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MedTerm4 Flashcards

1
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oste/o

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cf for bone

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oste/o/malacia

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softening of the bones

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3
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-malacia

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suffix for softening

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4
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eti/o/logy

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the study of the cause of diseases

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5
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oste/oma

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bone tumor

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6
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oste/o/mata

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bone tumors (plural)

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osteopathic

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doctor for the skeleton and its relationship to disease

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arthr/o

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joints

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oste/o/arthr/o/pathy

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bone and joint disease

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oste/o/por/osis

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condition of deterioration of the bone matrix causing pores and weekness

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11
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poros

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passageway

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12
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-penia

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suffix for low number or loss

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13
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osteopenia

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bone loss

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14
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osteosarcoma

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bone cancer

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sarcoma

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cancer of the connective tissue

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myel/o

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cf for bone marrow or the spinal cord

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poli/o

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cf for gray matter of the nervous system

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poliomyelitis

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inflammation of the gram matter of the spinal cord, caused by an infection

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encephalomyelopathy

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disease of the brain and spinal cord

20
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osteomyelitis

A

inflammation of the bone and marrow

21
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myeolodysplasia

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defective form of the spinal cord

22
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arthr/o

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cf for joint

23
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myelocytic

A

pertaining to the myelocytes

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myeloccele

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herniation of the spinal cord

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meningomyelocele

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herniation of the spinal cord and meninges

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-plasia

A

suffix for development or formation

27
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dys

A

defective

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dysplasia

A

defective development

29
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arthrodysplasia

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defective development of a joint

30
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myelodysplasia

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defective (abnormal) growth of the spinal cord

31
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osteodysplasia

A

defective bone development

32
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a/plasia

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failure of an organ to develop

Med Term by Chris (26 decks)

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