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73 Cards in this Set
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-centesis |
surgical puncture |
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-clasis |
to break; surgical fracture |
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-desis |
binding, fixation (of a bone or joint) |
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-ectomy |
excision, removal |
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-lysis |
separation; destruction; loosening |
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-pexy |
fixation (of an organ) |
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-plasty |
surgical repair |
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-rrhaphy |
suture |
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-stomy |
forming an opening (mouth) |
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-tome |
instrument to cut |
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-tomy |
incision |
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-tripsy |
crushing |
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-gram |
record, writing |
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-graph |
instrument for recording |
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-graphy |
process of recording |
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-meter |
instrument for measuring |
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-metry |
act of measuring |
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-scope |
instrument of measuring |
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-scopy |
visual examination |
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-algia |
pain |
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-dynia |
pain |
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-cele |
hernia, swelling |
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-ectasis |
dilation, expansion |
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-edema |
swelling |
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-emesis |
vomiting |
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-emia |
blood condition |
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-gen |
forming, producing, origin |
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-genesis |
forming, producing, origin |
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-iasis |
abnormal condition (produced by something specific |
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-itis |
inflammation |
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-lith |
stone, calculus |
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-malacia |
softening |
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-megaly |
enlargement |
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-oma |
tumor |
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-osis |
abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells) |
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-pathy |
diesease |
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-penia |
decrease, defiency |
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-phagia |
eating, swallowing |
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-phasia |
speech |
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-phobia |
fear |
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-plasia |
formation, growth |
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-plasm |
formation or growth |
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-plegia |
paralysis |
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-ptosis |
prolapse, downward displacement |
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-rrhage |
bursting forth (of) |
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-rrhagia |
bursting forth (of) |
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-rrhexis |
rupture |
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-sclerosis |
abnormal condition of hardening |
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-spasm |
involuntary contraction, twitching |
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-stenosis |
narrowing, stricture |
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-toxic |
poison |
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-trophy |
nourishment, development |
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-ac |
pertaining to |
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-al |
pertaining to |
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-ar |
pertaining to |
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-ary |
pertaining to |
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-eal |
pertaining to |
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-ic |
pertaining to |
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-ical |
pertaining to |
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-ile |
pertaining to |
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-ior |
pertaining to |
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-ous |
pertaining to |
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-tic |
pertaining to |
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-esis |
condition |
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-ia |
condition |
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-ism |
condition |
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-iatry |
medicine, treatment |
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-ician |
specialist |
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-ist |
specialist |
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-y |
condition, process |
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-icle |
small, minute |
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-ole |
small, minute |
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-ule |
small, minute |
