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1
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logy

A

study of

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-ac
-iac
-al
-ar
-ary
-eal
-ic
-ical
-tic
-ous
-ose
11

A

pertaining to

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-ia
-ism
-ium
-y

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condition

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-icle
-ole
-ule
-ula

A

small

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5
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ectomy

A

The surgical removal of something

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tomy

A

cutting procedure

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ist

A

specialist

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logist

A

specialist in the study of

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-iatry
-iatrics

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medical science or healing

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iatrist

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specialist in medicine of

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-algia
-dynia

all-g-ya/din-ya

al-gia/dynia

A

pain

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12
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cele

seel

cele

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hernia(a bulging of tissue into an area where it does not belong)

bulging : sticking out in a rounded shape=تورم
hernia : gap in this muscular wall that allows the contents inside to protrude outward

hirn-ya/bal-jing/pra-trood/

her-nia/bul-ging/pro-trude/

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13
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emia

EEm-yeah

emia

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blood condition

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14
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itis

I-tis

itis

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inflammation

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15
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lysis

lie-sis

ly-sis

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loosen,break down,destruction, separation

loosen :to make something such as your hair or a piece of clothing less tight:

loo-sin

loo-sen

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iasis

I-E-sis

ia-sis

A

presence of

ip-ra-zins

pre-sence

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17
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malacia

ma-laih-shah

mala-cia

A

abnormal softening

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megaly

maih-gal-ee

me-ga-ly

A

enlargment

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19
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oid

o-yid

oid

A

resembling

to look like or be like someone or something

example : You resemble your mother very closely

riz-aam-bill-ing

re-sem-bling

20
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OMA

o-mah

oma

A

tumor

21
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osis

oh-sis

osis

A

condition

22
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pathy

pa-thee

pathy

A

disease

23
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penia

peen-ya

penia

A

deficiency

the quality or state of being defective or of lacking some necessary quality or element

defective=مختل عقليا او معيب

dif-ish-N-c/dif-aak-tive/na-sis-ir-e

de-fici-ency/de-fec-tive/nece-ssary

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ptosis

puh-toh-sis

pt-osis

A

drooping

تدلي or from exhaustion or weakness

drip-ning/ig-zas-shin

drooping/ex-hau-s-tion/

25
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rrhage
rrhagia

rij/raih-j-ya

rr-hage/rr-h-agia

A

excessive flow

26
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rrhea

re/ya

rr-hea

A

flow

27
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rrhexis

rk-sis

rr-he-xis

A

rupture

break or tear in something that pulls it apart
كسر أو تمزيق شيء يمزقه

28
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spasm

s-paz-m

spa-sm

A

involuntary contraction
انقباض لا ايرادي

N-val-n-tir-e

in-volun-tary

29
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centesis

sin-tee-sis

cent-esis

A

puncture

pun/ik/chir خرق

pun-c/ture

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gram

A

written record

31
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graph

graf

graph

A

instrument used to produce a record

32
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graphy

A

process of recording

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meter

A

instrumnet used to measure

34
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metry

ma-tree

me-try

A

process of measuring

35
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scope

s-kohp

scope

A

instrumnet used to look

36
Q

scopy

skoh-pee

scopy

A

process of looking

37
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desis

dee-sis

de-sis

A

binding,fixation

fixation : when something is stuck firmly to another surface عندما يلتصق شيء بقوة على سطح آخر
you mind is stuck obsessively on one person, thing, or ideaعقلك عالق بشكل هاجس في شخص أو شيء أو فكرة واحدة

similar words=obsession هوس
All her life she had a fixation on stories of violent death

a surgical procedure used to stabilize and support fractured bones or dislocated joints by placing a rigid frame outside the body

ab-sa-shin

ob-ses-sion

38
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ectomy

aak-tim-e

ec-tomy

A

removal

39
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pexy

paak-ce/pek-see

pex-y

A

surgical fixation

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plasty

plahs-tee/plas-tee

plasty

A

reconstruction

41
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rrhaphy

rah-fee

rr-h-aphy

A

suture

soo-chir

su-ture

42
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stomy

stoh-mee

s-tomy

A

creation of an opening

43
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tomy

toh-mee

tomy

A

incision

44
Q

Emesis
can be a ___ or stand
alone like _______,__________,_______,__________

aam-s-sis

Eme-sis

A

defined as the act of vomiting
1-(s)
2-stenosis, phobia,
therapy, toxic

stenosis :  a passageway inside your body is narrower than it should be

s-tin-o-sis

sten-osis

45
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gen -genesis -genic

jn/ja-nis-sis/ja-nik

gen/gen-esis/genic

A

producing, forming

46
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stasis

stay-sis

sta-sis

A

controlling, stopping or
A stoppage or slowdown in the flow of blood or other body fluid, such as lymph

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