Final Medical Terminology Flashcards
(240 cards)
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a-
A
not
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an-
A
not
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anti-
A
against (action)
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contra-
A
against (action)
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auto-
A
self
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hyper-
A
too much
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hypo-
A
too little
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sub-
A
too little
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neo-
A
new
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post-
A
after
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pre-
A
before
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pro-
A
before
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re-
A
again
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ab-
A
away from
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ad-
A
toward
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ana-
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up
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ante-
A
before, in front of
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apo-
A
from, away from
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circum-
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around
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peri-
A
around
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con-
A
with or together
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contra-
A
against (place)
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de-
A
down or away from
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dia-
A
through
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trans-
through
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e-
out of
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ec-
out of
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ecto-
outside
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en-
in or inside
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endo-
in or inside
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intra-
in or inside
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epi-
upon; on top of
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supra-
upon; on top of
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ex-
out or outside
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exo-
out or outside
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extra-
out or outside
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hyper-
over
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hypo-
under
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infra-
under
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infro-
under
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inter-
between
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pre-
before; in front of
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pro-
before; in front of
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retro-
behind
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sub-
underneath
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sym-
with or together
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syn-
with or together
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xeno-
foreign
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dys-
bad
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eu-
perfect, good, true
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macro-
large
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mega-
enlarged
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micro-
small
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hemi-
half
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semi-
half
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mono-
one
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uni-
one
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bi-
two
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di-
two
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tri-
three
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quad-
four
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tetra-
four
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penta-
five
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pento-
five
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hexa-
six
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hexo-
six
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pluri-
several; more than one
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poly-
several; more than one
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oligo-
several; a handful
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multi-
many
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pan-
all
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brady-
slow
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chron/o
time-dependent
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tachy-
fast
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-ac, al, ar, ary, eal, ic, ous, tic
pertaining to
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-algia
pain
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-dynia
pain
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-cele
hernia (something that sticks out where it shouldn't)
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-centesis
puncture
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-cide
killing
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-cyte
cell
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-desis
binding (by a disease process)
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-ectomy
removal (notice ec- in prefix list means "out of" and --tomy in this list means "cutting" so "cutting out of")
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-emia
blood condition
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-genic
creating; giving rise to
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-gram
written, visual record
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-graph
instrument used to produce a visual record
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-graphy
procedure used to produce a visual record
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-ia, y
condition; disease; literally, "place" (Bulgaria is the place of the Bulgars, Arabia is the place of the Arabs; Germany is the place of the Germans, etc)
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-iasis
presence of
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-iatrics
medical science
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-iatry
medical science
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-iatrist
specialist in the practice of
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-icle, ole, ule, ula
diminutive suffix; it makes whatever is in front of it smaller (icicle)
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-ise
ending that makes a noun into a verb (e.g. strategy vs strategize)
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-ize
ending that makes a noun into a verb (e.g., strategy vs strategize)
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-ism
condition or procedure or belief
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-ist
specialist
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-itis
inflammation
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-ium
tissue or structure
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-lith
stone
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-logist
specialist in the study of
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-logy
study of
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-lysis, -lytic
breakdown; destruction
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-malacia
softening
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-megaly
enlargement
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-meter
instrument for measurement
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-metry
the process of using an instrument for measurement
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-oid
resembling
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-oma
tumor or swelling
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-osis
condition
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-pathy
disease
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-penia
deficiency; lack of
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-pexy
surgical fixation; binding by a surgical procedure (compare -desis)
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-plasia
formation, development, growth
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-plasty
surgical reconstruction or reformation
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-ptosis
drooping
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-rrhage
excessive flow
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-rrhea
excessive flow
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-rrhaphy
surgical formation of a seam; suturing
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-rrhexis
rupture
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-scope
instrument for visualizing something
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-scopy
process of using an instrument to visualize something
