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Medical Terminology
Chapter 1
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
10/19/2008
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abdomin/o
 Definition
abdomen
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acr/o
 Definition
extremities
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adnex/o
 Definition
adjacent,accessory
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anatom/o
 Definition
body structures
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anter/o
 Definition
front
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blast/o
 Definition
immature/embryonic cell
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caud/o
 Definition
tail
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celi/o
 Definition
belly, abdomen
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cephal/o
 Definition
head
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cyan/o
 Definition
blue
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cyt/o
 Definition
cell
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dermat/o, derm/o
 Definition
skin
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dist/o
 Definition
distant from pint of origin
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dors/o
 Definition
back
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epitheli/o
 Definition
epithelial
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eti/o
 Definition
cause of disease
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hist/o
 Definition
tissue
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later/o
 Definition
side
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mediastin/o
 Definition
mediastinum
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medi/o
 Definition
middle
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megal/o
 Definition
enlarged
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morph/o
 Definition
form
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muc/o
 Definition
mucus
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pelv/o
 Definition
pelvis
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physi/o
 Definition
function
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pleur/o
 Definition
lung cavity
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poster/o
 Definition
back
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proxim/o
 Definition
closer to origin
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ser/o
 Definition
serum or serous membrane
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thorac/o
 Definition
chest
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ventr/o
 Definition
front
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peri-
 Definition
surrounding
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-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture
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-cyte
 Definition
cell
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-ia
 Definition
condition
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-ist
 Definition
specialist
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-logist
 Definition
one who studies
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-logy
 Definition
study of
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-meagaly
 Definition
enlarged
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-meter
 Definition
instrument to measure
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-metry
 Definition
process of measuring
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R
 Definition
right
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OD
 Definition
right eye (oculus dexter)
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AD
 Definition
right ear (auris dexter)
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RA
 Definition
right arm
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RL
 Definition
right leg
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L
 Definition
left
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OS
 Definition
left eye (oculus sinister)
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AS
 Definition
left ear (auris sinister)
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LA
 Definition
left arm
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LL
 Definition
left leg
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ā
 Definition
before (from ante)
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AP
 Definition
anterior to posterior
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LLQ
 Definition
left lower quadrant
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LUQ
 Definition
left upper quadrant
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p(with line above)
 Definition
posterior
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PA
 Definition
posterior to anterior
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RLQ
 Definition
right lower quadrant
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RUQ
 Definition
right upper quadrant
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