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11/21/2025
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Term
a
 Definition
Absence
Term
 Definition

 
Term
ab-
 Definition
Away from
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ad-
 Definition
Toward
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ad-
 Definition
Toward
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brady-
 Definition
Slow
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dys-
 Definition
Painful, difficult, different, abnormal, labored
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hyper
 Definition
Above, excesssive
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inter
 Definition
Between
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intra
 Definition
Within
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poly
 Definition
Many, much
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sub
 Definition
Below, under
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supra
 Definition
Above
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sub
 Definition
Below, under+
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sym
 Definition
Together
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syn
 Definition
Together, joined
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rrhaphy
 Definition
Suturing, repairing
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- plasty
 Definition
Surgical repair
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- physis
 Definition
Growth
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-penia
 Definition
Abnormal reduction
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- osis
 Definition
Abnormal condition
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- oma
 Definition
Tumor
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oid
 Definition
Resembling
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- malacia
 Definition
softening
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lysis
 Definition
Losoening, seperating, dissolution
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ic
 Definition
Pertaining to
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- graphy
 Definition
Process of recording radiographic
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-gram
 Definition
The record. radiographic image
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-ectomy
 Definition
Excision, surgical,removal, cutting out Excision
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-desis
 Definition
Surgical fixation, fusion
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- clast
 Definition
Break
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- clasia
 Definition
Break
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-Centensis
 Definition
surgical puncture
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-asthenia
 Definition
Weakness
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-ar
 Definition
Pertaining to
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-al
 Definition
Pertaining to
Term
-algia
 Definition
Pain
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-desis
 Definition
Surgical fixation, fusion
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-Sarcoma
 Definition
Malignant tumor
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-Saracoma
 Definition
malignant tumor
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-scopy
 Definition
Process of viewing,visual examination
Term
-tomy
 Definition
Incision cut into
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-trophy
 Definition
Nourishment
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- clast
 Definition

Break

 
Term
menisc/o
 Definition
Menisus
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my/o
 Definition
Muscle
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rachi/o
 Definition
Vertebral spine, vertebral colum
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rhabd/o
 Definition
Rod shaped, straited
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oste/o
 Definition
Bone
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patell/o
 Definition
Kneecap
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Pelv/i
 Definition
Pelvis, pelvis bone
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Pelv/o
 Definition
Pelvis, pelvic bone
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Petr/o
 Definition
stone
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phalang/o
 Definition
Bones of the fingers and toes
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planto/o
 Definition
sole of the feet
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pub/o
 Definition
pubis (hip bone)
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sacro
 Definition
Flesh, connective tissue
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scoli/o
 Definition
crocked, curved
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spondyl/o
 Definition
vertebra, spine,vertebral column
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tarso/o
 Definition
Tarsals, ankle bones
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Vertebr/o
 Definition
vertebra, spine, vertebral column
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myel/o
 Definition
Marrow (bone), spinal cord
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-ad
 Definition
Toward the head
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-al:
 Definition
Pertaining to, Pertaining to the skin
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-coccus:
 Definition
Berry Shaped
Term
-ectomy:
 Definition
Surgical Removal or Excision
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-gen:
 Definition
Born, Produced or Producing
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-genic:
 Definition
Producing, Originating, Causing
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-ia:
 Definition
Condition of diseased state, abnormal state
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-itis:
 Definition
Inflammation
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-logist:
 Definition
Study of
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-malacia:
 Definition
Softening
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-oid
 Definition
Resembling
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-oma:
 Definition
Tumor, swelling
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-opsy:
 Definition
View of the viewing process
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-osis:
 Definition
Abnormal condition, pertaining to blood increased numbers
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-pathy:
 Definition
Diseases
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-plasia:
 Definition
Developmental-, growth condition of formation
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-plasty:
 Definition
Surgical repair
Term
-rrhea:
 Definition
Flow
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-rrhage:
 Definition
rrhagia, excessive discharge
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-stasis:
 Definition
Stop, controlling standing
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-tome:
 Definition
Instrument used to cut
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-ous:
 Definition
Pertaining to
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aden/o
 Definition
Gland
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adip/o
 Definition
Fat
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aut/o
 Definition
Self
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bi/o
 Definition
Life
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cry/o
 Definition
Cold
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crypt/o
 Definition
Hidden
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cutane/o
 Definition
Skin
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cyan/o
 Definition
Blue
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erythr/o erthyematic
 Definition
Red
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hidr/o
 Definition
Sweat
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Kerat/o
 Definition
Hard horny tissue, Keratin
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lip/o, lipd/o
 Definition
Fat
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melan/o, ung/o
 Definition
Black
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myc/o
 Definition
Fungus
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onnycho, ungu/o
 Definition
Nail
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pil/i, tricho
 Definition
Hair,
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xanth/o
 Definition
Yellow
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albin/o
 Definition
White
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AT
 Definition
Alopecia
Term
BCC
 Definition
Basal Cell Carcinoma
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I & D
 Definition
Incision & drainage, Irrigation
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MM
 Definition
Maligant Melanoma
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MRSA
 Definition
Methicillin- Resistant Staphylococcus
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NF
 Definition
Necrotizing Fasciitis
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PDT
 Definition
Photodynamic Therephy
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PS
 Definition
Psoriasis
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SCD
 Definition
Scleroderma
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SCC
 Definition
Squamous Cell carcinomaS
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SLE
 Definition
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
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TEN
 Definition
Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
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Kaposis Sarcoma
 Definition
Named after a Hungarian dermatologist Moritz Kaposi
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Langers Lines
 Definition
Named after Karl Langerhans, an Austrian anatomist\
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Visual Inspection
 Definition
Dermatoscopy, visual examination
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Biopsy
 Definition
Life, view of. Wood's Lamp Examinayion named after Robert William Wood
Term

Microbal Cultures

 Definition
Small, life
Term
KOH
 Definition
Term
KOH: Advanced Diagnosis Tools, can be used as a diagnosic aid to test sensitivity to cold like Raynaud's phenomeon.
 Definition
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