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Chapter 1 - Medical Terminology for Health Professions 9th E Schroeder

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Term
Definition
-algia   show
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-dynia   show
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-ectomy   show
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show Suffix: picture or record (noun)  
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show Prefix: excessive, increased  
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hypo-   show
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-itis   show
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-osis   show
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-ostomy   show
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pre-   show
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-plasty   show
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show Suffix: Bleeding, Abnormal / excessive fluid discharge (Primary)  
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-rrhaphy   show
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-rrhea   show
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-sclerosis   show
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cyan/o   show
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erythr/o   show
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leuk/o   show
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show Root / Combine Form: Black  
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show Root / Combine Form: Grey  
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show Root / Combine Form: Stomach  
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show Root / Combine Form: Nerve  
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enter/o   show
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-pathy   show
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-ago // -iasis // -osis // - esis // -ion // -pathy // -ia // -ism   show
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-ac // - al // -an // -ar // -ary // -eal // -ical // -ial // -ic // -ine // -ior // -ory // -ous // -tic   show
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-a // -e // -um // -us // -y   show
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show Root / Combine Form: heart  
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path/o   show
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-ology   show
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-megaly   show
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show Root / Combine Form: Liver  
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show Suffix: Abnormal softening  
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show Root / Combine Form: artery  
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-necrosis   show
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-stenosis   show
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show Suffix: Surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid  
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show Root / Combine Form: Abdomen  
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show Suffix: The process of producing a picture or record (Verb)  
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angi/o   show
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my/o   show
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arthr/o   show
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show Suffix: Visual examination  
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show Suffix: surgical repair  
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-rrhagia   show
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show Root / Combine Form: Blood  
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ten/o   show
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dia-   show
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show Root / Combine Form: Birth  
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peri-   show
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post-   show
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laryng/o   show
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show Root / Combine Form: Nose  
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show Prefix: Away From Opp: ad-  
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ad-   show
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show Root / Combine Form: ear  
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dys-   show
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show Prefix: Good, normal, well, or easy Opp: dys-  
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inter-   show
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intra-   show
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sub-   show
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show Prefixes (2) - Mean above or excessive Opp: sub  
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show Root / Combine Form: Stone  
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edema   show
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show Root Form: Appendix  
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show Prefix: within  
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show Prefix: Outside  
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show Root / Combine Form: Plaque or Fatty Substance  
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-oma   show
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-otomy   show
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show Root / Combine Form: Renal Pelvis  
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Col/o   show
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fissure   show
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show An abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body.  
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show Last and longest portion of the small intestine  
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show Part of the hip bone  
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show General feeling of discomfort, uneasiness, often first indication of infection or disease  
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Exudate   show
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eponym   show
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acronym   show
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disease   show
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show a condition with rapid onset, a severe course, and a short duration  
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show a condition with long duration  
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remission   show
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show A prediction of the probable course of a disease  
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Differential Diagnosis   show
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Diagnosis   show
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show objective evidence of disease, measurable outside  
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symptom   show
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syndrome   show
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show torn or jagged wound or accidental cut  
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show pathologic change of tissue due to disease or injury  
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show specialized membranes that line body cavities  
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show fluid substance secreted by mucous membranes  
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show Root / Combine Form: fungus  
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myel/o   show
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show A specialist in a given area  
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show An examination technique that uses the examiners hands to feel for texture, size, consistency, and location.  
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Palpitation   show
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show Root / Combine Form: Pus  
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Pyr/o   show
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show Rotating the arm so palm is forward, Verb/action  
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Suppuration   show
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show Medical Screening of patients to determine relative priority  
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show Wound or Injury  
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Vir/o   show
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Virile   show
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"Do Not Use" Abbreviations   show
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