Skills medical terminology lesson 7 Flashcards by Betsy Hale

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adenoid/o

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adenoids

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alveol/o

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alveolus (pleural alveoli)

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bronch/o

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bronchus (pleural bronchi)

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chonrd/o

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cartilage

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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gastr/o

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stomach

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laryng/o

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larynx

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nas/o

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nose

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or/o

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mouth

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pharyng/o

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pharynx

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pleur/o

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pleura

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pulmon/o

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lung

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rhino/o

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nose

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sinus/o

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sinus, cavity

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thorac/o

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chest

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tonsil/o

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tonsils

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trache/o

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trachea

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aer/o

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air

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carcin/o

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cancer

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hem/o

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blood

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hepat/o

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liver

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hydr/o

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water

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melan/o

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black

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muc/o

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mucus

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my/o

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muscle

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myc/o

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fungus

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orth/o

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straight

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pneum/o

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air; lung

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pneumon/o

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air; lung

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epi-

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above; upon

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eu-

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good; normal

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macro-

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large

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micro-

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small

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neo-

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new

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peri-

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around

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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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-ectomy

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excision; removal

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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-tome

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instrument to cut with

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-tomy

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incision

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-algia

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pain

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-dynia

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pain

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-cele

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nernia; swelling

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-ectasis

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dilation, expansion

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logist

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speciality in study of

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-malacia

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softening

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-oma

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tumor

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-osis

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abnormal condition, increase (used primarily with blood cells)

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-pathy

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disease

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-phagia

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swallowing, eating

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-phobia

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fear

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-plasm

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formation; growth

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-pnea

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breathing

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-rrhagia

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bursting forth

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-scope

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instrument for examining

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-spasm

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involuntary contraction; twitching

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-stenosis

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narrowing; stricture

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-therapy

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treatment