Med Terms Flashcards
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-plasty
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Fixation; surgical repair
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-phaigia
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Eating
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-emesis
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Vomiting
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-tomy
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Process of cutting
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-itis
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Inflammation
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-spasm
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Sudden contraction of muscles
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-rrhexis
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Rupture
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-megaly
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Enlargement
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-ectasis
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Dilation; widening
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-stenosis
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Tightening; stricture
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-phoresis
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Carrying; transmission
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Col/o
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Colon ; large intestines
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Rect/o
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Rectum
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Enter/o
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Intestines (usually small intestines)
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Jejun/o
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Jejunum
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Proct/o
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Anus and rectum
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Cardi/o
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Heart
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Angi/o
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Vessel (blood)
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Atri/o
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Atrium
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Aort/o
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Aorta (largest artery)
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Phleb/o
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Vein
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-therapy
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Treatment
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Cyst/o
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Urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid
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Pancreat/o
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Pancreas
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Esophagi/o
Esophagus
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-pepsia
Digestion
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Gastr/o
Stomach
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My/o
Muscle
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Hem/o
Blood
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Electr/o
Electricity
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Thromb/o
clot
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-lysis
Breakdown;separation; loosening; destruction
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Epi
Above; upon; on
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Acous/o
Hearing
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Blephar/o
Eyelid
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Corne/o
Cornea
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Irid/o
Iris (colored portion of eye)
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Dacry/o
Tear
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Kerat/o
Cornea; hard; horny tissue
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Myring/o
Tympanic membrane ; eardrum
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Ocul/o
Eye
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Opthalm/o
Eye
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Ot/o
Ear
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Hypo
Deficient; below; under; less than normal
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Erythr/o
Red
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Adip/o
Fat
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Lip/o
Fat; lipid
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Cutane/o
Skin
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Dermat/o
Skin
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Derm/o
Skin
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Hidr/o
Sweat
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Ichthy/o
Dry; scaly
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Melan/o
Black
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-plasty
Surgical repair
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-acusis
Hearing
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-edema
Swelling
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-opia
Vision condition
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Dipl/o
Double
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Exo-
Out; away from
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Myc/o
Fungus
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Pil/o
Hair
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Onych/o
Finger/toe nail
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Pneumo
Lung ; air
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Intra
Within
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Vertebrae
Pertaining to the spine
