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56 Cards in this Set
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-toxic
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poison
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thyrotoxic
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-stenosis
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narrowing, stricture
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arteriostenosis
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-algia
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pain
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cephalalgia
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-oid
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resembling
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lipoid
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-trophy
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development, nourishment
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atrophy (without)
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-phasia
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speech
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aphasia (without)
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-cele
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hernia, swelling
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hepatocele
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-dynia
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pain
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gastrodynia
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-stasis
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standing still
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hemostasis
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-centesis
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puncture
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arthrocentesis (surgical)
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-ptosis
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prolapse, downward displacement
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hysteroptosis
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-desis
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binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
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arthrodesis
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-ectomy
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excision, removal (to cut out)
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appendectomy colectomy
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-lysis
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separation, destruction (destroy),
loosening |
enterolysis
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-pexy
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suspension, fixation (of an organ)
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mastopexy
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-oma
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tumor
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adenoma
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-spasm
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involuntary contraction, twitching
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blepharospasm
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-ectasis
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dilation, expansion
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bronchiectasis
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-emesis
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vomiting
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hyperemesis
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-osis
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abnormal condition, increase
used primarily with blood cells |
erythrocytosis dermatosis
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-scopy
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visual examination
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proctoscopy
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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myorrhaphy cystorrhaphy
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-rrhage
-rrhagia |
bursting forth
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hemorrhage menorrhagia
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-rrhea
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discharge, flow
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diarrhea
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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angiorrhexis
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-paresis
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partial paralysis
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hemiparesis
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-plegia
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paralysis, stroke
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hemiplegia
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-phagia
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eating, swallowing
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dysphagia
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-plasty
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plastic or surgical repair
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rhinoplasty tenoplasty
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-poiesis
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formation, production
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hemopoiesis
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-penia
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decrease, deficiency
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leukopenia
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-plasia
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formation, growth
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hyperplasia
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-phobia
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fear
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claustrophobia
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-philia
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attraction to
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hemophilia
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-pathy
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disease
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neuropathy
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-para
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to bear (offspring)
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multipara
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-scope
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instrument to view or examine
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gastroscope
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-metry
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act of measuring
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pelvimetry
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-megaly
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enlargement
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hepatomegaly
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-meter
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instrument for measuring
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thermometer
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-graphy
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process of recording
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cardiography
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-graph
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instrument for recording
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cardiograph
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-clasis
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break, fracture
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osteoclasis
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-itis
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inflammation
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gastritis
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-lith
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stone, calculus
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cholelith
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-logist
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specialist in the study of
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dermatologist
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-logy
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study of
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psychology
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-malacia
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softening
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osteomalacia
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-tripsy
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crushing
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lithotripsy neurotripsy
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-stomy
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forming an opening (mouth)
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colostomy
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-tome
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instrument to cut
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osteotome
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-tomy
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incision, cut into
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phlebotomy episotomy
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-emia
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blood condition
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leukemia anemia
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-gen
-genesis |
forming, producing, origin
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carcinogen osteogenesis
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-gram
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record, a writing
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cardiogram
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-iasis
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abnormal condition
produced by something specified |
cholelithiasis
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