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61 Cards in this Set
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-ectomy |
excision, removal
excision of the vermiform appendix |
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-centesis
arthr/ocentesis (joint) |
surgical puncture
puncture of a joint cavity for aspiration of fluid |
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-os/tomy
col/ostomy (colon) |
mouth, forming an opening
surgical creation of an opening b/t colon & body surface |
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-tomy
phleb/otomy (vein) |
incision to cut into
incision of a vein |
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-desis
arthr/odesis (joint) |
binding, stabilization
surgical fusion of a joint |
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-rrhaphy
neur/orrhaphy |
suture
suture of nerve tissue |
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-pexy
gastr/opexy (stomach) |
fixation, suspension
surgical fixation of the stomach |
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-plasty
rhin/oplasty (nose) |
formation plastic repair
plastic surgery of the nose |
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-clasis
oste/oclasis (bone) |
to break down, refracture
surgical fracture or refracture of bones |
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-lysis
enter/olysis (intestine) |
lossen, free from adhesions, destruction
surgical separation of intestinal adhesions |
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-tripsy
lith/otripsy (stone) |
to crush
the crushing of a stone in the bladder |
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-cis
circum/cision (around) |
cut likk excise
surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis |
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-cid
germi/cidal (germ) |
kill
destructive to pathogenic microorganisms |
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-stasis
hemo/stasis |
stop control
stopping the escape of blood by either natual or artifical means |
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-osis
necr/osis (death) |
condition of
death of cells or tissues |
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-age
tri/age (three) |
related to
sorting out & classification of casualties to determine priority of treatment |
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-iatry
psych/iatry (mind) |
healing by a doctor
healing of the mind |
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-therapy
chemo/therapy (drug) |
treatment
treatment of illness by medication |
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-ion
excerebrat/ion (brain) |
process
process of removal of the brain |
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-algia
cephal/algia (head) |
pain
headache |
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-cele
hepat/ocele (liver) |
hernia swelling
hernia of the liver |
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-dynia
cephal/odynia (head) |
pain
pain in the head |
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-ectasis
bronchi/extasis (bronchus) |
dilation expansion
chronic dilation of one or more bronchi |
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-emia
poly/cyth/emia (many) |
blood
increase in total red cell mass of the blood |
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-gen
carcin/o/gen (cancer) |
producing beginning
any substance that causes cancer |
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-gram
encephal/o/gram (brain) |
record picture
x-ray film obtained by encephalography |
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-graph
cardi/o/graph (heart) |
instrument for recording
an instrument used for recording electrical activity of the heartbeat |
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-graphy
roentgen/o/graphy |
process of recording
x-ray films of internal structures of the body |
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-iasis
chole/lith/iasis (gallstone) |
abnormal condition, formation of, presence of
presence of formation of gallstones |
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-itis
gastr/itis (stomach) |
inflammation
inflammation of the stomach |
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-logy
bio/logy (life) |
study of
scientific study of living organisms |
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-malacia
oste/o/malacia (bone) |
softening
softening of the bones resulting from vit. D deficiency |
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-megaly
hepat/o/megaly (liver) |
enlargement
enlargement of the liver |
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-meter
crani/o/meter (cranium) |
instrument for measuring
an instrument for measuring skulls |
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-metry
pelvi/metry (pelvis) |
process of measuring
measurment of the capacity & dia. of the pelvis |
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-oid
lip/oid (fat) |
resemble
fatlike; lipid (resembling fat) |
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-oma
aden/oma (gland) |
tumor
a benign skin tumor in which the cells are derived from glandular epithelium |
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-osis
dermat/osis (skin) |
abnormal condition
any skin disease, especially one not characterized by inflammation |
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-pathy
nephr/o/pathy |
disease
disease of the kidneys |
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penia
hint: d d leuk/o/cyto/penia (white cell) |
decrease deficiency
reduction of the no. of leukocytes (white blood cells) the count being 5000/mm³or less |
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-phagia
dys/phagia (difficult) |
eating swallowing
difficulty in swallowing or eating |
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-phasia
a/phasia (without) |
speech
defect or loss of the power of expression by speech, writing, or signs, or of comprehending spoken or written words |
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-plegia
hemi/plegia (half) |
paralysis
paralysis of one side of the body |
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-phobia
acr/o/phobia |
fear
morbid fear of heights |
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-ptosis
hyster/o/ptosis |
prolapse falling dropping
metroptosis, downward displacement or prolapse of the uterus |
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-rrhage
hem/o/rrhage (blood) |
burst forth hemorrhage
the escape of blood from the vessels. excessive bleeding |
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-rrhea
men/o/rrhea (menses) |
discharge flow
normal menstruation |
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-rrhexis
angi/o/rrhexis (blood vessel) |
rupture
rupture of a vessel, especially a blood vessel |
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-sclerosis
arteri/o/sclerosis (artery) |
hardening
a group of diseases characterized by thickening & loss of elasticity of the arterial walls |
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-scopy
oto/scopy (fear) |
examination, view
examination of the ear by means of the otoscope |
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-spasm
EX blephar/o/spasm |
involuntary contraction. twitching of a muscle
def spasm of the eyelids |
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-spasm
blephar/o/spasm |
involuntary contraction. twitching of a muscle
spasm of the eyelid |
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tomy
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incision
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ostomy
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mouth
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excision
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remove
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ectomy
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removal
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-spasm
blephar/o/spasm |
involuntary contraction. twitching of a muscle
spasm of the eyelid |
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tomy
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incision
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ostomy
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mouth
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excision
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remove
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ectomy
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removal
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