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286 Cards in this Set
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Phleb/o |
Vein
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Lith/o
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Stone
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Leuk/o
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White
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Gastr/o
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Stomach
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Itis
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Inflammation of
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Ism
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Condition or state of
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Condition
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er
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One who
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Pre
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Before
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Post
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After
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Intra
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Inside or within
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Enter/o
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Intestines
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Cyto
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Cell
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Hist
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Tissue
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Anatomical Position
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Standing upright, facing forward, palms facing forward
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Inferior
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Lower/below
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Superior
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Upper/above
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-ad
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Towards
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Cephal
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Head
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Radi/o
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Combining corn for x-ray or radiation
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Graph/y
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Process of recording
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CT
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Computed Tomography
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MRI
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Magnetic Resonance Imagery
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PET
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Positron Emission Tomography
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Ech/o
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Reflected sound
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Dorsal cavity
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Cranial and spinal
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Ventral cavity
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Thoracic and abdominopelvic
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Thoracic
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Chest/lungs
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Nine regions of the abdominopelvis
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Right and left hypochondriac (below cartilage)
Right and left lumbar (loin or lower back) Right and left inguin/al (groin) Epigastric (above stomach) Umbilical (navel region) Hypogastric (below stomach) |
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Epidermis
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Contains dead skin cells that allow openings
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Dermis
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Contains the majority of organelles
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Cutane/o
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Combining form of the skin
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Hidr/o
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Combining form for sweat
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-rrhea
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Flow of something
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-osis
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Abnormal condition of
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Diaphoresis
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Excessive sweating
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Saturated fat
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Solid at room temperature
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Unsaturated fat
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Liquid at room temperature
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Trans fat
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Man-made. Hydrogen is blown through unsaturated fat in order to saturate it
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Aden
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Gland
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Steatadenoma
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Tumor of sebaceous (oil) gland
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Sud/o
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Combining form for sweat
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Sudoriferous gland
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Sweat gland
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Two combining forms for hair
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Trich/o or pil/o
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Phagia
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Eating or swallowing
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Pilomotor
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Causing the movement of hair
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Onych
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Nails
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Onychomycosis
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Nail fungus
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Malacia
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Softening
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Onychomalacia
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Softening of the nails
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Schiz/o
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Split
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Xeroderma
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Dry skin
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Albin/o
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White
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Erythr/o
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Red
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Leukocytopenia
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White blood cell deficiency
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-emia
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Blood condition
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-than
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Death
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Apoptosis
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Normal condition of cell death
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Auto
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Self
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**Autograft
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Tissue graft using your own skin
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Decubitous ulcer
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Pressure sore or bedsore
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AIDS
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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ectomy
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Excision, to cut out
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stomy
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Creating a new opening or mouth
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Nas/o, rhin/o
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Combining forms for nose
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Plasty
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Repair
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Rhinoplasty
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Surgical repair of the nose
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Rhinorrhea
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Runny nose
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Cephalalgia
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Headache
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Therapy
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Treatment
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Pneumonectomy
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Surgical excision of the lung
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Pneumonomelanosis
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Black lung condition
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Pneumo
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Air or lungs
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Pneumothorax
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A collection of air in the chest cavity
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Thorax
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Chest cavity
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Hemopneumothorax
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Air and blood in the chest cavity
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Pulmonary
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Pertaining to the lungs
