Chapter 2 And 3 Flashcards
1
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-meter
A
Measure, measuring instrument
2
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-ous
A
Pertaining to
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-scopy
A
Process of viewing
4
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-malacia
A
Softening
5
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-opsy
A
View
6
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-oxia
A
Condition of oxygen
7
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Dys-
A
Bad, abnormal, painful, difficult
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-physis
A
Growth
9
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-plegia
A
Paralysis
10
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Quadri-
A
Four
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-oma
A
Tumor
12
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Oste-
A
Bone
13
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-stasis
A
Standing still
14
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-phagia
A
Eating, swallowing
15
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-algia
A
Condition of pain
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-asthenia
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Weakness
17
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-astresia
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Closure or absence of a normal body opening
18
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-cele
A
Hernia
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Mening/o
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Membranes, meninges
20
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-dynia
A
Pain
21
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Albin/o
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White
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-penia
A
Deficiency or abnormal reduction in number
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Leuk/o
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White
24
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-phobia
A
Fear
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Hydr/o
Water
26
-rrhagia
Abnormal flow condition
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-rrhea
Flow, discharge
28
-rrhexis
Rupture
29
-sclerosis
Condition of hardening
30
-spasm
Sudden, involuntary muscle contration
31
-ad
Toward
32
-poly
Excessive, over, many
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Cyt
Cell
34
Pod
Feet
35
Audi/o
Hearing
36
-practic
A practice
37
-centesis
Surgical puncture
38
Thorax/o
Chest, thorax
39
-classic, -clasis, -clast
Break apart
40
-desis
Surgical fixation, fusion
41
-pexy
Surgical fixation
42
-phylaxis
Protection
43
Mast/o
Breast
44
-tomy
Incision
45
-tome
Instrument to cut
46
-tripsy
Surgical crushing
47
-ion
Process
48
Hypo-
Deficient, below, under, less than normal
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Dys-
Bad, abnormal, painful, difficult
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A-
Without or absence of
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Oste-
Bone
52
Home/o
Sameness, unchanging
53
Poly-
Excessive, over,many
54
Cyt
Cell
55
Ab-
Away from
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Bi
Two within
57
Endo-
Within excessive
58
Hyper-
Excessive abnormally, high above
59
Intra-
Within
60
-al
Pertaining to
61
-meter
Measure measuring instrument
62
-ous
Pertaining to
63
-scopy
Process of viewing
64
-drome
Runing
65
-emesis
Vomiting
66
-opsy
View
67
-oxia
Condition of oxigen
68
-plegia
Paralysis
69
-oma
Tumor
70
-tasis
Standing still
71
-algia
Condition of pain
72
-asthenia
Weakness
73
-cele
Hernia
74
-dynia
Pain
75
-ia
Condition of
76
-osis
Condition of
77
-ism
Condition or disease
78
-itis
Inflamation
79
-penia
Deficiency
80
-ic
Pertaining to
81
-meter
Measure, measuring
82
-ous
Pertaining to
83
Endocarditis
Inflammation within the heart
84
Arthropathy
Disease of the joins
85
Arthr-
Pain
86
Hysteratresia
Is the closure or absence of the uterine cavity
87
Meningocele
Hernia of the meninges of the brain or spinal cord
88
Gastritis
Inflammation of the stomach
89
Lipoma
Tumor of fat tissue
90
Neurophaty
Disease of the glad
91
Leukopenia
Deficiency of white blood cells
92
Hydrophobia
Fear to the water
93
Neoplasia
New formation or growth and refer to a tumor
94
Rhinorrhagia
Abnormal discharge of the nose or nose bleed
95
Rhinorrhea
Nasal discharge or runny nose
96
Amniorrhexis
Rupture of the membrane known as the amnion
97
Arteriosclerosis
The artery wall are hardening and losing their elasticity
98
Bronchospams
Indicates a sudden involuntary muscle contraction of the wall of the bronchi
99
Podiatry
Study of the disease of the foot
100
Audiologist
Studies the hearing disorders
101
Chiropractic
Practice involving the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal disorder
102
Osteoclasis
Surgical procedure in which a bone is artificially fractured or broken apart
103
Arthrodesis
Procedure that involves surgically fixation or fusion or two or more joints using either bone grafts or metal rods
104
Thyroidectomy
Is the excision of the thyroid gland in the neck
105
Herniorrhaphy
Suturing of a hernia
106
Gastroscope
Instrument for examination and treat the stomach
107
Craniotome
Is the cutting instrument used during a craniotomy which is performed to access the brain
108
Lithotripsy
Surgical crush or unwanted stones that may form in the kidneys or gallbladder
