-   around  
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post-   after  
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pre-   before, in front of  
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pseudo-   false  
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retro-   backwards, behind  
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sub-   below, under  
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super-   above, excess  
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supra-   above  
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tachy-   rapid, fast  
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trans-   through, across  
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ultra-   beyond, excess  
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bi-   two  
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hemi-   half  
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mono-   one  
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multi-   many  
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nulli-   none  
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poly-   many  
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quad-   four  
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semi-   half, partial  
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tri-   three  
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uni-   one  
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-algia   pain  
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-cele   hernia, protrusion  
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-cise   to cut  
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-cyte   cell  
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-dynia   pain  
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-ectasis   dilation  
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-gen   that which produces  
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-genesis   produces, generates  
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-genic   producing, produced by  
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-ia   state, condition  
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-iasis   abnormal condition  
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-ism   state of  
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-itis   inflamation  
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-logist   one who studies  
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-logy   study of  
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-lysis   destruction  
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-malacia   abnormal softening  
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-megaly   enlargement, large  
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-oma   tumor, mass  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-pathy   disease  
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-plasia   development, growth  
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-plasm   foramtion, development  
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-ptosis   drooping  
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-rrhage   excessive, abnormal flow  
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-rrhea   discharge, flow  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-sclerosis   hardening  
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-stenosis   narrowing  
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-therapy   treratment  
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-trophy   nourishment, development  
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-ac, al, an, ar, ary, eal, iac, ic, ical, ile, ior, ory, ose, ous, tic   pertaining to  
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-centesis   puncture to withdrawl fluid  
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-ectomy   surgical removal  
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-ostomy   surgically create an opening  
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-tomy   cutting into  
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-pexy   surgical fixation  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-rrhaphy   suture  
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-gram   record or picture  
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-graph   instrument for recording  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-meter   instrument for measuring  
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-metry   process of measuring  
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-scope   instrument for viewing  
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-scopy   process of visually examining  
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History and Physical   Written or dictated by the admitting physician; details the patients history, results of hte physician's examination, initial diagnoses, and physician's plan of treatment  
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Physician's Orders   Complete list of the care, medications, tests, and treatments the physician orders for the patient  
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Nurse's Notes   Record of the patient's care throughout the day; includes vital signs, treatment specifics, patient's response to treatment, and patient's condition  
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Physician's Progress Notes   Physician's daily record of the patient's condition, results of the physician's examinations, summary of test results, updated assessment and diagnoses, and further plans for hte patient's care  
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Consultation Reports   Reports given by specialists whom the physician has asked to evaluate the patient  
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Ancillary Reports   Reports from various treatments and therapies the patient has received, such as rehabilitation, social services, or respiratory therapy  
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Diagnostic Reports   Results of diagnostic tests performed on the patient, principally from the clinic lab (for example, blood tests) and medical imagining (for example, X-rays and ultrasound)  
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Informed Consent   Document voluntarily signed by the patient or a responsible party that clearly describes the purpose, methods, procedures, benefits, and risks of a diagnostic or treatment procedure  
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Operative Report   Report from the surgeon detialing an operation; includes a pre- and postoperative disgnosis, specific details of the surgical procedure tiself, and how the patient tolerated the procedure  
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Anestheologist's Report   Relates the details regarding the substances (such as meidcaitons and fluids) given to a patient, the patient's response to anesthesia, and vbital signs during surgery  
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Pathologist's Report   Report gien by a pathologist who studies tissue removed from the patient (for example, bone marrow, blood, or tissue biopsy)  
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Discharge Summary   Comprehensive outline of the patient's entire hospital stay; includes condition at time of admission, admitting diagnosis, test results, treatments and patient's response, final diagnosis, and follow-up plans  
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Acute Care or General Hospitals   Provide services to diagnose (laboratory, diagnostic imaging) and trat (surgery, medications, therapy) diseases for a short period of time; in addition, they usually provide emergency and obstetrical care  
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Specialty Care Hospitals   Provide care for very specific types of diseases; for example, a psychiatric hospital  
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Nursing Homes or Long-Term Care Facilities   Provide long-term care for patients who need extra time to recover from an illness or injury before returning home, or for persons who can no longer care for themselves  
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Ambulatory Care, Surgical Centers or Outpatient Clinics   Provide services that do not require overnight hospitalization; the services reange from simple surgeries to diagnostic testing or therapy  
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Physician's Offices   Provide diagnostic and treatment services in a private office setting  
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Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)   Provides a wide range of services by a group of primary-care physicians, specialists, and other healthcare professionals in a prepaid system  
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Home Health Care   Provides nursing, therapy, personal care, or housekeeping servies in the patient's own home  
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Rehabilitation Centers   Provide intensive physical and occupational therapy; they include inpatient and outpatient treatment  
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Hospice   Provides supportive treatment to terminally ill patients and their families  
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