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Dooley's Med Term Ch 1
Terms & Word Parts Ch 1
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12th Grade
08/26/2009
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Term
acronym
 Definition

 a word formed by the initial letter/s o fthe major parts of a compound term

(Ex: AIDS 

aquired immunodeficiency syndrome)
Term
-rrhexis
 Definition
- rupture
Term
-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition or disease
Term
-megaly
 Definition
abnormal enlargement
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-rrhea
 Definition
abnormal flow of body fluid
Term
-sclerosis
 Definition
abnormal hardening
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-stenosis
 Definition
abnormal narrowing
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-malacia
 Definition
abnormal softening
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supra-
 Definition
above/excessive
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ligation
 Definition
act of binding or tying off blood vessels or ducts
Term
supination
 Definition
act of rotating the hand so that palm is upward
Term
mucous
 Definition
adjective that describes the membrane that lines the body cavities
Term
post-
 Definition
after
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arteri/o
 Definition
artery
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ab-
 Definition

away from

(abduct)
Term
dys-
 Definition
bad, difficult, painful
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pre-
 Definition
before
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inter-
 Definition
between/among
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melan/o
 Definition
black
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cyan/o
 Definition
blue
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myel/o
 Definition

bone marrow

or

spinal cord
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-rrhage/-rrhagia
 Definition

bursting forth of abnormal excessive fluid

(typically refers to blood)
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subjective
 Definition
can be evaluated and measured only by the patient
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objective
 Definition
can be evaluated or measured
Term
suturing
 Definition
closing a wound or incision by stitching
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prostrate
 Definition
collapse/overcome with exhaustion
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hypo-
 Definition
deficient/decreased
Term
chronic
 Definition
disease or
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chronic
 Definition
disease or symptom of long duration; rarely cured
Term
acute
 Definition
disease or symptom that has a sudden onset and a short duration
Term
eponym
 Definition
disease, structure, operation or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first
Term
ot/o
 Definition
ear
Term
sign
 Definition
evidence of disease that can be observed by the patient and others
Term
symptom
 Definition
evidence of disease that is known only by the patient
Term
palpation
 Definition
examining with the hands
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive/increased
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pyr/o
 Definition
fever/fire
Term
mucus
 Definition
fluid secreted by the mucous membranes
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suppuration
 Definition
formation or discharge of pus
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myc/o

 

 Definition
fungus
Term
poli/o
 Definition
gray
Term
chlor/o
 Definition
green
Term
cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
diagnosis
 Definition
identification of the disease
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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trauma
 Definition
injury
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infection
 Definition
invasion of the body by a disease producing organism
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laceration
 Definition
jagged cut
Term
arthr/o
 Definition
joint
Term
laryng/o-
 Definition
larynx
Term
inflammation
 Definition
localized response to injury or destruction of tissue
Term
prostate
 Definition
male gland of the urinary system
Term
my/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
eu-
 Definition
normal, good, well, easy
Term
rhin/o
 Definition
nose
Term
abnormal
 Definition
not normal, away from normal
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-um
 Definition
noun ending
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-dynia
 Definition
pain
Term
-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
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viral
 Definition
pertaining to a virus
Term
natal
 Definition
pertaining to birth
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ather/o
 Definition
plaque/fatty substance
Term
virile
 Definition
possessing masculine traits
Term
palpitation
 Definition
pounding or racing heart
Term
prognosis
 Definition
prediction of the outcome of a disease
Term
-graphy
 Definition
process of recording a picture or record
Term
-centesis
 Definition
puncture to remove excess fluid
Term
purpur/o
 Definition
purple
Term
py/o
 Definition
pus
Term
-gram
 Definition
record or picture
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erythr/o
 Definition
red
Term
rube/o
 Definition
red
Term
pyel/o
 Definition
renal pelvis
Term
triage
 Definition
screening of patients to determine the priority of need
Term
syndrome
 Definition
set of signs & symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process
Term
-ologist
 Definition
specialist
Term
gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
pathology
 Definition
study of disease
Term
-otomy
 Definition
surgical incision
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-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-ostomy
 Definition
surgically created, artificial opening
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peri-
 Definition
surrounding
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edema
 Definition
swelling
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-ology
 Definition
the study of
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-ology
 Definition
the study of
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-necrosis
 Definition
tissue death
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
to suture or stitch
Term
tonsill/o
 Definition
tonsils
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ad-
 Definition
toward, in the direction of
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sub-
 Definition
under/less/below
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-scopy
 Definition
visual examination
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leuk/o
 Definition
white
Term
endo-
 Definition
within
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intra-
 Definition
within/inside
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cirrh/o
 Definition
yellow
Term
xanth/o
 Definition
yellow
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