medical terminology Flashcards by Ashley Tucker | Brainscape

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-ectomy

A

excision, removal

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-emesis

A

vomit

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-genic

A

beginning, originating, producing

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-iasis

A

condition, formation

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-megaly

A

enlargement

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-oma

A

tumor

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-pathy

A

disease

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-penia

A

abnormal reduction

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-philia

A

attraction

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-plasia

A

development

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-plasty

A

molding, surgical repair

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-ptosis

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drooping, prolapse, falling

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-rrhage/-rrhagia

A

excessive flow, discharge

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-rrhea

A

discharge/flow

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-stasis

A

stoppage, balance, control

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-stomy

A

surgical creation of a new opening

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-tomy

A

incision, cutting

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benign

A

noncancerous

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convalescent

A

period of recovery after and illness, injury, or surgery

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etiology

A

cause of a disease

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malignant

A

cancerous

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prodromal

A

pertaining to early symptoms that may mark the onset of a disease

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-malacia

A

softening

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-phagia

A

eating,swallowing

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-asthenia

A

weakness

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-clasia

A

breaking

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-desis

A

binding

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-physis

A

growth

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-schisis

A

splitting

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-trophy

A

development

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abduction

A

away from the middle line

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adduction

A

movement toward middle line

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dorsiflexion

A

moving foot upward

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eversion

A

act of turning outward

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extension

A

increase in the angle of the joint

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flexion

A

decrease in angle of the joint