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66 Cards in this Set
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-emesis
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vomiting
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arthr-
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joint
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-dynia
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pain
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-logy
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study of
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-centesis
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surgical puncture
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Gastroenteritis
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inflammation of the stomach and intestine
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-clasis
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surgical fracture or to break
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-desis
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binding/fixation (of a bone or joint)
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-ectomy
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excision/removal
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-lysis
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separation/destruction/loosening
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arthrocentesis
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puncture of the joint space
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osteoclasis
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surgically fracture a bone
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arthrodesis
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binding together of a joint
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appendectomy
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removal of the appendix
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thrombolysis
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dissolution of a blood clot
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-pexy
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surgical fixation of an organ
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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-stomy
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forming an opening
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-tome
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instrument to cut
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-tomy
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incision
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-tripsy
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crushing
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mastoplexy
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surgical fixation of the breasts (breast lift)
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rhinoplasty
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surgical repair of the nose in which structure is changed
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myorrhapy
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suture of a muscle
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tracheostomy
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creating an artificial hold in the trachea
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osteotome
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surgical instrument used to cut through bone
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tracheotomy
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incision through the neck into trachea
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litotripsy
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crushing of a stone
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-gram
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to record or write
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-graph
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instrument used to record
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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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-dynia
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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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swllling
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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
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forming/producing/origin
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-genesis
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forming/producing/origin
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-iasis
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abnormal condition produced by something specfic
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-itis
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inflammation
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-lith
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stone
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-malacia
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softening
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-oma
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tumor
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-osis
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abnormal condition (increase, usually with blood cells)
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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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-phasia
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speech
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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 o
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-rrhea
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discharge/flow
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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-spasm
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involuntary twitching
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-stenosis
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narrowing/stricture
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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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