MT Set 3 Flashcards by Jeffrey Goodman

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pector/o

A

chest (pectoral)

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-penia

A

deficiency (thrombocytopenia; leucopenia)

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-phagia

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eating; swallowing (dysphagia)

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phas/o; phasia

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speech (dysphasia)

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phleb/o

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vein (phlebotomist)

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-plasia

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development; formation; growth (hyperplasia)

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-plasty

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surgical repair (rhinoplasty)

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-plegia; -plegic

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paralysis; palsy (paraplegia; hemiplegic)

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-pnea

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breathing (apnea; dyspnea)

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pneum/o pneumon/o

A

lung; air; gas (pneumothorax)

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post-; poster/o

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after; behind (postoperative; posterior)

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pre-

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before; in front of (preoperative)

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proxim/o

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near (proximal)

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pseudo

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false; fake (pseudotumor)

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pulmon/o

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lung (pulmonary)

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purul/o

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pus (purulent)

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quadri-

A

four (quadriceps muscle)

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rhino

A

nose (rhinoplasty)

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-rrhage

A

busting forth - of blood (hemorrhage)

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-rrhea

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flow; discharge (rhinorrhea)

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sanguin/o

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fluid - blood (serosanguinous)

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-sclerosis

A

hardening (arteriosclerosis)

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-scope

A

instrument for visual examination (endoscope)

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-scopy

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process of visual examination with a scope (arthroscopy)

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-sect

A

to cut (transect)

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seps/o

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infection (sepsis)

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ser/o

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fluid-serum; clear (serous; serosanguinous drainage)

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-sis

A

state of (sepsis)

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-spasm

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sudden contraction of muscle (venospasm)

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-stasis

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to stop; control; place (hemostasis)

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-static

A

pertaining to stopping; controlling (hemostatic)

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-stenosis

A

tightening; narrowing (urethrostenosis)

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stern/o

A

sternum (substernal)

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-stomy

A

new opening; to form a mouth (gastrostomy)

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sub-

A

under; below (subarachnoid hemorrhage)

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supra-

A

above; upper (suprasternal)

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syncop/o

A

faint (syncopal episode)

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tachy-

A

fast (tachycardia)

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-tension; -tensive

A

pressure (hypertension; hypertensive)

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therm/o

A

heat (thermometer)

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thorac/o

A

chest (thoracic)

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-thorax

A

chest; pleural cavity (pneumothorax)

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thromb/o

A

clot (thrombosis)

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thyroid/o

A

thyroid gland (thyroidectomy)

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-tic

A

pertaining to (spastic bladder)

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-tomy

A

process of cutting (colostomy)

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-toxic

A

poison (ototoxic)

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trache/o

A

trachea (tracheostomy)

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trans-

A

across; through (transect)

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tri-

A

three (tricuspid valve)

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-trophy

A

development-condition of (hypertrophy)

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umblilic/o

A

umbilicus; navel (umbilicus)

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uni-

A

one (unilateral)

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ur/o

A

urine; urinary tract (urosepsis)

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ureter/o

A

ureter (ureteral stent)

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urethr/o

A

urethra (urethrostenosis)

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-uria

A

urination; condition of urine (dysuria)

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urin/o

A

urine (uninary tract)

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-us

A

structure; thing (thrombus; umbilicus)

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uter/o

A

uterus; womb (uterus)

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vascul/o

A

blood vessel (vascular)

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ven/o; ven/i

A

vein (venospasm)

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ventr/o

A

abdominal side of the body (ventral hernia)

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vertebr/o

A

vertebra; backbone (vertebrosternal rib)

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xeri/o

A

dry (xerofoam dressing)

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-y

A

condition; process (obesity; dusky)