Medical terms Flashcards
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ana-
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معنی: بالا، دوباره
مثال: anabolism = ساختن مواد
رمز: بدنسازی = آنابولیسم = عضله‌سازی → می‌ره بالا!
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ante-
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معنی: قبل از
مثال: antepartum = قبل از زایمان
رمز: آنتن قبل از پخش برنامه بالا می‌ره → ante = قبل
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cata-
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معنی: پایین، شکستن
مثال: catabolism = تجزیه کردن
رمز: کاتا می‌زنم، همه‌چی می‌ریزه پایین
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gen-
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معنی: تولید، ایجاد
مثال: genesis = آفرینش
رمز: gen مثل gene = ژن، یعنی چیزی که تو رو می‌سازه
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meta-
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معنی: بعد، تغییر
مثال: metacarpal = استخوان‌های بعد از مچ
رمز: متا مثل متاورس = فراتر از این دنیا
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noct(i)-
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معنی: شب
مثال: nocturnal = شب‌فعال
رمز: نکت = شب درس خوندن → نکتورنال بودن
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nyct(o)-
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معنی: شب
مثال: nyctalgia = درد شبانه
رمز: نیکتوفوبیا = ترس از شب
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post-
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معنی: بعد از
مثال: postpartum = بعد زایمان
رمز: پست یعنی بعدش می‌رسه
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pre-
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معنی: قبل از
مثال: prenatal = قبل از تولد
رمز: پری همیشه قبل از مهمونی میاد
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prim-
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معنی: اولین
مثال: primary = اصلی
رمز: پرایم‌تایم = ساعت اصلی پخش
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prot(o)-
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معنی: نخستین
مثال: prototype = نمونه اولیه
رمز: پروتو تایپ = تایپِ اولِ دستگاه
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syn-/sym-
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معنی: با هم
مثال: synergy = همکاری مؤثر
رمز: سینک شدن = با هم هماهنگ بودن
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telo-
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معنی: پایان
مثال: telophase = مرحله پایانی تقسیم
رمز: تلو تلو می‌خوره چون داره آخرش می‌شه
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tert-
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معنی: سوم
مثال: tertiary = سطح سوم
رمز: third و tert هر دو یعنی سوم
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ab -
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from, aw ay from
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ab oral
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si tuated opposi te to or away f rom the mouth
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acr - , ac ro -
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top, p eak, h eight , extremi ty of body
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acro c ephal y
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oxyc ephaly : deformit y of the skul l result ed in poi nted or pyra mi dal skul l .
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acro cy anosi s
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bl ueness or pall or of the extr emi ti es usually associated with p a in and numbness.
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acro de rmati ti s
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i nflamm ati on of the skin of the extremi ti es.
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acroge ria
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l ooseness and wrinkl ing of the ski n of the hands and f eet t hat c a u sed by los s of su bcutaneous f at and coll agen and gives the appe a rance o f prem ature aging.
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Acro megaly
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pe rmanent enlargement o f the flat b ones (as the low er jaw ) a nd o f hands and f eet, nos e, li ps, t ongue and abdomi nal organs.
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16 Acromegali c
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exhibi ti ng acromeg aly .
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Acro mi cri a
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abn ormal s mallness of the extremi ti es.
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Acro pathy
a dise ase a ffe cti ng the extremi ti es.
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Acro phobia
abno rmal or pathol ogical fea r of bein g at a gre at height.
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Acrophobe
a n indi vidual affe cted by a crophobia.
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acu -
per formed wit h or as if with a needl e, appli e d to s elected a reas o f bod y.
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Acu leate
h aving a sti ng (as in i nsects)
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Acumi nate
tapering to a slender point.
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Acu pressur e
applying pr essure to sele cted ar eas o f body.
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Acu puncture
pun cturing the body wi th needles at specific point s to cure dis ease or reli eve p ain.
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17 Acupuncturist
a person who specializes in t r eatm ent by t he use of a cupunc ture.
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Adren - , a dreno -
adren a l gl ands, adrenali ne
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Adrena li nemi a
t he p rese nce of abno rmal amounts of epinephrine in the blo od.
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Adren e rgen
a dru g havi ng a physi ologi cal acti on resembl ing t hat of adr en ali ne.
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Adren e rgic
li berati ng or acti vated by ad renali ne o r a subst ance li ke adr enal ine.
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Adrenoco rtical
relating t o or derived f rom the cor tex of the adr enal gl ands.
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Adrenoco rticoid
a horm one secr eted by the adren al cortex.
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Adrenoco rtico mi metic
si mul ati ng the acti on of hormones of the ad renal c ortex in phy siol ogical effe ct.
