Intro to Medical Terminology Flashcards
Chapter 1 (169 cards)
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Combining form
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A word root that has a vowel, usually the letter “o,” put on the end before the addition of another word root or suffix
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Word Roots
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The word parts that usually, but not always, indicate the part of the body involved
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Suffixes
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The word part attached at the end of word that usually, but not always, indicates the procedure, condition, disorder, or disease.
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Prefixes
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The word part attached at the beginning of word that usually, but not always, indicates location, time, number, or status.
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-algia
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pain, suffering
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-dynia
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pain
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-ectomy
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surgical removal, cutting out
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-gram
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picture or record
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hyper-
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excessive, increased
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hypo-
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deficient, decreased
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-itis
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inflammation
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-osis
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abnormal condition, disease
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-ostomy
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The surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
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pre-
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in front of, before
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-rrhage
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Bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
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-rrhaphy
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Surgical suturing
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-rreah
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Flow or discharge
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-sclerosis
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Abnormal hardening
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Abdominocentesis
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surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid
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Acute
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condition that has a rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration
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angiography
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process of producing an x-ray, or radiographic study, of the blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium
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Appendectomy
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surgical removal of the appendix
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Arteriosclerosis
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abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries
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Arthralagia
pain in a joint or joints
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Colostomy
surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface
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Cyanosis
blue discoloration of the skin caused by lack of adequate oxygen in the blood
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Dermatologist
a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the skin
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Diagnosis (DX)
the identification of a disease
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Diarrhea
the frequent flow of loose or watery stools
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Edema
swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid in cells, tissues, or cavities of the body
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Endarterial
pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery
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Eponym
a disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first.
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Erythrocyte
a mature red blood cell
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Fissure
a groove or crack-like sore of the skin; also normal folds in the contours of the brain.
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Fistula
an abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body.
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Gastralgia
pain in the stomach
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Gastritis
inflammation of the stomach lining
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Gastroenteritis
inflammation of the stomach and small intestine
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Gastrosis
any disease of the stomach
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Hemorrhage
the loss of a large amount of blood in a short time
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Hepatomegaly
abnormal enlargement of the liver
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Hypertension
higher-than-normal blood pressure
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Hypotension
lower-than-normal blood pressure
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Infection
invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism
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Inflammation
a localized response to an injury or to the destruction of tissues
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Interstitial
between, but not within, the parts of a tissue.
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Intramuscular
within the muscle
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Laceration
a torn or jagged wound or an accidental cut
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Lesion
a pathologic change of tissues due to disease or injury
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malaise
a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness that is often the first indication of an infection or other disease
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Mycosis
any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus.
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Myelopathy
any injury, degeneration or disease in the spinal cord
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Myopathy
any pathologic change or disease of muscle tissue.
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Natal
pertaining to birth
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Neonatology
the study of disorders of the newborn
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Neurorrhaphy
suturing together the ends of a severed nerve
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Otorhinolaryngology
study of the ears, nose, and throat.
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Palpation
an examination technique in which the examiner’s hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts
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Palpitation
a pounding or racing heart
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Pathology
the study of all aspects of diseases.
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Phalanges
the bones of the fingers and toes.
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Poliomyelitis
a viral infection of the gray nerve tissue of the spinal cord.
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Prognosis
a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease
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Pyoderma
any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection such as impetigo
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Pyrosis
discomfort due to the regurgitation of stomach acid upward into the esophagus
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Remission
the temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure
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Sign
objective evidence of disease, such as a fever
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Supination
the act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward.
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Suppuration
the formation of pus
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Supracostal
above or outside the ribs.
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Symptom
subjective evidence of a disease, such as pain or a headache.
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Syndrome
a set of signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process.
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tenorrhaphy
surgical suturing of a tendon.
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tonsillitis
inflammation of the tonsils.
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trauma
wound or injury.
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triage
the medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment.
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viral
pertaining to a virus.
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cyan/o
means blue
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erythr/o
means red
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leuk/o
means white
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melan/o
means black
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poli/o
means gray
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-ac
pertaining to
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-al
pertaining to
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-an
pertaining to
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-ar
pertaining to
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-ary
pertaining to
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-eal
pertaining to
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-ical
pertaining to
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-ial
pertaining to
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-ic
pertaining to
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-ine
pertaining to
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-ior
pertaining to
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-ory
pertaining to
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-ous
pertaining to
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-tic
pertaining to
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-ago
abnormal condition or disease
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-esis
abnormal condition or disease
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-ia
abnormal condition or disease
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-iasis
abnormal condition or disease
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-ion
abnormal condition or disease
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-ism
abnormal condition or disease
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-pathy
abnormal condition or disease
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Pathology
the study of all aspects of diseases
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path-
disease
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-ology
study of
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gastr/o
stomach
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-megaly
enlargement
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hepat/o
liver
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-malacia
abnormal softening
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arteri/o
artery
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-necrosis
tissue death
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-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
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-centesis
a surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid
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abdomin/o
abdomen
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angi/o
blood vessel
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-graphy
the process of producing a picture or record
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my/o
muscle
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-scopy
visual examination
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arthr/o
joint
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hem/o
blood
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ten/o
tendon
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Perinatal
refers to the time and events surrounding birth; the time just before, during, and just after birth.
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peri-
means surrounding
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nat
means birth
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ab-
away from, negative, absent
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ad-
toward, to, in the direction of
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dextro-
right side
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sinistro-
left side
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ex-
out of, outside, away from
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in-
in, into, not, without
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macro-
large, abnormal size, or long
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micro-
small
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mega- , megalo-
large, great
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oligo-
scanty, few
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pre-
before
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post-
behind, after
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dys-
bad, difficult, or painful
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eu-
good, normal, well, or easy
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inter-
means between or among
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intra-
means within or inside
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sub-
means under, less, or below
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super- , supra-
above or excessive
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laryng
larynx or throat
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ot/o
ear
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rhin/o
nose
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typical plural form of a suffix ending in -a
-ae (vertebra, vertebrae)
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typical plural form of a suffix ending in -ex or -ix
-ices (index, indicies)
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typical plural form of a suffix ending in -is
-es (diagnosis, diagnoses)
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typical plural form of a suffix ending in -itis
-is ending is changed to -ides (meningitis, meningitides)
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typical plural form of a suffix ending in -nx
-x ending changed to -ges (phalanx, phalanges)
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typical plural form of a suffix ending in -on
-a (criterion, criteria)
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typical plural form of a suffix ending in -um
-a (ovum, ova)
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typical plural form of a suffix ending in -us
-i (alveolus, alveoli)
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differential diagnosis (D/DX)
also known as a rule out (R/O), is an attempt to determine which one of several possible diseases is causing the signs and symptoms that are present
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end-
within
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ather/o
plaque or fatty substance
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-oma
tumor
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-otomy
cutting or a surgical incision
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localized
near the point of entry
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systemic
affecting the entire body
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exudate
any fluid, such as pus, that leaks out of an infected wound
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myc/o
fungus
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myel/o
bone marrow or spinal cord
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pyel/o
renal pelvis, which is part of the kidney
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py/o
pus
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pyr/o
fever or fire
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Virile
having the nature, properties, or qualities of an adult male
