Medical Terminology Chapter 7 Vocab Flashcards by Diego Hernandez-Salas | Brainscape

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a-

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Without

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-al

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Pertaining to

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An-

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Without

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Anti-

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Against

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Asbest

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Asbestos

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Atel

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Incomplete

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-ation

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State or action

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Brady-

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Slow

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Bronchi, Bronch/i

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Bronchus

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Bronch/o

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Bronchi or bronchial tubes

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Capn

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Carbon dioxide

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid

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Coni

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Dust

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Cyan

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Blue

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Dys-

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Bad, pain, difficult

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-ectasis

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Stretching or enlargement

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal

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-emia

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Blood

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Eu-

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Good

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Expector

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To cough up

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Fibros

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Fibrous connective tissue

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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Hem/o

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Blood

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Hyp-

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Deficient

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Hyper

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Excessive

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Hypo-

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Deceased

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-ia

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Abnormal condition

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-ive

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Performs

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Laryng/o

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Larynx

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Lob

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Lobe

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-meter

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To measure

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Nas, nas/o

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Nose

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-ologist

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Specialist

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Or/o

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Mouth

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-osis

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Abnormal condition or disease

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-ostomy

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Surgically creating an opening

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Ot/o

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Ear

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-otomy

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Surgical incision

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Ox

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Oxygen

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Para-

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Near

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-pharynx

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Throat

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Phon

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Sound

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-pnea

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Breathing

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Pneum/o

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Lung or air

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Pneum/o

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Lung

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Pneumon

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Lung

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Poly-

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Many

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-ptysis

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Splitting

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Pulmon

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Lung

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Rhin

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Nose

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-rrhagia

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Bleeding

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-rrhea

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Abnormal discharge

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-scopy

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Direct visual examination

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Sept/o

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Septum

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Silic

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Glass

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Sinus

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Sinus

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Somn/o

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Sleep

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-spasm

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Involuntary contraction

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Spir/o

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To breathe

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Tachy-

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Rapid

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Thor/a

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Thorax or chest

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-thorax

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Chest

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Trache/o

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Trachea

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Tuss

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Cough

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-ventilation

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Breathing