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96 Cards in this Set
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APPENDI/O
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appendix
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ITIS
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inflammation
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LITH/O
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stone
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OTOMY
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surgical incision
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PHALANX
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is one bone of the fingers or toes
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MYEL/O
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spinal cord or bone marrow
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PATHY
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disease
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MY/O
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muscle
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PRE
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before or in front of
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NATAL
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means pertaining to birth
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PERI
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around or surrounding
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POST
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after
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CARDI/O
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heart
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ECTOMY
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surgical removal
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AB
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away from
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A
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away from,negative, and without
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AD
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toward or in the direction of
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DYS
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difficult,painful, or bad
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EU
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well,easy, or good
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HYPER
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over,above, or increased
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HYPO
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below,under, or decreased
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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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POLY
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many
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OLIG/O
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few,scant, or little
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SUB
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under,less, or below
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SUPER AND SUPRA
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above,excessive, or beyond
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NEUR/O
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nerve
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PLASTY
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surgical repair
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CYAN/O
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blue
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ERYTHR/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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TONSILL/O
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tonsil
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ALGIA
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pain and suffering
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GASTR/O
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stomach
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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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ARTERI/O
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artery
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CARDI/O
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heart
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REN/O
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kidney
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ESOPHAG/O
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esophagus
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CUTANE/O
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skin
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NEPHR/O
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kidney
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MEGALY
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large,enlargement
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NECROSIS
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death of tissue
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OSIS
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disease or abnormal condition
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SCLEROSIS
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abnormal hardening
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STENOSIS
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abnormal tightening or narrowing
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UM
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structure or tissue
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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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GRAPHY
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the process of recording a picture or record
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GRAM AND GRAPH
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are both used to describe the resulting record or picture
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OLOGY
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the study of
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NE/O
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new
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NAT/O
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born
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OSTOMY
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means to surgically create an artificial mouth or opening
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OTOMY
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cutting into or a surgical incision
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PLASTY
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surgical repair
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SCOPY
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to see or a visual examination
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RRHAGIA OR RRHAGE
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bursting forth,abnormal, or excessive flow
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HEM/O
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blood
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RRHAPHY
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to suture or stitch
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RRHEA
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means flow or discharge
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RRHEXIS
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rupture
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OT/O
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ear
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RHIN/O
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nose
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LARYNG/O
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larynx
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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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ENTER/O
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small intestine
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ILEUM
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part of the small intestine
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ILIUM
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part of the hip bone
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MYC/O
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fungus
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MYEL/O
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both bone marrow and spinal cord
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PYEL/O
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renal pelvis
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PY/O
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pus
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INFECTION
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is the invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism
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INFLAMMATION
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is a localized response to injury or destruction of tissues
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LACERATION
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is a torn,raggged wound
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LESION
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is a pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury
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MUCOUS
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describes the mucous membranes that line the body cavities
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MUCUS
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is the name of the substance secreted by the mucous membranes
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PALPATION
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an examination technique in which the examiner's hands are used to feel the texture,size, and location to certain body parts
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PALPITATION
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is a pounding or racing heart
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PROSTATE
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a gland in the male that lies under the urinary bladder and surround the urethra
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PROSTRATE
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means to collapse or be overcome with exhaustion
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SUPINATION
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is the act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward
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SUPPURATION
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is the formation or discharge of pus
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SUTURING
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is the act of closing a wound or incision by stitching
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LIGATION
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is the act of binding or tying off blood vessels or ducts
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TRAUMA
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wound or injury
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TRIAGE
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the medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place to treatment
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VIRAL
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pertaining to a virus
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VIRILE
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possessing masculine traits
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