Medical Terminology (Lesson 2) Flashcards by Bianca Gonzalez | Brainscape

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Dys-

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Problem; abnormal

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Mal-

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Bad

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-plasia

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Process of growth; growing

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-plasm

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Growth; formation

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-oma

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Tumor

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-trophy

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Growth; typically involving cellular growth

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-pathy

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Disease

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-osis/-ia

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Abnomal condition

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-ism

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State

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-ic/-eal

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Pertaining to; related to some process

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Meta-

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Change; transformation

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-stasis/-static

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Maintenance of “normal” condition

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-dynamic

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Changing (continually)

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-lytic/-lysis

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Destruction

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-meagaly

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Enlarged

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-penia

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Decreased; below or lower than normal

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-emia

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Relating to a blood condition

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-ectomy

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Excision; removal

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-otomy

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Incision; cutting

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-ostomy

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To make a hole

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-scopy

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To view

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-graph(y)

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Process of recording

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-gram

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Recording

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-plasty

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Surgical Repain

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-therapy

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Treatment

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Chemo-

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Chemical

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Echo-/Sono-

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Sound

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Electro-

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Pertaining to electrical charge

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Ex: Hypertrophy

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Above normal; growth (in size of cell not number of cells)

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Ex: Normotension

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Normal; Pressure

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Ex: Hyperplasia

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Above normal; Growth (in number)

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Ex: Pancytopenia

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All; Cell; Decreased/ Low levels

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Ex: Splenomegaly

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Spleen; Enlarged