Week 1 Flashcards
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-tach (o,y)
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rapid, fast
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-therapy
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treatment
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-stasis
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stoppage, maintaining a constant level
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-scopy
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observation
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-scope
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examining instrument
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-sclerosis
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dryness or hardness
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peri-
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around
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-otomy
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cutting into
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-oscopy
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diagnostic examination
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-orrhea
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flow, discharge
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-ology
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study of, science of
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-ologist
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person who does/studies
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-megaly, mega-
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large, enlarged
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mal-
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bad, abnormal, disordered, poor
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-itis
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inflammation, inflammation of
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-ia, -iasis
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condition of, abnormal/pathological state
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hypo-
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decreased, deficient, low, under, less than normal
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hyper-
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excessive, high, over, increased, more than normal
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hem- (a, ato, o)
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blood
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-emia
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blood
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-ectomy
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surgical removal of
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dys-
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difficult, painful, bad
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derm- (a, at, o)
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pertaining to skin
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cyst- (i, o)
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bladder, bag, sac
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cephal- (o)
head, pertaining to head
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cardi- (a, o)
pertaining to the heart
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brady-
slow
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angi- (o)
vessel
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-algia
pain
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acr- (o)
extremities (arms and legs)
