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34 Cards in this Set
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-cele
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hernia
cysto-cele/Hernia of the urinary bladder |
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-cytosis
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condition of cells
erythro-cytosis/Condition with an abnormal number of red blood cells in the blood |
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-ectasia
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expansion; dilation
esophag-ectasia/Dilation of the passageway for food to travel to the stomach |
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-ectasis
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expanding; dilating
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-edema
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swelling
lymph-edema/ swelling as a result of obstructed lymph glands; |
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-ema
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condition
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-emesis
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vomiting
hemat-emesis/ vomiting of blood. |
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-iasis
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pathological condition or state; presence of
psor-iasis/chronic skin condition |
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-ism
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condition, disease
dwarf-ism/condition including abnormally small size. |
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-itis (pl.-itides)
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inflammation
nephr-itis/kidney inflammation. |
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-lepsy
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seizures
epi-lepsy/pertains to seizures. |
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-leptic
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pertaining to seizures
epi-leptic/a person with epilepsy which pertains to seizures |
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-lithiasis
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presence of stones
chole-lithiasis/Condition of stones in the gallbladder |
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-mania
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obsession; madness
megalo-mania/Individuals with an obsession about themselves monomania/obsession with one idea is |
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-megaly
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enlargement
cephalo-megaly/an abnormal enlargement of the head. |
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-oma (pl. -omata)
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tumor, neoplasm
my-oma/myomata-Tumor of muscle tissue |
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-opia
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vision
dipl-opia/double vision |
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-opsia
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vision
chlor-opsia/ condition of seeing (vision/viewing) objects as green. |
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-osis (pl. -oses)
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condition, state, process
halit-osis/chronic bad breath state |
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-paresis
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slight paralysis, feelings of numbness and tingling
mono-paresis/Paralysis on only one extremity |
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-pathy
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disease
osteo-pathy/term for bone disease. |
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-penia
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deficiency, small, fewer
leuko-penia/Condition with fewer or smaller numbers than normal white blood cells |
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-philia
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attraction; affinity for
hemo-philia/ is a deficiency in the body's blood-producing mechanisms that create a need or attraction for blood. |
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-phrenia
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of the mind
schizo-phrenia/a term for a common psychosis of the mind. |
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-phthisis
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wasting away
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-physis
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growing
epi-physis/The growth plate at the ends of long bones |
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-plegia
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paralysis
quadri-plegia/paralysis of all four limbs |
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-plegic
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pertaining to paralysis
quadri-plegic/a person who has paralysis of all four limbs |
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-ptosis
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falling down; drooping
blepharo-ptosis/a drooping eyelid |
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-rrhea
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to flow or discharge
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-rrhagia
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excessive bleeding (amount and/or frequency)
tracheo-rrhagia/hemorrhage from the trachea. |
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-rrhexis
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rupture
cardio-rrhexis/Rupture of the heart wall |
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-trophic
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pertaining to nutrition
a-trophic/pertaining to lack of nutrition |
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-trophy
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nutrition
dys-trophy/changes that result from inadequate nutrition |
