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59 Cards in this Set
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-algia
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pain and suffering
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dys-
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bad, difficult, painful
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-ectomy
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surgical removal
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hyper
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excessive or increased
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hypo
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deficient or decreased
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ititis
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inflammation
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osis
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abnormal condition or disease
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ostomy
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surgical creation of an opening
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otomy
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surgical incision
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plasty
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surgical repair
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rrhage
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abnormal bleeding
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rrhaphy
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surgical suturing to close a wound
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rrhea
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flow or discharge of bodily fluid
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rrhexis
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rupture
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sclerosis
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abnormal hardening
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cyna/o
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blue
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erthr/o
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red
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leuk/o
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white
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melan/o
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black
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poli/o
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gray
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aden/o
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gland
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adip/o
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fat
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anter/o
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front or before
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caud/o
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lower part of body or tail
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cephali/o
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head
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cyt/o
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cell
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endo
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within, in or inside
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exo
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out of
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hist/o
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tissue
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ologist
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specialist
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ology
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science or study of
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path/o
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disease, suffering, feeling or emotion
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plasia
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formation
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statis
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control
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poster/o
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back or toward back
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anatomy
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structures
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physiology
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functions
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dynia
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pain
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malacia
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abnormal softening
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megaly
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enlargement, to many cells
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necrosis
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tissue death
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stenosis
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abnormal narrowing
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centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid
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scopy
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visual examination
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prenatal
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before birth
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perinatal
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surrounding birth
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postnatal
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after birth
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inter
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between or among
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intra
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within or inside
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sub
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under, less or below
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super, supra
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above or excessive
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ather/o
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plaque or fatty substance
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arthr/o
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joint
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ostomy
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creation of artificial opening, usually refers to large intestine
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myc/o
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fungus
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myel/o
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bone marrow or spinal cord
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my/o
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muscle
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py/o
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pus
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pyr/o
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fever or fire
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