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107 Cards in this Set
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-er, -ist |
One who |
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-iatrician |
Practitioner |
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-logist |
One who studies |
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-ic -ac -ical -al |
Pertaining to |
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-iatrics -iatry |
Medical profession/ treatment |
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-logic -logical |
Pertaining to the study of |
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-logy |
The study of |
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Cardi/o |
Heart |
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Crin/o |
To secrete |
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Dermat/o |
Skin |
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Esthesi/o |
Feeling/sensation |
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Gastr/o |
Stomach |
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Enter/o |
Small intestine |
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Ger/a ger/o gerant/o |
Elderly/ aged |
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Gynec,o |
Female |
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Immun,o |
Immune system |
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Ne,o nat,o |
New, birth |
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Neur,o |
Nerve |
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Obstetr,o. Obstetrics |
Midwife |
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Onc,o |
Tumors |
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Ophthalm,o |
Eyes |
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Psych,o |
Mind |
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Radi,o |
Radiation |
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Rheumat,o rheumatism |
Connective tissue disorder |
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Rhin,o |
Nose |
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Ur,o |
Urinary tract |
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-centesis |
Surgical puncture (to remove fluid) |
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-ectomy |
Surgical removal |
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-lysis |
Loosening, freeing, destroying |
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-pexy |
Surgical fixation (fastening in set position) |
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-plasty |
Surgical repair |
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-rrhaphy |
Suture (stitches) |
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-scopy |
Process of viewing |
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-stomy |
Surgical formation of an opening |
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-tome |
Instrument used for cutting |
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-tomy |
Incision |
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-tripsy |
Surgical crushing |
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Aden,o |
Gland |
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Angi,o |
Vessel |
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Append, o appendic,o |
Appendix |
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Bi,o |
Life or living |
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Blephar,o |
Eyelid |
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Cerebr,o encephal,o |
Brain |
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Chir,o |
Hand |
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Col,o |
Colon, large intestine |
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Cutane,o derm,a dermat,o |
Skin |
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Faci,o |
Face |
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Hepat,o |
Liver |
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Mamm,o mast,o |
Breast |
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Muscul,o my,o |
Muscle |
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Myel,o |
Bone marrow, spinal chord |
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Oste,o |
Bone |
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Pulm,o pulmon,o pneum,o pneumon,o |
Lungs |
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Tonsill,o |
Tonsil |
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Trache,o |
Trachea, windpipe |
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Vas,o |
Vessel or ductus deferens |
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-algia, -dynia |
Pain |
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-cele |
Hernia |
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-ectasia, -ectasis |
Dilation |
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-edema |
Swelling |
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-Emesis |
Vomiting |
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-emia |
Condition of the blood |
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-ia, -iasis |
Condition |
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-itis |
Inflammation |
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-lith |
Stone calculus |
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-malacia |
Soft or softening |
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-mania |
Excessive preoccupation |
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-megaly |
Enlargement |
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-oid |
Resembling |
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-osis |
Abnormal condition |
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-pathy |
Disease |
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-penia |
Deficiency |
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-phobia |
Abnormal fear |
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-Ptosis |
Prolapse |
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-rrhagia -rrhage |
Excessive bleeding hemorrhage |
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-rrhea |
Flow or discharge |
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-rrhexis |
Rupture |
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-spasm |
Twitching, cramping |
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-stasis |
Stopping controlling |
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CA |
cancer |
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ED |
Emergency department |
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ENT |
Ear nose and throat |
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ER |
Emergency room |
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GP |
General practitioner |
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GYN |
Gynecology |
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ICU |
Intensive care unit |
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OB |
Obstetrics |
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-able -ible |
Capable of |
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-ase |
Enzyme |
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-eum -ium |
Membrane |
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-ia -ism |
Condition, theory |
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-iac |
One who suffers |
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-opia |
Vision |
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-ose |
Sugar |
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-ous |
Characterized by, pertaining to |
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-y |
State or condition |
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Adip,o lip,o |
Fat |
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Amyl,o |
Starch |
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Glyc,o |
Sugar |
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Hemat,o |
Blood |
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Lact,o |
Milk |
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Lith |
Stone |
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Micr,o |
Small |
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Muc,o |
Mucus |
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Prote,o protein,o |
Protein |
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Pyr,o |
Fire |
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Ot,o |
Ear |
