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54 Cards in this Set
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addition (add/ition)
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the process of adding
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-ition, -ation
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a process, action or condition
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-ance, -ancy
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a state or condition; the act of
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assistance (assist/ance)
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the act of assisting
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brilliance (brilli/ance)
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the act of being brillant
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resistance (resist/ance)
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the act of resisting
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prohibition (prohib/ition)
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the act of denying, prohibiting
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ambition (amb/ition)
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a state of striving for achevement
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-ician
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of or belonging to; frequently, a person belonging to or associated with
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adnexopexy (adnex/o/pexy)
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the operation of fixing the uterine adnexa to the abdominal walls
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adnexitis (adnex/itis)
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unflammition of the uterine adnexa
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antrostomy (antr/ostomy)
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the operation of making an opening into an antrum for the purpose of drainage
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antrodynia (antr/odyn/ia)
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pain in the antrum
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antrum (antr/um)
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a sinus; a cavity or chamber, especially within a bone
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antral (antr/al)
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pertaining to a sinus or an antrum
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adenasthenia (aden/asthenia)
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a weakness in glandular secreation; deficient glandular activity
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gastric adenasthenia (gastr/ic aden/asthenia)
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deficient glandular secretion in the stomach
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asthenia (asthen/ia)
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lack or loss of strength and energy; weakness
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asthenopia (asthen/op/ia)
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a condition of weakness in the eye
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astrocyte (astr/o/cyte)
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a star shaped cell, especially such a cell of the supporting structure of nervous tissue
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astracytoma (astr/o/cyt/oma)
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a tumor composed of star-shaped cells (astrocytes)
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crinogenic (crin/o/gen/ic)
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stimulating (producing) secretion
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dacryoadenitis (dacry/o/aden/itis)
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inflammation of a lacrimal gland
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dacryocystectomy (dacry/o/cyst/ectomy)
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excision of the wall of the lacrimal sac
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tear gland =lacrimal gland = dacryadeno-
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tear sac or tear bladder=lacrimal sac=dacrycysto-
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superdural (super/dur/al)
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situated above or external to the dura matter
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fasciculus (fasci/cul/us)
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a small bundle or cluster; used to designate a small bundle of nerve or mucle fibers
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fasciodesis (fasci/o/desis)
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the operation of seturing a fascia to one of the tissues attached to the skeleton
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Adnexa is a word that literally means _____ and is applied chiefly to refer to the appendages of the eye and those of the uterus.
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join, joined.joined to
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An antrum is a ________ especially within a bone
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cavity
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The term asthenopia denotes a condition of ______ in the ______.
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weakness, eye
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An astrocytoma is a ________ consisting of a _______-shapped __________.
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tumor, star, cell
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Hypercrinia refers to _____ ______ of any endocrine gland.
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excessive, more than normal/secretion
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Dacryogenic pertains to the __________ of _______ .
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production, tears
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Dura means _________ and is used as a shortened form of duramater, the outer covering of the brain and spinal cord.
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hard
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The word fascia is used to denote a ________ of fibrous tissue.
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sheet, band
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Heliosensitivity denotes ________ to the _________.
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sensitivity, sun
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Hypnology is the _______ of ______.
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study of, sleep
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The term isocellular refers to the composition of cells of the ________ size or kind.
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(equal) same
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A laparogastrostomy is the creation of a permanent _________ to the ________ through the ____________ wall.
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opening, stomach, abdominal wall
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The term malignant is used to denote something __________.
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cancerous
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Dementia is a general term for __________ deterioration.
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mind (mental)
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The term oculopathy refers to any _________ of the __________.
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disease, eye
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Prepartal denotes occuring just _____________ ___________ .
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before, birth/labor
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The term podalic denotes being accomplished by means of the _____________.
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foot
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A mastoscirrhus is a _________ cancer of the ________.
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hard, breast
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Sclerosis is a ___________ of _____________.
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condition, hardening
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A septum is general term to designate a dividing _____________.
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wall/partition
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A sinus is a ________ in the body.
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hollow space/ cavity
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The term somatopathy denotes a __________ ___________ as distinguished from a mental one.
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bodily, disease
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Tarsus pertains to the _________ region of the foot.
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ankle
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The term topalgia denotes __________ _________ .
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fixed/localized, pain
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Trachelomyitis is an __________ of the _________ within the _______.
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inflamation, muscle, neck
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