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Medical Terminology
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10/11/2012
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Term
microorganism
 Definition
small living thing
Term
pathogen/pathogenic
 Definition
disease-causing
Term
nonpathogen/nonpathogenic
 Definition
nondisease-causing
Term
communicable
 Definition
contagious
Term
biohazard
 Definition
risk to humans
Term
resident flora
 Definition
Germs that live in the deep layers of skin; difficult to remove but nonpathogenic
Term
transient flora
 Definition
Germs that live on the top layer of skin; easy to remove but pathogenic
Term
anatomy
 Definition
Science of the structure of living things
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physiology
 Definition
Way in which a living organism or body part functions
Term
anterior
 Definition
front of the body
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posterior
 Definition
back of the body
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superior
 Definition
towards the head; above
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inferior
 Definition
towards the lower part of the body; below
Term
distal
 Definition
farther away from the midline
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medial
 Definition
near the midline
Term
supine
 Definition
lying face up
Term
prone
 Definition
lying face down
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OSHA
 Definition
occupational safety and health administration
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TST
 Definition
tuberculin skin test
Term
CDC
 Definition
center for disease control
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OPIM
 Definition
other potentially infectious material
Term
HBV
 Definition
Hepatitis B
Term
HCV
 Definition
Hepatitis C
Term
HIV
 Definition
human immunodeficiency virus
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cyto
 Definition
cell
Term
pro or pre
 Definition
before
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meta
 Definition
after
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neuro
 Definition
nerve
Term
cardi, cardio, cardia
 Definition
heart
Term
myo
 Definition
muscle
Term
histo
 Definition
tissue
Term
veno
 Definition
vein
Term
arterio
 Definition
artery
Term
peri
 Definition
around
Term
brady
 Definition
slow
Term
tachy
 Definition
fast
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hyper
 Definition
high
Term
hypo
 Definition
low
Term
megaly
 Definition
enlarged
Term
-um
 Definition
structure
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-logy
 Definition
study of
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-tomy
 Definition
make an incision
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-opsy
 Definition
viewing of tissue
Term
osteo
 Definition
bone
Term
myelo
 Definition
bone marrow
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osseo
 Definition
bony
Term
adipo
 Definition
fat
Term
articulo
 Definition
joint
Term
carpo
 Definition
wrist
Term
clast
 Definition
break
Term
crani
 Definition
skull
Term
pelvi
 Definition
pelvis
Term
cervi
 Definition
neck
Term
thorac
 Definition
upper chest
Term
-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
penia
 Definition
deficiency
Term
epi
 Definition
around
Term
dermo, dermis, derma
 Definition
skin
Term
erythemo
 Definition
reddened
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
cutaneo
 Definition
skin
Term
sebo
 Definition
oil
Term
trans
 Definition
across
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