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133 Cards in this Set
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-lysis |
Disintegration
Hemolysis: destruction of red blood cells |
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Inter |
Between Interstitial fluid: fluid found between cells |
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Intra |
Inside Intracellular: inside a cell |
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-scope |
Instrument for examining Colonoscope: instrument for examining colon |
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-scopy |
Visualization using a scope |
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-otomy |
Incision into Craniotomy: incision into the cranium |
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-plasty |
Surgical repair Arthroplasty: surgical repair of a joint |
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Colo- Colon/o |
Colon Colonitis: inflammation of colon |
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Mast/o Mamm/o |
Breast |
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-graph -graphy |
Process of recording |
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-penia |
Decrease or lack of Leukopenia: decrease in white blood cells |
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-plasia |
Growth |
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-stasis |
Unchanging; stopped |
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Ex-/o |
Outside |
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-blast |
New growth |
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Carp-/o |
Wrist |
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Chondr-/o |
Cartilage |
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-clast |
Break; fragment Osteoclast: break in bone |
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Cost-/o |
Rib Intercostal: between ribs |
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Syn- |
Together |
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Tars-/o |
Instep Tarsal bones |
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Sarc-/o |
Flesh; muscle |
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Mening/i/o |
Membrane |
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Cortic/o |
Outer layer |
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Cephal/o Encephal/o |
Brain |
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Cerebr/o |
Cerebrum or brain |
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-osis |
Abnormal condition |
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Thromb/o Thrombocyt/o |
Blood clot; platelet |
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-emia |
Full of; blood |
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Epi |
Upon; over; outside |
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Endo |
Inside |
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Ecto |
Outside |
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Ab |
Away from; outside of; beyond |
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Ad |
Toward or near to |
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Dys |
Abnormal; difficult |
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-capno -capnea |
Carbon dioxide |
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Brady |
Slow |
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Ante- Pre- |
Before |
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A- An- |
Without |
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Psych- Psycho- |
Mind |
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Path Patho |
Disease |
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Os Oss |
Bone |
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Adip/o Lip/o |
Fat |
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Eu- |
Good |
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-pnea |
Breath; respirations |
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Neur Neuro |
Nerve |
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Hem/o Hemat/o |
Blood |
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Leuk Leuko |
White |
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Geri Gero Geront Gerento |
Aged |
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Derm-/o Dermat-/o |
Skin |
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Cyt-/o |
Cell |
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Pleur Pleuro |
Ribs; side; pleura |
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Cardi Cardio |
Heart |
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Append/o |
Appendix |
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Peri |
Around |
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Tachy |
Fast |
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-algia |
Pain |
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-cyte |
Cell |
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-ectomy |
Surgical removal |
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Dent/o |
Teeth |
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Gloss/o |
Tongue Glossitis: inflammation of tongue |
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Or/o |
Mouth |
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-ist |
Specialist in |
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-tripsy |
Crushing Lithotripsy: crushing of stones |
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Cyst-/o |
Bladder; fluid containing sac |
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Lingu/o |
Tongue |
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Gingiv/o |
Gums |
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An/o |
Anus |
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Chol/e |
Bile; gall |
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-lith |
Stone; calculus |
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Py/o |
Pus |
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-pepsia |
Digestion |
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-phagia |
Eating; swallowing |
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-rrhagia |
Excessive flow |
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Cholecyst/o |
Gallbladder |
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Lapar/o |
Abdomen |
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Nephr/o |
Kidney |
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Ren/o |
Kidney |
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Cervic/o |
Neck; cervix uteri |
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-rrhea |
Discharge;flow |
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Lact/o Galact/o |
Milk |
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Metr/o Hyster/o Uter/o |
Uterus |
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Endo- |
Within; in |
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Colp/o |
Vagina |
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Gynec/o |
Woman; female |
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Salping/o |
Tube (usually fallopian or eustachian tube) |
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Oophor/o |
Ovary |
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Men/o |
Menses |
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-arche |
Beginning |
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Primi- |
First |
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-gravida |
Pregnant woman |
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-para |
To bear (offspring) |
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Orchid/o Orchi/o Test/o |
Testis or testes |
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-pexy |
Surgical fixation |
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Prostat/o |
Prostate gland |
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Ur/o Urin/o |
Urine |
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Opthalm/o |
Eye |
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Photo- |
Light |
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Extra- |
Outside |
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-gen -genic Genesis |
Cause of |
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-itis |
Inflammation |
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-megaly |
Enlargement |
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-oma |
Tumor |
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-pathy |
Disease |
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Hyper |
Above normal |
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Hypo |
Below normal |
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Macro |
Big |
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Micro |
Small |
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Duoden/o |
Duodenum |
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Gastr/o |
Stach |
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Splen/o |
Spleen |
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Esophag/o |
Esophagus |
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Hydro |
Water |
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Lip/o |
Fat |
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-phobia |
Fear |
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Phil |
Lover of |
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Sacchar/o |
Sugar |
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Mono |
One |
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Di |
Two |
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Tri |
Three |
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Poly |
Many |
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Glyc-/o |
Sugar; glucose |
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-crine |
Secretion |
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Iso |
Equal |
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Arthr-/o Articul-/o |
Joint |
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Circum |
Around |
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My-/o |
Muscle |
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Erythr/o |
Red; red blood cell |
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Cyan/o |
Blue |
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Lymph/o |
Lymphocyte |
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-oxia |
Oxygen |
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-poiesis |
Synthesis |
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Atri/o |
Atrium |
