Word List 1 Flashcards by Lazar Isakharov

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Algia

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Pain

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Cele

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Hernia. Swelling

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Centesis

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Surgical puncture

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Clasis

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To break. Surgical fracture

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Desis (arthrodesis)

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Binding. Fixation

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Dynia

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Pain

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Ectasis (bronchiectasis)

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Dilation

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Ectomy

A

Excision. Removal

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Edema

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Swelling

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Emesis

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Vomiting

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Emia

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Blood condition

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Gram

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Record. Writing

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Graph

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Instrument for recording

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Graphy

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Process of recording

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Iasis

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Abnormal condition

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Itis

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Inflammation

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Lith

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Stone. Calculus

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Lysis

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Separation. Destruction. Loosening

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Malacia

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Softening

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Megaly

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Enlargement

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Meter

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Instrument for measuring

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Metry

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Act of measuring

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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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Penia

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Decrease. Deficiency

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Pexy (gastropexy)

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Fixation

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Phobia

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Fear

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Plasty

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Surgical repair

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Plegia (hemiplegia)

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Paralysis

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Rrhage

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Bursting forth

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Rrhagia

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Bursting forth

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Rrhaphy

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Suture

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Rrhea

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Discharge. Flow

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Rrhexis

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Rupture

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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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Stenosis (arterostenosis)

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Narrowing. Stricture

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Stomy

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Forming an opening

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Tome

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Instrument to cut

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Tomy

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Incision

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Toxic

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Poison

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Tripsy (lithotripsy)

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Crushing

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Trophy (hypertrophy)

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Development. Nourishment

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A an

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Without. Not

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Circum. Peri

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Around

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Dia. Trans.

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Through. Across

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Dipl. Diplo

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Double

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Dys

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Bad. Painful. Difficult

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Endo. Intra

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In. Within

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Extra

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Outside

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Homo. Homeo

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Same

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Hyper

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Excessive. Above normal

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Hypo

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Under. Below. Deficient

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Inter

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Between

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Macro

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Large

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Micro

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Small

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Mono. Uni

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One

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Para

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Near. Beside. Beyond

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Post

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After. Behind

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Pre. Pro

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Before. In front of

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Primi

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First

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Retro

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Backward. Behind

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Super

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Upper. Above

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Ambulatory

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Able to walk

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Afebrile

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Without fever

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Axilla

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Armpit

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Cachectic

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Appearance of weight loss. Muscle wasting

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Crepitus

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Cracking. Crunching sound

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Epistaxis

A

Nose bleed

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Etiology

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Cause of a symptom

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Febrile

A

Fever

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Malaise

A

General feeling of illness

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Rhinorrhea

A

Runny nose

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Somnolent

A

Drowsy or sleepy appearance

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Sepsis

A

Severe bacterial blood infection