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Undergraduate 3
07/16/2008
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Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-algesia
 Definition
Excessive sensitivity to pain
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analgesia
 Definition
without a sense of pain
Term
hem/o, hem/a, hemat/o
 Definition
blood
Term
neuralgia
 Definition
nerve pain
Term
-esthesia
 Definition
feeling sensation
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anesthesia
 Definition
loss of sensation
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-kinesia
 Definition
movement
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-kinesis

 Definition
movement
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bradykinesia
 Definition
decrease in spontaneity and movement
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hyperkinesis
 Definition
excessive muscular activity
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-paresis

 Definition
slight paralysis
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hemiparesis
 Definition
weakness on one side of the body
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-phasia
 Definition
speech
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aphasia
 Definition
impairment of language ability
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-praxia
 Definition
action
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apraxia
 Definition
impairment of purposeful movement
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angi/o
 Definition
vessel
Term
aort/o
 Definition
Aorta
Term
angiogram
 Definition
x-ray image of a blood vessel
Term
aortic stenosis
 Definition
narrowing of the aorta
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arter/o, arteri/o
 Definition
Artery
Term
coagul/o
 Definition
clotting
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coron/o
 Definition
crown, circle
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coronary arteries
 Definition
blood vessels encircling the heart
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cyt/o
 Definition
cell
Term
cytology
 Definition
study of cells
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hemorrhage
 Definition
abnormal discharge of blood
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hematology
 Definition
study of blood
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is/o
 Definition
same, equal
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kary/o
 Definition
nucleus
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plasm/o

 Definition
plasma
Term
plasmapheresis
 Definition
removal of plasma from the body
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thromb/o
 Definition
clot
Term
thrombolysis
 Definition
dissolving of a clot
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vas/o
 Definition
vessel
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ven/o
 Definition
vein
Term
-apharesis
 Definition
removal
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-blast
 Definition
Immature stage, germ, bud
Term
-crit
 Definition
separation
Term
Hematocrit
 Definition
percentage of volume of a blood sample that is composed of cells
Term
-cytosis
 Definition
abnormal condition of cells
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poikilocytosis
 Definition
presence of large, irregularly shaped blood cells
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-globin
 Definition
protein
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hemoglobin
 Definition
protein of red blood cells
Term
adenoidectomy
 Definition
operation to remove adenoid growths
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capn/o
 Definition
carbon dioxide
Term
hypercapnia
 Definition
excessive carbon dioxide in the blood
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coni/o
 Definition
dust
Term
pneumoconiosis
 Definition
pulmonary disease caused by prolonged inhalation of fine dust
Term
cyan/o
 Definition

blue
Term
lob/o
 Definition
lobe of the lung
Term
lobectomy
 Definition
excision of a lobe
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ox/o, ox/i
 Definition
oxygen
Term
hypoxia
 Definition
deficiency of oxygen in tissue cells
Term
phon/o
 Definition
voice
Term
dysphonia
 Definition
hoarseness
Term
phren/o
 Definition
diaphragm
Term
phrenohepatic
 Definition
pertaining to the diaphragm and liver
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pneum/o, pneum/a, pneumat/o
 Definition
breath
Term
pneumatosis
 Definition
abnormal presence of air or other gas
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pneum/o, pneumon/o
 Definition
lung
Term
pneumonia
 Definition
inflammation of the lung parenchyma
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pulmon/o
 Definition
lung
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pulmonary

