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Medical Terminology Flashcards

1
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acr/o

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extremities; top

ex: acrophobia, acromegaly

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anter/o

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before; front

ex: anterior

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bol/o

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cast; throw

ex: anabolism

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brachi/o

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arm

brachiopod

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caud/o

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lower part of body; tail

caudal (near tail or posterior part of body)

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crypt/o

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hidden

cryptogenic (disease of unknown origin)

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cyt/o

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cell

cytoplasm

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dist/o

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far

distal

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dors/o

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back of body

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epitheli/o

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epithelium

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faci/o

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face

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hist/o

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tissue

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inguin/o

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groin

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kary/o

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nucleus

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later/o

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side

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lei/o

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smooth

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lip/o

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fat

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medi/o

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middle

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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organ/o

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organ

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plant/o

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sole of the foot

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poster/o

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toward the back; behind

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proxim/o

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near

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sarc/o

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flesh; connective tissue

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somat/o

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body

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super/o

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above; excessive; higher than

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system/o

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system

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thel/o

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nipple

theleplasty is surgical reconstruction of nipple

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ventr/o

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in front; belly side of body

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viscer/o

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internal organs; viscera

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cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o

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skin

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diaphor/o

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sweat

diaphoresis is sweating from a disease or condition

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hidr/o

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sweat

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icthy/o

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dry; scaly

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myc/o

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fungus

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onych/o; ungu/o

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nail

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pachy/o

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thick

pachyonychia congenita is associated with thickened toenails, ,etc.

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rhytid/o

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wrinkle

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seb/o

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sebum (oil)

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trich/o, pil/o

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hair

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xer/o

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dry

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angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o

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vessel

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aort/o

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aorta

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arteri/o, arter/o

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artery

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ather/o

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fatty deposit

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atri/o

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atrium

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cardi/o, coron/o

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heart

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coagul/o

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coagulation (clotting)

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hem/o, hemat/o

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blood

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lymph/o

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lymph

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lyphaden/o

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lymph gland (node)

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pericard/o

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pericardium

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phleb/o, ven/o, ven/i

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vein

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plasm/o

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plasma

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sphygm/o

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pulse

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therm/o

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heat

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thromb/o

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clot

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valv/o, valvul/o

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valve

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ventricul/o

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ventricle

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60
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adenoid

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adenoid

lymphatic tissue between back of nose and throat

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alveol

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alveolus

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62
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atel

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incomplete, imperfect

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bronchi, bronch/o

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bronchius

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bronchiol

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bronchiole

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diaphragm, diaphramat/o, phren/o

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diaphragm

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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67
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laryng/o

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larynx

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lob/o

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lobe

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mediastin/o

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mediastinum

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nas/o, rhin/o

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nose

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pector/o

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chest

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pharyng/o

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pharynx

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73
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pleur/o

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pleura

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74
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pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumon/o

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lung

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sinus/o, sin/o

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sinus

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sept/o

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septum; wall of

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spir/o

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breathe; breathing

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thorac/o

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thorax; chest

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tonsill/o

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tonsil

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trache/o

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trachea

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81
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an/o

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anus

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82
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appendic/o; append/o

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appendix

83
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bucc/o

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cheek

84
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cec/o

A

cecum

85
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duoden/o

A

duodenum

86
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cheil/o, labi/i

A

lip

87
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chol/e, bil/i

A

bile, gall

88
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cholecyst/o

A

gallbladder

89
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cholangi/o

A

bile duct

90
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choledoch/o

A

common bile duct

91
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col/o, colon/o

A

colon; large intestine

92
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dent/i, odont/o

A

tooth

93
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diverticul/o

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diverticulum; blind pouch extending from organ

94
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duoden/o

A

duodenum

95
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enter/o

A

small intestines

96
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esophag/o

A

esophagus

97
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gastr/o

A

stomach

98
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gingiv/o

A

gum

99
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gloss/o, lingu/o

A

tongue

100
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hepat/o

A

liver

101
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herni/o

A

hernia

102
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ile/o

A

ileum

103
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jejun/o

A

jejunum

104
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lapar/o, abdomin/o, celi/o

A

abdomen

105
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palat/o

A

palate

106
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pancreat/o

A

pancreas

107
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peritone/o

A

peritoneum

108
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proct/o, rect/o

A

rectum

109
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polyp/o

A

polyp; small growth on a stalk

110
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pylor/o

A

pylorus; pyloric sphincter

111
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sial/o

A

saliva

112
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sialaden/o

A

salivary gland

113
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sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid colon

114
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stomat/o, or/o

A

mouth

115
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uvul/o

A

uvula

116
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albin/o, leuk.o

A

white

117
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anthrac/o, melan/o

A

black

118
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chlor/o

A

green

119
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cirrh/o

A

yellow

120
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cyan/o

A

blue

121
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eosin/o

A

rosy

122
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erythr/o

A

red

123
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jaund/o

A

yellow

124
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lute/o

A

yellow

125
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melan/o

A

black

126
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poli/o

A

grey

127
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purpur/a

A

purple

128
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xanth/o

A

yellow

129
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adip/o, steat/o

A

fat

130
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albumin/o

A

albumin (protein)

