Intro To Medical Terminology Flashcards
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-Centesis
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Surgical Puncture
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-clasis
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to break; surgical fracture
3
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-desis
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binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
4
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-ectomy
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excision, removal
5
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-lysis
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separation; destruction; loosening
6
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-pexy
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fixation (of an organ)
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-plasty
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surgical repair
8
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-rrhaphy
A
suture
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-stomy
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forming an opening (mouth)
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-tome
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instrument to cut
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-tomy
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incision
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-tripsy
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crushing
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-gram
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record; writing
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-graph
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instrument for recording
15
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-graphy
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process of recording
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-meter
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instrument for measuring
17
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-metry
A
act of measuring
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-scope
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instrument for examining
19
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-scopy
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visual examination
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-algia, -dynia
A
pain
21
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-cele
A
hernia, swelling
22
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-ectasis
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dilation, expansion
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-edema
A
swelling
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-emesis
A
vomiting
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-emia
blood condition
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-iasis
abnormal condition (produced by something specific)
27
-itis
inflammation
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-lith
stone, calculus
29
-malacia
softening
30
-megaly
enlargement
31
-oma
tumor
32
-osis
abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
33
-pathy
disease
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-penia
decrease, deficiency
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-phobia
fear
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-plegia
paralysis
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-rrhage, -rrhagia
bursting (of)
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-rrhea
discharge, flow
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-rrhexis
rupture
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-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
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-toxic
poison
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-trophy
nourishment, development
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a-, an-
without, not
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circum-, peri-
around
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dia-, trans-
through, across
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dipl-, diplo
double
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dys-
bad, painful, difficult
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endo-, intra-
in, within
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homo-, homeo-
same
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hypo-
under, below, deficient
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macro-
large
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micro-
small
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mono-, uni-
one
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post-
after, behind
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pre-, pro-
before, in front of
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primi-
first
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retro-
backward, behind
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super-
upper, above
