Chapter 1- Intro to MedTerm Flashcards
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centesis
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surgical puncture
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clasis
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to break; surgical fracture
3
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desis
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binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
4
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ectomy
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excision, removal
5
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lysis
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separation;destruction;loosening
6
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pexy
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fixation (of an organ)
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plasty
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surgical repair
8
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rrhaphy
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suture
9
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stomy
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forming of an opening (mouth)
10
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tome
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instrument to cut
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tomy
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incision
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tripsy
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crushing
13
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gram
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record, writing
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graph
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instrument for recording
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graphy
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process of recording
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meter
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instrument for measuring
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metry
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act of measuring
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scope
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instrument for examining
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scopy
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visual examination
20
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algia
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pain
21
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dynia
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pain
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cele
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hernia, swelling
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ectasis
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dilation, expansion
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edema
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swelling
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emesis
vomiting
26
emia
blood condition
27
iasis
abnormal condition (produced by something specific)
28
itis
inflammation
29
lith
stone, calculus
30
malacia
softening
31
megaly
enlargement
32
oma
tumor
33
osis
abnormal condition; increase (used with WBC''s)
34
pathy
disease
35
penia
decrease, deficiency
36
phobia
fear
37
plegia
paralysis
38
rrhage, rrhagia
bursting (of)
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rrhea
discharge, flow
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rrhexis
rupture
41
stenosis
narrowing, stricture
42
toxic
poison
43
trophy
nourishment, development
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a/an
without, not
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circum/peri
around
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dia/trans
through, across
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dipl/diplo
double
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dys
bad, painful, difficult
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endo, intra
in, within
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homo, homeo
same
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hypo
under, below, deficient
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macro
large
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micro
small
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mono, uni
one
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post
after, behind
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pre, pro
before, in front of
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primi
first
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retro
backward, behind
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super
upper, above
