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103 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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logia, logy
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science of
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cardiology
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heart science or study of
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lysis
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disintegration
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osteolysis
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bone breakdown
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macro
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large, long
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macrostomia
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large mouth
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malacia
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softening
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chondromalacia
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soft cartilage
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med, medi, medio
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middle
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mediocarpal
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middle of the carpal bone
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mega, megaly
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enlargement
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cardiomegaly
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large heart
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micro
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small
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microcephalic
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small brain
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mononucleosis
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condition of large outbreak of one nucleus lymphocytes
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multi
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many
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multifocal
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many locations
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neo
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new
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neonatal
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newborn
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ob
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against
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obtunded
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against or mentally dull
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oid
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like, shape; resemble
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mucoid
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mucouslike
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oligo
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few
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oliguria
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diminished urination
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ology
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study of
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neurology
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sudy of the nerves
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oma
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tumor
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lymphoma
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lymph tumor
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osis
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condition
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pediculosis
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condition of lice infestation
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otomy
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incision
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craniotomy
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skull incision
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pachy
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thick
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pachycephalic
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abnormal thickness of the skull
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para
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near; departure from norm
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paralgia
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abnormal pain
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path
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disease
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pathology
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study of disease
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penia
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deficiency
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cytopenia
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lack of cellular elements in the blood
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peri
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around
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pericardium
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around the heart
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pexy
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fixation, suspension
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retinopexy
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surgical repair of a detached retina
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phobia
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fear of
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hydrophobia
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water, fear of
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phoresis
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transmission
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diaphoresis
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perspiration, transmission of sweat
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plasty
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plastic surgical correction
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orthoplasty
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surgical straightening
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plegia
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paralysis; stroke
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paraplegia
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paralysis from the waste down
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poly
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many
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polyarthritis
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arthritis in numerous joints
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post
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after
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postmortem
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after death
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pre
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before
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preoperative, pre-op
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before surgery
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pro
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infront of; on behalf of
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proglossi
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tip of tongue
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pseudo
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false
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pseudodipsia
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false thirst
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ptosis
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falling
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mastoptosis
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sagging of the breast
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re
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back; again
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reflex
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flex response to stimulation
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retro
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backward
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retroflexed
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ben backward, posterior
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rrraphy
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suture
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cardiorrhapy
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suturing of the heart
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rhexis
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rupture
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angiorrhexis
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ruptured blood vessel
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scopy
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exam
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bronchoscopy
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bronchus exam
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semi
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half
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semicomatose
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half-consicous
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sphygmo
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pulse
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sphygmomanometer
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pulse meter
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sub
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below
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sublingual
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under the tongue
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super, supra
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above
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superacute
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highly severe
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sym, syn
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together
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symbiotic
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dependent on one another
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tachy
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swift, fast
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tachycardia
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rapid heart rate
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tele
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distance
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telemetry
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distance signal monitor interpretation (electrical recording of waves from the body)
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toxo
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toxic, poison
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toxicoderma
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skin disease caused by poison
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trans
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across
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transfusion
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transfer of blood into an individual
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tri
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three
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tricuspid
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three cusps
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ultra
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above
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ultrasonic
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high frequency sound
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uni
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one
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uniocular
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having one working eye
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xeno
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foreign
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xenograft
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a graft from one species to another
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xero
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dry
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xerochilia
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dry lips
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