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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

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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-

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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

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condition

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-al

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pertaining to

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esthes

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feeling

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therm

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heat

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muscul

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muscle

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nas

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nose

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ur

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urine

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nat

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birth

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-stomy

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forming an opening (mouth)

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-tome

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instrument to cut

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-tomy

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incision

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-tripsy

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crushing

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-gram

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record, writing

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-meter

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instrumen for measuring

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-metry

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act of measuring

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-scope

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instrument for examining

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-scopy

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visual exam

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-algia

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pain

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-dynia

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pain

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-cele

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hernia swelling

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-ectasis

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dilation, expansion

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-edema

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swelling

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-emia

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blood condition

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-gen/genesis

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forming, producing, origin

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-malacia

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softening

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-oma

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tumor

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-osis

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abnormal condition;increase

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-pathy

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disease

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-penia

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decrease/defeciency

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-phagia

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eating, swallowing

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-phasia

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speech

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-phobia

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fear

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-plasia/plasm

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formation,growth

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-ptosis

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prolapse, downward displacement

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-rrhage/rrhagia

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bursting forth (OF)

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-rrhea

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discharge, flow

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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Combining form for Cranium

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Crani/0

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CF for femur

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femor/o

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CF for patella

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patell/o

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CF for tibia

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tibi/o

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CF for carpals

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carp/o

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CF of pelvis

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pelv/o, pelv/i

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CF of maxilla

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maxill/o

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CF for scapula, vertebra, sternum, ribs, radius, fibula, tarsals, phalanges

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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?

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cost/o/chondr/itis, pelv/i/metry, my/o/sarcoma, oste/o/clast

75
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inflammation around bone?

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peri/oste/itis

76
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pertaining to under or below the ribs?

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sub/cost/al

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pertaining to the sternum and ribs?

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stern/o/cost/al

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pain in the calcaneum?

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calcane/o/dynia

79
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porous bone? tumor composed of muscle? binding, fixation of a bone or joint? rupture of muscle?

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oste/o/porosis, my/oma, arthr/o/desis, my/o/rrhexis

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abnormal condition of being stiff, bend, or crooked?

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ankyl/osis

81
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weakness or debility of muscle?

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my/asthemia

82
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softening of cartilage?

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chondr/o/malacia

83
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visual exam of a joint?

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arthr/o/scopy

84
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stopping at the fracture sites or bones

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bones

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