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69 Cards in this Set
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ab- |
away from |
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abdomin/o |
abdomen |
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ad- |
toward |
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-algia |
pain or suffering |
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append/o |
appendix |
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-ectomy |
surgical removal |
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endo- |
in, within, inside |
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erythr/o |
red |
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eu- |
good, normal, easy |
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gastr/o |
stomach |
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geront/o |
aging/older population |
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-gram |
record/picture |
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-graphy |
process of recording |
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hem/o |
blood |
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hepat/o |
liver |
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arteri/o |
artery |
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hyper- |
excessive/increased |
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hypo- |
deficient/decreased |
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inter- |
between/among |
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intra- |
within or inside |
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-itis |
inflammation |
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laryng/o |
larynx or throat |
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leuk/o |
white |
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-malacia |
abnormal softening |
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-megaly |
enlargement |
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melan/o |
black |
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arthr/o |
joint |
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myel/o |
bone marrow or spinal cord |
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myc/o |
fungus |
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my/o |
muscle |
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nat- |
birth |
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-necrosis |
tissue death |
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neo- |
new |
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neur/o |
nerve |
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-ologist |
specialist |
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-ology |
study of |
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-osis |
abnormal condition |
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ather/o |
plaque or fatty substance |
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oste/o |
bone |
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-ostomy |
surgically create an artificial opening |
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ot/o |
ear |
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-otomy |
surgical incision |
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-pathy |
disease |
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peri- |
surrounding |
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plasty |
surgical repair |
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poli/o |
gray |
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post- |
after |
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pre- |
before |
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cardi/o |
heart |
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pyel/o |
renal pelvis |
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py/o- |
pus |
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pyr/o- |
fever or fire |
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rhin/o |
nose |
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-rrhage |
bursting forth |
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-rrhagia |
flow of blood |
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-rrhaphy |
to suture/stitch |
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-rrhexis |
rupture |
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-rrhea |
abnormal discharge |
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-sclerosis |
abnormal hardening |
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-centesis |
surgical puncture to remove fluid |
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-scopy |
visual examination |
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-stenosis |
abnormal narrowing |
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sub- |
under, less, below |
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supra- |
above, excessive |
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tonsill/o |
tonsil, throat |
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cyan/o |
blue |
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-cyte |
cell |
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-dynia |
pain |
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dys- |
bad, difficult, painful |
