medical terms ch2 Flashcards
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-centesis
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surgical procedure
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Dermatos/cutis dermat/cutane
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Skin
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-clasis
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to break; surgical fracture
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-desis
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binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
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-ectomy
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excision, removal
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-lysis
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seperation, destruction, loosening
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-pexy
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fixation (of an organ)
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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gastr
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stomach
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hemat
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blood
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arthr
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joint
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oste
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bone
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encephal
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brain
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hepat
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liver
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-itis
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inflammation
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-oma
A
tumor
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an-
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without, not
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hyper-
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excessive, above normal
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intra-
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in, within
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para-
A
near, beside, beyond
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poly-
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many, much
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pre-
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before
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-ia
condition
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-ar
pertaining to
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-al
pertaining to
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esthes
feeling
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therm
heat
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muscul
muscle
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nas
nose
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ur
urine
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nat
birth
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-stomy
forming an opening (mouth)
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-tome
instrument to cut
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-tomy
incision
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-tripsy
crushing
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-gram
record, writing
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-graphy
process of recording
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-meter
instrumen for measuring
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-metry
act of measuring
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-scope
instrument for examining
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-scopy
visual exam
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-algia
pain
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-dynia
pain
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-cele
hernia swelling
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-ectasis
dilation, expansion
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-edema
swelling
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-emesis
vomiting
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-emia
blood condition
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-gen/genesis
forming, producing, origin
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-malacia
softening
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-oma
tumor
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-osis
abnormal condition;increase
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-pathy
disease
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-penia
decrease/defeciency
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-phagia
eating, swallowing
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-phasia
speech
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-phobia
fear
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-plasia/plasm
formation,growth
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-plegia
paralysis
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-ptosis
prolapse, downward displacement
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-rrhage/rrhagia
bursting forth (OF)
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-rrhea
discharge, flow
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-rrhexis
rupture
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Combining form for Cranium
Crani/0
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CF for femur
femor/o
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CF for patella
patell/o
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CF for tibia
tibi/o
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CF for carpals
carp/o
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CF of pelvis
pelv/o, pelv/i
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CF of maxilla
maxill/o
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CF for scapula, vertebra, sternum, ribs, radius, fibula, tarsals, phalanges
scapul/o, vertebr/o, stern/o, cost/o, radi/o, fibul/o, tars/o, phalang/o
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inflammation of ribs and cartilage? act of measuring the pelvis? malignant tumor of connective tissue and muscle? cell that breaks down bone?
cost/o/chondr/itis, pelv/i/metry, my/o/sarcoma, oste/o/clast
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inflammation around bone?
peri/oste/itis
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pertaining to under or below the ribs?
sub/cost/al
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pertaining to the sternum and ribs?
stern/o/cost/al
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pain in the calcaneum?
calcane/o/dynia
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porous bone? tumor composed of muscle? binding, fixation of a bone or joint? rupture of muscle?
oste/o/porosis, my/oma, arthr/o/desis, my/o/rrhexis
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abnormal condition of being stiff, bend, or crooked?
ankyl/osis
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weakness or debility of muscle?
my/asthemia
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softening of cartilage?
chondr/o/malacia
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visual exam of a joint?
arthr/o/scopy
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stopping at the fracture sites or bones
bones
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