Chapter 3 Flashcards by Meg Tagle

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-algia

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pain

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-cele

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hernia

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-coccus (-cocci)

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berry-shaped bacterium

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-cyte

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cell

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-dynia

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pain

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-ectomy

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excision, removal

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-emia

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blood condition

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-er

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one who

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-genesis

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condition of producing, forming

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-gram

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record

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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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-ia

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condition

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-ist

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specialist

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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study of

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-lysis

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breakdown, destruction, separation

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-malacia

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softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-ole

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little, small

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-oma

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tumor, mass, swelling, collection of fluid

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-opsy

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process of viewing (under a microscope)

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-osis

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condition, usually abnormal

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-pathy

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disease condition

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-penia

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deficiency

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-phobia

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fear

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-plasia

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development, formation, growth

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-ptosis

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drooping, sagging, prolapse

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-scope

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instrument for visual examination

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-scopy

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process of visual examination

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-stasis

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stopping, controlling

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-stomy

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opening to form a mouth (stoma)

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-therapy

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treatment

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-tomy

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incision, cutting into

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-trophy

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-development, nourishment

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-ule

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little, small

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-um, -ium

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structure, tissue

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-us

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structure, thing

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-y

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process, condition

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-ac, -iac

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pertaining to

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-al

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pertaining to

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-genic

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pertaining to producing, produced by or in

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-ic, -ical

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pertaining to

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-oid

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resembling

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-ose

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pertaining to, full of

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-tic

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pertaining to

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sarc/o

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flesh

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder or sac of fluid

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morph/o

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shape or form

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phleb/o

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vein

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isch/o

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hold back, back

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splen/o

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spleen

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onc/o

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tumor