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40 Cards in this Set
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dys-
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bad, difficult, or painful
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-ectomy
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surgical removal, cutting out, excision
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hyper-
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excessive, increased
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hypo-
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deficient, decreased
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-itis
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inflammation
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-osis
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abnormal condition, disease
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-ostomy
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surgically creating an opening
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-otomy
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cutting, surgical incision
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-rrhage/-rrhagia
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bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid
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-rrhaphy
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surgical suturing
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-rrhea
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flow or discharge
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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-sclerosis
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abnormal hardening
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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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pyel/o
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renal pelvis, which is part of the kidney
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py/o
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pus
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pyr/o
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fever or fire
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myc/o
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fungus
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myel/o
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bone marrow or spinal cord
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my/o
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muscle
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-ologist
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specialist
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-ology
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the study of
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ather-
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fatty substance
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arthro-
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joint
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-ectomy
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surgical removal
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-ostomy
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surgical creation of an artificial opening
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-otomy
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surgical incision
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-arteri/o, ather/o, arthr/o
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artery
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eu-
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good, well, normal, easy
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inter-
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between, among
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intra-
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within, inside
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super-, supra-
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above, excessive, upper, higher than
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sub-
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under, less, below
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ad-
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toward, to, in the direction of
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ab-
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away from, negative, absent
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