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pnea
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Breathing
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Ortho
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Straight
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Nasopharyngitis
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Inflammation of the nose and pharynx
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My/o
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Muscle
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Laryng/o
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Larynx or voicebox
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Tracheostomy
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Surgical opening in the trachea
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Py
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Pus
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Pleur/o
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Membrane covering the chest cavity and the lungs
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Pleurisy
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Inflammation of the pleura
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Phren/o
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Diaphragm
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Sinistrocardial |
Displacement of the heart to the left |
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Dys |
Difficult or labored |
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Dyspnea |
Difficulty breathing |
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Stenosis |
Narrowing or stricture |
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Alveoli |
Cluster of air sacs at the end of the bronchial tree |
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Crackles |
May be heard when inhaling if there is fluid in the alveoli |
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Stridor |
A high pitched musical sound heard on inspiration |
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Emphysema |
A disease associated with the destruction of the alveoli |
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Centesis |
Surgical puncture |
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Lob |
Lobe |
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Thorac/o |
Chest |
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Tachy |
Rapid |
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Tachypnea |
Rapid breathing |
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Brady |
Slow |
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Bradypnea |
Slow breathing |
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Cardi/o |
Heart |
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Endocardium |
The inside layer of the heart |
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Pericardium |
Fibrous sac surrounding the heart |
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Atrium |
Top chambers of the heart (RA and LA) |
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Ventricle |
Lower chambers of the heart (RV and LV) |
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rrhexis
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Rupture
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Ather/o |
Fatty plaque |
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Aort/o |
Aorta (Largest artery in the body) |
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Aortomalacia
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Softening of the aorta
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Angioplasty |
Surgical repair of a vessel |
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Hemangi/o |
Blood vessel |
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ole and ule |
small |
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Arteriole |
Small artery |
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Capillaries |
Connect arterioles with venules |
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**Xeroderma |
Dry skin |
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**Xanthoderma |
Yellow skin |
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**Trichopathy |
Disease of the hair |
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**Onychoma |
Tumor of the nail |
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**Myorraphy |
Muscle suture |
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**Thoracocentesis |
Surgical puncture into the chest |
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**Aerophagia |
Swallowing air |
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**Aphagia |
Inability to swallow |
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**Lobotomy |
Surgical incision into the lobe of the lung |
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**Cardiopathy |
Heart disease |
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**Phleborrhexis
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Rupture of the vein
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**Arteriosclerosis |
Hardening of an artery |
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**Hydrophobia |
Fear of water or Rabies |
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**Necrophobia |
Fear of death |
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**Prefix |
Before word root |
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**Word root |
Foundation of a word |
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**Combining form
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Add vowel to word root. Usually an "o"
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**Pre |
Before |
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**itis |
Inflammation of |
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**ism
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Condition
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**er |
One who |
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**Midsagittal plane |
Vertical plane down the front of the body |
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**Transverse plane |
Horizontal plane through the front of the body |
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**Anterior/Ventral |
Front of the body |
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**Inferior |
Below |
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**Superior |
Above |
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**Cephalad
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Toward the head
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**Sonography |
A record computed from sound |
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**Radiography |
A record made from a radio wave |
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**CT |
Computed Tomography |
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**Proximal |
The closest distance to the point of attachment to the body or designated point |
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**Craniotomy |
Incision into the brain |
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**Cyanosis |
Blue skin |
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**Decubitus Ulcer |
Bed sore |
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**Sudoriforous Gland |
Sweat gland |
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**Sebaceous Gland |
Oil gland |
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**Erythrocytes |
Red blood cells |
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**Leukocytes |
White blood cells |
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**Melanocytes |
Skin cells that produce dark pigment |
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**Pleurodynia or Pleuralgia |
Pain in the pleural cavity |
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**Dyspnea |
Difficulty breathing |
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**Apnea |
Absence of breathing |
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**Orthopnea |
Breathing made easier by sitting up or standing |
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**Broncospasm |
Involuntary contraction of the bronchus or bronchi |
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**Atria |
Top chambers of the heart |
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**Ventricles |
Lower chambers of the heart |
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**Inspiration |
Inhalation |
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**Artery |
Carries blood away from the heart |
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**Caudal |
Tail |
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**Plasty |
Surgical repair |
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**Pharynx |
Tube from the nose to the voicebox |
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**Larynx |
Voicebox |
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Hematology
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The study of blood
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Ventriculotomy
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An incision of a ventricle
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Hemangioma
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A tumor composed of blood vessels
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Arteriolith
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Stone in the artery
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Hemangiextasis
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Dilation of a blood vessel
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Necrectomy
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Excision of dead tissue
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Bradyphagia
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Slow eating
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Hidradinoma
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A tumor of the sweat gland
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Hidrosis
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Abnormal condition of sweat
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Lipocyte
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A fat cell
