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74 Cards in this Set
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pain (usually followed by in)
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-algia
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protrusion (of an organ or other); protrusion filled with (a substance)
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-cele
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instrument used to excise
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-ectome
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to excise
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-ectomize
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excision
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-ectomy
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record
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-gram
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instrument used to record
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-graph
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act of recording
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-graphy
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a specialist in the study (of a subject)
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-logist
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pertaining to the study (of a subject)
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-logical
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study (of a subject)
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-logy
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enlargement
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-megaly
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instrument used to measure
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-meter
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measurement (of an organ, structure, function, characteristic)
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-metry
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creating a passage between organs or two segments of an organ
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-ostomy
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pertaining to disease; diseased
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-pathic
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disease
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-pathy
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surgical repair
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-plasty
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instrument used to make visual eamination
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-scope
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visual examination
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-scopy
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instrument used to cut
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-tome
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cutting into; incision in
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-tomy
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sense of hearing
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-acousia
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pain
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-odynia
-algesia |
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sense of touch
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-aphia
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surgical puncture (of an organ to withdraw fluid)
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-centesis
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cell
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-cyte
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thirst
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-dipsia
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dilation; expansion
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-ectsis
-ectasia |
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malposition; displacement
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-ectopia
-ectopy |
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fluid-filled swelling (or an organ or structure)
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-edema
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marriage; sexual union
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-gamy
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sense of taste
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-geusia
-geustia |
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study and treatment (in reference to medical profession or a physician)
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-iatry
-iatrics |
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destruction; loosening; breakdown
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-lysis
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pertaining to destruction/loosening/breakdown
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-lytic
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death (cells, tissues or organs)
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-necrosis
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visual disorder; vision; viewing; examination
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-opia
-opy -opsia -opsy |
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appetite
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-orexia
-orexis |
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sense of smell
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-osphresi
-osphresis -osmia |
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deficiency of a substance
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-penia
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prolapse (i.e. a slipping down of an organ or part of an organ)
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-ptosis
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rapid discharge (of a substance, or from an organ or other location)
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-rrhagia
-rhagia -rrhage -rhage |
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suture
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-rrhaphy
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discharge (of a substance, or from an organ or other location)
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-rrhea
-rhea |
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rupture
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-rrhexis
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hardening (of an organ or other); hardening caused by (a substance)
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-sclerosis
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infection
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-sepsis
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pertaining to infection; infected
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-spetic
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spasm
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-spasm
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act of controlling
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-stasis
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device used to control; agent used to control
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-stat
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pertaining to control
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-static
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narrowing
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-stenosis
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treatment (of an organ, symptom, disease); treatment by means (of a substance or process)
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-therapy
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malignant tumour
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-carcinoma
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sensation; sensitivity
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-esthesia
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pertaining to sensitivity
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-esthetic
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movement
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-kinesia
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pertaining to movement
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-kinetic
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softening (of an organ or structure)
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-malacia
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excessive preoccupation (with something)
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-mania
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one who has an excessive preoccupation (with something)
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-maniac
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love (for something or someone); liking/preference (for something or someone); affinity (for something)
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-philia
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one who has a love/liking/preference/affinity (for something or someone)
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-phile
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loving/liking/preferring/having an affinity (for something or someone)
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-philic
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one who has a persistent and irrational fear (of something or someone)
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-phobe
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persistent and irrational fear (of something or someone)
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-phobia
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persistently and irrationally fearing (something or someone)
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-phobic
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emotional state; state of being (i.e. mental state; is not used in relation to the five senses)
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-phoria
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tumour; swelling; abnormal mass
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-oma
-omata (pl. only) -oncus |
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paralysis
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-plegia
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-pnrespiration
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-pnea
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stone/calculus (in an organ or other tissue)
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-lith
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