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Procedures/Surgeries, Color, Gen Med, Phys Prop/Shapes Flashcards

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1
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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-desis

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surgical binding

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-ectomy

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cut out, removal

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echo-

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using ultrasonic waves

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-gram, -graph, -graphy

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recording, written

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-meter

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device used for measuring

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-metry

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measurement of

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-opsy

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visual exam

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-ostomy

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opening

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-otomy

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incision

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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-plasty

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surgical reconstruction

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rrhaphy

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suture

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-scope, -scopy

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examine, for examining

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-stomy

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surgical opening

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-tomy

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cutting; incision

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-tripsy

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crushing

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chlor-, chloro-

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green

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chrom-, chromato-

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color

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cyano-

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blue

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erythr-, erythro-

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red

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leuk-, leuko-

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white

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melan-, melano-

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black

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xanth-, xantho-

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yellow

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-ology

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study of part of body

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-ologist

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person working with a specific part of body or disease

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-iatry

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medical treatment

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-iatrist

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person provided specific treatment

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a-, an-

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without, lacking

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anti-

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against

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auto-

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self

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bio-

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life

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-blast-, -blasto, -blastic

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bud, germ

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cephal-, cephalo-

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head

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contra-

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against

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cyst-, cysti-, cysto-

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bladder or sac

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chem-, chemo-

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chemistry

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cyt-, cyto-

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cell

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-cyte, -cytic

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cell

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dis-

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seperation, taking apart

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dys-

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difficult, abnormal

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-eal, -ial

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pertaining to

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-ectasis

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expansion or dilation

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-esis

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state or condition

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eu-

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good

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fibr-, fibro-

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fiber

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hetero-

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other, different

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hydr-, hydro-

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water

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-ia, -ism

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condition

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idio-

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self

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-ites, -itis

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inflammation

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-ity

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pertaining to

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karyo-

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nucleus

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lith-, litho-

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stone

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-lysis, -lytic, lyso-, lys-

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break down, destruction, dissolving

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mal-

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bad, abnormal

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necr-, necro-

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death

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neo-

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new

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-oid

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resembling

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-osis

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condition, usually abnormal

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-ous

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pertaining to

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oxy-

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sharp, acute, oxygen

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pan-, pant-, panto-

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all or everywhere

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-pathy, patho-, path-

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disease

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-penia

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deficiency, lack of

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pyo-

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pus

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pyro-

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fever

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-rrhage, -rrhagic

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bleeding

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-rrhea

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flow or discharge

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-sis

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condition

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-stasis

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level, unchanging

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somat-, somatico-, somato-

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body, bodily

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vesic-, vesico-

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vesicle (cyst or pouch)

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-cele

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bulge

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elect-

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electrical activity

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kin-, kine-, kinesi-, kinesio-, kino-

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movement

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kyph-, kypho-

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humped

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morph-, morpho-

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shape

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rhabd-, rhabdo-rod-

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shaped, striated

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scoli-, scolio-

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twisted

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cry-, cryo-

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cold

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phon-, phono-

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sound

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phos-, phot, photo-

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light

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reticul-, reticulo-

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net

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therm-, thermo-

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heat

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tono-

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tone, tension, pressure

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-trophy

A

growth

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