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112 Cards in this Set
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Dys- |
Painful, bad, difficult |
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Ec, Ecto, Ex, Exo |
Outside, away from |
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En- |
Inside |
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Endo- |
Inside |
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Epi- |
Upon, Following, subsequent to |
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Extra - |
Beyond |
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Hyper - |
Abnormally high, excessive |
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Hypo- |
Below, |
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Infra - |
Inside below |
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Inter - |
Between |
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Intra- |
Inside |
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Meso- |
Middle |
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Meta- |
Beyond |
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Pan - |
Everywhere, All |
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Para- |
Alongside, like |
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Bi- |
Two |
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Di-, Dipl- |
Two |
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Hemi-, Semi- |
Half |
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Macro - |
Big |
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Micro- |
Small |
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Mono- |
One |
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Olilg-, Oligo- |
Few, little |
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Poly- |
Many |
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Quadri- |
Four |
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Tetra- |
Four |
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Tri- |
Three |
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Uni- |
One |
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Ante -, pre- |
Before |
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Brady - |
Slow |
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Neo- |
New |
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Post - |
After |
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Tachy- |
Fast |
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Ab- |
Away, beyond, outside of |
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Ad- |
Toward, near to |
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Con -, sym-, syn- |
With |
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Contra- |
Against |
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Dia- |
Across, through |
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-Algia, -dynia |
Pain |
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-Cele |
Protrusion, hernia |
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-Ectasis |
Expansion, dilation |
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-Emia |
Blood |
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-Iasis |
Condition of |
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-Ism |
Condition of |
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-Itis |
Inflammation |
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-Malacia |
Softening |
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-Megaly |
Enlargement |
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-Oma |
Tumor |
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-Osis |
Abnormal condition |
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-Penia |
Reduction of size or quantity |
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-Plegia |
Paralysis |
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-Pnea |
Breathing, respiration |
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-Porosis |
Porous condition |
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-Ptosis |
Downward displacement |
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-Rrhage |
Flowing forth |
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-Rrhea |
Discharge |
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-Rrhexis |
Rupture |
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-Spasm |
Muscular contraction |
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-Centesis |
Puncture |
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-Desis |
Surgical binding |
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-Ectomy |
Surgical removal |
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-Gen, -genic, -genesis |
Origin |
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-Gram |
Written or pictorial record |
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-Graphy |
Act of recording |
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-Meter |
Device for measuring |
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-Metry |
Act of measuring |
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-Pexy |
Surgical fixation |
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-Plasty |
Surgical repair |
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-Rrhaphy |
Suture |
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-Scope |
Device for viewing |
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-Scopy |
Act of viewing |
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-Tomy |
Surgical incision |
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-Tripsy |
Crushing |
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-Ian |
Medical Specialist |
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-Iatrics |
Medical Specialty |
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-iatry |
Medical Specialty |
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-Ics |
Medical Specialty |
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-Ist |
Medical Specialist |
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-logy |
Study of |
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-Ac, -ic, -ar |
Convert root to adjective |
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-Cyte |
Cell |
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-Emesis |
Vomiting |
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-Lith |
Stone, calcification |
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-Lysis |
Disintegration |
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-Opsy |
Visual examination |
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-Pathy |
Disease |
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-Phobia |
Fear |
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-Poiesis |
Producing |
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-Sclerosis |
Hardness, hardening |
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-Stasis |
Level, stay same |
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-Stenosis |
Narrowing, blocked |
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-Stomy |
Permanent opening |
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-Tome |
Instrument for cutting |
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-Plasia |
Abnormal formation |
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Arthr/o |
Joint |
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Bronch/o |
Lungs |
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Cardi/o |
Heart |
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Derm/o, dermat/o |
Skin |
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Gastr/o |
Stomach |
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Ger/o, geront/o |
Old age |
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Hem/o, hemat/o |
Blood |
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Hep/o, hepat/o |
Liver |
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Neur/o |
Nerve |
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Oste/o |
Bone |
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Path/o |
Disease |
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Psych/o |
Mind |
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-A to? |
-Ae |
Vertebra to what plural form |
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-Ax to? |
-Aces |
Thorax to what plural form |
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-Is to? |
-Es |
Diagnosis to what plural form |
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-Ix, -ex to? |
-Ices |
Cervix to what plural form |
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-Um to? |
-A |
Ovum to what plural form |
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-Us to? |
-i |
Calculus to what plural form |
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-Y to? |
-Ies |
Biopsy to what plural form |