Word List 1 Flashcards
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-algia
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pain
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-cele
A
hernia, swelling
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture
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-clasis
A
break, surgical fracture
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-desis
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binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
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-dynia
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pain
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-ectasis
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-dilation, expansion
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-ectomy
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excision, removal
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-emesis
A
vomiting
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-emia
A
blood condition
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-gram
A
record, writing
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-graph
A
instrument for recording
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-graphy
A
process of recording
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-iasis
A
abnormal condition (produced by something specific)
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-itis
A
inflammation
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-lith
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stone, calculus
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-lysis
A
separation, destruction, loosening
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-malacia
A
softening
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-megaly
A
enlargement
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-meter
A
instrument for recording
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-metry
A
act of measuring
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-oma
A
tumor
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-osis
A
abnormal condition, increase (usually used with blood cells)
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-pathy
A
disease
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-penia
decrease, deficiency
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-pexy
fixation (of an organ)
27
-phobia
fear
28
-plasty
surgical repair
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-plegia
paralysis
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-rrhage
bursting forth of
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-rrhagia
bursting forth of
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-rrhaphy
suture
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-rrhea
discharge, flow
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-rrhexis
rupture
35
-scope
instrument for examining
36
-scopy
visual examination
37
-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
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-stomy
forming an opening (mouth)
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-tome
instrument to cut
40
-tomy
incision
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-toxic
poison
42
-tripsy
crushing
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-trohpy
development, nourishment
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a-,an-
without, not
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circum-, peri-
around
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dia-, trans-
through, across
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dipl-, diplo-
double
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dys-
bad, painful, difficult
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endo-, intra-
in, within
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extra-
outside
51
homo-, homeo-
same
52
hyper-
excessive, above normal
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hypo-
under, below, deficient
54
inter-
between
55
macro-
large
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micro-
small
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mono-, uni-
one
58
para-
near, beside, beyond
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post-
after, behind
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pre-, pro-
before, in front of
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primi-
first
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retro-
backward, behind
63
super-
upper, above
64
ambulatory
able to walk
65
afebrile
without fever
66
axilla
armpit
67
cachectic
appearance of weight loss and muscle wasting
68
crepitus
cracking/crunching sound
69
epistaxis
nosebleed
70
etiology
cause of a symptom
71
febrile
fever
72
malaise
general feeling of illness
73
rhinorrhea
runny nose
74
somnolent
drowsy or sleepy appearance
75
sepsis
severe bacterial blood infection
