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80 Cards in this Set
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- Back
HEMI |
Half |
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SEPTO |
dividing wall |
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CHOLE |
bile |
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-plasty |
surgical restoration |
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-ectomy |
surgical removal |
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encephalo |
brain |
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-gram |
written record of |
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gastro |
stomach |
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colon |
colo |
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para |
around;near |
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-algia |
pain |
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-cide |
kill |
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-genic |
origin |
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-rrhage |
flow |
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-cise |
cut |
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-pexy |
surgical fixation |
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-rrhaphy |
to suture |
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-tome |
a cutting instrument |
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aero |
air |
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chondro/io |
cartilage |
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costo |
rib |
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cysto |
bladder |
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thrombus |
blood clot |
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herni |
rupture |
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lipo |
fat |
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litho |
stone |
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mast |
breast |
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oopher |
ovary |
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stoma |
opening |
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ad- |
toward |
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ante- |
before |
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dis- |
apart, away |
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dys- |
painful |
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extra- |
outside |
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inter- |
between |
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neo- |
new |
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per- |
through |
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trans- |
across, through |
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AAA |
repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm |
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ACL |
anterior cruciate ligament |
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ACF |
anterior cerical fusion |
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ALIF |
anterior lumbar interbody fusion |
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AKA |
above the knee amputation |
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AV Graft |
arteriovenous graft |
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BMT |
bilateral myringotomy with tubes |
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BSO |
bilateral salpingo-oopherectomy |
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BKA |
below the knee amputation |
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CABG |
Coronary artery bypass graft |
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CR |
closed reduction |
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D&C |
dilation and curettage |
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EGD |
esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
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ESS |
endoscopic sinus surgery |
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EUA |
exam under anesthesia |
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I&D |
Incision and drainage |
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ICD |
implantable cardioverter-defirillator |
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IMN |
intramedullary nail |
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IOL |
intraocular lens |
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IORT |
intraiperative radiation therapy |
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LAVH |
laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy |
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L&B |
laryngoscopy and bronchscopy |
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LP |
lumbar punture |
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MIDCAB |
minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass |
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MIS |
minimally invasive surgery |
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ORIF |
open reduction internal fixation |
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PAL |
power assisted lipsuction |
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PCI |
percutaneous coronary intervention |
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PDA |
patent ductus arteriosus |
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PEG |
percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy |
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PICC |
insertion of peripherally inserted central catheter |
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PLIF |
posterior lumber intrabody fusion |
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STSG |
split thickness skin graft |
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TAH |
total abdominal hysterectomy |
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TEE |
transesohageal enhocardiogram |
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THA |
total hip arthroplasty |
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TKA |
total knee arthroscopy |
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TURP |
Transurethral resection the prostate |
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VATS |
video assisted thoracoscopic |
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VP Shunt |
ventriculo-peritoneal shunt |
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Wound VAC |
wound vacuum assisted closure |
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XLIF |
extreme lateral interbody infusion |