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61 Cards in this Set
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Suffixes |
suffixes |
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Centesis |
Surgical puncture |
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Clasis |
To break, surgical fracture |
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Desis |
binding or fixation of something |
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ectomy |
excision or removal |
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lysis |
seperation, destruction |
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pexy |
fixation (mastopexy - breast lift) |
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Plasty |
surgical repair (rhinoplasty) |
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rrhaphy |
suture |
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stomy |
forming an opening (tracheostomy |
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tome |
instrument to cut (osteotome) |
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tomy |
incision |
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tripsy |
crushing |
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gram |
record, writing ( electrocardiogram) |
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Graph |
Instrument for recording ( cardiograph) |
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graphy |
Process of recording (angiography) |
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meter |
instrument for measuring (pelvimeter) |
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metry |
act of measuring (pelvimetry) |
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scope |
instrument for examing (endoscope) |
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scopy |
visual examination (endoscopy) |
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algia, gynia |
Pain (neuralgia) |
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cele |
hernia, swelling (hepatocele) |
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ectasis |
dilation, expansion (bronchiectasis) |
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edema |
swelling (lymphedema) |
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emesis |
vomiting (hyperemesis) |
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emia |
blood condition (anemia-without blood) |
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iasis |
abnormal condition produced by something (choelithiasis) Bile, stone |
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itis |
inflammation (arthritis) |
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lith |
stone, calculus |
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malacia |
softening (chondromalacia) |
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megaly |
Enlargement (cardiomegaly) |
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oma |
tumor (sarcoma) |
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osis |
abnormal condition (cyanosis -bluing of skin do to lack of oxygen) |
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pathy |
disease (myopathy disease of muscles) |
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penia |
Decrease, deficiency (erythropenia decrease in rbc's) |
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phobia |
fear (hemophopia - fear of blood) |
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plegia |
paralysis (hemiplegia - paralyized on one half the body) |
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rrhage, rrhagia |
bursting of ( hemorrhage - bursting of blood vessels) |
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rrhea |
discharge, flow (diarrhea) |
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rrhexis |
rupture (arteriorrhexis - rupture of artery) |
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stenosiss |
narrowing of (arteriostenosis- narrowing of arteries) |
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toxic |
poison (hepatotoxic) liver poisoning |
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trophy |
nourishment, development (dystrophy) |
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Prefixes |
Prefixes |
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a-, an- |
without, not (amastia -condition of missing breast) |
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circum, peri |
Around (circumduction - moving wrist in circles) |
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dia-, trans- |
through, across (diathermy - moving heat through) |
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dip-,diplo |
Double (diplopia - double vision) |
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dys |
bad, painful, difficult ( dysphonia - difficutly speaking) |
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endo -, intra |
in, within (endocrine/ intramuscular-within the muscle) |
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homo-, homeo |
same, (homograph) |
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hypo |
under, below, deficient |
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macro |
large (macrocyte) |
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micro |
Small (microscope) |
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mono-, uni |
one (monotherepy - one treatment) |
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post- |
after |
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pre |
before (prenatal) |
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pro |
prognosis (knowing ahead of time) |
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primi |
first (primigravida - woman with first time pregnancy) |
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retro |
backward, behind (retroversion) |
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super |
upper, above (superior) |
