Common clinical terms and their meanings, useful for health care staff and medical interpreters.
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- What does the prefix 'hiper-' mean in medical terminology?
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Excess or increase, as in hipertensión (high blood pressure)- What does the prefix 'hipo-' mean in medical terminology?
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Deficiency or decrease, as in hipotensión (low blood pressure)- What does the suffix '-itis' mean?
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Inflammation, as in apendicitis (inflammation of the appendix)- What does the suffix '-ectomía' mean?
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Surgical removal, as in apendicectomía- What does the suffix '-algia' mean?
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Pain, as in cefalalgia (headache)- What does 'cardio-' mean?
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Relating to the heart- What does 'gastro-' mean?
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Relating to the stomach- What does 'nefro-' mean?
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Relating to the kidney- What does 'dermato-' mean?
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Relating to the skin- What does 'neuro-' mean?
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Relating to the nerves or the nervous system- What is fiebre (fever)?
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An elevation of body temperature above normal, usually due to infection- What is presión arterial (blood pressure)?
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The force that blood exerts against the walls of the arteries- What does 'taquicardia' mean?
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An abnormally fast heart rate- What does 'bradicardia' mean?
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An abnormally slow heart rate- What is a diagnóstico (diagnosis)?
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The identification of a disease from its signs and symptoms
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