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Chp 3- Suffixes Flashcards

1
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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

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3
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amin/o

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amnion

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angi/o

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vessel

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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

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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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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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erythr/o

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red

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16
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hem/o

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blood

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hepat/o

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liver

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isch/o

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to hold back

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19
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lapar/o

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abdominal wall

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leuk/o

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white

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21
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lymph/o

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lymph

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22
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mamm/o

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breast

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23
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mast/o

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breast

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24
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morph/o

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shape/form

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25
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muc/o

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mucus

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26
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my/o

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muscle

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27
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myel/o

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spinal cord/ bone marrow

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28
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necr/o

A

death (of cells of whole body)

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29
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nephr/o

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kidney

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30
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neur/o

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nerve

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31
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neutr/o

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neutrophil

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32
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nucle/o

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nucleus

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33
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ophthalm/o

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eye

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34
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oste/o

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bone

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35
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ot/o

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ear

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36
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path/o

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disease

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37
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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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38
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phag/o

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to eat/ swallow

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39
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phleb/o

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vein

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40
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plas/o

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formation/ development

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41
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pleur/o

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pleura

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42
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pneumon/o

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lungs

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43
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pulmon/o

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lungs

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44
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radi/o

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X-rays

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45
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rect/o

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rectum

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ren/o

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rhin/o

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staphyl/o

49
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strept/o

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twisted chains

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thromb/o

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ven/o

52
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-algia

A

pain (myalgia: muscle pain)

53
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-cele

A

Hernia (rectocele: hernia in rectum)

54
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-centesis

A

(surgical) puncture to remove fluid (aminocentesis: puncture to amnionic membrane to remove fluid)

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-coccus

A

berry-shaped bacterium

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-cyte

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-dynia

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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

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-gram

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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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-lysis

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breakdown/destruction/seperation

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-malacia

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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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-osis

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condition, usually abnormal

72
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-pathy

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disease condition

73
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-penia

A

deficiency

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-phobia

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plasia

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development/ formation/ growth

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-ptosis

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drooping, falling, prolapse

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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

A

process of visual examination (with an endoscope)

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-stasis

A

controlling, stopping

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-stomy

A

opening to form a mouth (stoma)

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-therapy

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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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-ia

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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

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Pertaining to

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-al

A

Pertaining to

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-ar

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Pertaining to

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-ary

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Pertaining to

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-eal

A

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

102
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-oid

A

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

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Pertaining to

106
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Erythrocyte

A
  • red blood cells
  • made in bone marrow
  • carry O2 from lungs to all body cells
  • hemoglobin: blood protein
107
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leukocyte

A
  • white blood cells
  • 5 different of leukocytes divided into 2 categories (granulocytes and mononuclear leukocytes)
108
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3 types of ganrulocytes

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  • Eosinophils
  • Basophils
  • Neutrophils
109
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2 types of Mononuclear cells

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  • lymphocytes
  • monocytes
110
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Thrombocytes

A
  • aka platelets
  • tiny fragments of blood cells that are formed in bone marrow
  • necessary for blood clotting
111
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Acromegaly

A
  • Endocrine disorder
  • pituitary produces excessive amount of GH after completion of puberty
  • benign tumor of pituitary
  • normal height, large hands, feet and face
112
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laparoscopy

A
  • minimally invasive surgery
  • visual examination of abdominal cavity with laparoscope
  • insert in abdomen near navel
  • examine abdominal viscera
113
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adenoids

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  • small masses of lymphatic tissue
  • pharynx near nose and nasal passage
  • “resembling gland” neither endocrine/exocrine glands

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