Chapter 1: The structure of medical language Flashcards
1
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suffix -itis
A
infection of or inflammation
2
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suffix -megaly
A
enlargement
3
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suffix - oma
A
tumor
4
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suffix -pathy
A
disease
5
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ectomy
A
surgical removal
6
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gram
A
picture; record
7
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graphy
A
process of recording
8
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metry
A
process of measuring
9
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scope
A
instrument used to examine
10
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scopy
A
process of using an instrument to examine
11
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stomy
A
surgically created opening
12
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therapy
A
treatment
13
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tomy
A
process of cutting or making an incision
14
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-endo
A
within
15
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-epi
A
above; upon