Condition Flashcards by Marcus De Guzman | Brainscape

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Anti-

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Opposed to; counteracting; relieving

Example: Antidepressant

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Pro-

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Before, proceeding, precursor; inducing, promoting

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Centri-

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Center

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Fibro-

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Fiber

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Thrombo-

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Clot

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Blasto-

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Germ cell

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-blast

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Progenitor Cell/Stem cell; Formative cell

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-clast

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Absorbing (degradative) cell

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-phag(o/ia)

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To eat; to consume or ingest

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-dips(o/ia)

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To drink

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-pepsia

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Digestion

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-emesis

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Vomiting

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-uria

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Urination

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Sterco-

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Denoting Feces

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-ptosis

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Lowered position of an organ

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Pyo-

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Pus

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Pyr-

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Relating to Fever (Heat)

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Noso-

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Denoting Disease

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Chron(o)-

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Denoting Time

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Nocti-

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Night or Dark

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latro-

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Medicine or Doctors

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Steno-

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Narrowing

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Thermo-

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Heat/temperature

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Psychro-

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Denoting cold

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Noci-

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Denoting Pain or Injury

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Necro-

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Death

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-praxia

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Motor Activity

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-taxia

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Relating to Motor Activity

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-lexia

A

Condition involving reading

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-lalia/-logia

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Condition involving speech

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-algesia

A

Denoting pain

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-algia

A

Denoting pain

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-genic

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Producing

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-genesis

A

Origin or Development

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Hydro-

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Water

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Cholesterol-

A

Cholesterol

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Lipid-

A

Lipids/Fats

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Hemoglobin(o)-

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Hemoglobin

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Glyc(o)-

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Glucose; sugar

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Fruct(o)-

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Fructose

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Galact(o)-

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Galactose

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Steato-

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Fat; Fatty tissue

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Natre-/-natre-

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Sodium

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Kal-/-kal-

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Potassium

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Calci-

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Calcium

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Chlor-

A

Chlorine

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Chol(e)-

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Bile

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Histo-

A

Tissue

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Ger-/Gero-/Geronto-

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Old Age

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Hidr(o)-

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Sweating

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-lith

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Stone

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Hema-/Hemo-/Hemato-

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Blood

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-cide

A

Killer or killing

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Hapto-

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Related to Touch

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-ceptor

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Receptor/Sensor

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Halit-

A

Breath

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Propio-

A

Pressure Touch