Med Term - Mid Term Vocabulary Flashcards by Shannon Bretzinger | Brainscape

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-rrhage

A

bleeding, abnormal excessive body fluid

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-rrhaphy

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surgical suturing

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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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tax/o

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coordination, order

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ten/o

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tendon, stretch out, extend, strain

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ton/o

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tension, tone, stretching

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Tri-

A

three

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oste/o

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bones

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scoli/o

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crooked or bent

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synovi/o

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synovial membrane, synovial fluid

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spondyl/o

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vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone

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burs/o

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fluid filled sac or cavity

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ankyl/o

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bent, crooked, or stiff

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arthr/o

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joint

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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cost/o

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rib

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crani/o

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skull, head

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erythr/o

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red, red blood cell

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leuk/o

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white, white blood cell

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phleb/o

A

vein

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Tachy-

A

fast

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thromb/o

A

clot

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Dys-

A

bad, difficult

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-ostomy

A

creation of an artificial opening in the body

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-otomy

A

cutting into

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-sclerosis

A

abnormal hardening of tissue

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-desis

A

surgical binding

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kyph/o

A

curved upper spine, hunchback

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lord/o

A

curve, swayback

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-lysis

A

destruction of cell by rupture of cell wall/membrane

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myel/o

A

spinal cord, bone marrow

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angi/o

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relating to blood vessels

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aort/o

A

aorta

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arteri/o

A

artery

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ather/o

A

plaque

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Brady-

A

slow

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-ology

A

study of

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path/o

A

disease

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-plasia

A

growth

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poster/o

A

further back in position, back and below

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-stasis

A

balance, equilibrium

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diagnosis

A

identification of illness or problem by examination of symptoms