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25 Cards in this Set
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cardiomyopathy |
damage to heart muscle layer |
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cardiomegaly |
enlargement of the heart |
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osis |
Abnormal condition |
Cyanosis |
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myocarditis |
muscle layer of heart inflamed |
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ectomy |
to cut out (remove) |
appendectomy, tonsillectomy |
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-otomy |
= to cut into |
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colostomy |
(to make a permanent opening in colon) |
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cyanosis |
of blueness, due to cold or low oxygen) |
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- ostomy |
to make a“mouth” |
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A/AN- |
without, none |
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micro |
Small |
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macro |
Large |
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mega/ -megaly |
Enlarged |
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- scopy/ -scopic |
= to look, observe |
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- graphy/ -graph |
recordingan image |
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-gram |
The image |
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mammography |
imaging the breasts) |
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colonoscopy |
look into colon |
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megacolon |
abnormally large colon = large intestine |
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macrostomia |
abnormally large mouth |
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microstomia |
abnormally small mouth, see “stomy” in colostomy |
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anemia |
literally no blood but means few red cells |
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tracheotomy |
(to cut into the windpipe,temporary opening) |
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-ology/ -ologist |
study, specialize in |
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Itis |
Inflammation |
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