131
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amyl/o

A

starch

132
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azot/o

A

urea; nitrogen

133
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-acusis

A

hearing

anacusis is deafness/complete inability to hear

134
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-agra

A

excessive pain

e.g. pellagra (deficiency of vitamin B3)

135
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-algia, -dynia

A

pain

136
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-asthenia

A

loss of strength

myasthenia gravis is neuromuscular disorder that causes weakness in skeletal muscles

137
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-ation

A

a process

138
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-cele

A

hernia

139
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-capnia

A

carbon dioxide

acapnia is carbon dioxide deficiency in blood

140
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-chalasis

A

relaxation; thickening

conjunctival chalasis is where cornea loses normal elasticity; relaxation of corneal tissue

141
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-cytosis

A

abnormal increase in cells

142
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-derma

A

skin

143
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-ectasis, -ectasia

A

dilution; swelling

duct ectasia: swelling or dilation of duct

144
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-edem

A

swelling

145
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-emesis

A

vomiting

hyperemesis is extreme vomiting

146
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-emia

A

blood condition

147
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-esis

A

condition; state of

148
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-esthesia

A

feeling; nervous sensation

ex: anesthesia

149
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-ia

A

state of; condition of

150
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-iasis

A

abnormal condition

psoriasis – condition where skin cells multiply 10 times faster than normal

151
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-ism

A

condition

152
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-itis

A

inflammation

153
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-lapse

A

to fall; to sag

154
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-lepsy

A

seizure

155
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-lith

A

stone; calculus

156
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-lithiasis

A

condition of stones

ex: lithiasis is condition of forming stones in body (like gallbladder or bladder)

157
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-lysis

A

destruction; separation; breakdown

158
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-lytic

A

to destroy, to reduce

159
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-malacia

A

softening

osteomalacia is softening of bone

160
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-mania

A

obsessive preoccupation

161
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-megaly

A

enlargement

162
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-oma

A

tumor; mass

hematoma is collection of blood outside blood vessels

163
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-osis

A

abnormal increase; abnormal condition

leukocytosis is where leukocyte count is above average

164
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-otia

A

ear condition

macrotia is condition of having oversized ears that aren’t proportional to size of head

165
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-paresis

A

weakness

paraparesis is weakness that affects both legs

166
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-pareunia

A

sexual intercourse

167
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-pathy

A

disease process

168
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-phobia

A

irrational fear

169
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-plegia

A

paralysis

170
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-ptosis

A

dropping; sagging; prolapse

proptosis is sagging/protrusion of eyeball

171
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-ptysis

A

spitting

hemoptysis is coughing up blood

172
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-rrhage, -rrhagia

A

bursting forth

hemorrhage is bursting of blood from blood vessel

173
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-rrhea

A

flow; discharge

174
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-rrhexis

A

rupture

enterorrhexis is rupture of small intestine

175
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-sclerosis

A

hardening

atherosclerosis is hardening of fatty deposits in arteries into plaques

176
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-spasm

A

involuntary contraction

177
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-stenosis

A

narrowing

spinal stenosis is narrowing of bony openings in spine

178
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-apheresis

A

removal

apheresis is removal of blood from donor’s body

179
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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

abdominocentesis is removal of fluid from belly for diagnosis

180
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-clasis

A

to break

thromboclasis is breakdown of thrombus/blood clot/dissolution

181
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-lysis

A

to break

182
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-desis

A

surgical binding; surgical fusion

arthrodesis aka bone fusion

183
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-ectasia; -ectasis

A

dilation

184
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-ectomy

A

excision; surgical removal

185
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-gram

A

record; writing

186
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-graph

A

instrument used to record

187
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-graphy

A

process of recording; producing images

188
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-lithotomy

A

incision for removal of a stone

189
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-meter

A

instrument used to measure

190
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-metry

A

to measure; measurement

191
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-opsy

A

to view

192
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-pexy

A

surgical fixation

cystopexy is surgical fixation of bladder to abdominal wall

193
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-plasty

A

surgical repair; surgical reconstruction

194
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-rrhaphy

A

suture; sew

myorrhaphy is suture of muscle

195
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-scope

A

instrument used to examine visually

196
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-scopy

A

process of visually examining

197
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-stasis

A

stoppage; stopping; controlling

198
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-stomy

A

new opening

colostomy is creation of new opening into colon

199
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-tension

A

pressure

200
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-therapy

A

treatment

201
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-tome

A

instrument used to cut

microtome is instrument used to cut extremely thin slices/sections used in microscopy

202
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-tomy

A

process of cutting; incision into

appendectomy

203
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-tripsy

A

surgical crushing

lithotripsy

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