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107 Cards in this Set
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-centesis
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surgical puncture
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-ectomy
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surgical removal
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-lysis
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separation or destruction; loosening
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-stomy
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formation of an opening or "artificial mouth"
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-tomy
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incision
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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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-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
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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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-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
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forming, producing, origin
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-itis
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inflammation
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-lith
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stone/calculus
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-oma
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tumor
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-pathy
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disease
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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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-phobia
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fear
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-plasia/ -plasm
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formation/growth
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-rrhage/ -rrhagia
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bursting forth of
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-rrhea
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discharge/flow
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-sclerosis
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abnormal hardening
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-spasm
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involuntary contraction/twitch
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-stenosis
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narrowing
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-toxic
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poison
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-trophy
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nourishment, development
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-ac
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pertaining to
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-al
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pertaining to
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-ar
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pertaining to
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-ary
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pertaining to
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-eal
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pertaining to
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-ic
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pertaining to
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-ical
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pertaining to
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-ile
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pertaining to
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-ior
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pertaining to
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-ous
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pertaining to
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tic
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pertaining to
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-icle
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small, minute, minor version of word
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ole
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small, minute, minor version of word
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ule
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small, minute, minor version of word
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-esis
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condition, treatment, specialist condition or process
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-ia
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condition, treatment, specialist condition or process
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-ism
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condition, treatment, specialist condition or process
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-iatry
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condition, treatment, specialist condition or process
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-ist
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condition, treatment, specialist condition or process
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-y
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condition, treatment, specialist condition or process
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pre
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before
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peri
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around/during
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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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hypo/ infra/ sub
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under/ below/ deficient
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inter
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between
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retro
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backward, behind
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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
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around
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dia/ trans
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through/ across
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ecto/ exo/ extra
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outside/ outward
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endo/ intra
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within
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para
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near/ beside
-or- as a suffix it means to bear, as in offspring |
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super
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above/ upper
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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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mono/ uni
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one
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primi
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first
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bi
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two
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dipl/ diplo
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double
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tri
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three
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quadri
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four
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multi/ poly
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many
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hemi
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one half
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hyper
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excessive or above normal
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macro
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large
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micro
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small
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anti/ contra
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against
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a/ an
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without/ not
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brady
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slow
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dys
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bad, painful or difficult
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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
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same
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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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syn, sym
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union, together, joined
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tachy
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rapid
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cyt
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cell
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hist
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tissue
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kary, nucle
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nucleus
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medi
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middle
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dist
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farthest
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abdomin
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abdomen
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gastr
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stomach
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path
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disease
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radi
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radiation, x-ray
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