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Medical Terminology - Ch 1-10, 14 Flashcards

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aden/o

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gland

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chlor/o

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green

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cyan/o

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blue

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epitheli/o

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epithelium

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erythr/o

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red

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cyt/o

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cell

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cancer/o, carcin/o

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cancer

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chrom/o

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color

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leuk/o

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white

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kary/o

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nucleus

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hist/o

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tissue

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fibr/o

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fiber

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lei/o

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smooth

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iatr/o

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physician, medicine, treatment

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gno/o

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knowledge

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eti/o

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cause (of disease)

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path/o

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disease

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onc/o

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tumor, mass

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my/o

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muscle

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lip/o

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fat

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rhabd/o

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rod-shaped, striated

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organ/o

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organ

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neur/o

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nerve

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melan/o

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black

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dys-

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painful, abnormal, difficult, labored

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xanth/o

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yellow

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system/o

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system

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sarc/o

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flesh, connective tissue

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hyper-

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above, excessive

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dia-

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through, complete

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viscer/o

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internal organs

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somat/o

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body

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-gen

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substance or agent that produces or causes

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-al, -ic, -ous

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pertaining to

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neo-

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new

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hypo-

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below, incomplete, deficient, under

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-cyte

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cell

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-genic

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producing, originating, causing

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pro-

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before

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meta-

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after, beyond, change

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-pathy

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disease

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-oma

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tumor, swelling

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-logist

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one who studies and treats

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-plasia

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condition of formation, development, growth

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-osis

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abnormal condition (means increase when used with blood cell word roots)

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-oid

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resembling

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-logy

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study of

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-stasis

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control, stop, standing

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-sarcoma

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malignant tumor

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-sis

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state of

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-plasm

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growth, substance, formation

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ventr/o

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belly (front)

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proxim/o

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near (the point of attachment of a body part)

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medii/o

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middle

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infer/o

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below

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dist/o

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away (from the point of attachment of a body part)

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caud/o

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tail (downward)

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cephal/o

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head (upward)

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anter/o

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front

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super/o

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above

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poster/o

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back, behind

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later/o

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side

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dors/o

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back

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-ad

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toward

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bi-

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two

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-ior

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pertaining to

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uni-

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one

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coni/o

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dust

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aut/o

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self

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bi/o

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life

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crypt/o

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hidden

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-tome

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instrument used to cut

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-opsy

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view of, viewing

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-itis

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inflammation

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-phagia

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eating, swallowing

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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

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adenoid/o

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adenoids

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-malacia

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softening

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para-

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beside, beyond, around, abnormal

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sub-

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under, below

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-a

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noun suffix, no meaning

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-ectomy

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excision or surgical removal

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per-

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through

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trans-

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through, across, beyond

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-coccus (pl. -cocci)

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berry-shaped (form of bacterium)

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-ia

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diseased or abnormal state, condition of

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rhytid/o

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wrinkles

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staphyl/o

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grapelike clusters

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trich/o

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hair

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epi-

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on, upon, over

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seb/o

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sebum (oil)

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strept/o

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twisted chains

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xer/o

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dry

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intra-

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within

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cutane/o

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skin

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derm/o

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skin

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dermat/o

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skin

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hidr/o

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sweat

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myc/o

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fungus

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onych/o

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nail

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ungu/o

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nail

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heter/o

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other

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kerat/o

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horny tissue, hard

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necr/o

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death (cells, body)

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pachy/o

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thick

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-stomy

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creation of an artificial opening

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-spasm

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sudden, involuntary muscle contraction

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-scopic

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pertaining to visual examination

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-thorax

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chest, chest cavity

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-stenosis

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constriction or narrowing

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-pexy

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surgical fixation, suspension

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-meter

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instrument used to measure

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laryng/o

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larynx

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pharyng/o

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pharynx

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orth/o

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straight

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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capn/o

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carbon dioxide

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atel/o

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imperfect, incomplete

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to aspirate fluid (with a sterile needle)

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pleur/o

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pleura

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alveol/o

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alveolus

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hem/o

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blood

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hemat/o

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blood

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diaphragmat/o

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diaphragm

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phren/o

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diaphragm

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bronchi/o

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bronchus

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bronch/o

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bronchus

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muc/o

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mucus

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lob/o

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lobe

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-emia

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in the blood

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-algia

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pain

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-eal

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pertaining to

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poly-

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many, much

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-ectasis

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stretching out, dilation, expansion

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-tomy

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cut into, incision

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tachy-

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fast, rapid

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-cele

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hernia or protrusion

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-graph

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instrument used to record, record

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trache/o

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trachea

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tom/o

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to cut, section, or slice

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spir/o

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breathe, breathing

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endo-

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within

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eu-

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normal, good

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-scope

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instrument used for visual examination

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-pnea

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breathing

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-metry

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measurement

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-graphy

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process of recording radiographic imaging

