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1
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-blast

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Embryonic
Immature Cell

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-capnia

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Carbon Dioxide

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-ectasis

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Dilation
Dilatation
Widening

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-edema

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Swelling

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5
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-esthesia

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Feeling
Nervous Sensation

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-ia

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Condition

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-megaly

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Elargement

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8
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-oid

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Resembling
Originating Form

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-phonia

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Voice
Sound

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-pnea

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Breathing

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11
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-poiesis

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Formation

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12
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-ptysis

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Spitting

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13
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-rrhea

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Flow
Discharge

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14
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-spasm

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Sudden Contraction of Muscles

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15
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-centesis

A

Surgical Process to Remove Fluid
Puncture to Remove Fluid

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16
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-gen

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Substance that Produces

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17
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-genesis

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Producing
Forming

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18
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-gravida

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Pregnant Woman

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19
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-iasis

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Abnormal Condition

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20
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-penia

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Deficiency

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21
Q

-pexy

A

Fixation
To Put in Place

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22
Q

-plasty

A

Surgical Repair

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23
Q

-rrhagia

A

Bursting Forth

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24
Q

-rrhaphy

A

Suture

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25
Q

-salpinx

A

Fallopian (Uterine) Tube
Oviduct

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26
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-spermia

A

Condition of Sperm Cells

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27
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-stomy

A

New Opening
To Form a Mouth

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-ac
-al
-ic
-ical
-eal
-iac
-ior
-ous
-tic

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Pertaining To

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29
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-algia

A

Pain

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30
Q

-cyte

A

Cell

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31
Q

-ectomy

A

Excision
Removal

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32
Q

-emia

A

Blood Condition

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33
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-genic

A

Pertaining to Producing
Produced By
Produced In

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34
Q

-globin

A

Protein

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35
Q

-gram

A

Record

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36
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-ion

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Process

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37
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-ist

A

Specialist

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38
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-itis

A

Inflammation

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39
Q

-logy

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Process of Study

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40
Q

-oma

A

Tumor
Mass
Swelling

41
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-opsy

A

Process of Viewing

42
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-osis

A

Condition
Usually Abnormal

43
Q

-pathy

A

Disease Condition

44
Q

-scope

A

Instrument to Visually Examine

45
Q

-scopy

A

Process of Visually Examining

46
Q

-sis

A

State ofCondition

47
Q

-tomy

A

Process of Cutting
Incision

48
Q

-y
-ism

A

Process
Condition

49
Q

-ose

A

Pertaining To
Full Of

50
Q

-plasm

A

Formation; Structure

51
Q

-somes

A

Bodies

52
Q

-type

A

Picture
Classification

53
Q

-cele

A

Hernia

54
Q

-coccus
-cocci

A

Berry Shaped Bacteria

55
Q

-apheresis

A

Removal

56
Q

-dynia

A

Pain

57
Q

-graph

A

Instrument for Recording

58
Q

-graphy

A

Process of Recording

59
Q

-lysis

A

Breakdown
Destruction
Separation

60
Q

-malacia

A

Softening

61
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-phobia

A

Fear

62
Q

-plasia

A

Development
Formation
Growth

63
Q

-ptosis

A

Drooping
Falling
Prolapse

64
Q

-sclerosis

A

Hardening

65
Q

-stasis

A

Controlling
Stopping

66
Q

-therapy

A

Treatment

67
Q

-trophy

A

Development; Nourishment

68
Q

-er

A

One Who

69
Q

-ole
-ule

A

Little
Small

70
Q

-um
-ium

A

Structure
Tissue

71
Q

-us

A

Structure
Substance

72
Q

-crine

A

Secrete

73
Q

-phoria

A

Bear
Carry
Feeling (Mental State)

74
Q

-drome

A

Run

75
Q

-fusion

A

Coming Together
To Pour

76
Q

-lapse

A

Slide
Fall
Sag

77
Q

-ptom

A

Happening
Occurrence

78
Q

-meter

A

Measure

79
Q

-mission

A

Send

80
Q

-or

A

One Who

81
Q

-oxia

A

Oxygen

82
Q

-partum

A

Birth
Labor

83
Q

-clast

A

To Break

84
Q

-lithesis

A

Slipping

85
Q

-physis

A

To Grow

86
Q

-porosis

A

Pore
Passage

87
Q

-tome

A

Instrument to Cut

88
Q

-desis

A

To Bind
Tie Together

89
Q

-ase

A

Enzyme

90
Q

-chezia

A

Defacation
Elimination of Wastes

91
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-prandial

A

Meal

92
Q

-arche

A

Beginning

93
Q

-cyesis

A

Pregnancy

94
Q

-gravida

A

Pregnant

95
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-parous

A

Bearing
Bringing Forth

96
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-tocia

A

Labor
Birth

97
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-version

A

Act of Turning

98
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Medical Billing & Coding (8 decks)

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