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| pertaining to sound or hearing example: acoustics |
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| a vessel (usually a blood or lymphatic vessel) or something within a vessel example: angioplasty=surgical repair of a vessel |
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| crooked, bent; fusion or growing together |
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| from Greek athere (porridge); usually refers to lumpy or fatty build-up |
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| cleft into 2 parts example: spina bifida=a congenital open spine defect |
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| refers to bursa, the cushioning sacs inside joints |
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refers to cancer
carcinogenic=cancer-causing |
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chiromegaly=enlargement of the hands, wrists, ankles |
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cartilage
chondritis=inflammation of cartilage |
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| colon (part of gastrointestinal system) colitis=inflammation of colon |
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secretion
crinogenic=causing secretion |
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skin; synonym is "dermal" or "integumentary"
subcutaneous=under the skin |
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dark blue
cyanosis=bluish coloring of skin caused by oxygen deprivation |
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| relating to a bladder cystitis=inflammation of urinary bladder |
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encephalitis=inflammation of brain |
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gastroenteritis=inflammation of stomach (gastro) & intestine |
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vulva
example: episiotomy |
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red
example: erythema=redness, usually with swelling; erythalgia=painful redness of skin |
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| esophagus esophagitis=inflammation of esophagus |
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| "a band," often refers to a sheath around something |
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gastralgia=stomach pain |
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| old; gerontology=study of aging and diseases of old age |
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| refers to sex organ gonadopathy=any disease condition of sexual organs |
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| referring to women; gynecology=study of women's diseases |
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| blood; hemopoiesis=formation of blood |
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| liver; hepatitis=liver inflammation |
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| sweat; hidradenitis=inflammation of sweat glands |
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tissue;
histiogenic=formed by the tissues |
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| womb; hysterectomy=surgical removal of the uterus (the womb) |
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| intestine; ileitis=inflammation of the ileum (section of intestine) |
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| groin, flank; example: ilium (one of the bones of the pelvis) |
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"safe";
immunization: making someone safe (by vaccination against a disease) |
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| groin; inguinodynia=groin pain |
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| "thin plate"; laminated=arranged in layers or plates (laminae) |
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| flank, abdomen; laparocele=abdominal hernia |
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larynx;
laryngocentesis=puncture of larynx |
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white;
leukemia=cancer of the blood affected white blood cells |
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| fat; liposoluble=soluble in fat |
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stone;
lithodialysis=dissolution or fragmentation of stone-like deposits by a solvent (as when kidney stones or gall stones are dissolved) |
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| breast ; mastitis=inflammation of breast; mastectomy=surgical removal of breast tissue |
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| black; melanoma=a form of skin cancer in which the tumor usually has dark patches |
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| membrane (often of brain or spinal column;) meningocele=hernia of membrane |
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uterus;
metralgia=pain in uterus |
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| month; menopause=stoppage of monthly cycle |
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| muscle; myectomy=surgical removal of muscle tissue |
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| fungus; mycosis=disease condition caused by a fungus |
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| "marrow"; can refer to EITHER (1) bone marrow OR (2) spinal cord examples: myelomeningocele=hernia of spinal column and its covering membrane ; myelopoiesis=development of bone marrow or its cells |
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| nose; nasoplasty=surgical repair (often cosmetic surgery) of the nose |
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| birth; postnatal=after birth |
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| kidney; nephralgia=kidney pain |
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| nerve; neuralgia=nerve pain |
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| referring to a midwife; example: obstetrics |
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| eye; oculomotor=related to eye movements |
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| "bulk, mass"; often refers to cancerous tumors; oncogenic=giving rise to tumors |
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| "bearing eggs"; oophoralgia=pain in an ovary |
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| related to the eye; example: optic nerve |
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| straight, right; upright; orthopnea=condition in which a person must sit or stand upright to be able to breathe |
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| bone; example: ostealgia (also spelled "ostalgia")=bone pain |
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| ear; otitis=ear inflammation |
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| related to the pancreas; pancreatectomy=surgical removal of pancreas |
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| referring to parasites; parasitosis=condition caused by infestation with parasites |
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| "wall"; usually refers to a separating "wall" of membrane or bone plate |
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| ; pediatrics=medical specialty of diseases and treatment of children |
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| pedestrian=one who travels on foot; podiatrist=doctor specializing in foot problems |
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| referring to the peritoneum |
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| vein phlebitis=inflammation of a vein |
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| related to the pineal gland |
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| related to the pituitary gland or body |
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| anus; proctology: medical speciality involving diseases of the rectum |
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| pelvis (usually of the kidney) |
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| kidney; example: renal failure |
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| nose; rhinitis=nasal inflammation |
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| "flesh"; sarcoma=cancer arising from connective tissue such as muscle |
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| "twisted"; example: scoliosis |
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| "tallow"; referring to oil produced by glands in the skin |
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| vertebra; spondylalgia=pain in a vertebra |
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| chest; example: thoracic cavity |
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| referring to thymus gland |
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| referring to thyroid gland |
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| referring to a membrane, often the membrane of the "eardrum" |
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| urine; anuria=no production of urine |
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| referring to the internal organs (the "guts" or viscera) |
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