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HCC OT Medical Terminology Lesson 7 Medical Terms

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show the operation of fixing the uterine adnexa to the abdominal walls  
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adnexitis (adnex itis)   show
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antrum (antr um)   show
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antral (antr al)   show
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antrostomy (antr ostomy)   show
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show pain in an antrum  
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adenasthenia (aden asthenia)   show
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gastric adenasthenia (gastr ic aden asthenia)   show
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show lack or loss of strength and energy; weakness  
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show pertaining to or characterized by asthenia  
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show a condition of weakness in the eye  
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astrocyte (astr o cyt e)   show
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show star-shaped  
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astrocytoma (astr o cyt oma)   show
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hypocrinia AKA hypocrinism (hypo crin ia, hypo crin ism)   show
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crinogenic (crin o gen ic)   show
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show inflammation of a lacrimal gland (a tear gland)  
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show excision of the wall of the lacrimal sac  
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dacryadeno-   show
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show tear sac, tear bladder, lacrimal sac  
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dura mater (or dura)   show
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show hardness; the act or process of becoming hard  
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superdural (super dur al)   show
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fasciculus (fasci cul us)   show
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fasciodesis (fasci o desis)   show
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show the suturing together of torn fascia  
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show sensitivity to sunlight  
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show sunstroke  
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heliotherapy (helio therapy)   show
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show inducing sleep; a drug that acts to induce sleep; pertaining to or of the nature of hypnotism  
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show the method or practice of an artificially induced passive state in which there is increased responsiveness to suggestions and commands  
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ahypnia (a hypn ia)   show
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show composed of cells of the same size and kind  
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show equality of vision in the two eyes  
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anisodont (an is odont)   show
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anisopia (an is op ia)   show
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anisomastia (an iso mast ia)   show
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show surgical incision of the flank; less correctly but more generally, abdominal incision at any point in the abdominal wall  
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hysterolaparotomy (hyster o lapar otomy)   show
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thoracolaparotomy (thorac o lapar otomy)   show
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laparorrhaphy (lapar o rrhaphy)   show
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show the creation of a permanent opening to the stomach through the abdominal wall  
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malignant (malign ant)   show
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show a tendency to spread or become progressively worse; used most frequently with cancerous growths which tend to progressively invade (spread among) the tissues of the body  
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mental (ment al)   show
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show mental power or activity  
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show a general term for mental deterioration (“de” means “down”)  
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ocular (ocul ar)   show
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show name for the eye  
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show pertaining to the eye and the nose  
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show any disease or disorder of the eye  
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oculofacial (ocul o facial)   show
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show rupture of the eye or eyeball  
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show one who prepares lens per a prescription to improve or correct vision  
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show the act or process of giving birth to a child  
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postpartum (post part um)   show
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prepartal (pre part al)   show
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show accomplished by means of the foot, as in obstetrical deliveries  
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show condition of the foot  
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pedodontics (ped odont ics)   show
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pedopathy (ped o path y)   show
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show a physician specializing in the diseases of children  
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show the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the foot  
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show one who practices podiatry  
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scirrhus (scirrh us)   show
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scirrhous (scirrh ous)   show
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mastoscirrhus (mast o scirrh us)   show
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show a hard cancerous tumor (a scirrhus) of the lacrimal gland  
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show hard; indurated (in dur ated)  
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show a hardening; an induration; especially hardening of a part from inflammation  
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show the tough, white supporting cover of the eyeball covering approximately the back five-sixths of its surface  
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sclerotic (sclerot ic)   show
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septum (sept um)   show
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nasal septum (nas al sept um)   show
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septal (sept al)   show
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show a small separating wall or partition  
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sinusoid (sinus oid)   show
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show surgical incision of a sinus  
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show that branch of medicine which has to do with the sinuses  
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somal, somatic (som al, somat ic)   show
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show denoting the body as distinguished from the mind  
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somatomegaly (somat o megal y)   show
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somatotherapy (somat o therap y)   show
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show a condition of bodily weakness  
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somatopsychic (somat o psych ic)   show
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show pertaining to the mind-body relationship; having bodily symptoms of a psychic, emotional or mental origin  
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tarsus (tars us)   show
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tarsal (tars al)   show
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metatarsus (meta tars us)   show
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metatarsal (meta tars al)   show
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show pertaining to a particular spot; local; as in topical anesthesia versus general anesthesis  
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topalgia (top algia)   show
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trachelocystitis (trachel o cyst itis)   show
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trachelodynia (trachel odyn ia)   show
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trachelomyitis (trachel o my itis)   show
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show name of the windpipe  
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show pertaining to the windpipe  
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cervic/o-, trachel/o   show
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cervic/itis-, trachel/itis   show
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