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109 Cards in this Set
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BX |
Biopsy |
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IV |
Intravenously |
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CVA |
CerebroVascular Accident |
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Voice box |
Larynx, Laryng/o |
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HTN |
Hypertension |
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Gallbladder |
Cholecyst/o |
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Lower, below |
Hypo |
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Rectum |
Rect/o |
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CS |
Cesarean section |
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Fungus |
Myc/o |
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RBC |
Red blood cell |
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Cardi/o |
Heart |
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Surgical repair |
-plasty |
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Hepat/o |
Liver |
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Hearing |
Audi/o. Acous/o. Audit/o. -acusis. -cusis |
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Crushing |
-tripsy |
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Muscle |
My/o |
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Double |
Dip/o |
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Hem/o. Hemat/o. |
Blood |
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Softening of the bone |
Osteomalacia |
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Softening of the nails |
Onychomalacia |
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Cardiologist |
Specialist in the study of the heart |
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Instrument to measure the pelvis |
Pelvimeter |
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UTI |
Urinary tract infection |
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Onych/o |
Nail |
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HIV |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
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Poison |
-toxic. Toxic/o |
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Pancreas |
Pancreat/o |
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Red |
Erythr/o. Erythemat/o. Erythem/o |
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Groin |
Inguin/o |
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FX |
Fracture |
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Brady |
Slow |
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Vein |
Phleb/o. Ven/o |
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Hidr/o. Sudor/o |
Sweat |
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Seizure |
Lepsy |
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Dys |
Bad, painful, difficult |
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Gastroplasty |
Surgical repair of the stomach |
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Cholecystitis |
Inflammation of the gallbladder |
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Thrombectomy |
Excision or removal of a thrombus |
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Seperation, destruction or seperation |
-lysis |
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Process of recording |
-graphy |
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Small |
Micro |
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Cyan/o |
Blue |
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Gums |
Gingiv/o |
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Glyc/o gluc/o |
Sugar, sweetness |
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-graph |
Instrument for recording |
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Abnormal condition of water on the kidney |
Hydronephrosis |
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Tachycardia |
Rapid heart rate |
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Tumor composed of blood |
Hematoma |
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TIA |
Transient ischemic attack |
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Stenosis |
Narrowring, stricture |
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DX |
Diagnosis |
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Meninges |
Mening/o. Meningi/o |
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Meter |
Intrument to measure |
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Abdomen |
Abdomin/o |
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Backwards, behind |
Retro- |
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Joint |
Arthr/o |
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Tumor |
Oma |
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Many, much |
Poly |
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UA |
Urinalysis |
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To break |
Clast |
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Swallowing, eating |
Phag/o. -phage |
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TURP |
TransUrethral Resection of Prostate |
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Dia |
Through, across |
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To secrete |
-crine |
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Hepatoma |
Tumor in the liver |
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Against, protection |
Phylaxis |
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Medial |
Pertaining to the middle |
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Cholecystitis |
Inflammation of the Gallbladder |
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Disease of bones and joints |
Osteoarthropathy |
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Herniation of the rectum |
Rectocele |
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Oste/o |
Bone |
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Lumb/o |
Lower back |
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US |
Ultrasound |
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Rapid |
Tachy |
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CPR |
CardioPulmonary Resusitation |
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Nerve |
Neur/o |
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Blood clot |
Thromb/o |
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CRF |
Chronic Renal Failure |
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Emia |
Blood condition |
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Bladder |
Cyst/o. Vesic/o. |
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Opthamology |
Study of the eye |
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Lacking speech |
Aphasia |
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Blood conditionof glucose deficiency |
Hypoglycemia |
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Rhin/o |
Nose |
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DM |
Diabetes Mellitus |
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Esophagus |
Esophag/o |
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Myel/o |
Bone marrow; spinal cord |
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AIDS |
Aquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
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Chest |
Throac/o |
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Urine, urinary tract |
Ur/o. Urin/o |
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Red cells |
Erythrocytes |
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Dsypnea |
Dufficult or painful breathing |
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Fat |
Adip/o. Lip/o. Steat/o |
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Disease |
Pathy |
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O2 |
Oxygen |
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Skin |
Cutane/o. Dermat/o. Derm/o. -derma |
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Circum. Peri. |
Around |
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Cystoscope |
Instrument used to view the bladder |
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Cardiomegaly |
Instrument of the heart |
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Encephal/o |
Brain |
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S1 |
First sacral vertebra |
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Ot/o |
Ear |
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Prolapse |
Ptosis |
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L1 |
First lumbar vertebra |
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Teeth |
Dent/o. Odont/o |
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Pain |
-dynia. -algia |
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Medi/o |
Middle |
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Laryngitis |
Inflammation of the larynx |