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Adrenoco rticosteroid
a s teroid (e.g. co r ti sone and hydrocortisone) obtain ed from, resembl ing or having physi ologi cal effe cts l ike those of hormone s of the adren al cor t ex.
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18 Adreno lyt ic
bl ocking t he rele ase or acti on of ad r enali ne at ne rve ending.
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Adreno r eceptor
an adr en ergic r eceptor.
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Aden - , ad en o -
gland, g landular
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Aden iform
res embl ing a gland
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Aden itis
inflamm ati on of a gland
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Adeno ca rcinom a
a mali gnant t u mor origi nati ng in gl andular epit heli um.
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Adenoma
benign tum or of a glandular stru cture o r glandular origin.
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Adeno lym phoma
a tumor of a sali va ry glands.
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Adeno pathy
any diseas e or enlarg ement invol ving gl andular ti ssue.
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19 Adeno tom y
removal of a gland. (surgic al)
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Adenosi s
a disease o f glandular ti ssue (e.g v agina l adenosi s)
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Adeno cyst oma
an ad eno ma wit h a tendency to cy st formation.
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Aer - , a ero -
air, atm osphere, gas, aviation
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Aerobe
an o rganism that li ves onl y in t he presenc e of oxygen ( aero bi c)
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Aero biosi s
l ife in t he pre sence of air or oxyg en.
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Aero medicine
a bran ch of medicine that de als with t he disease arising f ro m flyi ng and the associat ed physi ologi cal and psycho logi cal problems.
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Aero phobia
abno rmal or excessi ve f ea r of dr afts or of fr esh air. ( aerophob ic)
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Aero phagia
t he s wall ow ing of air.
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20 Aerosole
a suspen s ion o f fine soli d or liqui d particles in gas.
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Aero soli zati on
di spersal in t he form of an a erosol.
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Alg - , algo -
pain
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Algo genic
producing pai n.
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Aglolagnia
a disease in which pleasur e in obt ained by infli cti ng or suffe ring pain.
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Algophil ia
pleasure in t he pain eit her o f oneself o r of others.
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Algophobia
fear o f pain.
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- Algia
pain
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Neur algi a
pain in one o r more nerv es.
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21 Myalgi a
pain in one or more muscle.
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Alveoli - , alveolo -
alveol us a small cavit y or pit (as in t ooth s ocket), air cell of the lungs
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Alveol itis
i nflamm ati onof one or mor e alveoli i n the lung.
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Alveolo plasty
surgical shape of the d ental alveoli after extracti on of s ever a l t eeth or in prepa rati on for dentures.
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Alveol ectom y
surgical e xcisi on of a portion of al veolar r egion as an aid i n fitt ing dentures.
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Alveolate
pi tt ed li ke a h oneycomb
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Am b i -
both
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Ambi dextrous
usi ng both hands with equal eas e.
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Ambi lateral
relating t o o r aff ecti ng both s ides.
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22 Ambis exual
bisexual: ha ving a tendency fo r both sexes.
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Am p h i - , am p h -
on both s id es, of both kind, bot h.
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Amphicrania
pain a ffe ct ing bot h si des of the hea d.
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Amphiphi le
mol ecules consi sti ng of a structure w it h both a polar water sol uble terminal group an d an att ach ed wate r insolubl e hydroca rbonchain ( a mphi phil ic)
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Am yl - , am ylo
starch
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Amylo lyt ic
capable of t he enzymatic spli tt ing of starch int o sol uble produ cts.
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Amyl ase
enzymes capab le of hydrolysi s of starch.
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Amylace ous
st archy : h a ving chara cterist ic of sta r ch
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23 And r - , an d ro
male
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Androgen
a male s ex ho rmone
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Andro mi metic
si mul ate s the eff ect of and rogen.
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Androgynous
having t he chara cterist ic or n ature o f both m ale and f emale.
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Angi - an gio -
blood or lym ph vessel, blood vesse ls.
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Angi itis
i nflamm ati on of a blood or lym ph vessel or duct.
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Angio
cardio gr am , angioc ardio graphy
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Angi oid
resembl ing bl ood vessel or lym phati c.
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Angio pathy
a disease of the blood or lym ph vessels.
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24 Angio plasty
surgical rep airmen t of a blood vess el.
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Angio s pasm
spasmodi c contracti on of blood vess els wit h increase in bl ood pressure.
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Angio genesis
t he format ion of blood vessels.
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Anh yd r - , an h yd ro
lacking water
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Anhydr emi a
an abno rma l reducti on of wat er in the blood.