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Lipocele
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A hernia containing fatty tissue
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Xanthosis
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An abnormal condition of yellow
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Xanthemia
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Abnormal condition of yellow in the blood
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Xanthoma
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A tumor that is yellow
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Laryngoplegia
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Paralysis of the voice box
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Laryngitis
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Inflammation of the voice box
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Pharyngocele
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Hernia or swelling of the pharynx
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Rhinitis
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Inflammation of the nose
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Laryngoscopy
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Visual examination of the larynx
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Neoplasm
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New growth
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Pharyngostenosis
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Narrowing of the pharynx
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Thoracotomy
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Incision of the chest
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Pneumopathy
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Disease of the lung
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Cytology
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The study of cells
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Histology
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The study of tissue
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Arthr/o
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Joint
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Cyst/o
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Fluid-filled sac aka bladder
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Dermat |
Skin |
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**Suffix |
Follows a word root |
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ism |
Condition, state or theory |
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ist |
Specialist |
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ity |
Quality |
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penia |
deficiency |
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ic, al, ary |
Pertaining or related to |
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able |
Capable of being |
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**prefix |
Goes in front of a word root |
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ex |
From or out from |
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Inter |
Between |
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logy |
Study of |
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**posterior/dorsal |
Back of body |
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**Anterior/Ventral |
Front of body |
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Lateral |
Side |
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Medi |
Middle |
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Caudal |
Tail |
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**Distal |
Farthest from the point of attachment or designated point |
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tom |
Cutting |
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son/o |
Sound |
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Ultra |
Beyond |
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Ech/o |
Reflected Sound |
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Integumentary System |
Skin, hair, nails, oil glands, sweat glands |
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Dermopathy |
Disease of the skin |
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Dermatitis |
Inflammation of the skin |
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Hydr/o |
Water |
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Hidrorrhea |
Flow of sweat |
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Hyperhydrosis |
Excess of sweating |
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Three combining forms for fat |
Lip/o, Adip/o, Steat/o |
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oma |
tumor |
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lipoma |
Fat containing tumor |
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Adipectomy |
Surgical excision of fat |
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Lipectomy or Liposuction |
Excision of fat using suction |
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Karet/o |
Hard tissue |
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Sebaceous Glands |
Oil glands |
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Trichophagia |
Eating or swallowing hair |
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**Myc |
Fungus |
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Schizonychia |
Split nails |
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xer/o |
Dry |
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Leuk/o or Albin/o |
White |
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Cyan
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Blue
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Cyanosis |
Blue Skin from lack of oxygen |
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Xanth/o
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Yellow
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Xanthosis |
Yellow skin/ Jaundice |
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Melan/o |
Black |
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Leukemia |
Overproduction of immature white blood cells |
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Necr/o
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Death
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**cele |
Hernia |
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Necrosis |
Abnormal condition of death |
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Gangrene |
Necrosis from lack of blood supply |
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tomy |
Incision |
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para |
Near or beside |
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Aer/o |
Air |
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rragia |
Bursting |
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Pneumonorragia |
Bursting forth of the lung |
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Myc/o |
Fungus |
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oid |
Resembling |
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Mycoid |
Resembling Fungus |
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Pneumonomycosis |
Lung fungus |
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**Artery |
Takes deoxygenated blood away from the heart |
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**Vains |
Oxygenated blood flows towards the heart |
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**Apnea |
Absence of breathing |
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Orthopnea |
Ability to breath easier when sitting or standing up |
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Pharyng/o |
Pharaynx |
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rraphy |
Suture |
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Myorraphy |
Muscle Suture |
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Laryngopathy |
Disease of the larynx |
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Trache/o |
Trachea or windpipe |
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Tracheopyosis |
Pus in the trachea |
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Bronch/o or Bronchi/o |
Bronchus |
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Plegia |
Paralysis |
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Sinistr/o |
Left |
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Dextr/o |
Right |
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Spasm |
Involuntary contraction |
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Rhonchi |
Sounds are louder and more course than crackles |
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Tuberculosis (TB) |
Granuloma forming bacterial infection of the tubercles |
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Myocardium |
Muscular layer of the heart |
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Interventricular Septum (IBS) |
The wall that separates the ventricles |
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Arteri/o |
Arteries |
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Arteriorrhexis
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Rupture of the artery
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Atherosclerosis |
Hardening of the arteries from fatty plaque |
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Phlebotomy or venotomy |
Cutting into a vein |
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Venule |
Small vein |
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**Dermatome |
Instrument to cut skin |
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**Dermatomycosis |
Skin fungus |
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**Pneumocentesis |
Surgical puncture (remove fluid) of the lung |
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**Suffix |
End of root word |
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**Frontal or Coronal |
Vertical division of the body from the side view |
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**Posterior/Dorsal |
Back of the body |
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**Chondroma |
Tumor of the cartilage |
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**logist |
Specialty in the study of |