 Definition
pertaining to the lungs
Term
rhin/o
 Definition
nose
Term
Rhinorrhea
 Definition
a watery discharge from the nose
Term
spir/o
 Definition
breathing
Term
spirometer
 Definition
gasometer used to measure respiration
Term
tonsill/o
 Definition
tonsil
Term
tonsillectomy
 Definition
removal of the tonsil
Term
-ema
 Definition
condition
Term
Empyema
 Definition
condition of having pus in a body cavity as a result of a lung infection
Term
-oxia
 Definition
oxygen
Term
anoxia
 Definition
absence of oxygen from blood or tissues
Term
-pnea
 Definition
breathing
Term
-ptysis
 Definition
spitting
Term
hemoptysis
 Definition
coughing up and spitting out blood
Term
asphyxia
 Definition
impairment of oxygen intake
Term
an/o
 Definition
anus
Term
append/o
 Definition
appendix
Term
bucc/o
 Definition
cheek
Term
cec/o
 Definition
cecum
Term
cheil/o
 Definition
lip
Term
cheilosis
 Definition
dry scaling and fissuring of lips
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chol/o, chol/e
 Definition
bile
Term
choledochus
 Definition
bile duct
Term
cholecst/o
 Definition
gallbladder
Term
cholecystectomy
 Definition
surgical removal of the gallbladder
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col/o
 Definition
colon
Term
colostomy
 Definition
creation of an artificial opening into the colon
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colon/o
 Definition
colon
Term
enter/o
 Definition
intestine
Term
enteropathy
 Definition
intestinal disease
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gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
gastritis
 Definition
inflammation of the stomach
Term
gingiv
 Definition
gum
Term
gingivitis
 Definition
inflammation of the gum
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gloss/o
 Definition
tongue
Term
hypoglossal
 Definition
below the tongue
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hepat/o
 Definition
liver
Term
hepatitis
 Definition
inflammation of the liver
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lapar/o
 Definition
abdomen
Term
or/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
peritone/o
 Definition
peritoneum
Term
rect/o
 Definition
rectum
Term
prolapse
 Definition
the falling down or slipping of a body part from it's usual position
Term
rectocele
 Definition
prolapse of the rectum
Term
-ase
 Definition
enzyme
Term
amylase
 Definition
class of digestive enzyme that act on starch
Term
-chezia
 Definition
defecation
Term
hematochezia
 Definition
passage of bloody stools
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-iasis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
-pepsia
 Definition
digestion
Term
dyspepsia
 Definition
upset stomach
Term
-prandial
 Definition
meal
Term
postprandial
 Definition
following a meal
Term
aden/o
 Definition
gland
Term
adenectomy
 Definition
excision of a gland
Term
andr/o
 Definition
male
Term
adrenal/o, adren/o
 Definition
adrenal gland
Term
crin/o
 Definition
secretion
Term
endocrinologist
 Definition
physician who specializes in endocrinology
Term
dips/o
 Definition
thirst
Term
polydipsia
 Definition
prolonged excessive thirst
Term
epinephr/o
 Definition
adrenal gland
Term
glyc/o
 Definition
sugar
Term
hyperglycemia
 Definition
high blood sugar
Term
gonad/o
 Definition
sex gland
Term
gonadotropin
 Definition
hormone that promotes gonadal growth
Term
home/o
 Definition
like, similar
Term
homeostasis
 Definition
state of bodily equilibrium
Term
kal/i
 Definition
potassium
Term
hypokalemia
 Definition
lack of potassium in th eblood as a result of dehydration, excessive vomiting and diarrhea
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natr/i
 Definition
sodium
Term
hyponatremia
 Definition
low concentration of sodium in the blood
Term
oxy-
 Definition
Rapid, sharp
Term
oxytocin
 Definition
hormone that influences contractions of the uterus
Term
pan-
 Definition
all
Term
-agon
 Definition
assemblage, a gathering together
Term
aque/o
 Definition
water
Term
blephar/o
 Definition
eyelid
Term
blepharitis
 Definition
inflammation of the eyelids
Term
Aqueous
 Definition
containing, or like water
Term
dacry/o
 Definition
tear, tear duct
Term
dipl/o
 Definition
double
Term
diplopia
 Definition
condition in which one object is perceived as two objects
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glauc/o
 Definition
gray
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ir/o
 Definition
iris
Term
lacrim/o
 Definition
tear
Term
lacrimal
 Definition
pertaining to tears
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mi/o
 Definition
smaller, less
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miosis
 Definition
contraction of the pupil
Term
nyct/o, noct/o
 Definition
night
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