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Chapter 3: Suffixes & Combining Forms Flashcards

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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acr/o

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extremities, top, extreme point

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acu/o

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sharp, severe, sudden, acute vs chronic

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aden/o

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Gland

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adip/o

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Fat

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amni/o

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amnion (sac that surrounds fetus during pregnancy)

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angi/o

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Vessel, arteri/o vs. ven/o & phleb/o

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Axill/o

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Armpit

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Bi/o

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life, biology

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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bronch/o

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Bronchial tubes

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carcin/o

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Cancer

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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chem/o

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drug, chemical

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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chron/o

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time

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col/o

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colon (large intestine)

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cyst/o

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Urinary bladder

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encephal/o, cephal/o, crani/o

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Brain

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erythr/o

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Red

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hem/o, hemat/o

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Blood

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hepat/o

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Liver

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Hydr/o

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Water, fluid

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inguin/o

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Groin

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isch/o, ischemia

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to hold back

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lapar/o, abdomin/o

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abdomen, abdominal wall

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laryng/o

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larynx

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leuk/o, leukocyte

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white

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lymph/o

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Lymph

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mamm/o

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Breast

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Mast/o

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Breast

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morph/o, morphology

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shape, form

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muc/o

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mucus

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My/o

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Muscle

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myel/o

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Spinal cord, bone marrow

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necr/o

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death (of cells or whole body)

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nephr/o, ren/o

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kidney

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neur/o

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nerve

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neutr/o

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neutrophil

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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ophthalm/o, opt/o

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eye

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oste/o

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bone

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ot/o, otitis media

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ear

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path/o

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disease

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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phag/o

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to eat, swallow

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phleb/o, phlebotomy, phlebotomist

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vein

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plas/o

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formation, development

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pleur/o

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pluera (double layered membrane)

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pneumon/o, pulmon/o

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lungs

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radi/o

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X-rays

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Rect/o

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Rectum

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Ren/o

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Kidney

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Sarc/o

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Flesh

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Splen/o

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Spleen

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Staphyl/o

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Clusters

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strept/o

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twisted chains

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thorac/o

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Chest

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Thromb/o

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Clot

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Tonsill/o

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Tonsils

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Trache/o

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Trachea (windpipe)

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ven/o

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Vein

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-algia, -dynia

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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 (plural: -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, resection

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-emia

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Blood condition

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-genesis

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Condition if producing, forming

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-gram (cardiogram)

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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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-itis

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Inflammation

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-logy

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Study of

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-lysis (hemolysis)

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Breakdown, destruction, separation

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-malacia

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Softening

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-megaly (cardiomegaly)

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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

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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 (angioplasty)

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Surgical repair

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-ptosis

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Dropping, falling, prolapse

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-sclerosis (atherosclerosis / plaque)

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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 (with an endoscope)

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-stasis (hemostasis)

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Controlling, stopping

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-stomy, -tomy, -ectomy, stomat/o (stomatology vs. dentistry)

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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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-er

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One who (person)

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-ia

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Condition

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-ist

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Specialist

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-ole

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Little, small

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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, substance

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-y

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Condition, process

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-ac
-iac
-al
-ar
-ary
-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 (necrotic)

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Pertaining to

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arthr/itis

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inflammation of joint

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blephar/o/ptosis

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Dropping eyelid

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Isch/emia

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Loss of normal blood flow

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oste/o/genic

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Produced by bone tissue

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Staphyl/o/cocci

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Berry-shaped bacteria that grow in clusters

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Hernia

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Protrusion of an organ or the muscular wall of an organ through the cavity that normally contains it

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Rectocele

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Protrusion of a portion of the rectum toward the vaginal wall

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Streptococcus and Staphyloccus

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Bacteria that grow in chains or clusters

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Erythrocytes

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Red blood cells

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Leukocytes

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White blood cells

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Thrombocytes or platelets

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Clotting cells

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Acromegaly

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Endocrine disorder
Occurs when the pituitary gland produces an excessive amount of growth hormone after completion of puberty
Often results from a benign tumor of the pituitary gland.
Person is typically normal in height, but bones and soft tissues in the hands, feet, and face grow abnormally.
Abraham Lincoln

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Splenomegaly

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Occurs with excessive hemolysis (red blood cells are destroyed).
If the spleen is removed, other organs carry out its functions.

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Laparoscopy (vasectomy) if you don’t want to have anymore kids

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A form of minimally invasive surgery.
Visual examination of the abdominal cavity using a laparoscope, a lightened telescopic instrument.
Surgeon inserts the laparoscope through an incision in the abdomen near the navel.
Used to examine abdominal viscera for evidence of disease or for various procedures.

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Adenoids

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Small masses of lymphatic tissue.
Located in the part of the pharynx near the nose and nasal passages.
The literal meaning, “resembling glands,” is appropriate since they are neither endocrine nor exocrine glands.
Adenoidectomy may be needed if they become enlarged and block the airway from the nose to the pharynx.

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