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33 Cards in this Set
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glossitis
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gloss -tongue
itis -inflammation |
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Cataract
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greek - waterfall
progressive opacification of the lens |
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Asthma
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Greek -panting
respiratiory disorder4 charaterized by recurring episodes of paroxysmal dyspnea |
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diagnosis
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dia -through, complete
gnosis -state of knowledge a named diseas of condition |
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Prognosis
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pro -before, in front
gnosis -state of knowledge prediction of the probable outcome of a disease |
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acute
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acu -sharp
severe onset |
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chronic
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chron/o -time
developing slowly |
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sign
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objective
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symptom
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subjective
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eponyms
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terms that are named after a person or place
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CABG
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Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
detour around a blockage of an artery in the heart |
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TURP
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transurethral resection of the prostate (a surgical pprocedure that removes the prostate trough the urethra)
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present
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-
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absent
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IM
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intramuscular (within the muscle)
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arthr/o
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joint
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gast/o
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stomach
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ophthalm/o
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eye
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ot/o
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ear
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rhin/o
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nose
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-algia
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pain
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-tomy
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incison
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-scope
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instrument to view
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-logy
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the study of
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-plasty
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the surgical repair of
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arthralgia
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pain of a joint
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gastrotomy
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incision to the stomach
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otology
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study of the ear
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rinoplasty
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surgical repair of the nose
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arthritis
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an inflammation of the joints
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athroplasty
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a surgical repair of a joint
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endocarditis
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inflammation of the inside of the heart
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esophagogastroduodenoscopy
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visual examination ot he esophagus, stomach and duodenum.
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