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-gram

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record, radiographic image

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-rrhagia

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rapid flow of blood

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a-

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absence of, without

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an-

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absence of, without

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tonsil/o

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tonsil

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thorac/o

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thorax, chest, chest cavity

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pneum/o

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lung, air

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pneumat/o

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lung, air

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pneumon/o

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lung, air

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sept/o

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septum (wall off, fence)

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py/o

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pus

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somn/o

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sleep

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son/o

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sound

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sinus/o

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sinus

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radi/o

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x-rays, ionizing radiation

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pulmon/o

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lung

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phon/o

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sound, voice

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ox/i

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oxygen

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nas/o

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nose

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rhin/o

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nose

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glomerul/o

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glomerulus

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hydr/o

A

water

175
Q

azot/o

A

urea, nitrogen

176
Q

cyst/o

A

bladder, sac

177
Q

vesic/o

A

bladder, sac

178
Q

glyc/o

A

sugar

179
Q

glycos/o

A

sugar

180
Q

lith/o

A

stone, calculus

181
Q

meat/o

A

meatus (opening)

182
Q

noct/i

A

night

183
Q

pyel/o

A

renal pelvis

184
Q

urethr/o

A

urethra

185
Q

nephr/o

A

kidney

186
Q

ren/o

A

kidney

187
Q

olig/o

A

scanty, few

188
Q

ureter/o

A

ureter

189
Q

urin/o

A

urine, urinary tract

190
Q

ur/o

A

urine, urinary tract

191
Q

-iasis

A

condition

192
Q

-esis

A

condition

193
Q

-ptosis

A

dropping, sagging, prolapse

194
Q

-tripsy

A

surgical crushing

195
Q

-uria

A

urine, urination

196
Q

-lysis

A

loosening, dissolution, separating

197
Q

-rrhaphy

A

suturing, repairing

198
Q

-trophy

A

nourishment, develpment

199
Q

albumin/o

A

albumin

200
Q

blast/o

A

developing cell, germ cell

201
Q

vesicul/o

A

seminal vesicle

202
Q

balan/o

A

glans penis

203
Q

vas/o

A

vessel, duct

204
Q

-ism

A

state of

205
Q

orchid/o

A

testis, testicle

206
Q

orchi/o

A

testis, testicle

207
Q

orch/o

A

testis, testicle

208
Q

test/o

A

testis, testicle

209
Q

sperm/o

A

spermatozoon, sperm

210
Q

spermat/o

A

spermatozoon, sperm

211
Q

andr/o

A

male

212
Q

epididym/o

A

epididymis

213
Q

prostat/o

A

prostate gland

214
Q

-atresia

A

absence of a normal body opening, occlusion, closure

215
Q

peri-

A

surrounding (outer)

216
Q

perine/o

A

perineum

217
Q

ne/o

A

menstruation

218
Q

gynec/o

A

woman

219
Q

gyn/o

A

woman

220
Q

culd/o

A

cul-de-sac

221
Q

cervic/o

A

cervix

222
Q

hymen/o

A

hymen

223
Q

episi/o

A

vulva

224
Q

vulv/o

A

vulva

225
Q

colp/o

A

vagina

226
Q

vagin/o

A

vagina

227
Q

arche/o

A

first, beginning

228
Q

mamm/o

A

breast

229
Q

mast/o

A

breast

230
Q

oophor/o

A

ovary

231
Q

-salpinx

A

uterine tube (fallopian tube)

232
Q

salping/o

A

uterine tube (fallopian tube)

233
Q

hyster/o

A

uterus

234
Q

metr/o

A

uterus

235
Q

metr/i

A

uterus

236
Q

amni/o

A

amnion, amniotic fluid

237
Q

amnion/o

A

amnion, amniotic fluid

238
Q

chori/o

A

chorion

239
Q

esophagi/o

A

esophagus

240
Q

gravid/o

A

pregnancy

241
Q

cephal/o

A

head

242
Q

embry/o

A

embryo, to be full

243
Q

fet/o

A

fetus, unborn child

244
Q

fet/i

A

fetus, unborn child

245
Q

lact/o

A

milk

246
Q

nat/o

A

birth

247
Q

par/o

A

bear, give birth to, labor, childbirth

248
Q

part/o

A

bear, give birth to, labor, childbirth

249
Q

prim/i

A

first

250
Q

puerper/o

A

childbirth

251
Q

omphal/o

A

umbilicus, navel

252
Q

pelv/o

A

pelvic bone, pelvis

253
Q

pelv/i

A

pelvic bone, pelvis

254
Q

pseud/o

A

false

255
Q

pylor/o

A

pylorus (pyloric sphincter)

