Pathological and Therapeutic Terms Flashcards
1
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Malac/o
A
soft, softening
2
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-malacia
A
soft, softening
3
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Orth/o
A
straight, correct, normal, upright
4
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Ped/o
A
child
5
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-pedia
A
education in X
6
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Frang/o
A
break, broken
7
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Fract/o
A
break, broken
8
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-rhexis
A
a rupture
9
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Lux/o
A
dislocated
10
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Por/o
A
passage, pore
11
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-penia
A
decrease, deficiency
12
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Crepit/o
A
creak, crackle
13
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-agra
A
gout, attack (of severe pain)
14
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Rheum/o
A
flow, discharge, rheumatoid, arthritis
15
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Rheumat/o
A
flow, discharge, rheumatoid, arthritis
16
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Ankyl/o
A
stiff, fused, crooked
17
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Sequestr/o
A
fragment of bone/tissue
18
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Talip/o
A
deformity of foot and ankle
19
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Plan/o
A
flat
20
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Cav/o
A
hollow
21
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Valg/o
A
bent outward
22
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Var/o
A
bent inward
23
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Kyph/o
A
bent forward (convex posteriorly)
24
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Lord/o
A
bent backward (convex anteriorly)
25
Lev/o
left
26
Dextr/o
right
27
Scoli/o
bent sideways, crooked
28
Tors/o
twist, turn
29
Tort/o
twist, turn
30
-olisthesis
slipping
31
Bifid/o
split in two
32
Schiz/o
a splitting, a cleft
33
-schisis
a splitting, a cleft
34
Spasm/o
spasm
35
Tract/o
to draw, pull
36
Campt/o
bent, curved
37
Campyl/o
bent, curved
38
-campsia
bent, curved
