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72 Cards in this Set
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-centesis
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Surgical puncture
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-ectomy
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Excision, removal
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-stomy
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Forming an opening
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-tomy
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Incision
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-clasis
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To break
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-lysis
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Separation, destruction, loosening
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-tripsy
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Crushing
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-desis
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Binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
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-pexy
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suspension, 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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-gram
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Record, writing
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-graph
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Instrument for recording
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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 to view or examine
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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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-rrhaphy
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Suture
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-gram
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Record, writing
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-graph
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Instrument for recording
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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 to view or examine
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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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Swelling
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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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-iasis
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Abnormal condition
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-itis
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Inflammation
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-lith
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Stone, calculus
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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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-pathy
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Disease
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-penia
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Decrease, deficiency
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-plasia
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Formation, growth
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-plasm
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Formation, growth
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-rrhage
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Busrting forth
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-rrhagia
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Bursting forth
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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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-osis
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Abnormal condition, increase
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-spasm
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Involuntary contraction, 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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Development, nourishment
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-iatry
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Medicine, treatment
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a-
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Without, not
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an-
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Without, not
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brady-
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Slow
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dia-
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Through, across
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dipl-
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Double
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dys-
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Bad, painful, difficult
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endo-
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In, within
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hyper-
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Excessive, above normal
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hypo-
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Under, below
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im-
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Not
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in-
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In, not
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macro-
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Large
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micro-
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Small
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neo-
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New
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Pseudo-
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False
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syn-
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Union, together, joined
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tachy-
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Rapid
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