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Chapter - 2 Diseases And Disorders: Diagnostic And Therapeutic Terms Flashcards

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aut(o)

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Self

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bi(o)

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life or living

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dipl(o)

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Double

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gen(o)

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Beginning or origin

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iatr(o)

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Physician or treatment

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idi(o)

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Individual

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nos(o), path(o)

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Disease

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anti-

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Against

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intra-

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within

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micro-

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Small

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-cidal

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killing

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-emia

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Condition of the blood

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-gen

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That which generates

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-genesis

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Producing or forming

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-genic

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Produced by or in

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seps(o)

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Infection

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sept(i), sept(o)

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Infection, sept(o) also means septum

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bacter(i), bacteri(o)

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Bacteria

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fung(i), myc(o)

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Fungus

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parasit(o)

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Parasite

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staphyl(o)

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Grapelike cluster; uvula

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strept(o)

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Twisted

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vir(o), virus(o)

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virus

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aden(o)

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Gland

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angi(o)

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Vessel

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append(o), appendic(o)

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appendix

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blephar(o)

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Eyelid

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cephal(o)

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Head

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cerebr(o), encephal(o)

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Brain; cerebr(o) sometimes means cerebrum, the main portion of the brain

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chir(o)

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hand

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col(o), colon(o)

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Colon or large intestine

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cutane(o), derm(a), dermat(o)

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Skin

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hist(o)

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Tissue

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mamm(o), mast(o)

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breast

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muscul(o), my(o)

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Muscle

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nas(o), rhin(o)

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Nose

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nephr(o), ren(o)

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Kidney

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or(o), stomat(o)

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Mouth

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oste(o)

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Bone

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pod(o)

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Foot

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steth(o)

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Thorax (chest)

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tonsill(o)

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Tonsil

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trache(o)

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trachea (windpipe)

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vas(o)

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Vessel; ductus deferens (also called vas deferens, excretory duct of the testicle

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cancer(o), carcin(o)

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Cancer

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lith(o)

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Stone or calculus

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-cele

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hernia (protrusion of all or part of an organ through the wall of the cavity that contains it)

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-emia

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Condition of blood

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-ia, -iasis

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Condition

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-lith

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Stone or calculus

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-mania

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Excessive preoccupation

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-maniac

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A person who shows excessive preoccupation

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-oma

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Tumor

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-osis

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Condition (often an abnormal condition; sometimes an increase)

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-pathy

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Disease

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-phobia

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Abnormal fear

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-ptosis

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Prolapse (sagging)

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bi(o)

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Life or living

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hem(o), hemato(o)

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Blood

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lact(o)

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Milk

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pyr(o)

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Fire

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-able, -ible

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Capable of, able to

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-al, -ary, -eal, -ive, -tic

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Pertaining to

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-ase

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-crine

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-eum, -ium

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-ia, -ism

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Condition or theory

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-iac

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One who suffers

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-opia

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-ose

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-ous

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Pertaining to or characterized by

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-y

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State or condition

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cyt(o), -cyte

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kinesi(o)

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leps(o), -lepsy

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log(o)

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Knowledge or words

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lys(o)

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Destruction, dissolving

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megal(o)

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Large, enlarged

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metr(o)

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Measure; uterine tissue

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path(o)

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phag(o)

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Eat, ingest

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phas(o), -phasia

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plas(o)

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Formation, development

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plast(o)

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pleg(o), -plegia

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schis(o), schiz(o), schist(o), -schisis

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split, cleft

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scler(o)

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scop(o)

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To examine, to view

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troph(o), -trophic, -trophy

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-kinesia, -kinesis

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Movement, motion

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-lysin, -lysis, -lytic

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-lysin(that which destroys); -lysis(process of destroying); -lytic(capable of destroying

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-meter; -metry

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-meter (Instrument used to measure); -metry(process of measuring)

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-phagia, -phagic, -phagy

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Eating, swallowing

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-plasia; -plasma

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-plasia (formation or development); -plasma(substance of cells)

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-sclerosis

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-scope; -scopy

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-scope(instrument used for viewing); -scopy(process of visually examining)

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endo-

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-algia, -dynia

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-ectasia, -ectasis

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Dilatation or stretching of a structure or part

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-edema

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-emesis

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To vomit, vomiting

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-malacia

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Soft, softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oid (forms adjectives and nouns)

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Resembling

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-penia

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Deficiency

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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Excessive bleeding or hemorrhage

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-rrhea

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Flow or discharge

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-rrhexis

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-spasm

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Twitching, cramp

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-stasis

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Stopping, controlling

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-gram

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-graph

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Instrument used to record

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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-meter

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Instrument used to measure

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-scope

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Instrument used for viewing (also used in diagnostic procedures)

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-scopy

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Visual examination with a lighted instrument (not always a surgical procedure)

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ech(o), son(o)

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electr(o)

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Electricity

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fluor(o)

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Emitting or reflecting light

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radi(o)

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Radiant energy

*sometimes means radius, a bone of the forearm

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tom(o)

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ultra-

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algesi(o)

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Sensitivity to pain

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chem(o)

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cry(o)

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narc(o)

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pharmac(o), pharmaceut(i)

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Drugs or medicine

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therapeut(o)

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therm(o)

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tox(o), toxic(o)

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an-

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No, not, without

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-therapy

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a.c

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Before meals

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ad lib.

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Freely as needed, at pleasure

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aq.

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b.i.d.

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Twice a day

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NPO

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Nothing by mouth

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p.o.

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p.r.n.

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As needed, as the occasion arises

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q.

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q.i.d.

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Four times a day

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stat.

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Immediately

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t.i.d.

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Three times a day

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture to aspirate or remove fluid

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-ectomy

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Excision (surgical removal or cutting out)

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-lysis

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Process of loosening, freeing, or destroying

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-pexy

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Surgical fixation (fastening in a fixed position)

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

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Suture (uniting a wound by stitches)

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-stomy

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Formation of an opening

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-tome

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An instrument used for cutting

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-tomy

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Incision (cutting into tissue)

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-tripsy

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Surgical crushing

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