Medical Terminology

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Medical Terminology

• Lecture 3
• Chapter 1 2

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Abdomin/o

• Abdomen
• Abdominal cavity

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Bronch/o

• Bronchial tubes
• Bronchitis
• Bronchoscope
• Bronchoscopy

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Crani/o

• Skull
• Cranium
• Craniectomy
• Craniotomy

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Cyt/o

• Cell
• cytology

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Epitheli/o

• Skin, surface tissue
• Epithelial

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Erythr/o

• Red
• erythrocyte

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Esophag/o

• Esophagus (tube from the throat to the stomach)
• esophagoscopy
• esophagography
• esophagogram
• Esophageal
• esophagitis

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Gnos/o

• Knowledge
• Diagnosis
• Dia
• Complete
• gnos_
• Knowledge
• -sis
• State of

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Gnos/o

• Knowledge
• Prognosis
• Pro
• before
• gnos_
• Knowledge
• -sis
• State of

• Prediction (Before knowledge)

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Laryng/o

• Larynx / voice box
• laryngeal
• laryngectomy
• laryngitis
• laryngoscopy

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Leuk/o

• White
• leukocytes

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Lymph/o

• Lymph
• lymph nodes
• lymphadenectomy
• lymphadenophathy
• lymphatic system

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Onc/o

• Tumor
• Oncologist

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Peritone/o

• Peritoneum
• Peritoneal
• Peritoneal dialysis

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Pharyng/o

• Pharynx / throat
• pharyngeal
• pharyngitis
• pharynx

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Sarc/o

• Flesh (muscles, fat, bone, cartilage)
• Sarcoma

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Spina/o

• Spine / back bone
• spinal
• spinal cavity
• spinal puncture
• spinal nerve

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Thromb/o

• Clotting
• Thrombocyte
• Thrombosis

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Thorac/o

• Chest
• thoracic
• thoracic cavity
• thoracic nerve
• thoracoscopy

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Trache/o

• Trachea / wind pipe
• trachea
• tracheostomy
• tracheotomy

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Suffix
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-cyte

• cell

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-globin

• Protein
• Hemoglobin

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-opsy

• To view
• biopsy

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-sis

• State of
• Prognosis

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-tomy

• Process of cutting into, incision

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Prefix
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Aut-

• Self
• Autopsy

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Pro-

• Before, forward

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Re-

• Back
• resection