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90 Cards in this Set
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-esis
-ia -ism |
condition
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-iatry
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medicine, treatment
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-ician
-ist |
specialist
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-y
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condition, process
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-icle
-ole -ule |
small, minute
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-stenosis
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narrowing, stricture
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-trophy
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nourishment, development
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-ac
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pertaining to, relating to
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-al
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pertaining to, relating to
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-ar
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pertaining to, relating to
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-ary
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pertaining to, relating to
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-eal
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pertaining to, relating to
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-ic
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pertaining to, relating to
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-ical
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pertaining to, relating to
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-ile
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pertaining to, relating to
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-ior
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pertaining to, relating to
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-ous
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pertaining to, relating to
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-tic
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pertaining to, relating to
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-rrhage
-rrhagia |
bursting (of)
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-rrhea
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discharge, flow
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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-penia
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decrease, deficiency
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-phagia
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eating, swallowing
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-phasia
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speech
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-plasia
-plasm |
formation, growth
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-oma
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tumor
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-osis
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abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
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-pathy
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disease
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-ectasis
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dilation, expansion
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-edema
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swelling
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-emesis
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vomiting
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-emia
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blood condition
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-gen
-genesis |
forming, producing, origin
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-iasis
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abnormal condition (produced by something specified)
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-metry
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act of measuring
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-scope
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instrument for examining
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-scopy
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visual examination
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-algia
-dynia |
pain
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-cele
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hernia, swelling
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-tripsy
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crushing
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-gram
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record, writing
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-graph
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instrument for recording
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-graphy
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process of recording
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-meter
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instrument for measuring
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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-stomy
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forming an opening (mouth)
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-tome
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instrument to cut
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-tomy
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incision
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-centesis
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surgical puncture
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-clasis
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to break; surgical fracture
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-desis
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binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
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-ectomy
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excision, removal
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-lysis
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seperation, destruction; loosening
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-pexy
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fixation (of an organ)
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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mal-
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bad
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pan-
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all
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pseudo-
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false
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eu-
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good, normal
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hetero-
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different
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homo-
homeo- |
same
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supra-
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above, excessive, superior
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ultra-
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excess, beyond
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a-
an- |
without, not
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dys-
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bad, painful, difficult
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dia-
trans- |
thru, across
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ecto-
exo- extra- |
outside, outward
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endo-
intra- |
in, within
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para-
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near, beside, beyond
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super-
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upper, above
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hemi-
semi- |
one half
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hyper-
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excessive, above normal
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primi-
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first
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ab-
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away from
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ad-
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toward
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circum-
peri- |
around
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pre-
pro- |
before, in front of
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retro-
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backward, behind
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bi-
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two
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dipl-
diplo- |
double, twofold
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hypo-
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under, below, deficient
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infra-
sub- |
under, below
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inter-
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between
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post-
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after, behind
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syn-
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union, together, joined (appears as sym before b, p, ph, m)
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im-
in- |
in, not
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peri-
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around
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post-
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after
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epi-
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above, upon
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