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Chapter 3 combinations to know Flashcards

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appendicitis

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inflammation of the appendix (hangs from the colon in the lower right abdomen)

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bursitis

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inflammation of a small sac of fluid (bursa) near a joint

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cellulitis

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inflammation of the soft tissue under the skin

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dermatitis

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inflammation of the skin

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endocarditis

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inflammation of the inner lining of the heart (endocardium)

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epiglottitis

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inflammation of the epiglottis (cartilage at the upper part of the windpipe)

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gastritis

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inflammation of the stomach

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hapatitis

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inflammation of the liver

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myositis

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inflammation of muscle (MYOS/O means muscle)

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nephritis

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inflammation of the kidney

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osteomyolitis

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inflammation of bone an bone arrow

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otitis

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inflammation of the ear

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peritonitis

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inflammation of the peritonium

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pharyngitis

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inflammation of the throat

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thrombophlebitis

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inflammation of a vein with a formation of clots

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chondrosarcoma

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cancer of cartilage tissue

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fibrosarcoma

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cancer of fibrous tissue

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leiomyosarcoma

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cancer of visceral (attached to internal organs) muscle (leiomy/o menas visceral or smooth muscle)

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liposarcoma

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cancer of fatty tissue

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osteogenic sarcoma

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cancer of bone

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rhabdomyosarcoma

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cancer of skeletal muscle (rhabdomy/o means skeletal muscle)

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hepatoma

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malignant tumor of the liver

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lymphoma

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malignant tumor of lymph nodes

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melanoma

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malignant tumor of pigmented cells in the skin (melan/o means black)

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mesothelioma

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malignant tumor of pleural cells (membrane surrounding the lungs)

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multiple myeloma

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malignant tumor of bone marrow cells

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thymoma

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malignant tumor of the thymus gland (located in the mediastinum)

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adenopathy

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disease condition of lymph nodes (“glands”); lymphadenopathy

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adrenopathy

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disease condition of the adrenal glands

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hepatopathy

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disease condition of the liver

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myopathy

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disease condition of muscles

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neuropathy

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disease condition of nerves

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osteopathy

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disease condition of bones

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retinopathy

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disease condition of the retina of the eye

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diagnostic suffixes

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