Chapter 1 Flashcards
1
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-itis
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Inflammation
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-ectomy
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Surgically removed
3
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Eu-
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Good, normal
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Dys-
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Bad, difficult, painful
5
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-ologist
A
Specialist
6
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-gram
A
Picture or record
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-plasty
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Surgically repair
8
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-sclerosis
A
Abnormal hardening
9
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Eponym
A
Disease, procedure, operation names after person who discovered it
10
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Diagnosis
A
Identification of a disease
11
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Hyper-
A
Excessive, increased
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ad-
A
towards
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Prognosis
A
Prediction of probable outcome
14
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Sub-
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Below, under
15
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-otomy
A
Surgical incision
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Post-
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After
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Supra-
A
Above or excessive
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Acronym
A
Word formed by initial letter
19
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Pre-
A
Before
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-graphy
A
Process of recording or picturing
21
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-algia
A
Pain
22
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-dynia
A
Pain
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Symptom
A
Only can be seen by patient
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Chronic
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Disease with a long period of time, can control but no cure
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Remission
Disappearance of evidence but not cured
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-ology
Study of
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-um
Makes noun ending of root word
28
Peri-
Surrounding
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-scopy
Visual examination
30
Sign
Something a doctor can see/ prove
31
Intra-
within or inside
32
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purpose
33
-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
34
Acute
Disease with rapid onset
35
-osis
Abnormal condition
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-malacia
Abnormal softening
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-ostomy
Surgically create and artificial opening
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Ab-
Away from
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Inter-
Between or increased
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-rrhea
Abnormal flow or discharge
41
-megaly
enlargement
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-rrhexis
Rupture
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-rrhage and -rrhagia
Bursting forth as in abnormal excessive discharge or bleeding
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-rrhaphy
Suture
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Hypo-
Deficient or deceased
46
-necrosis
Death of tissue
