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

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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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separation; destruction; loosening

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-pexy

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fixation (of an organ)

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

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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

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-meter

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instrument for measuring

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-metry

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act of measuring

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-scope

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instrument for examining

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-algia, -dynia

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pain

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-cele

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hernia, swelling

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-ectasis

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dilation, expansion

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-edema

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swelling

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-emia

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blood condition

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-iasis

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abnormal condition (produced by something specific)

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-itis

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inflammation

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-lith

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stone, calculus

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-malacia

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softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oma

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tumor

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-osis

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abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

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-pathy

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disease

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-penia

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decrease, deficiency

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-phobia

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fear

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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bursting (of)

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-rrhea

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discharge, flow

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-stenosis

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narrowing, stricture

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-toxic

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poison

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-trophy

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nourishment, development

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a-, an-

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without, not

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circum-, peri-

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around

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dia-, trans-

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through, across

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dipl-, diplo

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double

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dys-

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bad, painful, difficult

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endo-, intra-

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in, within

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homo-, homeo-

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same

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hypo-

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under, below, deficient

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macro-

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large

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micro-

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small

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mono-, uni-

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one

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post-

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after, behind

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pre-, pro-

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before, in front of

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primi-

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first

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retro-

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backward, behind

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super-

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upper, above