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Unit 2 Med Term (Part 2) Flashcards

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-able

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Capable of, able to

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-ase

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Enzyme

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-cele

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Hernia (protrusion of all or part of an organ through the wall of the cavity that contains it)

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-cyte

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Cell

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-eal

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Pertaining to

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-emia

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Condition of the blood

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-eum

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Membrane

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-gen

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That which generates

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-genesis

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Producing or forming

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-genic

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Produced by or in

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-ia

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Condition or theroy

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-iac

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One who suffers

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-iasis

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Condition

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-ible

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Capable of, able to

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-ism

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Condition or theory

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-ium

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Membrane

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-ive

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Pertaining to

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-kinesia, -kinesis

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Movement, motion

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-lepsy

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Seizure

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-lith

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Stone or calculus

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-lysin

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That which destroys

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-lysis

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Process of loosening, freeing, or destroying

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-lytic

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Capable of destroying

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-mainia

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Excessive preoccupation

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-maniac

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A person who shows excessive preoccupation

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-meter

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Instrument used to measure

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-oma

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Tumor

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-opia

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Vision

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-ose

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Sugar

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-osis

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Condition (often an abnormal condition; sometimes an increase)

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-ous

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Pertaining to or characterized by

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-pathy

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Disease-

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-phagia, -phagic, -phagy

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Eating, swallowing

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-phasia

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Speech

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-phobia

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Abnormal fear

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-plasia

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Formation, development

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-plasma

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Substance of cells

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-plegia

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Paralysis

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-ptosis

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Prolapse (sagging)

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-schisis

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Split, cleft

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-sclerosis

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Hardening

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-scope

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Instrument used for viewing

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-scopy

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Visual examination

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-tic

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Pertaining to

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-trophic, - trophy

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Nutrition

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-y

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State or condition

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Abl(o), albin(o)

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White

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Bacter(i), bacteri(o)

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Bacteria

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Cancer(o), carcin(o)

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Cancer

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Cephal(o)

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Head

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Chlor(o)

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Green

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Cyan(o)

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Blue

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Cyt(o)

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Cell

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Erythr(o)

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Red

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Fung(i)

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Fungus

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Gen(o)

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Beginning, origin

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Hist(o)

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Tissue

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Iatr(o)

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Physician or treatment

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Idi(o)

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Individual

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Kinesi(o)

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Movement

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Lact(o)

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Milk

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Leps(o)

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Seizure

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Leuk(o), occaionally leuc(o)

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White

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Lith(o)

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Stone or calculus

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Log(o)

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Knowledge or words

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Lys(o)

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Destruction, dissolving

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Megal(o)

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Large, enlarged

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Melan(o)

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Black

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Metr(o)

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Measure; uterine tissue

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Muscul(o), my(o)

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Muscle

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Myc(o)

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Fungus

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Nas(o)

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Nose

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Nos(o)

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Disease

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Phag(o)

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Eat, ingest

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Phas(o)

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Speech

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Plas(o)

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Formation, development

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Plast(o)

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Repair

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Pleg(o)

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Paralysis

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Pod(o)

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Foot

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Pyr(o)

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Fire

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Schis(o), Schiz(o), Schist(o)

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Split, cleft

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Scler(o)

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Hard

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Scop(o)

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To examine, to view

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Seps(o), sept(i), sept(o)

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Infection [sept(o) also means septum]

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Staphyl(o)

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Grapelike cluster, uvula

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Strept(o)

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Twister

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Tox(o), toxic(o)

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Poison

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Troph(o)

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Nutrition

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Vir(o), virus(o)

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Virus

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Xanth(o)

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Yellow

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