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Terminology
Medical Terminology
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Undergraduate 1
04/15/2014
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What are the 3 basic structures of a cell?
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  1. Cell Membrane
  2. Nucleus
  3. Cytoplasm
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Prefix of short
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Brady
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Prefix of all
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Pan
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Prefix of -One half
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Hemi
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Apo means-
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Seperated
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Cata means
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Down
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Peri means
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About or around
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Meso means
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Middle
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Epi means
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On /Upon
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Pre means
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Before
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Primi means
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Fast
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De means
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Away from
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Dys means
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Abnormal, difficult, painful
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Ambi means
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Around
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A means
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Not, without, lacking
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Tachy means
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Fast, speedy. rapid
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Hypo means
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Below
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Eu-
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well, good, normal
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Mono
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One
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Micro
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small
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Iso
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Equal, same
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Supine Position
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Lying in upright position
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Prone position
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Laying down
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RRHEA
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Flow discharge
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Medical term for belly button
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Umbilicus
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Self
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Auto
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Gyno
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Woman
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Algia
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Pain
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Plural form for Fungus
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Fungi
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GlycO
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Sugars
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LipO
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Fat
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BlastO
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Immature cells
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CryO
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Cold
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LeukO
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White
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CarcinO
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Cancer
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PathO
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Disease
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DorsO
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Back
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Straight
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NormO
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Insulin was first used to treat diabetes in
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1922
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GalactO refers to
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Milk
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Cyto refers to
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Cell
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SalpingO refers to
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Tube
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Arteries carry blood
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away from the heart
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The suffix for blood condition is
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Emia
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Suffix for removal
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Ectomy
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emesis
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Vomiting
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ema
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Condition
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against
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Contra
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The father of medicine
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Hippocrates
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Gamma globulins  are an important function of the
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Immune system
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Histamine is released during
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allergic reactions
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