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57 Cards in this Set
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-emesis
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vomiting
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-dynia
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pain
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-centesis
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surgical puncture
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-mening
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meninges
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-clasis
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to break; surgical fracture
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-desis
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binding; fixation
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-lysis
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separation; destruction; loosening
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-pexy
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fixation
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-rrhapy
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suture
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-stomy
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form opening
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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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-gram
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record; writing
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-scope
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instrument for examining
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-scopy
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visual exam
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-algia
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pain
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-cele
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hernia, swelling
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-ectasis
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dilation, expansion
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-emia
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blood condition
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-gen
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forming, producing, origin
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-iasis
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abnormal condition
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-malacia
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softening
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-oma
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tumor
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-osis
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abnormal condition; increase
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-phasia
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speech
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-plasia
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formation; growth
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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-trophy
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nourishment, development
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fluoroscope
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instrument, consisting of an x-ray machine and a fluorescent screen, used to view the internal organs of the body
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etiology
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study of the causes of disease
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endoscope
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rigid or flexible tube and optical system for observing the inside of hollow organ or cavity
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idiopathic
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pertaining to conditions without clear pathogenesis, or disease without recognizable cause, as of spontaneous origin
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prognosis
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prediction of the course and end of a disease and the estimated chance of recovery
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sign
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objective evidence or manifestation of an illness or a disordered function of the body
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symptom
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any change in the body or its functions as perceived by the patient
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parietal
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outer wall of body cavity
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visceral
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internal organs
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prone
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lying horizontal face down
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inversion
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turning inward or inside out
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chrom
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color
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cirrh
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yellow
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xanth
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yellow
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melan
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black
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poli
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gray
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acr
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extremity
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idi
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unknown
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xer
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dry
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analyte
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substance being analyzed or tested, generally by a chemical
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dehiscence
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bursting open of a wound
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febrile
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feverish
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sepsis
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febrile, pathological state, resulting from presence of microorganisms or products in the bloodstream
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suppurative
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producing or associated with generation of pus
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Bx
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biopsy
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DSA
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digital subtraction angiography
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SPECT
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single photon emission computed tomography
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