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-spasm
involuntary contraction
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-stomy
creation of an opening (see stoma ="mouth")
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-tion
word ending that makes a noun into a process (form vs formation)
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-tomy
cutl incision
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-us
condition
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afferent
going towards
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arthr/o
joint
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bacteri/o
bacteria
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bio
life
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blast
rapid dividing cell
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carc/i
cancer
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carc/in
cancer
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carc/ino
cancer
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card/i
heart
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card/io
heart
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caud/o
tail
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cephal/o
head
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chole
bile (bodily humor in Greek medical practice)
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constrict, sten/o
narrowing; decreasing the size of an opening (constriction is generally normal where stenosis is generally abnormal)
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cyst/o
bladder; fluid-filled space
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dilate
increasing the size of an opening
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efferent
going away from
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eti/o
how something came to be (causeology)
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gastr/o
stomach
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gen/o
cause, origin
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genetic
inheritance
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hem/o
blood
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hemat/o
blood
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hepat/o
liver
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hydr/o
water
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idio
private, dinstinct
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morph/o
change
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muscul/o
muscle
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my/o
muscle
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myc/o
fungus
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necr/o
dead
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neur/o
nervous system
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orth/o
straight, at right angles
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ost/e
bone
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ost/eo
bone
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path/o
disease
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ped/o
children
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phag/o
eating
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plas/o
formation
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py/o
pus
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sarc/o
flesh, muscle
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scler/o
hard
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stom/a/t
mouth
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therm/o
temperature
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troph/o
nourishment
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trop/o
moving towards or acting on
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ur
urine
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valv/ulo
valve
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pericardium
pericardia
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periosteum
periostea
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nucleolus
nucleoli
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mitochondrion
mitochondria
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carcinoma
carcinomata
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sarcoma
sarcomata
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iris
irides
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diagnosis
diagnoses
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necrosis
necroses
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cystocentesis
cystocenteses
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mycosis
mycoses
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thorax
thoraces
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anterior
in front of, toward the front of the body
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ventral
in front of, toward the front of the body
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caudal
pertaining to the tail (inferior in position)
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cephalic
pertaining to head (superior in position)
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deep
inside, or towards the innermost part
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distal
away from the attechment point or beginning
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inferior
below, toward the feet
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lateral
to the side of, away form the midline
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medial
middle, toward the midline of the body
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posterior
in back of, toward the back of the body
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dorsal
in back of, toward the back of the body
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proximal
close to the attachment point or beginning
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superficial
outside, or towards the outermost part
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superior
above, toward the head
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acute
sudden, short lasting a short time (typically <2 weeks)
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aggravating factor
something which makes the problem worse
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alleviating factor
something which makes the problem better
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chronic
lasting a long time (typically >2 weeks)
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complaint
reason for the patient's visit
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duration
how long something has lasted
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gastrointestinal
stomach and intestines
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hematochezia
blood in the stool
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history
what has happened to the patient up to this moment
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musculoskeletal
muscles and skeleton
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radiating
pain that feels like it is moving from one spot to another
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severity
how bad it is
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symptom
what the patient feels or is experiencing
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temporal
having to do with time
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auscultation
to listen
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biopsy
a tissue sample to be tested
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edema
swelling
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-gram
visual record
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-graph
instrument used to produce a visual record
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-graphy
procedure used to produce a visual record
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localized
isolated to one part of the body
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-meter
instrument used to measure
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-metry
process of measuring
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palpation
to feel
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-scope
instrument for visualizing something
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-scopy
process of using an instrument to visualize something
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sign
what the clinician can measure or observe
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systemic
throughout the body
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ischemia
without blood flow
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lesion
diseased tissue
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morbidity
risk of being sick
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mortality
risk of dying
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plas/o
formation
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palliative
treatment of symptoms only
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-pexy
surgical fixation
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-plasty
surgical reconstruction or reformaation
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prophylaxis
preventative treatment
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-tripsy
breaking apart
