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70 Cards in this Set
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gastr
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stomach
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Varicella
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Chickenpox
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micr/o/scope
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Instrument used to see small things
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micr/o/surgery
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surgery using a microscope
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micr/o/meter
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device used to measure small things
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hydr/o/phobia
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fear of water
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hydr/o/cele
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herniation or sac containing fluid
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hydr/o/therapy
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treatment using water
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-ic
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pertaining to
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-itis
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inflammation
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practitioner
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one who practices
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-osis
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suffix - noun
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-otic
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suffix - adjective
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-ia
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suffix - noun
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-ic
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suffix - adjective
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-us
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suffix - noun
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-ous
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suffix - adjective
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-um
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suffix - noun
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-ac
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suffix - adjective
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-e
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suffix - noun
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-ar
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suffix - adjective
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-al
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suffix - adjective
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contrac/tion
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shortening of muscles
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relaxa/tion
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condition of diminished tension
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One who practices psychiatry
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Psychiatrist
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-ity
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(suffix) indicates a quality
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Mucus
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noun - secreted by mucous membrane
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Ser/ous
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mucous material lining closed body cavities
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Nerv/ous
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having or possessing too much stress or having a type of tissue made of NERVE cells
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-ible
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indicate ability
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ex-
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squeeze or push on
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The foundation of a word is a
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word root
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derma
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skin
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abdomin/o
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pertaining to the abdomen
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hyster/o
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pertaining to the uterus
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salping
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fallopian tubes
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oophor
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ovaries
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acr/o
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pertaining to the extremities
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megaly
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enlargement
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acromegaly
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enlargement of the extremities
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-logy
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noun, study of
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-logist
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noun - one who studies
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acroparalysis
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loss of movement of the extremities
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dermatitis
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inflammation of the skin
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acrodermatitis
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inflammation of skin on extremities
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If two or more word roots are combined to build a word, this is a
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compound word
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When joining two word roots together you may need to us a
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combining form
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anemic
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pertaining to lack of blood
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One who makes x-ray images
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radiographer
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Instrument used to measure heat
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thermometer
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gastroduodenoscopy
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looking into the stomach and duodenum with a scope
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Instrument used to measure cells
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Cytometer
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Hydrocele
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fluid/water in a cell
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hyperthyroidism
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Overactive thyroid gland
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appendix/appendices
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glandular tissue below the cecum, singular/plural
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bacillus/bacilli
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microorganism group (singular/plural)
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brainstem
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midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata
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carcinoma/carcinomata
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cancer (epithelial origin) (singular/plural)
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carpus, carpal
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wrist bone (singular/plural)
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combining form
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word root plus a vowel
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condyle/condylar
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rounded bony process (noun/adjective)
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crisis/crises
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acute (severe) situation (singular/plural)
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Disease
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abnormal function or condition
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gastrectomy
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excision of the stomach
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gastric
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(adjectival form) stomach
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Ilium / Iliac
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upper pelvic bone, noun/adjective
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larynx/larynges
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voice box (sinular/plural)
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lymphadenopathy
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disease of a lymph gland
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microbe
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very small organism
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micrometer
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one millionth of a meter
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