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Medical Terminology
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Post-Graduate
05/19/2009
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-ad
 Definition
toward, increase
Term
-algesia
 Definition
sensitivity to pain
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncute
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-cide
 Definition
to kill; to destroy
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-clasis
 Definition
crushing or breaking up
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-cyte
 Definition
cell
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-dynia
 Definition
pain
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-ectasia
 Definition
stretching or dilatation
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-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
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-emia
 Definition
blood condition
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-er
 Definition
one who
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-gram
 Definition
record or picute
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-ia
 Definition
condition(ia is a noun ending)
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-ian
 Definition
specialist in a field of study
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-iatrist
 Definition
one who treats; a physician
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-ion
 Definition
action, process
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-ism
 Definition
condition
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-lepsy
 Definition
seizure, attack
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-lith
 Definition
stone
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-lithiasis
 Definition
presence or formation of stones
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-logy
 Definition
the study of
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-logist
 Definition
one who specializes in the study of
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-lysis
 Definition
destuction or detachment
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-mania
 Definition
a mental disorder; a "madness"
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-meter
 Definition
an instrument used to measure
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-metry
 Definition
the process of measuring
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-oid
 Definition
resembling
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-ole
 Definition
small or little
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-oma
 Definition
tumor
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-opia
 Definition
visual condition
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-osis
 Definition
condition
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-penia
 Definition
decrease in; deficiency
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-pexy
 Definition
surgical fixation
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-philia
 Definition
attracted to
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-phobia
 Definition
adnormal fear
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
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-pnea
 Definition
breathing
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-ptosis
 Definition
drooping or prolapse
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
suturing
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-rrhea
 Definition
discharge; flow
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-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
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-stomy
 Definition
the surgical creation of a new opening
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-tomy
 Definition
incision into
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-uria
 Definition
a characterisic of unrine
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Electrocardiogram
 Definition
record of the electrical activity of the heart
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Electrocardiograph
 Definition
insturment used to record the electrical activity of the heart
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-ac, -al, -ar, -eal, -ic, -ous, -tic,
 Definition
pertaining to
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-esis
 Definition
condition of
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-tripsy
 Definition
intentional crushing
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Appedectomy
 Definition
surgical removal of an appendix
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Radiographer
 Definition
one who takes / processes x-rays
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