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39 Cards in this Set
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Destruction |
-o/lysis |
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Hemolysis |
Destruction of blood |
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Osteolysis |
Destruction of bone |
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Chemonucleosysis |
Use of enzymes to destroy hefniated intervertebral discs |
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Ability to destroy |
-o/lytic |
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Hemolytic |
Ability to destroy blood |
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Destroyed |
-o/lyzed |
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Hemolyzed |
Destroyed blood |
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Tumor; lesion |
-oma |
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Carcinoma |
Cancerous tumor (lining cells) |
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Sarcoma |
Cancerous tumor (connective tissue) |
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Hematoma |
Bloody tumor (goose egg) |
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Like, similar to |
-oid |
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Lipoid |
Like fat |
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Ploypoid |
Like a ployp |
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Mucoid |
Like mucus |
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Sesamoid |
Like a seed, sesame |
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Thyroid |
Like a sheild |
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Xiphoid |
Like a sword |
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Growth (cells) |
-plasia |
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Hyperplasia |
Excessive growth in the cells |
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Dysplasia |
Difficult growth |
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Development |
-trophy |
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Hypertrophy |
Increased size of tissue |
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Atrophy |
W/o growth |
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Softening |
-malacia |
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Osteomalacia |
Softening of bone |
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Encephalomalacia |
Softening of the brain |
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Flowing or discharge |
-orrhea |
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Pyorrhea |
Discharge of pus |
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Diarrhea |
Flowing through of feces |
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Breathing, lungs |
-pnea |
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Dyspnea |
Difficulty or labored breathing |
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Pneumonia |
Inflammation of the lungs |
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Paralysis |
-plegia |
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Hemiplegia |
Paralysis on one side |
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Paraplagia |
Paralysis of lower extremities |
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Weakness |
-paresis |
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Hemiparesis |
Weakness on one side |
