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Worksheets unit 1 & 2 (for test) Flashcards

1
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Prefix

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Word part in front of a word root, can change the meaning of a word

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Suffix

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Appears at the end of a word, can change the meaning of a word

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Word Root

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Foundation of a word

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Combining Form

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Word root plus a vowel, 99% “O” (Latin and Greek)

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5
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Compound Word

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Two or more words put together (English)

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Noun

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Person, Place, or Thing (duh)

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Adjective

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Words that describe a noun

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Verb

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Words that represent action

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Acr/o

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CF for extremities

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Megal/o

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CF for enlarged

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Dermat/o

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CF for skin

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-ism

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condition, state, or theory

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-ist

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specialist

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-ity

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quality

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-able

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ability

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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study of

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-tion

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condition

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-er

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one who, or one which

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-ous

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possessing, having, full of

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-ible

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ability

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-megaly

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enlarged

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-logist

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one who specializes

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24
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acromegaly

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enlarged extremities

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25
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acrodermatis

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skin inflammation on the extremeties

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dermatis

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inflamed skin

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27
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gastr/o

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stomach

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dermat/o / derm/o

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skin

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duoden/o

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1st 12 inches of the small intestines

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30
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tomo

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to cut

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31
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cyan/o

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blue

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leuk/o

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white

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melan/o

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black, dark pigmented

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erythr/o

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red

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35
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chlor/o

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green

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xanth/o

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yellow

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cyt/o

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cell

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thromb/o

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platelet, clotting cell (in a good way, NOT a clot

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hist/o

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tissues (think histamine, need a kleenex. therefore histo = tissue

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40
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cardi/o / cardo

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heart

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41
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electro

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electricity

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42
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sono

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sound (ping!)

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echo

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reflected sound

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44
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radio

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radiation / x-ray (both acceptable)

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path/o

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disease

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megal/o

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enlarged

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-logy

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study of

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48
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-logist

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one who studies

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49
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-itis

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inflammation

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50
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-osis

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condition (also increase, but not as often)

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51
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-algia

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pain

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52
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-ectomy

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removal, cut out

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53
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-tomy

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make an incision

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54
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-ostomy

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create a new opening

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55
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-tome

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cutting instrument

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-emia

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blood condition

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-graph

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machine to record data

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-graphy

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process of getting a record

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-grapher

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person who makes the record

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-graph

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record, data

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-pathy

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-megaly

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-penia

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decrease in

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-blast

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immature or embryonic (think college parties)

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-cyte

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dermatology

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study of skin

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dermatome

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instrument to cut thin slices of skin

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tomogram

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record that uses sections, slices,

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pathologist

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specialist who studies diseases

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pathology

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study of diseases

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cyanosis

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condition of being blue

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cyanoderma

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blue skin, usually on arms or leg

73
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acrocyanosis

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condition of blue extremities

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erythroderma

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red skin (NOT sunburn, more like red blotches)

75
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leukoderma

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white skin (not caucasian, more like patches of lost pigment)

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melanoderma

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black skin (areas of dark pigment)

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melanocyte

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black/dark cell

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cytology

A

study of cells

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cytologist

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one who studies cells

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cytometer

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instrument to measure cells

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leukocyte

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white blood cell

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leukocytopenia

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decrease in white blood cells

83
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leukocytosis

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increase in white blood cells (see that osis?)

84
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leukemia

A

blood cancer of the white blood cells

85
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erythroblast

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immature red blood cell

86
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erythrocyte

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red blood cell

87
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erythrocytopenia

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decrease in red blood cells

88
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xanthemia

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jaundice, condition of too much yellow

89
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thrombocyte

90
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thrombocytosis

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condition of too many platelets

91
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thrombocytopenia

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condition of low platelets

92
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histoblast

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immature tissues

93
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histology

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study of tissues

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cardiomegaly/megalocardia

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enlarged heart

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megalogastria/gastromegaly

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enlarged stomach

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mania

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megalomania

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Donald Trump

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cardiology

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study of the heart

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cardialgia

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pain in the heart

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cardiologist

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heart specialist

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electrocardiogram

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EKG (readout of the heartbeat with electricity)

102
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electrocardiography

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process of making an image of the heart with electricity

103
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echocardiogram

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ultrasound of the heart

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radiographer

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person who takes the x-rays

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gastric

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gastralgia

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pain in the stomach

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gastrotomy

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incision in the stomach

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gastrectomy

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removal of the stomach

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gastrostomy

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creating a new opening in the stomach

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gastritis

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inflammation of the stomach

111
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duodenum

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1st 12 inches of the lower intestines

112
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duodenitis

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inflammation of the duodenum

113
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duodenal

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referring to the duodenum

114
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gastroduodenoostomy

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creating a new opening between the stomach and the duodenum

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CBC

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Complete Blood Count (Includes RBC, WBC, and Thrombo’s)

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ECHO

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Echocardiogram - record of reflected soundwaves

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RBC

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Red blood cell

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CAT Scan

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Computerized Axial Tomography

119
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-ic noun or adj?

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adjective suffix

120
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-ac noun or adj?

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adjective suffix

121
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-er noun or adj?

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noun suffix

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-tic noun or adj?

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adjective suffix

123
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-al noun or adj?

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adjective suffix

124
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-ia noun or adj?

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noun suffix

125
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-osis noun or adj?

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noun suffix

126
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-us noun or adj?

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noun suffix

127
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-um noun or adj?

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noun suffix

128
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-e noun or adj?

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noun suffix

129
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-us noun or adj?

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noun suffix

130
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-sis noun or adj?

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noun suffix

131
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-otic noun or adj?

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adjective suffix

132
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-ous non or adj?

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adjective suffix

133
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-ac noun or adj?

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adjective suffix

134
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-ar noun or adj?

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adjective suffix

135
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-al noun or adj?

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adjective suffix

136
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-tic noun or adj?

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adjective suffix

Med Term by Chris (26 decks)

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