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Many terms frequently used in science and medicine
are derived from latin words. By combining the root
words with, prefixes and suffixes many of the meanings
of the terms can be deciphered.
Use the following resources to better understand
medical terms:
Medical
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Prefixes commonly used
in medical terms
Suffixes commonly used
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Complete Glossary of Medical Root Words
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| tachycardia |
rapid heart beat |
| tachypnea |
rapid breathing |
| taste disorder
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inability to perceive different
flavors |
| technetium bone
sacn |
radiological investigation to detect
stress fractures |
| tendon |
a cord that connects mucsle to bone
or other tissue |
| tendonitis |
inflammation of a tendon or of the
tendon covering |
| thoracotomy |
surgery to view the lung |
| thrombolysis |
the breaking up of
a blood clot |
| thrombosis |
an abnormal condition in which a blood clot
develops in the blood vessel or in the heart
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| thrombus |
a blood clot |
| thyroplasty |
surgical technique to improve the
voice by altering the cartilages of the larynx |
| thyroxine |
a hormone secreted by the thyroid
gland which regulates metabolism |
| tibia |
shin bone |
| tinnitus |
sensation of ringing, roaring or
buzzing sound in the ears or head |
| tissue |
group or layer of cells that together
perform specific functions |
| tourette syndrome
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neurological disorder characterized
by recurring movements, sounds or tics |
| transient ischemic
attack (TIA) |
a stroke like event that lasts for
a short period of time caused by a blocked blood
vessel |
| tricuspid valve
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the heart valve that controls blood
flow from the right atrium into the right ventricle |
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