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29 Cards in this Set
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ectasia, -ectasis
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dilation, enlargement
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-ectomy
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surgical excision; removal of all (total excision) or part (partial excision) of an orga
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-gen
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substance that produces (something)
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-genesis
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formation, origin
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-genic, -genous
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causing, producing, caused by, produced by or in
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-gram
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a record of the activity of an organ (often an x-ray)
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-graph
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an instrument for recording the activity of an organ
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-graphy
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the recording of the activity of an organ (usually an x-ray examination);
a descriptive treatise (on the subject) |
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-logy
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study, science, the study or science of
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-logist
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one who specializes in a certain study or science
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-lysis
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dissolution, reduction, decomposition, disintegration
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-lytic
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pertaining to dissolution or decomposition, disintegration
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-malacia
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the softening (of tissues) of
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-pathy
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disease
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-ptosis
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dropping, sagging (of an organ or part)
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-rrhagia
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profuse discharge, hemorrhage
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-rrhea
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profuse discharge, excessive secretion
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-rrhexis
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bursting (of tissues), rupture
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-sclerosis
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the hardening (of tissues) of
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-scope
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an instrument for examining
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-scopy
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examination
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-stenosis
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the narrowing (of a part of the body)
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-tome
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a surgical instrument for cutting
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-tomy
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surgical incision
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-toxic
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poisonous (to an organ)
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-toxin
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a substance poisonous to (a part of the body)
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-plasty
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molding, surgically forming --> plastic surgery or restorative surgery
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-tropism
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turning of living organisms toward or away from and external stimulus
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cephalad
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toward the head
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