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CHAPTER 3 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
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NORMAL TONSILS Tonsil/o
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Tonsillitis-tonsil/o, itis
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ACROMEGALY Acr/o Megal/o
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SPLENOMEGALY Splen/o Megal/o
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BLEPHAROPTOSIS Blephar/o
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BLEPHAROPLASTY
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LAPAROSCOPY-lapar/o
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LAPAROSCOPY
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MASTECTOMY-mast/o
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CYSTOCELE Cyst/o cele
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RECTOCELE Rect/o cele
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THORACENTESIS- thorac/o,centesis Thorac/o-chest -centesis-puncture of
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LARYNGECTOMY-laryng/o Laryng/o-throat Ectomy-removal of
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SARCOMAS-sarc/o, oma
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NECROSIS OF THE TOES- necr/osis Necr/o-death of tissue osis-condition of
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HYDRONEPHROSIS Hydr/o Nephr osis
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ARTERIOSCLEROSIS-arteri/o Scler osis
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ANGIOPLASTY-angi/o angio-vessel Plasty-surgical procedure
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STAPHYLOCOCCI-staphyl/o, cocci
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Streptococci-strept/o, cocci
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PHLEBOTOMY-phleb/o, otomy Phleb/o-vein Otomy-incision into
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TRACHEOSTOMY
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HYDROTHERAPY- hydr/o,therapy
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OSTEOMALACIA Oste/o-bone Malacia-softening of
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AMNIOCENTESIS Amni/o-sac around fetus Centesis-puncture into
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MYELOGRAM Myel/o-spinal cord Gram-record of
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CARDIOMYOPATHY- cardio/myo/pathy
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Col/o-colon (large intestine) Ectomy-removal of COLECTOMY-col/ectomy
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COLOSTOMY Col/o-colon Stoma-opening to form a mouth(stoma)
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INGUINAL HERNIA Inguin/o-groin Al-pertaining to
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MAMMOGRAM Mamm/o-breast Gram-record of
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MASTITIS
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PHLEBITIS & THROMBOPHLEBITIS Phleb/o-vein -itis-inflammation of
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PNEUMONIA Pneumon/o-lungs Ia-pertaining to
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PERITONITIS Peritoneium-lining of organs Peritone/oitis-inflammation
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ENCEPHALITIS Encephal/o-brain Itis-inflammation
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OTOSCOPE
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OTOSCOPE & OPHTHALMOSCOPE
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METASTASIS META-BEYOND CONTROL STASIS-CONTROLLING Metastasis is a cancerous tumor that has spread from one site to another. Example: cancer starts in kidney and can spread to brain
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SUFFIXES ALGIAITIS CELELOGY CENTESISMALACIA COCCUSMEGALY CYTEOMA ECTOMYOPSY EMIAOSIS GENESISGENIC GRAMPHOBIA GRAPHPLASTY
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SUFFIXES (CONT’D) PTOSISTROPHY SCLEROSIS-ER SCOPE-IA SCOPY-IST STASIS-UM, IUM STOMY-AC, IAC THERAPY-AL TOMY-AR, ARY, EAL
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SUFFIXES (CONT’D) -IC, ICAL -OID -OUS -TIC
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NEW WORDS Along with the combining forms and the suffixes, define these terms: AMNIOCENTESISLAPAROTOMY ABDOMINOCENTESISCOLOSTOMY ANGIOGRAPHYINGUINAL LAPAROSCOPY CHEMOTHERAPY TRACHEOTOMYPNEUMONITIS ANGIOGRAMMASTITIS LAPARASCOPEAXILLARY
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NEW WORDS HEMOSTASIS PNEUMONCOCCAL PERICARDITISAGOROPHOBIA MYALGIA CARDIOMYOPATHY CEPHALGIAACROPHOBIA METASTASISOTOSCOPE RADIOTHERAPYPERITONITIS RADIOGRAPHER PLEURITIS RECTALISCHEMIA
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