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40 Cards in this Set
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-al |
Pertaining to |
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-algia |
Pertaining to pain |
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-asthenia |
Weakness |
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-blast |
Immature cell |
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-cele |
Pertaining to tumor or swelling |
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-centesis |
Pertaining to puncturing an organ or body cavity,often to drain excess fluid or obtain a sample for analysis |
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-cyte |
Cell |
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-ectomy |
Surgical removal of |
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-emesis |
Vomiting |
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-emia |
Pertaining to the presence of a substance in the blood |
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-esthesia |
Pertaining to sensation or perception |
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-genic |
Causing |
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-gram |
Record |
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-graph |
A record of the instrument used to create the record |
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-ia |
Condition of |
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-ic |
Pertaining to |
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-itis |
Inflammation |
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-lysis |
Decline, disintegration or destruction |
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-megaly |
Enlargement of |
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-Meter |
Measuring instrument |
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-ology |
Science of study |
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-Oma |
Tumor |
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-osis ; -sis |
Pertaining to a disease process |
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-ostomy |
Surgical creation of an opening |
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-pathy |
Disease or a system for treating disease |
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Phagia |
Pertaining to eating or swalloeing |
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Phasia |
Pertaining to speech |
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-phobia |
Pertaining to irrational fear |
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-plasty |
Plastic surgery |
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Plegia |
Paralysis |
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Pnea |
Pertaining to breathing |
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-ptosis |
Drooping |
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- Rrhage ; - rrahgia |
Abnormal or excessive flow or discharge |
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-Rrhaphy |
Suture of, repair |
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Rrhea |
Flow or discharge |
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-scope |
Instrument for examination |
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-scopy |
Examination with an instrument |
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-siasis |
Slowing or stopping of the normal flow of a fluid, such as blood |
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-taxis |
Order, arrangement or |
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-trophic |
Pertaining to nutrition |