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Anatomy & Physiology and Medical Terminology
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InternaliandiFamilyimedicine:i-i
✅responsibleiforitheimedicalineedsiofipatientsialliagesiandiaddressingiaiwideirangeiofipatientihealthico
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ncerns.
Urologyitreatsipatientsiforiillnessesioriconditionsirelateditoithe:i-i
i ✅urinaryisystem.
Urologistiareiphysiciansiwhoispecializeiinitheistudyiandioipracticeiofi-i
i ✅urology.
Dermatologyispecializesi-i
i ✅initreatingitheiintegumentaryisystem,ioriskin,ihair,iandinails.
Cardiologyiisialsoicalledi-i
i ✅theidepartmentioficardiovascularimedicine.
Cardiovascularimedicineiisiresponsibleifor:i-i
✅treatmentiofipatientsiwhoihaveiconditionsirelateditoitheihearthiandivascularisystemilikeicongestivei
i
hearthifailurei(CHF).
Pathologyispecializes:i-i
i ✅initheistudyiofidisease.iExample:ibiopsyiofiskinioritissue.
Morphologyioficellsidetermines:i-i
i ✅theibehaviorioficellsiiniaigrossiandimicroscopiciexamination.
Malignantitumor:i-i
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,i ✅cancerous
Benignitumor:i-i
i ✅non-cancerous
Pathologistireportsitheifindingsitoithei-i
i ✅requestingiprovider.
Iniaihospitalisettingipathologyiandilaboratoryidepartmentsiareioften:i-i
i ✅combined.
UAi-i
i ✅Urinalysis
UTIsi-i
i ✅urinaryitractiinfections
CombinationiofiaiblooditestiandiUAiisiuseditoievaluatei-i
i ✅kidneyifunction
BUNiblooditestistandsifori-i
i ✅blood,iurea,iandinitrogen
BUNitestiandicreatinineiurineitestihelpsidiagnosei-i
i ✅kidneyidisease
MedicaliTerminologyiareitermsibasedioni-i
i ✅anatomyitoidescribeidiagnosesiandiprocedures
3ibasicimedicalipartsi-i
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,i ✅root,iprefix,iandisuffix
-algiai-i
i ✅pain
-emiai-i
i ✅bloodicondition
-meteri-i
i ✅measure
-omai-i
i ✅tumoriorimass
-osisi-i
i ✅abnormalicondition
-rrhagiai-i
i ✅burstingiforthiofiblood
-rrheai-i
i ✅dischargeiflow
-sclerosisi-i
i ✅hardening
-scopyi(diagnosticisuffix)i-i
i ✅toiview
a-,ian-i-i
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, i ✅without
ante-i-i
i ✅before
anti-i-i
i ✅against
brady-i-i
i ✅slow
dys-i-i
i ✅painful,idifficult
endo-i-i
i ✅inside,iwithin
epi-i-i
i ✅upon,iabove
ex-i-i
i ✅out,ioutiof
hemi-i-i
i ✅half,ipartial
hypo-i-i
i ✅below,ideficient
infra-i-i
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