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medical terminology ch1 Flashcards

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A- or An-

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without or no

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Atraumatic

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without injry

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Traumatic

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Pertaining to injury

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uria

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Urination

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Dys-

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difficult, painful, bad

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Ab-

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Away from

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Emetic

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pertaining to vomiting

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Dysphagia

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difficulty eating or swallowing

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Endo-

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within or inside

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Endocrine

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Secrete internally

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Endoparasite

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organism lives within the body of a host

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Hyper-

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elevated, higher, more than normal

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Hyperglycemia

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elevated blood glucose

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Inter-

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between

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intercostal

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between the ribs

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Poly-

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many or excessive

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Pre-

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before

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Preanesthetic

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before anesthesia

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Sub-

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below, under, or less

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sublingual

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under the tongue

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Anuria

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absence of urine

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Ad-

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toward

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Adduction

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moves toward the midline

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Anti-

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against

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antiemetics

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works against or prevents vomiting

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Eu-

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good, easy, normal

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Euthyroid

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normally functioning thyroid gland

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Ex- or exo-

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without, out of, outside, or away from

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exocrine

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secrete externally (via a duct)

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Ecto-

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outside

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Ectoparasite

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organism that lives on the outside of a parasite

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Hypo-

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Depressed, lower, less than normal

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Hypoglycemia

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depressed amount of blood glucose

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Intra-

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within

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intramuscular

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within the muscle

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Oligo-

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scant or little

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oliguria

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Scant amount or frequency of urination

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Post-

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After

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postanesthetic

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after anesthetic

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Super-, Supra-

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above, beyond, excessive

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Supernumerary

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more than regular number

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Suprascapular

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above the shoulder blade

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Peri-

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around

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Epi-

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upper

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Extra-

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outside

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Infra-

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below or underneath

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meta-

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beyond

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per-

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throughout

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trans-

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across

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ultra-

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above, increased, more than normal

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arthroscope

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instrument used to visually examine a joint

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gastr/o-

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stomach

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enter/o-

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small intestine

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pan-

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leuk/o-

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-penia

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deficiency or reduction in number

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Panoleukemia

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deficiency of all types of white blood cells

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-tomy

A

cutting into or incision

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-stomy

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surgically created openning

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-ectomy

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surgical removal or excision

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Gastrotomy

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incision into the stomach

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Gastrostomy

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surgically created opening between stomach and body surface

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Gastrectomy

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surgical removal of stomach

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cardiac

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pertaining to the heart

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renal

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p.t. kidney

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ovarian

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p.t. overy

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lumbar

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p.t. loin, lower back

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alimentary

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p.t. gastrointestinal tract

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laryngeal

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p.t. larynx

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enteric

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p.t. intestines

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uterine

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p.t. uterus

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cutaneous

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nephrotic

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p.t. kidneys

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mastectomy

A

surgical removal of breast or mammary glands

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-pexy

A

suture to stabilize

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gastropexy

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suture to stabilize stomach to abdominal wall

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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rhinoplasty

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surgical repair of nose

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colostomy

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surgically created opening btwn colon and body surface

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laparotomy

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incision into abdomen

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas

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cystocentesis

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surgical puncture of bladder to remove fluid (urine)

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-gram

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-graph

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instrument that records

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-graphy

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procedure that records

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electrocardiograph

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machine that records electrical activity of heart

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electrocardiography

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procedure that records electrical activity of heart

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-lysis

A

separation of breakdown

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urinalysis

A

separation of urine into its constituents

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-scope

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instrument to visually examine

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-scopy

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procedure to visually examine

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endoscopy

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procedure to visually examine inside the body

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-therapy

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endoscope

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instrument to examine inside the body

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-rrhagia or -rrhage

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bursting forth

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hemorrhage

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bursting forth blood from vessels

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-rrhaphy

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enterorrhaphy

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suturing of intestines

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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

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diarrhea

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complete discharge of the bowels

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-rrhexis

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myorrhexis

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rupture of muscle-

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-algia and -dynia

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-itis

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inflammation

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hepatitis

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inflammation of the liver

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-malacia

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abnormal softening

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osteomalacia

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abnormal softening of the bone

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arthralgia and arthrodynia

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joint pain

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-megaly

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enlargement

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cardiomegaly

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enlargement of the heart

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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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cardiosis

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abnormal condition of the heart

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-pathy

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enteropathy

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disease of small intestines

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-sclerosis

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abnormal hardening

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arteriosclerosis

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abnormal hardening of arteries

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-um

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pericardium

A

structure surrounding the heart

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cyanosis vs cyanotic

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(noun) condition of blue discoloring vs pertaining to (adj)

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anemia vs anemic

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(noun) deficient red blood cells and/or hemoglobin vs pertaining to (adj)

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mucus vs mucous

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(noun)slimelike substance composed of glandular secretion, salts, cells, and leukoctyes vs pertaining to (adj)

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illium vs illiac

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(noun) part of the hip vs pertaining to (adj)

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condyle vs condylar

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(noun) rounded projection on a bone vs pertaining to it (adj)

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carpus vs carpal

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noun meaning joint btwn radius and ulna and metacarpal bones vs adj pertaining to

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hematoma

A

mass or collection of blood

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hepatoma

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liver mass

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ileum

A

distal part of small intestines (e- eating)

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ilium

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part of pelvic bone (i)

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myel/o

A

spinal cord and bone marrow

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urethra

A

Takes urine from bladder to outside of body

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ureters

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collects urine from kidney and transport to bladder

127
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Pertaining to suffixes (10)

A

-ac/-al/-an/-ar/-ary/-eal/-ic/-ine/-ous/-tic

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ovari/o-

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hysteri/o

Veterinary medical terminology (6 decks)

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