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24 Cards in this Set
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-algia
-dynia |
pain
neuralgia is pain along the course of a nerve |
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-cele
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hernia(protrusion of all or part of an organ through the wall of the cavity that contains it - encephalocele
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-ectasia
-ectasis |
dilation(dilation,enlargement)
angiectasis means dilation of a blood or lymph vessel |
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-edema
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swelling
Edema is a word that means the presence of abnormally large amounts of fluid in the tissues |
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-emesis
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vomiting
Emesis is a word that means vomiting |
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-emia
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condition of the blood
Bacteremia is the presence of bacteria in the blood |
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-ia, -iasis
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condition
Hysteria is a condition so named b/c long ago hysterical women were thought to suffer from a disturbed condition of the uterus |
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-itis
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inflammation
Appendicitis is inflammation of the appendix |
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-lith
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stone or calculus
Another name for gallstone is cholelith |
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-malacia
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soft,softening
Osteomalacia is softening of the bones |
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-mania
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excessive preoccupation
kleptomania = excessive preoccupation leads to stealing on impulse |
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-megaly
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enlargment
think mega (large as in megalopolis |
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-oid(forms adjectives and nouns)
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resembling
Mucoid mean similar to or resembling mucus |
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-oma
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tumor
Carcimona is cancer or a cancerous tumor |
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-osis
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condition (often an abnormal condition;sometimes,an increase)
Neurosis is a nervous condition |
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-pathy
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disease
The suffix -pathy is derived from the same source as many words that contain path/o - for example pathogenic organisms can cause disease |
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-penia
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deficiency
Calcipenia is a deficiency of calcium |
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-phobia
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abnormal fear
Hydrophobia is another term for rabies - Actually, rabid animals avoid water because they cannot swallow as a result of the paralysis caused by the virus |
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-ptosis
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prolapse(sagging)
Ptosis means sagging. It also refers to drooping or sagging eyelids |
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-rrhage,-rrhaiga
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excessive bleeding or hemorrhaging
Hemorrhage is abnormal internal or external bleeding |
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-rrhea
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flow or discharge
A urethral or vaginal discharge is a primary feature of gonorrhea |
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-rrhexis
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ruptre
Cardiorrhexis literally means ruptured heart |
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-spasm
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twitching,cramp
Spasm means involuntary and sudden movement or convulsive muscular contraction |
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-stasis
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stopping, controlling
Stasis means slowing or stopping |
