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49 Cards in this Set
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-plasty |
Surgical repair *rhin/o/plasty |
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-rrhapy
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Suture *my/o/rraphy |
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-pexy
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Fixation (of an organ) *mast/o/pexy |
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-clasis
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To break; surgical fracture *oste/o/clasis |
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-lysis |
Separation, destruction, loosening
*thromb/o/lysis |
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-tripsy |
Crushing *lith/o/tripsy |
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-centesis |
Surgical puncture *arthr/o/centesis |
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-ectomy |
Excision, removal *append/ectomy |
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-desis |
Binding, fixation (of a bone/joint) *arthr/o/desis |
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-stomy |
Forming an opening (mouth) *trache/o/stomy |
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-tome |
Instrument to cut *Oste/o/tome |
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-tomy |
Incision *trache/o/tomy |
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-scope |
Instrument for examining *endo/scope |
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-scopy |
Visual examination *endo/scopy |
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-graph |
Instrument for recording Electr/o/cardi/o/graph |
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-graphy |
Process of recording *electr/o/cardi/o/graphy |
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-meter |
Instrument for measuring |
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-metry |
Act of measuring |
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-gram |
Record, writing *electr/o/cardi/o/gram |
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-algia, -dynia |
Pain *neur/algia *ot/o/dynia |
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-plasia, -plasm |
Formation, growth |
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-gen, -genesis |
Forming, producing, origin *carcin/o/gen *carcin/o/genesis |
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-rrhage, -rrhagia |
Bursting forth (of) |
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-edema |
Swelling |
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-cele |
Hernia; swelling *hepat/o/cele |
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-osis |
Abnormal condition; Increase (Used primarily w/ blood cells)
*cyan/osis |
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-spasm |
Involuntary contraction; twitching *blephar/o/spasm |
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-stenosis |
Narrowing; stricture *arteri/o/stenosis |
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-rrhea |
Discharge, flow |
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-pathy |
Disease *my/o/pathy |
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-itis |
Inflammation |
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-oma |
Tumor *neur/oma |
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-rrhexis |
Rupture *arteri/o/rrhexis |
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-plegia |
Paralysis *quadri/plegia |
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-ectasis |
Dilation, expansion *bronchi/ectasis |
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-emia |
Blood condition *leuk/emia |
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-emesis |
Vomitting *hyper/emesis |
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-iasis |
Abnormal condition (Produced by something specific) |
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-iatry |
Medicine; treatment *psych/iarty |
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-icle -ole -ule |
Small, minute *ventr/icle *arteri/ole *ven/ule |
Diminutive suffix |
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-ician -ist |
Specialist *hemat/o/log/ist |
Noun suffix |
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-esis -ia -ism |
Condition *pneumon/ia *thyroid/ism |
Noun suffix |
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-ac -al -ary -ic -ile -ous |
Pertaining to |
Adjective suffix |
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-megaly |
Enlargement *Gastromegaly |
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-cyte |
Cell *hepatoctye Cells in liver |
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-ptosis |
Prolapse, downward displacement *blephar/o/ptosis |
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-malacia |
Softening *chondr/o/malacia |
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-penia |
Decrease, deficiency *oste/o/penia |
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-sclerosis |
Abnormal condition of hardening *arteri/o/sclerosis |
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