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125 Cards in this Set
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-ectomy |
Surgical removal |
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Itis |
Inflammation of |
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Ostomy |
Surgical creation of an opening |
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Otomy |
Surgical incision |
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Plasty |
Surgical repair |
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rrhaphy |
To suture |
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Algia |
Pain |
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Malacia |
Abnormal softening |
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Megaly |
Enlargement |
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Sclerosis |
Abnormal hardening |
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Stenosis |
Abnormal narrowing |
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Centesis |
Surgical puncture |
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Scopy |
Visual exam. (Process) |
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Graphy |
Recording a picture or record |
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Pexy |
Fixation |
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Tripsy |
Crushing |
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Scope |
Instrument used to visually exam. |
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Pre |
Before |
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Peri |
Surrounding |
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Post |
After |
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Sub |
Under,less |
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Inter |
Between |
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Intra |
Within |
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Supra |
Above,excessive |
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Hypo |
Decreased |
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Hyper |
Increased |
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Endo |
Within a body cavity |
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Cardio/o |
Heart |
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Arteri/o |
Artery |
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Phleb/o |
Vein |
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Thromb/o |
Clot |
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Col/o,Colon/o |
Colon |
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Duoden/o |
Duodenem |
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Esophag/o |
Esophagus |
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Gastr/o |
Stomach |
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Cholecyst/o |
Gallbladder |
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Hepat/o |
Liver |
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Derm/o |
Skin |
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My/o |
Muscle |
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Encephal/o |
Brain |
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Neur/o |
Nerve |
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Colp/o |
Vagina |
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Hyster/o |
Uterus |
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Oophor/o |
Ovary |
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Orchi/o |
Testes |
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Salping/o |
Fallopian tubes |
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Trache/o |
Trachea |
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Arthr/o |
Joint |
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Pneum/o |
Lung |
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Chondr/o |
Cartilage |
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Cost/o |
Rib |
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Thorac/o |
Chest |
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Crani/o |
Skull |
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Kerat/o |
Cornea |
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Myring/o |
Tympanic membrane |
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Oste/o |
Bone |
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Ot/o |
Ear |
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Ot/o |
Ear |
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Nephr/o |
Kidney |
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Tympan/o |
Tympanic membrane |
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Cyst/o |
Bladder |
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Ureter/o |
Ureters |
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Lith/o |
Stonr |
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Urethr/o |
Urethra |
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Lapar/o |
Abdomen |
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Carcin/o |
Cancerous |
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Myel/o |
Spinal cord/bone marrow |
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Cry/o |
Cold |
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Therm/o |
Temperature |
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Mast/o or Mamm/o |
Breast |
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Angi/o |
Blood vessel |
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Angi/o |
Blood vessel |
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Arethr/o |
Fatty deposit |
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Axill/o |
Armpit |
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Coccyg/o |
Coccyx |
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Pyel/o |
Around joint |
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Laryng/o |
Larynx |
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Isch/o |
To hold back |
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Vascul/o Vascul/o |
Blood vessel |
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Septic/o |
Pertaining to infection |
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Inguin/o |
Groin |
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Hemat/o |
Blood |
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Leuk/o |
White |
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Erythr/o |
Red |
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Cyan/o |
Blue |
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Word ending in a changes to.... (Plural form of vertebra) |
Ae (vertebrae) |
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Word ending in is changes to.... (Plural form diagnosis) |
Es (diagnoses) |
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Word ending in ex/ix changes to (plural form varix) |
Ices (varices) |
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Word ending in on (plural form ganglion) |
A (glanglia) |
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Word ending in um (plural form bacterium) |
A (bacteria) |
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Word ending in us (plural form bronchus) |
I (bronchi) |
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Bio |
Living |
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Al |
Pertaining to |
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Ic |
Pertaining to |
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Cephal |
Head |
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Osis |
Abnormal condition |
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Ism |
Condition/process |
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Emia |
Condition of blood |
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Globin |
Protein |
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Dys |
Abnormal/bad/difficult |
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Dia |
Complete |
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Exo |
Outside |
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Aut |
Self |
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Dysentry |
Painful intestines |
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Endocrine glands |
Produce hormones into blood stream |
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Exocrine glands |
Produce hormones outside (tubes/ducts) |
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Tranadermal |
Pertaining to thru the skin |
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Tranadermal |
Pertaining to thru the skin |
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Gastroenterology |
Study of stomach/intestines |
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Resection |
Excision/removal |
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Thrombosis |
Abnormal condition of clotting |
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Hyperthyroidism |
Abnormal condition of increased secretion of hormone thyroid |
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Prognosis |
Prediction of outcome of illness |
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Cerebrovascular accident |
Stroke/trauma to blood vessels of brain |
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Anemia |
Decreased number of RBCs |
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Prostate gland |
Gland in males in front of bladder |
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Platelets |
Clotting cells |
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Transurethral resection |
Removal of portions of prostate gland through urethra |
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Opsy |
To view |
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Sis |
State of |
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A/an |
No,not |
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Enter/o |
Intestines |
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Glyc/o |
Sugar |
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Gynec/o |
Woman |
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Crin/o |
Secrete |