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Anhydr ase
an enzyme p romoti ng a specific dehy drati on rea cti on.
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Ank yl - , an k ylo - , an ch yl - , an ch ylo -
sti ffness, i mm obil it y
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Ankyloses
s ti ffness or fi xati on of a joi nt by di sea se or surge ry.
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Ano -
anus
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Ano scope
an inst rument for visual exami nati on o f anal c anal. ( anoscopy) 25
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Anth rac - , an thraco -
c a rbon, coal
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Anthracosis
depositi on of coal dust withi n the lungs from i nhalation of sooty air.
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Anth rop - , an throp o
human being
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Anthropo genesis
t he ori gi n and developm ent of h umans.
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Anthrop oid
resembl ing hum ans.
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Anthropo logy
t he scienc e of humans.
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Anthropo phil ic
attracted to hum ans as a sourc e of food (e.g. in m osqui toes)
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Anthropo phobia
a patho logi cal fea r of people o r human.
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Anti - , an t - , an th -
oppos ing i n effect or acti v it y, inhi bit ing serving t o prevent, cure o r all eviate
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26 Anti acid
antacid
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Anti acne
alleviati ng the symp tom s of acne
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Anti anxiety
tending to prevent or r eli eve anxiety.
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Anticaries
t ending t o inhi bit the formati on of car i es.
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Aort - , ao rto
aorta
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Aort itis
i nflamm ati on of the aorta.
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Aortogram
an X - ray pict ure of ao rta.
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Aorto corona ry
j oini ng the aorta and coron ary a rt eries.
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Antr - , an tro -
antrum ( a cavit y of a h o ll ow org an or a sinus )
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Antrotom y
i ncisi on of an antrum.
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27 Antral
relating t o an antr um.
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Antrectom y
excis ion of an antrum.
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Api c - , ap ici - , ap ico
ape x, ti p (apices ) apex
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Apicit is
inflamm ati on of an anatom ical ap ex.
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Apicectom y
surgical r e moval of an anatom ic al a pex.
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ap p en d
= ap p en d o = app en d ic = app end ico = appendix append e ctom y = surgical removal of an appendix appendicial = relating t o appendix appendic itis = inflamm at ion of appendix arach n _= arach n o = spi der 28 arachnidi sm = poisoni ng caused by the bite o r sting of spider or sco rpion arachno d actyl y = a her ed it ary condit ion char acteri zed by ex cessi ve length o f the fingers and toes ariu m = orium = thi ng or place b elongi ng to or c onnected wit h
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arthr = arthro
= joi nt
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arthr
algi a = pain i n one o r more joi nts
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arthr
e ctom y = surgical e xcisi on of a joi nt
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arthr
itis = inflamm ati on of joi nts
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arthro dys plasia = abnorm al developm ent of a joi nt
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arthro
pathy = a diseas e o f a joi nt
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arthro
tom y = incisi on int o a joi nt
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arthroscope = a su rgical i nstrument for the
visual e xami nati on of the interior of a joi nt (e.g. knee ) (a rthroscopy )
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asthen = asth em o = wea k
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asthen
opia = w eakness o r rapid fati gue o f the ey e s (accomp anied by pain a nd head a che)
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astr = astro
= star - sh ape d
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astro
cyte = a star - sh aped cell
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atel = atelo
= d efe cti ve
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atri = atrio
= atrium
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atrial = r elating t o atrium
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Artrio
ventricula r = r e latin g t o both t he artrium an d the ventricle of th e hea rt
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au d io
= hearing, sound
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(audi
ology) =
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audio
visual = invol ving bot h hearing and si ght
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au r = au ri
= ear
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au t = auto
= self
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autoantigen = an anti gen that is a normal bodi ly constit uent and a
gainst which the imm une syst em produces auto - anti bodies
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auto
lysi s = self - digesti on = breakd own of c ell by self - produc ed en zymes
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autonom y = state of bein g independent and sel f - di recti ng
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az = azo
= containing ni trogen
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azot = azoto
= nit rogeno us subs tance
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azoto
rrh ea = exc essi ve discharge o f nitrog enous s ubst ances in fe ces or u rine
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b acter = b act eri = b act e rio
= bact eria, ba cterial
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bacteri
cid a l = destroying bacteria
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bacterio
geni c = c aused b y bacteria
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bacteriophag e = a virus that infects ba cteria
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bacteri
uri a = the pr esen c e of bact eria in urine
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bi
= two, twice, on both s ides bi convex =
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bi
lateral = both s ides of b ody b il i = bil e, derived from bil e bil irubin = red / yellow p igm ent i n bil e bil iverdin = green pigm e nt i n bil e
