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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

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Berry-shaped bacterium

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-cyte

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Cell

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-dying

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Pain

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-ectomy

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Excision, removal, resection

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-emia

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Blood condition

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-genesis

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Condition of producing, forming

For example: Carcinogenesis - anything that produces/causes/forms cancers

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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 (study guide)

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Process of recording

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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

For example: osteo-malacia - softening and bending of the bones with varying severity of pain

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-oma

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Tumor, mass, collection of fluid

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-opsy

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To view

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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

For example: Neutro-penia - abnormally low levels of neutrophils (WBC) in the blood

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-phobia

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-plasia

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Development, formation, growth

For example: achondro-plasia - improper development of cartilage at ends of the bones. Dwarfism.

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-ptosis

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Drooping, falling, prolapse

For example: blepharo-ptosis, which is drooping of the upper eyelids or the breasts

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-rrhea

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Flow, discharge

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-sclerosis

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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 (with an endoscope)

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-stasis

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Controlling, stopping

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-stomy

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Opening to form a mouth

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-therapy

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-tomy

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Incision, cutting into

For example: phlebo-tomy - it is the act of drawing or removing blood from the circulatory system through a cut/incision or puncture in order to obtain a sample for analysis

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-trophy

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Development, nourishment

For example: hyper-trophy - cell increase in size, not number.

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-er

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One who. Example, radiographer, one who assist in diagnosing x ray

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-ia

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Condition. For example, leukem-ia

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-ist

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Specialist

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-ole

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Little, small

For example: arteri-ole

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-ule

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Little, small. For example, ven-ule

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-um, -ium

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Structure, tissue

For example: Pericardi-um

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-us

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Structure, substance. For example, muc-us or esophag-us

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-y

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Condition, process. For example, nephropath-y

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-ac, -iac

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Pertaining to. For example, cardi-ac

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-al

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Pertaining to. For example, peritone-al

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-ar

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Pertaining to. For example, tonsill-ar

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-ary

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Pertaining to. Pulmon-ary

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-eal

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Pertaining to. For example, lyarng-eal

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-genic

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Pertaining to producing, produced by or in. For example, osteogenic, malignant tumor produced in bone.

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-ic, -ical

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Pertaining to. For example, chron-ic

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-oid

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Resembling, derived from

For example: adenoid - resembling a gland

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-ose

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Pertaining to, full of. For example, adip-ose

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-ous

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Pertaining to. For example, muc-ous membrane

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-tic

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Pertaining to. For example, necro-tic

Medical Terminology Part 1 (36 decks)

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