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97 Cards in this Set
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abdomin/o |
Abdomen |
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acu/o |
sharp, severe,sudden |
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adip/o |
Fat |
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arteri/o |
artery |
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arthr/o |
Joint |
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axill/o |
armpit |
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bi/o |
Life |
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blephar/o |
eyelid |
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carcin/o |
cancer |
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chrondr/o |
cartilage |
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col/o |
colon (large intestine) |
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cyst/o |
urinary bladder |
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encephal/o |
brain |
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erythr/o |
red |
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hem/o |
blood |
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hepat/o |
liver |
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hydr/o |
water, fluid |
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inguin/o |
groin |
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lapar/o |
abdomen, abdominal wall |
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laryng/o |
larynx |
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leuk/o |
white |
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mamm/o |
breast |
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mast/o |
breast |
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my/o |
muscle |
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necr/o |
death (of cells or whole body) |
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nephr/o |
kidney |
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opththalm/o |
eye |
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oste/o |
bone |
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ot/o |
ear |
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phag/o |
to eat, swallow |
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phleb/o |
vein |
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pneumon/o |
lungs |
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pulmon/o |
lungs |
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rect/o |
rectum |
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ren/o |
kidney |
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rhin/o |
nose |
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splen/o |
spleen |
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thorac/o |
chest |
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thromb/o |
clot |
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tonsill/o |
tonsils |
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trache/o |
trachea (windpipe) |
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ven/o |
vein |
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-algia |
pain |
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-centesis |
surgical puncture to remove fluid |
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-cyte |
cell |
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-ectomy |
exsicion, removal, resection |
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-emia |
blood condition |
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-itis |
inflammation |
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-logy |
study of |
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-lysis |
breakdown, destruction, separation |
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-malacia |
softening |
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-megaly |
enlargement |
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-opsy |
to view |
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-penia |
deficiency |
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-phobia |
fear |
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-plasty |
surgical repair |
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-ptosis |
drooping, falling, prolapse |
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-rrhea |
flow, discharge |
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-sclerosis |
hardening |
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-stasis |
controlling, stopping |
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-stomy |
opening to form a mouth (stoma) |
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-tomy |
incision, cutting into |
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-trophy |
development, nourishment |
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-ia |
condition |
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-ist |
specialist |
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-ac, -iac, -al, -eal, -ic, -ical, -tic |
pertaining to |
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abdominocentesis |
(spelling only) |
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acute |
sudden and severe onset |
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adipose |
fat tissue |
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arthralgia |
pain in the joint |
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atrophy |
wasting away, goes away |
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axillary |
related to the armpit |
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blepharoptosis |
droppy eyelids |
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bronchitis |
(spelling only) |
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carcinogenesis |
(spelling only) |
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cardiac |
pertaining to the heart |
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chronic |
persisting for a long time (6 weeks or more) |
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colostomy |
surgical opening in the abdomen to take out the colon. |
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erythrocyte |
red blood cells |
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hemolysis |
break down of red blood cells |
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hemostasis |
stopping of blood cells |
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inguinal |
groin |
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leukemia |
(spelling only) |
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leukocyte |
white blood cells |
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mammogram |
test screen for breast cancer |
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mastectomy |
surgical removal of breast |
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myalgia |
pain in the muscle |
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necrosis |
tissue death |
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ophthalmology |
(spelling only) |
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osteomalacia |
softening of the bony |
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otalgia |
ear pain |
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pneumonia |
(spelling only) |
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ptosis |
drooping |
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rhinorrhea |
runny nose, nose discharge |
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splenomegaly |
enlargement of the spleen |
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tonsillar |
pertaining to the tonsils |
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tonsillitis |
(spelling only) |
