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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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Plast-

A

Surgical Repair

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Entero-

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Intestines

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Otomy-

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Cut into

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Malacia

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Soft

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Algia

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Pain

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Dsyphagia

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Difficulty Swallowing

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Aphasia

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Speech impediment

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Ileal

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Pertaining to 3rd section of intestines

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Proctitis

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Rectal/anal inflammation

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Pepsia

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Digestion

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Buccal

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Pertaining to cheeks

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Buccolabial

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Pertaining to lips and cheeks

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13
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Cholecystalgia

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Gallbladder Pain

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14
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Cyst/o

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Bladder

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15
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-lith

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Stones

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-pexy

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Surgical Fixation

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tom/o

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Cut

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18
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-enteric

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Pertaining to small intestine

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19
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-ectasis

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Dilation

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20
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-ostomy

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Create an opening

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21
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py/o

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Pus

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22
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Hematochezia

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Bloody Stool (fresh)

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Melena

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Bloody Stool (dark; tarry)

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Hisutism

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Excessive female hair growth

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Hypertrophy

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Increase in size of organ, due to size of cells, not number

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Hyperplasia

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Proliferation of cells

27
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-dynia

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Pain

28
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Nephrolithiasis

A

Kidney Stone

29
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colp/o

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Vagina

30
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Atresia

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Absence of a normal opening, or failure of a structure to be tubular

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Salping/o

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Tube

32
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Fistula

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Abnormal connection

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hidr/o

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Sweat

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ichthy/o

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Dry; scaly

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eccymosis

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Hematoma

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onych/o

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Nails

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Hypothesia

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Decreased sensation

38
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Hyperthesia

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Increased sensation

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Parathesia

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Abnormal Sensation

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-rrhage; rrhagia

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Bursting forth (bleeding, discharge, etc)

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

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Dysphonia

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Disorders of voice

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Leukopenia

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Decrease in number of white blood cells

44
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Erythropoiesis

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Formation of red blood cells

45
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-phagia

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Condition of eating

46
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Colporrhaphy

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Suturing vagina

47
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-penia

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Lack; deficiency

48
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-rrhaphy

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Suture

49
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-ptosis

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Downward displacement

50
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-tripsy

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Crushing

51
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-clysis

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Infusion; injection

52
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-per

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Through

53
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Presbyopia

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Deteriorating vision with age

54
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Hyperkalemia

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High K+

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brachy-

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Short

56
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-gravida

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Pregnancy

57
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-asthenia

A

Weakness

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