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Allied Health Terms
Chapter 1
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Health Care
12th Grade
01/24/2013
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Arthr/o
 Definition
joint
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cardi/o
 Definition
heart
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cervic/o
 Definition
neck; cervix
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col/o,colon/o
 Definition
colon, large intestine
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cyst/o
 Definition
bladder;sac;cyst
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enter/o
 Definition
intestines; small intestine
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gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
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gloss/o
 Definition
tounge
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hem/o
 Definition
blood
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hepat/o
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liver
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hyster/o
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uterus
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mamm/o
 Definition
breast
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nat/o
 Definition
birth
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neur/o
 Definition
nerve; nerve tissue
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ophthalm/o
 Definition
eye
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oste/o
 Definition
bone
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path/o
 Definition
disease
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ped/o
 Definition
child;foot
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rhin/o
 Definition
nose
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therm/o
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heat;temperature
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hemat/o
 Definition
blood
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-ac,-al,-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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-ia
 Definition
condition; state of
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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-pathy
 Definition
disease, disease process
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-tome 
 Definition
instrument used to cut
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-scope
 Definition
instrument used to visually examine
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording, procedure that records; radiographic imaging
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-gram
 Definition
a record of; an image of; x-ray of; a recording of
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-scopy
 Definition
visual examination, process of viewing
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-ectomy
 Definition
excision, removal, resection
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-tomy
 Definition
incision
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-logist
 Definition
specialist in the study of; physician
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-logy
 Definition
study of; branch of medicine specializing in
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ante-
 Definition
front;forward;before
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endo-
 Definition
within
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epi-
 Definition
above, upon, on top of
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive; above
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infra-
 Definition
beneath
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inter-
 Definition
between
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par-,para-
 Definition
abnormal;near
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peri-
 Definition
surrounding;around;near
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post-
 Definition
after;behind
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sub-
 Definition
under,below
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neo-
 Definition
new
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anti-
 Definition
against
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dys-
 Definition
abnormal;painful;difficult
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hypo-
 Definition
deficient;below
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intra-
 Definition
within
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per-
 Definition
through
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poly-
 Definition
many;much;excessive
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pre-
 Definition
before
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acute
 Definition
severe;sharp;short term;sudden
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diagnosis
 Definition
identifying a disease or problem
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chronic
 Definition
occurring over a period of time 
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prognosis
 Definition
prediction of outcome of disease
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