Scientific Terminology #2 Flashcards

1
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-tome

A

cutting instrument

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2
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-tomy

A

to cut into

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3
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-ectomy

A

to cut out

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4
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-stomy

A

to form a new opening

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5
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-gram

A

record or picture

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6
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-graph

A

instrument used to record data

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7
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-graphy

A

process of making a recording of data

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8
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-pathy

A

disease

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9
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-emia

A

blood condition

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10
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-penia

A

decrease in, not enough

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11
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-ac

A

pertaining to

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12
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-ia

A

condition

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13
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-cyte

A

cell

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14
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-blast

A

embryonic cell

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15
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hyper-

A

above or more than normal

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16
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hypo-

A

below or less than normal

17
Q

meta-

A

beyond

18
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path/o

A

disease

19
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cyt/o

A

cell

20
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hymph/o

A

water or liquid

21
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thromb/o

A

blood clot

22
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cardi/o

A

heart

23
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gastr/o

A

stomach

24
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col/o

A

colon (large intestine)

25
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colon/o

A

colon (large intestine)

26
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enter/o

A

small intestine

27
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append/o

A

appendix

28
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appendic/o

A

appendix

29
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esophag/o

A

esophagus

30
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pharyng/o

A

pharynx (throat)

31
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hepat/o

A

liver

32
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pancreat/o

A

pancreas

33
Q

cholecyst/o

A

gallbladder

34
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hepatomegaly

A

enlargement of the liver

35
Q

cholecystectomy

A

to cut out the gallbaldder

36
Q

enteropathy

A

disease in the small instestine

37
Q

leukocytopenia

A

decrease in white blood cells

38
Q

cardiomegaly

A

enlargement of the heart

39
Q

dermatome

A

skin cutting instrument