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  2. List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - Wikipedia

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    As a general rule, this vowel almost always acts as a joint-stem to connect two consonantal roots (e.g. arthr-+ -o-+ -logy = arthrology), but generally, the -o-is dropped when connecting to a vowel-stem (e.g. arthr-+ -itis = arthritis, instead of arthr-o-itis). Second, medical roots generally go together according to language, i.e., Greek ...

  3. Medical terminology - Wikipedia

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    Medical terminology is a language used to precisely describe the human body including all its components, processes, conditions affecting it, and procedures performed upon it. Medical terminology is used in the field of medicine. Medical terminology has quite regular morphology, the same prefixes and suffixes are used to add meanings to ...

  4. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions, including hospital orders (the patient-directed part of which is referred to as sig codes). This list does not include abbreviations for pharmaceuticals or drug name suffixes such as CD, CR, ER, XT (See Time release technology § List of abbreviations for those).

  5. A Glossary of Heart Disease Terms - WebMD

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    Atherosclerosis ("hardening of the arteries"): The process whereby abnormal deposits of lipids, cholesterol, inflammatory cells, and plaque build-up lead to coronary artery disease and other ...

  6. Glossary of Dental Health Terms - WebMD

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    Also known as canines. cusps: the high points on the chewing surfaces of the back teeth. cyst: an abnormal sac containing gas, fluid, or a semisolid material. DDS: Doctor of Dental Surgery ...

  7. Telemedicine: The Benefits of Virtual Healthcare

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    Telemedicine offers a wide range of benefits, with the ultimate goal of better health outcomes. These benefits are also the reasons why so many people often opt for this type of care. The benefits ...

  8. Coronavirus (COVID-19): Glossary of Common Terms - WebMD

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    COVID-19 is believed to have an R0 of 2.2-2.7, which means that the first person who has it in a community will likely infect two or three others, and those newly infected people will each go on ...

  9. Allopathic Medicine: Meaning, Vs. Osteopathic, Homeopathic, More

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    The word “allopathic” comes from the Greek “ allos” — meaning “opposite” — and “pathos” — meaning “to suffer.”. This word was coined by German physician Samuel Hahnemann ...