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22 Cards in this Set
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-algia
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Pain
EX: Neuralgia (pain along nerve) |
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-cyte
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Cell
EX: leukocyte (white blood cell) |
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-ectomy
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Cutting out
EX: tonsillectomy (cutting out of tonsils) |
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-emia
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Blood
EX: anemia (lack of blood) |
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-esthesia
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Sensation
EX: anesthesia (without sensation) |
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-genic
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Causing
EX: carcinogenic (cancer causing) |
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-gram
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Record
EX: angiogram (record of graph of) |
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-itis
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Inflammation
EX: tonsillitis (inflammation of the tonsils) |
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-logy
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Science, study of
EX: biology (study of Life) |
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-ostomy
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Creation of an opening
EX: gastrostomy (artificial opening of) |
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-oma
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tumor
EX: neuroma (nerve tumor) |
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-osis
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Condition of
EX: psychosis (condition of the mind) |
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-paresis
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Weakness
EX: hemiparesis (one-sided weakness) |
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-phagia
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Eating
EX: polyphagia (exessive eating) |
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-plegia
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Paralysis
EX: hemiplegia (one-sided paralysis) |
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-pnea
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Breathing
EX: apnea (no breath) |
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-phasia
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Speech
EX: aphasia (inability to speak) |
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-phobia
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Fear
EX: hydrophobia (fear of water) |
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-rhythmia
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Rhythm
EX: arrhythmia (variation from normal rhythm) |
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-rrhea
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Flow or discharge
EX: pyorrhea (discharge of pus) |
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-taxia
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Order, arrangement of
EX: ataxia (without muscle corrdination) |
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-uria
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To do with urine
EX: polyuria (excessive secretion of urine) |
