Pathological and Therapeutic Terms Flashcards

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1
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Malac/o

A

soft, softening

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-malacia

A

soft, softening

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3
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Orth/o

A

straight, correct, normal, upright

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4
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Ped/o

A

child

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5
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-pedia

A

education in X

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Frang/o

A

break, broken

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Fract/o

A

break, broken

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8
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-rhexis

A

a rupture

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Lux/o

A

dislocated

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Por/o

A

passage, pore

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-penia

A

decrease, deficiency

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Crepit/o

A

creak, crackle

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13
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-agra

A

gout, attack (of severe pain)

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Rheum/o

A

flow, discharge, rheumatoid, arthritis

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Rheumat/o

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flow, discharge, rheumatoid, arthritis

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Ankyl/o

A

stiff, fused, crooked

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Sequestr/o

A

fragment of bone/tissue

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Talip/o

A

deformity of foot and ankle

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Plan/o

A

flat

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Cav/o

A

hollow

21
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Valg/o

A

bent outward

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Var/o

A

bent inward

23
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Kyph/o

A

bent forward (convex posteriorly)

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Lord/o

A

bent backward (convex anteriorly)

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Lev/o

A

left

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Dextr/o

A

right

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Scoli/o

A

bent sideways, crooked

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Tors/o

A

twist, turn

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Tort/o

A

twist, turn

30
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-olisthesis

A

slipping

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Bifid/o

A

split in two

32
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Schiz/o

A

a splitting, a cleft

33
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-schisis

A

a splitting, a cleft

34
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Spasm/o

A

spasm

35
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Tract/o

A

to draw, pull

36
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Campt/o

A

bent, curved

37
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Campyl/o

A

bent, curved

38
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-campsia

A

bent, curved