Medical Terms Flashcards by Kennedy Wheeler

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An-

A

No, not, or without

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-Centesis

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Surgical puncture to aspirate or remove fluid

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Ectomy

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Excision

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-Lysis

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Process of loosening,freeing,or destroying

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pexy

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Surgical fixation

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-Rrhaphy

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Suture

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-Scopy

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Visual examination with a lighted instrument

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-Stomy

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Formation of an opening

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-Tome

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Instrument used for cutting

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-Tomy

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Incision

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Tripsy

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Surgical crushing

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-Ectasia, -ectasis

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Dilation

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-Edema

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Swelling

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-Emesis

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Vomiting

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Mia

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Condition of the blood

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-ia -iasis

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Condition

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Itis

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Inflammation

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-Lith

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Stone or calculus

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Malacia

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Soft or softening

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-Mania

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Excessive preoccupation

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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oid

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Resembling

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-Oma

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Tumor

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-Osis

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Condition (abnormal)

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-Pathy

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Disease

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-penia

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Deficiency

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-Phobia

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Abnormal fear

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_Ptosis

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Prolapse (sagging)

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Rrhage or rrhagia

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Excessive bleeding or hemorrhage

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-Rhea

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Flow or discharge

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Rrhexis

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Rupture

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Ase

A

Enzyme

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-eum or-ium

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Membrane

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-ia or -ism

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Condition or theory

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-Iac

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One who suffers

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-opia

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vision

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-ose

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sugar

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-ous

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pertaining to or characterized by

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-y

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state or condition

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-logist

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specialist

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-iatry

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medical profession or treatment

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-logy

A

study of

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-crine

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to secrete