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Chapter 1 - Terms Flashcards

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aden/oma

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gland/tumor

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aden/itis

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gland/inflammation

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arthr/itis

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joint/inflammation

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bio/logy

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life/study of

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bi/opsy

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life/process of viewing

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carcin/oma

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cancerous/tumor

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cardio/logy

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heart/study of

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cephal/ic

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head/pertaining to

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cerebr/al

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cerebrum/pertaining to

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in/cis/ion

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into/to cut/process

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ex/cis/ion

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out/to cut/process

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endo/crine

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within/secrete

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cysto/scopy

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urinary bladder/process of visually examining

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cyto/logy

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cell/study of

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dermat/itis

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skin/inflammation

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hypo/derm/ic

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below/skin/pertaining to

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electro/cardio/gram

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electricity/heart/record

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enter/itis

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small intestines/inflammation

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erythro/cyte

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red (blood)/cell

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gastr/ectomy

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stomach/removal

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gastro/tomy

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stomach/process of cutting, incision

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hyper/glyc/emia

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excessive/sugar/blood condition

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dia/gnos/(s)is

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through, complete/knowledge/state, condition

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pro/gnos/(s)is

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before/knowledge/state, condition

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gyneco/logy

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woman, female/study of

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hemato/logy

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blood/study of

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hemat/oma

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blood/tumor, mass, swelling

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hemo/globin

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blood/protein

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hepat/itis

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liver/inflammation

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30
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iatro/genic

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treatment, physician/produced by or in

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31
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leuko/cyte

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white (blood)/cell

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dermato/logy

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skin/study of

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nephr/itis

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kidney/inflammation

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nephro/logy

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kidney/study of

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neuro/logy

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nerve/study of

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onco/logy

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tumor/study of

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onco/log/ist

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tumor/study of/specialist

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ophthalmo/scope

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eye/instrument to visually examine

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oste/itis

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bone/inflammation

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osteo/arthr/itis

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bone/joint/inflammation

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patho/logy

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disease/study of

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patho/log/ist

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disease/study of/specialist

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ped/iatr/ic

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child/physician/pertaining to

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psycho/logy

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mind/study of

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psych/iatr/ist

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mind/physician/specialist

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radio/logy

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x-rays/study of

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ren/al

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kidney/pertaining to

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rhin/itis

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nose/inflammation

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sarc/oma

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flesh (connective tissue)/tumor

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re/sect/ion

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back/to cut/process

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thrombo/cyte

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clotting/cell

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uro/log/ist

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urinary tract/study of/specialist

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cardi/ac

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heart/pertaining to

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neur/al

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nerve/pertaining to

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arthr/algia

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joint/pain

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neur/algia

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nerve/pain

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nephr/ectomy

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kidney/removal

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leuk/emia

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white/blood condition

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carcino/genic

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cancer/pertaining to producing, produced by or in

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patho/genic

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disease/pertaining to producing, produced by or in

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electro/encephalo/gram

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electricity/brain/record

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gastr/ic

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stomach/pertaining to

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neuro/log/ic

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nerve/study of/pertaining to

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ophthalmo/log/ist

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eye/study of/specialist

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cyst/itis

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urinary bladder/inflammation

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endo/crino/logy

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within/to secrete/study of

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hepat/oma

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liver/tumor

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nephr/osis

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kidney/condition

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leuko/cyt/osis

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white/cell/slight increase in number

70
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entero/pathy

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small intestines/disease condition

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adeno/pathy

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gland/disease condition

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endo/scope

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within/instrument to visually examine

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endo/scopy

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within/process of visually examining

74
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osteo/tomy

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bone/process of cutting

75
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gastro/entero/logy

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stomach/small intestines/study of

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an/emia

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without/blood condition

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aut/opsy

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self/process of viewing

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endo/crino/log/ist

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within/to secrete/study of/specialist

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epi/gastr/ic

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above, upon/stomach/pertaining to

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epi/derm/is

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above, upon/skin/state of

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hyper/thyroid/ism

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excessive/thyroid gland/condition

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hypo/gastr/ic

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below/stomach/pertaining to

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hypo/glyc/emia

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deficient/sugar/blood condition

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peri/cardi/um

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surrounding/heart/structure

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pro/state gland

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before, forward/stands

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re/sect/ion

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back/to cut/process

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retro/cardi/ac

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behind/heart/pertaining to

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sub/hepat/ic

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below/liver/pertaining to

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trans/hepat/ic

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across, through/liver/pertaining to

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