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82 Cards in this Set
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dys-
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painful, difficult
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infra-
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under, beneath, below
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para-
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beside, beyond, near
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para-
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beside, beyond, near
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sub-
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below, under
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super-
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above, excess
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supra-
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above
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tachy-
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rapid, fast
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trans-
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through, across
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ultra-
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beyond, excess
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bi-
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two
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hemi-
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half
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mono-
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one
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multi-
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many
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nulli-
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none
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poly-
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many
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-algia
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pain
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-cele
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hernia, protrusion
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-cise
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cut
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-cyte
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cell
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-dynia
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pain
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-ectasis
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dilation
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-gen
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that which produces
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-genesis
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produces, generates
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-genic
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producing, produced by
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-ia
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state, condition
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-iasis
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abnormal condition
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-ism
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state of
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-itis
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inflammation
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-logist
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one who studies
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-logy
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study of
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-lysis
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destruction
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-malacia
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abnormal softening
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-megaly
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enlargement, large
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-ma
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tumor, mass
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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-pathy
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disease
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-plasia
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development, growth
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-plasm
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formation, development
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-ptosis
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drooping
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-rrhage
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excessive, abnormal flow
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-rrhea
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discharge, flow
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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-sclerosis
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hardening
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-stenosis
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narrowing
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-therapy
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treatment
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-trophy
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nourishment, development
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-centesis
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puncture to withdraw fluid
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-ectomy
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surgical removal
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-ostomy
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surgically create an opening
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-otomy
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cutting into
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-pexy
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surgical fixation
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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-gram
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record or picture
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-graph
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instrument for recording
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-graphy
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process of recording
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-meter
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instrument for measuring
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-metry
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process of measuring
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-scope
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instrument for viewing
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-scopy
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process of visually examining
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pleural for word ending in
-a |
ae
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pleural for word ending in
-ax |
aces
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pleural for word ending in
-ex or -ix |
ices
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pleural for word ending in
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es
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pleural for word ending in
-ma |
mata
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pleural for word ending in
-nx |
ges
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pleural for word ending in
-on |
a
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pleural for word ending in
-us |
i
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pleural for word ending in
-um |
a
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pleural for word ending in
-y |
ies
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diaphragm
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wall between thoracic and abdominoplevic cavity
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Organs in thoracic cavity
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pleural cavity - lungs
pericardial cavity - heart mediastinum - heart, esophagus, trachea, thymus gland, aorta |
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Organs in abdominal cavity
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stomach, spleen, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and portions of small intestines and colon
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Organs in pelvic cavity
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urinary bladder, ureters, urethra, portions of small intestines and colon
Female: uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, vagina Male: Prostate gland, seminal vesicles, portion of vas deferens |
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Anatomical divisions of abdomen
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right and left hypochondriac
right and left lumbar right and left iliac epigastric, umbilical, hypogastric |
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apex
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tip or summit of an organ
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base
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bottom or lower part of an orgran
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quad-
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four
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semi-
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partial, half
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tri-
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three
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uni-
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one
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