Chapter two Flashcards by Mary Simpson

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-logy

A

study of, process of

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-Toxic

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Poison

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-Graph

A

Instrument for recording

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-Tripsy

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Crushing

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-tome

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Instrument to cut

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-iac

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Pertaining to

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-er

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one who

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-clasis

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to break; surgical fracture

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-centesis

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Surgical Puncture

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-iatry

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Medicine, Treatment

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-ist

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specialist

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-ia,-ism

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condition

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-Spasm

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Twitching, involuntary contraction

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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

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-mission

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to send

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-al
-ac
-ar
-ary
-eal
-ic
-ior
-ous
-tic

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Pertaining to

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-or

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one who

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-opsy

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to view, view of

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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-pexy

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fixation ( of an organ)

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-phobia

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fear, aversion

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-pathy

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disease

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-oma

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tumor

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-itis

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inflamation

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-emia

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blood condition

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-algia
-dynia

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pain

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-scope

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instrument for examining

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-gram

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record, writing

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-Tomy

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incision

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-stomy

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forming an opening (mouth)

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-us

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suture, substance, thing

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-sis

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state of, condition

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-ptom

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happening, occurence

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-plasia

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development, formation, growth

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-ose

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pertaining to, full of

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-lapse

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to slide, fall, sag

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-ium

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structure, tissue

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-ion

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process

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-genic

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producing, produced by, or produced in

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-drome

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to run

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-desis

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binding, fixation ( of a bone or joint)

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-ectomy

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excision, removal

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-lysis

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seperation; destruction; loosening

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-icle
-ole
-ule

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small, minute

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-y

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condition, process

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-stenosis

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narrowing, stricture

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-sclerosis

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abnormal condition of hardening

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-ptosis

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prolapse, downward displacement

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-penia

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decrease, deficiency

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-osis

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abnormal condition; increase ( used primarily with blood cells)

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-malacia

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softening

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-gen
-genesis

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forming. producing, origin

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-ectasis

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dilation, expansion

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-cele

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hernia, swelling

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-graphy

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process of recording