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117 Cards in this Set
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-ad |
toward
cephalad, toward the head |
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-algia |
pain |
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-asthenia |
weakness
neurasthenia, condition with vague symptoms, such as weakness |
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-blast |
immature, forming |
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-cele |
hernia
cystocele, hernia of urinary bladder |
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-cidal |
destroying, killing |
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-cide |
destroyer of, killer of |
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-clasis |
breaking
osteoclasis, intentional breaking of bone |
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-clast |
breaking instrument
osteoclast, instrument used in osteoclasis |
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-crine |
secreting
endocrine |
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-crit |
separate
hematocrit, percentage of volume of a blood sample that is composed of cells |
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-cyte |
cell |
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-cytosis |
condition of cells
erythrocytosis, condition with an abnormal number of RBCs |
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-derma |
skin |
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-desis |
binding
arthrodesis, stiffening of a joint |
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-dynia |
pain
neurodynia, nerve pain |
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-ectasis |
expansion, dilation
neurectasia, operation with dilation of a nerve |
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-ectomy |
removal of
appendectomy |
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-edema |
swelling
lymphedema |
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-ema |
condition
empyema, pus in body cavity |
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-emesis |
vomiting
hematemesis |
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-emia |
blood
uremia, excess urea in the blood |
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-emic |
relating to blood
uremic, having excess urea in the blood |
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-esthesia |
sensation
paresthesia, abnormal sensation, such as tingling |
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-form |
in the shape of
uniform |
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-gen |
producing, coming to be
carcinogen |
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-genesis |
production of
pathogenesis |
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-genic |
producing
iatrogenic, produced by treatment |
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-globin |
protein
hemoglobinm, protein of RBCs |
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-globulin |
protein
immunoglobulin, one of certain structurally related proteins |
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-gram |
a recording
encephalogram |
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-graph |
recording instrument
encephalograph |
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-graphy |
process of recording
echocardiography
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-iasis |
pathological condition or state
psoriasis, chronic skin disease |
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-ic |
pertaining to
gastric |
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-ics |
treatment, practice, body of knowledge
orthopedics |
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-ism |
condition, disease, doctrine
dwarfism |
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-itis (pl. itides) |
inflammation
nephritis/neuritides |
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-kinesia |
movement
bradykinesia, decrease in movement |
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-kinesis |
movement
hyperkinesis |
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-lepsy |
condition of
catalepsy, condition with having seizures of extreme rigidity |
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-leptic |
having seizures
cataleptic, person with catalepsy |
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-logist |
one who practices
dermatologist |
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-logy |
study, practice |
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-lysis |
destruction of
electrolysis |
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-lytic |
destroying
thrombolytic |
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-malacia |
softening
osteomalacia, gradual softening of bone |
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-mania |
obsession
monomania, obsession with one idea |
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-megaly |
enlargement
cephalomegaly, abnormal enlargement of the head |
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-meter |
measuring device |
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-metry |
measurment
optometry |
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-oid |
like, resembling
cardioid, resembling the heart |
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-oma (pl. -omata) |
tumor, neoplasm
myoma |
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-opia |
vision
diplopia, double vision |
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-opsia |
vision |
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-opsy |
view of
biopsy, removal of living tissue for analysis |
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-osis (pl. -oses) |
condition, state, process
halitosis, chronic bad breath |
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-ostomy |
opening
colostomy |
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-oxia |
oxygen
anoxia, lack of oxygen |
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-para |
bearing
primipara, a women who has given birth once |
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-paresis |
slight paralysis
monoparesis |
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-parous |
producing; bearing
viviparous, bearing living young |
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-pathy |
disease |
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-penia |
deficiency
leukopenia, condition with fewer than normal WBCs |
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-pepsia |
digestion
dyspepsia, impaired digesion |
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-pexy |
fixation, usually done surgically
nephropexy, surgical fixation of a floating kidney |
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-phage, -phagia, -phagy |
eating, devouring
polyphagia, excessive eating |
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-phasia |
speaking
aphasia, loss of or reduction in speaking ability |
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-pheresis |
removal
leukapheresis, removal of leukocytes drawn from blood |
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-phil |
attraction; affinity for
cyanophil, element that turns blue after staining |
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-phila |
attraction; affinity for
hemophila, blood disorder with tendency to hemorrhage |
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-phobia |
fear |
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-phonia |
sound
neuraphonia, loss of sounds |
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-phoresis |
carrying
electrophoresis, movement of particles in an electric field |
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-phoria |
feeling; carrying
euphoria, feeling of well-being |
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-phrenia |
of the mind
schizophrenia, term for a common psychosis |
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-phthisis |
wasting away
hemophthisis, anemia |
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-phylaxis |
protection
prophylaxis, prevention of disease |
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-physis |
growing
epiphysis, part of along bone distince from and growing out of the shaft |
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-plakia |
plaque
leukoplakia |
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-plasia |
formation
dysplasia |
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-plasm |
formation
protoplasm, living matter |
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-plastic |
forming
hemoplastic, forming new blood cells |
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-plasty |
surgical repair |
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-plegia |
paralysis
quadriplegia |
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-plegic |
one who is paralyzed
quadriplegic |
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-pnea |
breath
apnea |
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-poiesis |
formation
erythropoiesis |
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-poietic |
forming
erythropoietic |
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-poietin |
one that forms
erythropoietin, an acid that aids in the formation of RBCs |
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-porosis |
lessening in density
osteoporosis |
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-ptosis |
falling down; drooping
blepharoptosis, drooping eyelid |
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-rrhage |
discharge heavily
hemorrhage, to bleed profusely |
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-rrhagia |
heavy discharge
trachorrhagia, hemorrhage from the trachea |
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-rrhapy |
surgical suturing
herniorrhapy, surgical suturing of a hernia |
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-rrhea |
a flowing, a flux
dysmenorhea, difficult menstrual flow |
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-rrhexis |
rupture
cardiorrhexis, rupture of the heart wall |
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-shisis |
splitting
spondyloschisis, failure of fusion of the vertebral arch in an embryo |
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-scope |
instrument (especially one used for observing or measuring)
microscope |
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-scopy |
use of an instrument for observing
microscopy |
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-somnia |
sleep
insomnia, inability to sleep |
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-spasm |
contraction
esophagospasm |
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-stalsis |
contraction
peristalsis |
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-stasis |
stopping, constant
homeostasis |
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-stat |
agent to maintain a state
bacteriostat, agent that inhibits bacterial growth |
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-static |
maintaining a state
hemostatic, stopping blood flow within a vessel |
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-stenosis |
narrowing
stenostenosis, narrowing of the parotid duct |
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-stomy |
opening
colostomy |
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-tome |
cutting instrument, segment
osteotome |
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-tomy |
cutting operation
laparotomy |
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-trophic |
nutritional
atrophic |
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-trophy |
nutrition
dystrophy, changes that result from inadequate nutrition |
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-trophia |
turning
esotropia, crossed eyes |
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-tropic |
turning toward
neurotropic, localizing in nerve tissue |
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-tropy |
condition of turning toward
neurotropy, affinity of certain contrast mediums for nervous tissue |
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-uria |
urine
pyuria, pus in the urine |
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-version |
turning
retroversion, a turning backward (said of the uterus) |
