Medical Terminology

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Medical Terminology

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carcin/o R

• cancer, cancerous
• Carcinoma
• carcinogen

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Carcinoma

• Carcin / oma
• Carcin cancer
• -oma tumor or mass
• Tumor or mass of cancer

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cephal/o R

• Head
• Cephalic

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Cephalic

• Cephal / ic
• Cephal head
• -ic pertaining to
• Pertaining to the head

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cyst/o R

• urinary/bladder
• Cystoscopy

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Cystoscopy

• Cysto / scopy
• Cyst/o bladder
• -scopy visual examination
• Visual examination of the bladder

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Cystoscope

• Cysto / scope
• Cyst/o bladder
• -scope instrument to view
• Instrument to view the bladder

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electr/o

• Electricity
• Electric
• Electrocardiogram

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Electric

• Electr / ic
• Electr electricity
• -ic pertaining to
• Pertaining to electricity

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Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)

• Electr/o/cardi/o/gram
• Electr/o electicity
• Cardi/o heart
• -gram record
• Record of the electricity of the heart

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encephal/o R

• Brain
• electroencephalogram (EEG)
• encephalitis

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electroencephalogram (EEG)

• Electr/o/encephal/o/gram
• Electr/o electrcity
• Encephal/o brain
• -gram record
• Record of the electricity of the brain

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Encephalitis

• Encephal / itis
• Encephal brain
• -itis inflammation
• Inflammation of the brain

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gynec/o

• women, female
• gynecology
• Gynecologist

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Gynecology

• Gynec / o / logy
• Gynec/o women
• -logy study of
• Study of women

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Gynecologist

• Gynec / o / logist
• Gynec/o women
• -logist specialist in
• Specialist (in the study) of women

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lapar/o

• abdomen (area between the chest and hip)
• Laparoscopy
• Laparoscope

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Laparoscope

• Lapar / o / scopy
• Lapr/o abdomen
• -scope instrument used to visualize
• Instrument used to visualize the abdomen

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nephr/o

• Kidney
• Nephrectomy
• Nephritis
• Nephrologist

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Nephrectomy

• Nephr / ectomy
• Nephr kidney
• -ectomy removal of
• Removal (cutting out) of the kidney

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Nephritis

• Nephr / itis
• Nephr kidney
• itis inflammation
• Inflammation of the kidney

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Nephrologist

• Nephr / o / logist
• Nephr/o kidney
• -logist specialist in
• Specialist in the kidney

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neur/o

• Nerve
• Neurology
• Neurologist
• Neural
• Neuralgia
• Neurosis

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Neurology

• Neur / o / logy
• Neur/o nerves
• -logy study of
• Study of nerves

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Neurologist

• Neur / o / logist
• Neur/o nerves
• -logist specialist in
• Specialist in nerves

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Neural

• Neur / al
• Neur nerves
• -al pertaining to
• Pertaining to the nerves

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Neuralgia

• Neur / algia
• Neur nerves
• -algia pain
• Pain of the nerves (nerve pain)

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Neurosis

• Neur / osis
• Neur nerves
• -osis abnormal condition
• Abnormal condition of the nerves

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ophthalm/o

• Eye
• Ophthalmologist
• Ophthalmology
• ophthalmoscope

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Ophthalmologist

• Ophthalm/o/logist
• Ophthalm/o eyes
• -logist specialist in
• Specialist in eyes

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Ophthalmology

• Ophthalm / o / logy
• Ophthalm/o eyes
• -logy study of
• The study of eyes

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Ophthalmoscope

• Ophthalmoscope
• Ophthalm/o eyes
• -scope instrument to view
• Instrument to view the eyes

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oste/o

• Bone
• Osteoarthritis
• osteoporosis

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Osteoarthritis

• Oste / o / arthr / itis
• Oste/o bone
• Arthr joint
• -itis inflammation
• Inflammation of the bone and joints

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path/o

• Disease
• Pathologist
• Pathology
• Psychopathic

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Pathologist

• Path / o / logist
• Path/o disease
• -logist specialist in

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Pathology

• Path / o / logy
• Path/o disease
• -logy Study of
• Study of disease

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psych/o

• Mind
• Psychology
• Psychologist
• Psychosis

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Psychology

• Psych / o / logy
• Psych/o mind
• -logy study of
• Study of the mind

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Psychologist

• Psych / o / logist
• Psych/o mind
• -logist specialist in
• Specialist in the mind

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Psychosis

• Psych / osis
• Psych mind
• -osis abnormal condition
• Abnormal condition of the mind

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Psychopathic

• Psych/o/path/ic
• Psycho/o mind
• Path disease
• -ic condition of
• Condition of mind disease

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ren/o

• Kidney
• Renal

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Renal

• Ren / al
• Ren kidney
• -al pertaining to
• Pertaining to the kidney

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rhin/o

• Nose
• Rhinitis

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Rhinitis

• Rhin / itis
• Rhin nose
• -itis inflammation of
• Inflammation of the nose

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-scope

• Instrument to view
• Nephroscope

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-ectomy

• cutting out, removal, excision
• Gastrectomy
• vasectomy
• Tonsillectomy
• Appendectomy

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Gastrectomy

• Gastr / ectomy
• Gastr stomach
• -ectomy cutting out of
• Cutting out of the stomach

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-emia

• blood condition
• Anemia
• Leukemia

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Anemia

• Anemia
• An- no
• -emia blood
• No blood

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-ism S

• condition, process
• hyperthyroidism

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-osis S

• abnormal condition
• Nephrosis
• Psychosis

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Nephrosis

• Nephr / osis
• Nepho kidney
• -osis abnormal condition
• Abnormal condition of the kidney

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endo- P

• inside, inner (within)
• endocrine glands, endocardium, endoskeleton

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exo- P

• Outside
• exocrine glands, exoskeleton, exorcist

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retro- P

• Behind
• Retrogastric
• Retroactive
• Retrospect

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Retrogastric

• Retro / gastr / ic
• Retro behind
• Gastr stomach
• -ic pertaining to
• Pertaining to behind the stomach

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sub- P

• below, under
• Subhepatic
• Subconscious
• submarine
• substandard
• subway

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Subhepatic

• Sub / hepat / ic
• Sub- below
• Hepat liver
• -ic pertaining to
• Pertaining to below the liver

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trans- P

• Across
• Transdermal
• Transcontinental
• Transfer
• transport

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Transdermal

• Trans / derm / al
• Trans- across
• Derm skin
• -al pertaining to
• Pertaining to across the skin