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44 Cards in this Set
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Ultra- |
Excessive |
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-algia |
Pain |
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-centesis |
Surgical puncture to aspirated or remove fluid |
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-dynia |
Pain |
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-ectasia, -ectasi |
Dilation or stretching of a structure or part |
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-ectomy |
Excision ( surgical removal or cutting out) |
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-edema |
Swelling |
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-emesis |
To vomit |
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-gram |
A record |
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-graph |
An instrument used to record |
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-graphy |
The process of recording |
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-lysis |
Process of loosening, freeing, or destroying |
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-malacia |
Soft, softening |
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-megaly |
Enlargement |
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-meter |
Instrument used to measure |
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-oid (forms adjectives and nouns) |
Resembling |
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-penia |
Deficiency |
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-pexy |
Surgical fixation (fastening in a final position) |
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-plasty |
Surgical repair |
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-rrhage, -rrhagia |
Excessive bleeding or hemorrage |
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-rrhaphy |
Suture (uniting a wound by stitches) |
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-rrhea |
Flow or discharge |
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-rrhexis |
Rupture |
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-scope |
Instrument used for viewing |
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-scopy |
Visual examination |
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-spasm |
Twitching, cramp |
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-stasis |
Stopping, controlling |
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-stomy |
Formation of an opening |
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-therapy |
Treatment |
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-tome |
An instrument used for cutting |
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-tomy |
Incision (cutting into tissue) |
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-tripsy |
Surgical crushing |
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Aden (o) |
Gland |
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Algesi (o) |
Sensitivity to pain |
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Angi (o) |
Vessel |
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Append (o) appendic (o) |
Appendix |
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Blephar (o) |
Eyelid |
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Cerebr (o) |
Brain, sometimes cerebrum, the main portion of the brain |
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Chem (o) |
Chemical |
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Chir (o) |
Hand |
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Col (o), colon (o) |
Colon or large intestine |
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Cutane (o), derm (a), dermat (o) |
Skin |
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Cry (o) |
Cold |
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Ech (o) |
Sound |
