Chapters 1-3 Flashcards

1
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-itis

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inflammation

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2
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-megaly

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enlargement

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3
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-oma

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tumor

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4
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-cyte

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cell

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5
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an-

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without/not

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6
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hyper-

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excessive, above normal

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7
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intra-

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in, within

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para-

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near, beside; beyond

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9
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poly-

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many, much

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10
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pre-

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before

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11
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hepat

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liver

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12
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cholecyst

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gall bladder

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13
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pancreat

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pancreas

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14
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append

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appendix

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15
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gastr/o

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stomach

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16
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splen/o

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spleen

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17
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colon/o

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colon

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18
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hyster/o

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uterus

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19
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enter/o

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intestine

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20
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neur/o

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nerve

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21
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ot/o

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ear

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22
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dermat/o

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skin

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23
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hydr/o

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water

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24
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-emesis

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vomiting

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25
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hemat

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blood

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26
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arthr

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joint

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27
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oste

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bone

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28
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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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29
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-clasis

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to break; surgical fracture

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30
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-desis

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binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

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31
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-ectomy

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excision, removal

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32
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-lysis

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separation, destruction, loosening

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33
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-pexy

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fixation (of an organ)

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34
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-plasty

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surgical repair

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35
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-rrhaphy

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suture

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36
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-stomy

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forming an opening (mouth)

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37
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-tome

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instrument to cut

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38
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-tomy

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incision

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39
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-tripsy

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crushing

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40
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-gram

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record, writing

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41
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-graph

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instrument for recording

42
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-graphy

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process of recording

43
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-scope

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instrument for examining

44
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-scopy

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visual examination

45
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-algia ; -dynia

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pain

46
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-cele

A

hernia; swelling

47
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-ectasis

A

dilation; expansion

48
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-emia

A

blood condition

49
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-gen, -genesis

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forming, producing, origin

50
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-malacia

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softening

51
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-osis

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abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

52
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-pathy

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disease

53
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-penia

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decrease; deficiency

54
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-phobia

A

fear

55
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-plegia

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paralysis

56
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-ptosis

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prolapse, downward displacement

57
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-rrhea

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discharge; flow

58
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-rrhexis

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rupture

59
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-sclerosis

A

abnormal condition of hardening

60
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-spasm

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involuntary contraction, twitching

61
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-stenosis

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narrowing; structure

62
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-toxic

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poison

63
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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ior, -ous, -tic

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pertaining to

64
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-ia, -ism

A

condition

65
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-iatry, -ist

A

medicine; treatment

66
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-y

A

condition; process

67
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-icle, -ole, -ule

A

small, minute

68
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endo-, intra-

A

in, within

69
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epi-

A

above, upon

70
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hypo-

A

under; below; deficient

71
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infra-, sub-

A

under, below

72
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inter-

A

between

73
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retro-

A

backward, behind

74
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bi-

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two

75
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dipl-, diplo-

A

double

76
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hemi-

A

one-half

77
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hyper-

A

excessive, above normal

78
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macro-

A

large

79
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micro-

A

small

80
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mono-, uni-

A

one

81
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multi-, poly-

A

many, much

82
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quadri-

A

four

83
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tri-

A

three

84
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ab-

A

far, away from

85
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ad-

A

toward

86
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circum-, peri-

A

around

87
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dia-, trans-

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through, across

88
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ecto-, exo-, extra-

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outside, outward

89
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para-

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near, beside, beyond

90
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super-

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upper, above

91
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supra-

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above, excessive, superior

92
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ultra-

A

excess, beyond

93
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a-, an-

A

without, not

94
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anti-, contra-

A

against

95
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auto-

A

self, own

96
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brady-

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slow

97
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dys-

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bad, painful, difficult

98
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eu-

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good, normal

99
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hetero-

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different

100
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homo-, homeo-

A

same

101
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tachy-

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rapid