Med term third set Flashcards by Shakira Thomas

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-phobia

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fear

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-plasty

A

surgical reconstruction

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-ptsosis

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drooping; sagging

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-ptysis

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spitting

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-rrhage
-rrhagia

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burst forth
abnormal flow (hemorrhage)

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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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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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-scope

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instrument used to view inside body cavity or organ

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-scopy

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process of viewing inside a body cavity or organ

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-spasm

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sudden involuntary muscle contraction

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-stasis

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stable; stopping; controlling
homeostasis

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-stenosis

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narrowing

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-stomy

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surgical creation of a new opening

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-tomy

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to cut; incision
lobotomy

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incision

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to cut into

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excision

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to cut out

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-trophy

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growth; nourishment

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-ac -ous -ic
-al -ary -ar
-eal -tic -ose

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pertaining to

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nat(o)

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birth

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sept(o)

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infection

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cellul(o)
cyt(o)
-cyte

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cell

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cost(o)

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rib

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duct(o)

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to draw

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later(o)

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side

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cis(o) sect(o)
tom(o)
-tomy

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to cut

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son(o)

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sound

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versi(o)

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turning, tilting, tipping

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-drome

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run

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-genous

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produced by

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-iasis
-osis

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abnormal condition

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-ism
-ion
-y

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process

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-mortem

A

death

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-opsy

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to view

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-partum

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delivery

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-plasia
-plasm

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development
formation

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-pnea

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breathing

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-um

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structure

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-uria

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urine; urination

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a(n)

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no, not

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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toward

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ana-

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up; apart

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anti-

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against

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auto-

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self

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bi, di-

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two

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contra

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against

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epi-

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upon

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ex(o)
ecto

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out