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62 Cards in this Set
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centesis
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surgeical procedure to aspirate or remove fluid
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ectomy
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excision (surgical removal or cutting out)
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lysis
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process of loosening, freeing or destroying
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plasty
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surgical repair
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scope
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instrument used for viewing (also used in diagnostic proceedures)
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scopy
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visual examination with a lighted instrument (not always surgical procedure)
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stomy
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formation of an opening
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tomy
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incision (cutting into tissue)
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GRAM
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A RECORD
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aden (o)
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gland
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angi (o)
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vessel
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cerebr(o)
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brain or cerebrum
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encephala(o)
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inside the head or brain
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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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oste(o)
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bone
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vas(o)
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vessel
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algia
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pain
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ectasia, -estasis
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dilatatation(dilation or enlargement) or strentcching of a structure or part
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edema
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swelling
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emesis
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vomit
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malacia
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soft or softening
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megaly
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enlargement
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penia
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deficiency
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stasis
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stopping, controlling
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emia
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condition
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itis
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inflammation
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lith
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stone or calcius
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oma
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tumor
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pathy
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disease
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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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plegia
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paralysis
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sclerosis
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hard
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trophic
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nutrition
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nas(o), rhin(o)
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nose
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cephalo
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head
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circum
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around
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peri
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around
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endo
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inside
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hypo
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beneath or under
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sub
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below
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inter
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between
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intra
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within
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para
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near, beside or abnormal
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supra
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above, beyond
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trans
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across
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a, an
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no, not, without
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macro
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large or great
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megalo
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large or great
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micro
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small
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anti
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against
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contra
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against
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brady
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slow
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dys
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bad or difficult
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eu
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good or normal
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mal
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bad
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tachy
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fast
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gastro
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stomach
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phleb
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vein
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pnea
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breath
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stenosis
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narrowing
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