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Medical Terminology Flashcards

1
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Distal portion of the small intestine

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ileum

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2
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Medical term for German Measles

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Rubella

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3
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Rod shaped bacteria

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Bacilli

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Term for rapid pulse

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Tachycardia

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5
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Term for high blood pressure

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Hypertension

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6
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Refers to both eyes

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OU

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7
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Another name for heart attack

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Myocardial Infarction

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8
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Example of poikilocytosis

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Sickle cell

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9
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Length of time from conception to birth

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Gestation-280 days in humans

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10
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Beginning of a word

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Prefix

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11
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End of a word

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Suffix

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12
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Root plus a combining vowel

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Combining form

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13
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Most common combining vowel

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O

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14
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If two combining forms are present, which comes first?

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Least important

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15
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Root of gland

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Aden

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16
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Root of cancer

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Carcin

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17
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Encephal means…

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Brain

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18
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Cyst means…

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Bladder

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19
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Root of liver

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Hepat

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20
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Osteo means…

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Bone

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21
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Example of anisocytosis

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Microcyte

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22
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The body is divided into front and back by the _____ plane

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Coronal

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23
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Opposite on ventral

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Dorsal

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24
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Enlargement of the heart

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Megalocardia

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25
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First or proximal portion of the small intestine and is connected with the stomach

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Duodenum

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26
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Medical term for headache

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Cephalalgia

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27
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Term for excessive vomiting

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Hyperemesis

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28
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Incision into the gallbladder

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Cholecystostomy

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29
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Term for enlargement of the kidney

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Nephromegaly

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30
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The destruction of fat

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Lipolysis

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31
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Generating heat through tissues

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Diathermy

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32
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Prefix meaning fast or rapid

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Tachy

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33
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Combining form meaning pus

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Pyo

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34
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Term meaning toward

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Ad

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35
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Painful menstrual flow

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Dysmenorrhea

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36
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Term meaning fever

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Pyrexia

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37
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Low blood sugar

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Hypoglycemia

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38
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Prefix meaning on or upon

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Epi

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39
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The surgical puncture and drainage of the pleural cavity

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Pleurocentesis

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40
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Another term for breastbone

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Sternum

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41
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A fungal infection of the toenail

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Onychomycosis

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42
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Another term for smallpox

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Variola

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43
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A bruise is a…

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Contusion

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44
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The combining form for blue

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Cyano

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45
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The word part meaning around

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Peri

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46
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The word part meaning painful

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Dys

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47
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The word part meaning inflammation

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Itis

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48
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The word part meaning joint

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Arthro

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49
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Term meaning hidden

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Occult

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50
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The word part meaning neck

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Cervix

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51
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The suffix referring to puncture

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Centesis

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52
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The word part for excision

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Ectomy

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53
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Term that means suturing of the heart

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Cardiorrhaphy

54
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Term referring to excessive tissue formation

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Hyperplasia

55
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Word part meaning white

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Leuko

56
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Term meaning red skin

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Erythema

57
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Word part meaning to eat

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Phago

58
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The term referring to incision into the abdomen

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Laparotomy

59
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Abbreviation for urine

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ur

60
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The opposite of superficial

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Deep

61
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Term referring to the process of viewing the stomach

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Gastroscope

62
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The word part meaning kidney

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Nephro

63
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Term that refers to an incision into the renal pelvis for removal of calculi

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Pyelolithotomy

64
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One who studies cells

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Cytologist

65
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A device to monitor electrical heart activity

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Electrocardiograph

66
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The word part meaning hard

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Scirrho

67
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One who studies microscopic tissue

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Histologist

68
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Term referring to incision into the chest wall

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Thoracotomy

69
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Term meaning into a vein

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Intravenous

70
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Word part meaning large

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Megalo

71
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Term meaning to cut into the tube from the kidney to the bladder

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Ureterotomy

72
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Term meaning under the skin

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Hypodermic

73
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Term referring to conducting toward

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Afferent

74
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Term referring to new growth

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Neoplasm

75
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Term referring to an enlargement of the atrium of the heart

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Atriomegaly

76
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The word part meaning chest

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Stetho

77
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Iron containing pigment

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Hemoglobin

78
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One complete heartbeat, combining the contraction and relaxation phases

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Cardiac cycle

79
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Term referring to vessel

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Angio

80
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Term referring to autopsy

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Necroscopy

81
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Word meaning kidney

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Reno

82
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Cancer and malignant tumors are referred to as…

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Sarcoma and carcinoma

83
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Term meaning change in tissue

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Metaplasia

84
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Suffix that means incision

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Otomy

85
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Suffix that means plastic repair

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Oplasty

86
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Term referring to self

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Auto

87
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The study of the function of living organisms

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Physiology

88
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An instrument to view the nose

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Rhinoscope

89
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Term referring to a prediction of an outcome

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Prognosis

90
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Term meaning to cut or remove a portion of

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Resection

91
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Suffix meaning discharge or flow

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Orrhea

92
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Term referring to the act of removing

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Excision

93
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Suffix which means pain

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Algia

94
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An instrument to cut

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Tome

95
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The combining form for woman

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Gyneco

96
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Suffix meaning hernia

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Cele

97
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Term meaning the duration of a condition

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Chronic

98
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Medical name for nosebleed

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Epitaxis

99
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Abbreviation for blood pressure

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BP

100
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Another term for subcutaneous injection

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Hypodermic

101
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In the word hemoglobin the component gloving means…

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Protein

102
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The medical prefix for eye

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Ophthalmo

103
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The medical prefix for joint

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Arthro

104
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The word part meaning female

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Gyneco

105
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Word part meaning heart

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Cardio

106
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Word part meaning producing

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Geno

107
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Word part meaning nerve

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Neuro

108
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Word part meaning intestine

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Entero

109
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Prefix meaning nose

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Rhino

110
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Word part meaning bone

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Osteo

111
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Word part meaning brain

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Cerebro

112
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Word part meaning cell

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Cyto

113
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Word part meaning examination

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Scopo

114
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Word part meaning cut

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Section

115
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Word part meaning nature

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Physio

116
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Word part meaning life

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Bio

117
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Word part meaning kidney

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Nephro

118
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Word part for blood

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Hemo

119
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Word part for disease

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Patho

120
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Word part for skin

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Dermo

121
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Word part for stomach

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Gastro

122
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Word part for gland

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Adeno

123
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Word part for head

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Cephalo

124
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Word part for mass or tumor

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Onco

125
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Word part meaning knowledge

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Gnoso

126
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Word part meaning mental

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Psycho

127
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Word part meaning ear

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Oto

128
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Word part meaning neck

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Cervico

129
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Word part meaning eyelid

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Blepharo

130
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Word part meaning male

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Andro

131
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Word part meaning lip

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Cheilo

132
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Word part meaning hand

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Chiro

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