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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Hist/o

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Tissue

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Nucle/o

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Nucleus

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Anter/o

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Anterior, front

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Caud/o

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Tail

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Dist/o

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Far, farthest

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Dors/o

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Back (of body)

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Infer/o

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Lower, below

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Later/o

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Side, to one side

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Medi/o

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Middle

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Poster/o

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Back (of body), behind, posterior

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Proxim/o

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Near, nearest

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Super/o

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Upper, above

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Ventr/o

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Belly, belly side

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-ad

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Toward

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-logist

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Specialist in the study of

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-logy

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-study of

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-ior

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Pertaining to

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-al

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Pertaining to

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-toxic

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Pertaining to poison

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-ac

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Pertaining to

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-ar

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Pertaining to

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-iac

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Pertaining to

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-ic
Pertaining to
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-ary
Pertaining to
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-eal
Pertaining to
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-ous
Pertaining to
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-tic
Pertaining to
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Cephal/
Head
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Caud/o
Tail
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-duction
Act of leading, bringing, conducting
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Ab-
Away from, from
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Ad-
Toward
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Abdomin/o
Abdomen
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Cervic/o
Neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
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Crani/o
Cranium (skull)
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Gastr/o
Stomach
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ili/o
Ilium ( lateral, glaring portion of hip bone)
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Inguin/o
Groin
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Lumb/o
Loins (lower back)
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Pelv/i
Pelvis
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Spin/o
Spine
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Thorac/o
Chest
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Umbilic/o
Umbilicus, navel
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Peri-
Around
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Trans-
Through, across
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-verse
Turning
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Dorsal cavity
Contains cranial and spinal cavities
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Ventral cavity
Contains abdomino-pelvic cavity, thoracic, and diaphragm
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Caud/o
Tail
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Dist/o
Far, farthest
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Dors/o
Back (of body)
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Infer/o
Lower, below
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Later/o
Side, to one side
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Medi/o
Middle
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Poster/o
Back (of body), behind, posterior
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Proxim/o
Near, nearest
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Super/o
Upper, above
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Ventr/o
Belly, belly side
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-ad
Toward
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-logist
Specialist in the study of
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-logy
-study of
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-ior
Pertaining to
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-al
Pertaining to
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-toxic
Pertaining to poison
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-ac
Pertaining to
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-ar
Pertaining to
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-iac
Pertaining to
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-ic
Pertaining to
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-ary
Pertaining to
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-eal
Pertaining to
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-ous
Pertaining to
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-tic
Pertaining to
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Cephal/
Head
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Caud/o
Tail
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-duction
Act of leading, bringing, conducting
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Ab-
Away from, from
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Ad-
Toward
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Abdomin/o
Abdomen
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Cervic/o
Neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
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Crani/o
Cranium (skull)
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Gastr/o
Stomach
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ili/o
Ilium ( lateral, glaring portion of hip bone)
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Inguin/o
Groin
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Lumb/o
Loins (lower back)
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Pelv/i
Pelvis
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Spin/o
Spine
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Thorac/o
Chest
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Umbilic/o
Umbilicus, navel
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Peri-
Around
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Trans-
Through, across
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-verse
Turning
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Dorsal cavity
Contains cranial and spinal cavities
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Ventral cavity
Contains abdomino-pelvic cavity, thoracic, and diaphragm
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LUQ
Left upper quadrant ( stomach )
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RLQ
Right lower quadrant (appendicitis)
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Heartburn, indigestion, heart attack | Region
Epigastric
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AP
Anteroposterior
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Bx, bx
Biopsy
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LAT, lat
Lateral
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PA
Posterioanterior; pernicious anemia; pulmonary artery; Physician assistant
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CT
Computed tomography Uses a narrow beam of x-rays, which rotates in a full arc around the patient to image the body in cross sectional slices
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CXR
Chest X-ray, chest radiograph
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MRI
Magnetic resonance imaging Employees magnetic energy ( with out ionizing x-rays) to produce cross-sectional images
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PET
Positron emission tomography
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US
Ultrasound; ultrasonography Employs high-frequency sound waves to produce images of internal structures of the body
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SPECT
Single-photon emission computed tomography
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Septic
Infection
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-emia
Blood
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C&S
Culture and sensitivity Identify bacteria and what antibiotic to treat the infection
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Endo-
Within, in
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-scopy
Visual exam
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Fluor/o
Luminous, fluorescence
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Tom/o
To cut, slice
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Ultra-
Excess, beyond
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Anastomosis
Connection between two vessels, such as a surgical joining of two ducks, blood vessels, or bow segments to allow flow from one to the other
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Cauterization
Process of burning abnormal tissue with electricity, freezing, heat, or chemicals
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Septicemia
A severe bacterial infection in the blood and which toxins circulating in the blood cause severe systemic symptoms
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Radiography
The production of shadow images on a photographic film
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Adhesion
A band of scar tissue that binds anatomical surfaces that normally are separate from each other
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Endoscopy
Is a procedure to enable visualization of the interior of organs and cavities with a lighted instrument
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Radiopharmaceutical
A drug that contains a radioactive substance that travels to an area or a specific Organ to be scanned
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Tomography
Any of several radiographic techniques such as CT, PET, SPECT, that produces a film representing a detailed cross-section of tissue structures
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Inflammation
A protective response of body tissue then includes symptoms of redness. swelling, heat, and pain
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Fluoroscopy
Direct x-rays through the body to a florescence green to view the motion of organs, such as the digestive track and heart

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