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1
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aden/o

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cf for glands

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lymph/o

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cf for lymphatic tissue

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lip/o

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cf for fat

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carcin/o

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cf forcancer

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onc/o

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cf for tumor

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ather/o

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cf for fatty, porridge like

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muc/o

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cf for mucus

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cephal/o

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cf for head

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encephal/o

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cf for pertaining to the brain

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malac/o

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cf for softening of a tissue

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crani/o

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cf for skull

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mening/o

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cf for membrane covering brain and spinal column

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itis

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suffix for inflammation

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-malacia

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softening of a tissue

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-stasis

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suffix for staying in one place

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-cele

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suffix for herniation

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-hyper

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suffix for above, more than normal

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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–dynia/dynic

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pain

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-genesis/genic

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producing, forming

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-us/ous

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pertaining to

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22
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-oid

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I don’t know

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-cele

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suffix for herniation

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hyper

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prefix for above, more than normal

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hypo

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prefix for below, less than normal

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-meta

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beyond

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-anti

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against

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-neo

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new

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TIA

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Transient Ischemic Attack

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BP

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Blood Pressure

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CSF

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Cerebrospinal Fluid

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EEG

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Electroencephalography (or graph)

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bx

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biopsy

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adenitis

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inflammation of a gland

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adenectomy

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removal of a gland

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adenoma

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tumor on a gland

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adenopathy

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general term for glandular disease

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lymphadenopathy

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disease of the lymph glands

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lipoma

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benign, fatty tumor

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lymphoma

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tumor composed of lymph tissue

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carcinoma

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cancerous tumor

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metastasis

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spread, grows in a new location

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adenocarcinoma

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cancer of the glandular tissue

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melanoma

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black tumor

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oncology

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study of tumors

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oncologist

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a specialist who studies tumors

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lipoid

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resembling fat

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neoplasm

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any kind of tumor or abnormal growth of cells

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atheroma

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tumor like thickening and degeneration of blood vessel walls

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neoplasm

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any kind of tumor or abnormal growth of cells

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neonatal

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mucus

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secretion of the mucus membrane

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mucous

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tissue that secretes mucous

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cephalgia

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headache, pain in the head

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cephalodynia

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headache, pain in the head

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encephalitis

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inflammation of brain tissue

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encephalomalacia

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softening of brain tissue

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encephaloma

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a brain tissue tumor

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encephalotomy

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incision of the brain

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electroencephalogram

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a recording of brain activity

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cranioplasty

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surgical repair of the skull

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craniomalacia

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softening of the skull bones

63
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craniectomy

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removal of part of the skull

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craniometer

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instrument to measure the skull

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cerebrum

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part of the brain where thought occurs

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cerebral

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adjective form of cerebrum

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cerebritis

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inflammation of the cerebrum

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cerebrotomy

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incision in the cerebrum

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cerebrospinal

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the brain and spinal cord

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meninges

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3 layer membrane over the brain and spinal cord

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meningocele

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herniation of the meninges

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meningitis

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inflammation of the menenges

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bx

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oid

A

resembling

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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benign

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not cancerous

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malignant

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-stasis

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meta

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metastasis

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beyond control, spread

81
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atheroma

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fatty tumor in blood vessels

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lipoma

A

fatty tumor

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sarc

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neoplasm

A

new growth

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a

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prefix for without

86
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atrophy

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without development

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trophy

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development

88
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-oid

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suffix for resembling

89
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emesis

Med Term by Chris (26 decks)

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