256
Q

terat/o

A

malformation

257
Q

micro-

A

small

258
Q

nulli-

A

none

259
Q

-amnios

A

amnion, amniotic fluid

260
Q

ante-

A

before

261
Q

pre-

A

before

262
Q

multi-

A

many

263
Q

post-

A

after

264
Q

-cyesis

A

pregnancy

265
Q

-e

A

noun suffix, no meaning

266
Q

-is

A

noun suffix, no meaning

267
Q

-us

A

noun suffix, no meaning

268
Q

-um

A

noun suffix, no meaning

269
Q

-tocia

A

birth, labor

270
Q

-rrhexis

A

rupture

271
Q

ather/o

A

yellowish, fatty plaque

272
Q

angi/o

A

vessel

273
Q

arteri/o

A

artery

274
Q

atri/o

A

atrium

275
Q

cardi/o

A

heart

276
Q

electr/o

A

electricity, electrical activity

277
Q

lymph/o

A

lymph, lymph tissue

278
Q

myel/o

A

bone marrow

279
Q

ech/o

A

sound

280
Q

isch/o

A

deficiency, blockage

281
Q

lymphaden/o

A

lymph node

282
Q

phleb/o

A

vein

283
Q

ven/o

A

vein

284
Q

aort/o

A

aorta

285
Q

plasm/o

A

plasm

286
Q

therm/o

A

heat

287
Q

thym/o

A

thymus gland

288
Q

ventricul/o

A

ventricle

289
Q

spleen/o

A

spleen

290
Q

thromb/o

A

clot

291
Q

valv/o

A

valve

292
Q

valvul/o

A

valve

293
Q

brady-

A

slow

294
Q

pan-

A

all, total

295
Q

-apheresis

A

removal

296
Q

-poiesis

A

formation

297
Q

-ac

A

pertaining to

298
Q

-penia

A

abnormal reduction in number

299
Q

-sclerosis

A

hardening

300
Q

ankyl/o

A

stiff, bent

301
Q

arthr/o

A

joint

302
Q

aponeur/o

A

aponeurosis

303
Q

burs/o

A

bursa (cavity)

304
Q

chondr/o

A

cartilage

305
Q

cost/o

A

rib

306
Q

disk/o

A

intervertebral disk

307
Q

carp/o

A

carpals (wrist)

308
Q

clavic/o

A

clavicle (collarbone)

309
Q

clavicul/o

A

clavicle (collarbone)

310
Q

crani/o

A

cranium (skull)

311
Q

femor/o

A

femur (upper leg bone)

312
Q

fibul/o

A

fibula (lower leg bone)

313
Q

ili/o

A

ilium

314
Q

kinesi/o

A

movement, motion

315
Q

lamin/o

A

lamina (thin, flat plate or layer)

316
Q

humer/o

A

humerus (upper arm bone)

317
Q

ischi/o

A

ischium

318
Q

kyph/o

A

hump

319
Q

lord/o

A

bent forward (increased concavity of the spine)

320
Q

lumb/o

A

loin, lumbar region of the spine

321
Q

maxilla/o

A

maxilla (upper jawbone)

322
Q

my/o

A

muscle

323
Q

myos/o

A

muscle

324
Q

oste/o

A

bone

325
Q

mandibul/o

A

mandible (lower jawbone)

326
Q

menisc/o

A

meniscus (crescent)

327
Q

myel/o

A

bone marrow

328
Q

patell/o

A

patella (kneecap)

329
Q

pelv/i

A

pelvis, pelvic bone

330
Q

pelv/o

A

pelvis, pelvic bone

331
Q

phalang/o

A

phalanges (any bone of the fingers or toes)

332
Q

rachi/o

A

vertebra, spine, vertebral column

333
Q

spondyl/o

A

vertebra, spine, vertebral column

334
Q

vertebr/o

A

vertebra, spine, vertebral column

335
Q

sacr/o

A

sacrum

336
Q

petr/o

A

stone

337
Q

pub/o

A

pubis

338
Q

radi/o

A

radius (lower arm bone)

339
Q

scapul/o

A

scapula (shoulder blade)

340
Q

scoli/o

A

crooked, curved

341
Q

synovi/o

A

synovia, synovial membrane

342
Q

ten/o

A

tendon

343
Q

tend/o

A

tendon

344
Q

tendin/o

A

tendon

345
Q

uln/o

A

ulna (lower arm bone)

346
Q

stern/o

A

sternum (breastbone)

347
Q

tars/o

A

tarsals (ankle bones)

348
Q

tibi/o

A

tibia (lower leg bone)

349
Q

inter-

A

between

350
Q

supra-

A

above

351
Q

-asthenia

A

weakness

352
Q

-desis

A

surgical fixation, fusion

353
Q

-schisis

A

split, fissure

354
Q

sym-

A

together, joined

355
Q

syn-

A

together, joined

356
Q

-clasia

A

break

357
Q

-clasis

A

break

358
Q

-clast

A

break

359
Q

-physis

A

growth

Foundations of Health Care (7 decks)

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