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Language Of Medicine 3 Flashcards

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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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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aden/o

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gland

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adip/o

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fat

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amni/o

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amnion

sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus

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angi/o

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vessel

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anteri/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

between tubes, one right and one left, that branch from the trachea to enter the lungs

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carcin/o

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cancer

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cardi/o

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heart

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chem/o

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drug, chemical

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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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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encephal/o

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brain

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erythr/o

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red

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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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hydro/o

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liquid
water
fluid

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inguin/o

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groin

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isch/o

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to hold back

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lapar/o

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abdomen

abdominal wall

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laryng/o

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larynx

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leuk/o

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white

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lymph/o

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lymph

a clear fluid that bathes tissue spaces, is contained in special lymph vessels and nodes throughout the body

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mamm/o

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breast

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mast/o

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breast

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morph/o

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shape

form

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muc/o

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mucus

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my/o

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muscle

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37
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myel/o

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spinal cord

bone marrow

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38
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necr/o

A

death

of cells or whole body

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39
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nephr/o

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kidney

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40
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neur/o

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nerve

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41
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neutr/o

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neutrophil

a white blood cell) (neutral

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42
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nucle/o

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nucleus

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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oste/o

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bone

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ot/o

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ear

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46
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path/o

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disease

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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phag/o

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to eat

swallow

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phleb/o

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plas/o

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formation

development

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pleur/o

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pleura

membrane surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall

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pneumon/o

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pulmon/o

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radi/o

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rect/o

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ren/o

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rhin/o

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sarc/o

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splen/o

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staphyl/o

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strept/o

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twisted chains

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thorac/o

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thromb/o

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tonsill/o

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trache/o

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trachea

windpipe

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ven/o

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-algia

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-cele

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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-coccus (singular)

A

berry-shaped

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-cocci (plural)

A

bacterium

plural: bacteria

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-cyte

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-dynia

74
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-ectomy

A

excision
removal
resection

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-emia

A

blood condition

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-genisis

A

condition of producing, forming

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-gram

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-graph

A

instrument for recording

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-graphy

A

process of recording

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-logy

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-lysis

A

breakdown
destruction
separation

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-malacia

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-megaly

A

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

A

condition, usually abnormal

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-pathy

A

disease

condition

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-penia

A

deficiency

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-phobia

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-plasia

A

development
formation
growth

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-ptosis

A

drooping
falling
prolapse

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-sclerosis

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-scope

A

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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-trophy

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development

nourishment

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-er

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-ia

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-ist

A

specialist

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-ole

A

little

small

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-ule

A

little

small

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-um, -ium

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structure

tissue

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-us

A

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

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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

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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

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-oid

A

resembling

derived from

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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

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