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Etymology |
Study of word origins |
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Abdomin/o- |
Abdomen |
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Arteri/o- |
Artery |
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Intestin/o- |
Intestine |
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Muscul/o- |
Muscle |
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Thyroid/o- |
Thyroid or Gland |
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Tonsill/o- |
Tonsil |
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Ven/o- |
Vein |
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Arthr/o- |
Joint |
Arthritis |
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Cardi/o- or card/o- |
Heart |
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Derm/o- or dermat/o- |
Skin |
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Gastr/o- |
Stomach |
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Mamm/o- |
Breast |
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Nas/o- |
Nose |
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Densit/o- |
Density |
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Colon/o- |
Colon |
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Therap/o- |
Treatment |
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Cutane/o- |
Skin |
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Cost/o- |
Rib |
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Cyan/o- |
Blue |
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Enter/o- |
Intestine |
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Hepat/o- |
Liver |
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Lapar/o- |
Abdomen |
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Leuk/o- |
White |
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Digest/o- |
Break down food or digest |
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Pleg/o- |
Paralysis |
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Tens/o- |
Tension or pressure |
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Esthes/o- |
Sensation |
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Bi/o- |
Living organism or living tissue |
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Phag/o- |
Swallowing or eating |
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Spir/o- |
Breathe or coil |
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Etym/o- |
Word origin |
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Gemin/o- |
Group or set |
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Integument/o- |
Skin |
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Langu/o- |
Words |
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Later/o- |
Side |
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Nat/o- |
Birth |
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Nerv/o- or neur/o- |
Nerve |
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Obstetr/o- |
Pregnancy and child birth |
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Pelv/o- |
Hipbone; pelvis; renal pelvis |
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Pneumon/o- |
Air or lung |
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Psych/o- |
Mind |
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Termin/o- |
Boundary; end; word |
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Urin/o- |
Urine; urinary system |
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Uter/o- |
Uterus or womb |
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Vagin/o- |
Vagina |
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Thromb/o- |
Blood clot |
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-ac |
Pertaining to |
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-al |
Pertaining to |
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-ar |
Pertaining to |
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-ary |
Pertaining to |
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-ic |
Pertaining to |
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-ine |
Pertaining to |
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-ive |
Pertaining to |
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-ous |
Pertaining to |
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-ation |
Being; having; process |
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-ion |
Action or condition |
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-ia |
Condition; state; thing |
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-ism |
Disease from specific cause or process |
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-itis |
Infection of or inflammation of |
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-megaly |
Enlargement |
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-oma |
Mass or tumor |
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-osis |
Abnormal condition or process |
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-pathy |
Disease |
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-ectomy |
Surgical removal |
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-gram |
Picture or record |
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-graphy |
Process of recording |
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-metry |
Process of measuring |
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-scope |
Instrument used to examine |
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-scopy |
Process of using instrument to examine |
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-tomy |
Process of making incision |
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-iatry |
Medical treatment |
Psychiatry |
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-ics |
Knowledge or practice |
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-ist |
Person or thing that specializes in |
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-logy |
Study of |
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Epi- |
Above or upon |
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Inter- |
Between |
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Intra- |
Within |
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Peri- |
Around |
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Post- |
After or behind |
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Pre- |
Before or in front of |
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Sub- |
Below; underneath; less than |
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Trans- |
Across or through |
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Bi- |
Two |
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Brady- |
Slow |
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Hemi- |
One half |
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Hyper- |
Above; more than normal |
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Hypo- |
Below; deficient |
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Poly- |
Many or much |
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Quadri- |
Four |
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Tachy- |
Fast |
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Tri- |
Three |
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An- |
Not or without |
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Anti- |
Against |
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Dys- |
Abnormal; difficult; painful |
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Re- |
Again & again; backward; unable to |
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Ana- |
Apart |
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Tom/o- |
Cut; layer; slice |
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Sagitt/o- |
Front to back |
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Medi/o- |
Middle |
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Coron/o- |
Structure that encircles like a crown |
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Front/o- |
Front |
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Anter/o- |
Before or front part |
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Ventr/o- |
Abdomen; front |
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Poster/o- |
Back part |
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Trans- |
Across; through |
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-verse |
Travel or turn |
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Super/o- |
Above |
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Cephal/o- |
Head |
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-ad |
In direction of or toward |
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Caud/o- |
Tailbone |
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Dist/o- |
Away from Centerpoint or origin |
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Proxim/o- |
Near Centerpoint or origin |
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Extern/o- |
Outside |
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Intern/o- |
Inside |
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Anatomical position |
Standing erect, palms facing forward |
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Sagittal plane |
Vertical plane, divides body into left & right |
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Medial |
Moving to midline |
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Lateral |
Moving from midline out |
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Bilateral |
Both sides of body |
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Coronal plane |
Or frontal plane. Vertical plan divides body front and back |
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Anterior or ventral |
Front of body |
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Anterior direction or anteriorly |
Moving midline to the front |
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Posterior or dorsal |
Back of body |
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Posterior direction or posterialy |
Moving midline to back |
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Prone |
Lying face down |
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Dorsal or dorsal supine |
Lying on back |
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Transverse plane |
Horizontal plane . Divides body into upper and lower |
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Superior |
Upper body |
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Inferior |
Lower body |
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Cephalad |
Moving midline to head |
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Caudad |
Moving midline to tailbone |
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Distal |
Moving from trunk of body or arm/leg point of attachment toward the end |
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Proximal |
Moving from end of arm/leg towards point of attachment/origin |
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External or superficial |
Structures on surface of body |
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Deep or internal |
Structures below surface of body or inside body |
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Cav/o- |
Hollow space |
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-ity |
Condition or state |
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Crani/o- |
Cranium or top part of skull |
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Spin/o- |
Backbone or spine |
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Thorac/o- |
Chest or thorax |
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5 body cavities are ... |
Cranial, spinal, thoracic, abdominal, pelvic |
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Chondr/o- |
Cartilage |
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Lumb/o- |
Lower back |
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Umbilic/o- |
Navel or umbilicus |
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Inguin/o- |
Groin |
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Physi/o- |
Physical function |
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Cellul/o- |
Cell |
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Cyt/o- |
Cell |
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Chron/o- |
Time |
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Exacerb/o- |
Increase or provoke |
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Remiss/o- |
Send back |
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Symptomat/o- |
Collection of symptoms |
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Syn- |
Together |
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-drome |
Running |
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Fract/o- |
Bend or break up |
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Recuper/o- |
Recover |
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Palliat/o- |
Reduce severity |
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Techn/o- |
Technical skill |
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Ancill/o- |
Accessory or servant |
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Ambulat/o- |
Walking |
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Habilit/o- |
Give ability |
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4 quadrants are ... |
Right upper , right lower, left upper, left lower |
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CC |
Cheif complaint or cubic centimeter |
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H&p |
History & physical exam |
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HNP |
Herniated nucleus pulposus |
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PA |
Physicians assistant or posterianterior |
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PE |
Physical exam; pressure equalizing (tube); pulmonary embolus |
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Latin Rule Singular -a to __ plural |
-ae |
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Latin rule Singular -us to __ plural |
-i |
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Latin rule Singular -um to __ plural |
-a |
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Latin rule Singular -is to __ plural |
-es |
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Latin rule Singular -ex to __ plural |
-ices |
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