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70 Cards in this Set
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a Pleura
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ae Pleurae
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ax Thorax
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aces Thoraces
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en lumen
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ina lumina
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is diagnosis
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es diagnoses
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ix & ex appendix & apex
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ices appendices & apices
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on ganglion
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a ganglia
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um bacterium
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a bacteria
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us bronchux
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i bronchi
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y deformaity
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ies deformaities
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ma carcinoma
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mata carcinomata
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arthrodesis
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binding of the joint
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osteoclasis
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break of the bone
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cardiogram
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record of the heart
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hyperemesis
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vomiting excessively
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hepatocele
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swelling of the liver
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gastrodynia
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pain of the stomach
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psychology
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the study of psychology
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ermatosis
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abnormality of the skin
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adenoma
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tumor of the gland
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dysphagia
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eating/ swelling painfull
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osteomalacia
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softening of the bone
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neropathy
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disease of the nerves
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cholelithiasis
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abnormal condition of the gallstone
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lipoid
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resembling fat
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aphasia
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speech without
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atrophy
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development without
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hemopoiesis
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blood paralysis
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a-
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without
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intra-
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in, within
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hyper-
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excessive
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What is a Suffixe
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is a word ending.
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what is a combing form
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is a word root plus a vowel.
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What is a Prefix?
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is a word element located at the begining of a word
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Medical words come from what 4 places or things?
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(Old) Greek & Latin
(New) Eponyms & Acronyms |
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what is an acronym
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a word made of letters which stand for words like the word LAZER
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what is an eponym
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it is someones last name like parkensons disease
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the combing vowel is not used when the suffix begins with a what?
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vowel
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hemorrhage
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blood bursting forth
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osteogenesis
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forming of the bone
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hemophilia
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attration to blood
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claustrophobia
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fear of confined places
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hyperplasia
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formation excessive
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hysteroptosis
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prolapse of the uterus
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diarrhea
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discharge through
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angiorrexis
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rupture of the vessels
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gasroscope
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instroment used to see your stomach
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proctoscopy
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visual examination of the rectum
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hemostasis
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standing still of the blood
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cardiograph
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instrument for recording the heart
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cardiography
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process of recording the heart
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gastroitis
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inflammation of the stomach
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dermatologist
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specialist of the skin
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hepatomegaly
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enlargment of the liver
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thermometer
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instrument to measure the heat
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pelvimetry
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act of measuring the pelvis
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multipara
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to bear many
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hemiparesis
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partial paralysis of half
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keulopenia
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decrease of white cells
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mastopexy
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suspension of the brest
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myorrhaphy
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suture of the muscle
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rhinoplasty
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surgical repair of the nose
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enterolysis
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separation of the intestine
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thiotripsy
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crushing of the stones
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bronchiectasis
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expansion of the bronchus
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leukemia
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blood condition white blood cells
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arthrocentesis
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puncture of the jiont
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appendectomy
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removal of the appendix
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colostromy
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forming an opening in the colon
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osteotome
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instrument to cut bone
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phlebotomy
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incision vein
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