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145 Cards in this Set
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Adenoid/o |
Adenoids |
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Alveol/o |
Alveolus, air sac |
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Bronch/o |
Bronchial tube |
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Bronchi/o |
Bronchus |
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Bronchiol/o |
Bronchioles . Small bronchus |
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Capn/o |
Carbon dioxide |
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Coni/o |
Dust |
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Cyan/o |
Blue |
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Epiglott/o |
Epiglottis |
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Hydr/o |
Water |
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Laryng/o |
Voice box |
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Lob/o |
Love if the lungs |
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Mediastin/o |
Mediastinum |
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Nas/o |
Nose |
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Or/o |
Mouth |
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Orth/o |
Straight upwright |
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Ox/o |
Oxygen |
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-Algia |
Pain |
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-capnia |
Carbon dioxide |
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-centesis |
Surgical puncture to remove fluid |
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-dynia |
Pain |
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-ectasis |
Dilation |
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-ectomy |
Surgical removal |
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-ema |
Condition |
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-lysis |
Destruction. Or breakdown |
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-osmia |
Smell |
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Pectoral/o |
Chest |
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Pharyng/o |
Throat |
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Phon/o |
Voice |
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Phren/o |
Diaphragm |
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Pleur/o |
Pleura |
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Pneum/o |
Air , lungs |
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Pneumon/o |
Air, lungs |
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Pulmon/o |
Lungs |
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Py/o |
Pus |
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Rhin/o |
Nose |
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Spir/o |
Breathing |
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Thorac/o |
Chest |
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Tonsill/o |
Tonsils |
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Tranche/o |
Trachea. Windpipe |
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-oxia |
Oxygen |
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-phonia |
Voice |
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-Plasty |
Surgical repair |
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-pnea |
Breathing |
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-ptysis |
Spitting |
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-rrhea |
Discharge |
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-scopy |
Process of visually examine |
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-stenosis |
Tightening |
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Tachy |
Fast |
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Hyper |
Excessive |
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Hypo |
Below |
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-Tomy |
Opening |
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A or an |
No |
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Brady - |
Slow |
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Dys |
Difficult |
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Cardi/o |
Heart |
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Cephal/o |
Head |
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Arthr/o |
Joints |
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Cyt/o |
Cell |
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Derm/o |
Skin |
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Eletr/o |
Electricity |
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Cyst/o |
Urinary bladder |
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Gastr/o |
Stomach |
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Erythr/o |
Red |
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Hepat/o |
Liver |
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Nephr/o |
Kidney |
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Oste/o |
Bone |
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Thromb/o |
Clot |
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-gram |
Record |
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Ac |
Pertaining to |
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Al |
Pertaining to |
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-ion |
Process |
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Ic , iCal |
Pretaining to |
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-sis |
State of conditions |
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-y |
Process of condition |
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Epi |
Above |
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Dia |
Complete, through |
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Sub- |
Below |
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Re |
Back |
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Peri |
Surrounding |
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Ex |
Out side |
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Crani/ o |
Skull |
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- plasm |
Formation |
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Ism - iac -eal -ior |
Pertaining to |
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Axill /o |
Arm pit |
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Chem/o |
Drug or chemical |
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Encephal |
Brain |
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Isch/o |
To hold back |
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My/o |
Muscle |
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Myelo |
Spinal cord of bone marrow |
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Ven / o |
Veins |
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-cele |
Hernia |
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-coccus |
Berry shaped bacterium |
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-Malacia |
Softening |
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-osis |
Abnormal condition |
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-megaly |
Enlargement. |
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Ptosis |
Drooping or falling |
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Plasia |
Development. Or formation |
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-Stomy |
New opening |
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-therapy |
Treatment |
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- trophy |
Development or nourishment |
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-Tomy |
Incision |
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-statis |
Controlling or stoping |
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-sclerosis |
Hardening |
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Ium |
Structure |
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Ia |
Condition |
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Pertaining to |
-al -Ac -iac - ary -eal -iCal -ose -ous -tic |
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Oto |
Ear |
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Phag/o |
To eat or swallow |
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MRI |
Magnetic resonance imaging |
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-Pepsia |
Digestion |
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-Emesis |
Vomitting |
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-rrhaphy |
Suture |
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-irrhage |
Bursting or forth |
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-ectasis |
Widening |
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Stenosis |
Tightening |
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Tresia |
Opening |
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AD |
Alzheimer's disease |
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CNS |
Central nervous system |
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Cf |
Cerebrospinal fluid |
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Tia |
Transient ischemic attack |
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CVA |
Cerebrovascular accidents |
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Ami |
Acute myocardial infarction |
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Cpr |
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
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DVT |
Deep vein thrombosis |
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Htn |
Hyper tension |
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Cxr |
Chest x Ray |
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Copd |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
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Icu |
Intesive care unit |
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Abg |
Arterial blood gases |
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Uri |
Upper respiratory infection |
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Tlc |
Total lung capacity |
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Pft |
Pulmonary function test |
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Ppd |
Purified protein derivative |
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tb |
Tuberculosis |
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Bronchitis |
Inflammation of the bronchi |
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Pneumoconiosis |
Abnormal condition of dust in the lungs |
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Pneumonia |
Condition of the lungs |
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Hyper capnia |
Excessive carbon dioxide |
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Hypercapemia |
Excessive carbon dioxide in the blood |
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Hypoxemia |
Low oxygen in the blood |
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Thoracenesis |
Puncture to removal fluid in the chest |
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Apnea |
No breathing |
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Dysphonia |
Difficult with speech |
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Pharyngitis |
Inflammation of pharynx |
