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69 Cards in this Set
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-centesis |
Surgical puncture |
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-clasis |
To break; surgical fracture |
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-desis |
Binding, fixation (of bone or joint) |
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-ectomy |
Excision, removal |
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-lysis |
Seperation; separation; destruction; loosening |
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-pexy |
Fixation (of an organ) |
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-plasty |
Surgical repair |
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-rraphy |
Suture |
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-stomy |
Forming of an opening (mouth) |
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-tome |
Instrument to cut |
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-tomy |
Incision |
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-tripsy |
Crushing |
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-gram |
Record, writing |
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-graph |
Instrument for recording |
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-meter |
Instrument for measuring |
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-graphy |
Process of recording |
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-metry |
Act of measuring |
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-scope |
Instrument for examining |
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-scopy |
Visual examination |
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-algia |
Pain |
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-dynia |
Pain |
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-cele |
Hernia, swelling |
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-ectasis |
Dilation, expansion |
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-edema |
Swelling |
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-emia |
Blood condition |
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-gen, -genesis |
Forming, producing, origin |
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-iasis |
Abnormal condition (produced by something specific) |
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-itis |
Inflammation |
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-lith |
Stone, calculus |
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-malacia |
Softening |
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-megaly |
Enlargement |
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-oma |
Tumor |
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-osis |
Abnormal condition: increase (used primarily with blood cells |
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-pathy |
Disease |
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-penia |
Decrease, deficiency |
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-phagia |
Eating, swallowing |
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-phasia |
Formation or growth |
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-plasm |
Formation or growth |
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-plegia |
Paralysis |
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-ptosis |
Prolapse, downward displacement |
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-rrhage, -rrhagia |
Bursting forth (of) |
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-rrhea |
Discharge, flow |
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-rrhexis |
Rupture |
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-sclerosis |
Abnormal condition of hardening |
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-spasm |
Involuntary contraction |
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-stenosis |
Narrowing, stricture |
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-toxic |
Poison |
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-trophy |
Nourishment, development |
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-ac |
Pertaining to |
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-al |
Pertaining to |
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-ar |
Pertaining to |
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-ary |
Pertaining to |
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-eal |
Pertaining to |
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-ic |
Pertaining to |
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-ical |
Pertaining to |
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-ile |
Pertaining to |
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-ior |
Pertaining to |
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-ous |
Pertaining to |
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-tic |
Pertaining to |
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-esis |
Condition |
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-ia |
Condition |
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-ism |
Condition |
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-iatry |
Medicine; treatment |
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-ician |
Specialist |
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-ist |
Specialist |
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-y |
Condition; process |
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-icle |
Small; minature |
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-ole |
Small; minute |
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-ule |
Small; minite |
