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40 Cards in this Set
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-algia |
pain, ache ex: dent/algia - pain in a tooth; toothache. |
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-asthenia |
weakness ex: neur/asthenia - abnormal condition characterized by nervous weakness, exhaustion, and prostration that often follows depression. |
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-betes |
to go ex: dia/betes - general term used to describe diseases characterized by excessive discharge of urine. |
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-cele |
hernia, tumor, swelling ex: cyst/o/cele - hernia of the bladder that protrudes into the vagina. |
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-cusis |
hearing ex: presby/cusis - impairment of hearing that occurs with aging. |
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-dynia |
pain, ache ex: ot/o/dynia - pain in the ear; earache. |
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-extasis |
dilation, distention ex: bronch/i/ectasis - chronic dilation of a bronchus or bronchi, with a secondary infection that usually involves the lower portion of a lung. |
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-edema |
swelling ex: papill/edema - swelling of the optic disk, usually caused by increased intracranial pressure (ICP). |
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-emesis |
vomiting ex: hyper/emesis - excessive vomiting. |
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-ion |
process ex: in/fect/ion - process whereby a pathogenic microorganism invades the body, reproduces, multiplies, and causes disease. |
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-itis |
inflammation ex: burs/itis - inflammation of a bursa (padlike sac between muscles, tendons, and bones). |
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-kinesis |
motion ex: hyper/kinesis - excessive muscular movement and motion; inability to be still; also known as hyperactivity. |
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-lepsy |
seizure ex: narc/o/lepsy - chronic condition with recurrent attacks of uncontrollable drowsiness and sleep. |
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-lexia |
diction, word, phrase ex: dys/lexia - condition in which an individual has difficulty in reading and comprehending written language. |
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-malacia |
softening ex: oste/o/malacia - softening of the bones. |
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-mania |
madness ex: pyro/mania - impulsive disorder consisting of a compulsion to set fires or to watch fires. |
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-megaly |
enlargement, large ex: acr/o/megaly - characterized (in the adult) by marked enlargement and elongation of the bones of the face, jaw, and extremities. |
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-mnesia |
memory ex: a/mnesia - condition in which there is a loss or lack of memory. |
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-noia |
mind ex: para/noia - mental disorder characterized by highly exaggerated or unwarranted mistrust or suspiciousness. |
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-oid |
resemble ex: ster/oid - literally means resembling a solid substance. |
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-oma |
tumor ex: carcin/oma - malignant tumor arising in epithelial tissue. |
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-opia |
sight, vision ex: presby/opia - vision defect in which parallel rays come to a focus beyond the retina; occurs normally with aging; farsightedness. |
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-oxia |
oxygen ex: hyp/oxia - deficient amount of oxygen in the blood cells and tissues. |
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-pathy |
disease, emotion ex: retin/o/pathy - any disease of the retina. |
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-penia |
deficiency ex: oste/o/penia - deficiency of bone tissue, regardless of the cause. |
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-pepsia |
to digest ex: dys/pepsia - difficulty in digestion; indigestion. |
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-phagia |
to eat, to swallow ex: a/phagia - loss or lack of the ability to eat or swallow. |
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-phasia |
to speak, speech ex: dys/phasia - impairment of speech caused by a brain lesion. |
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-phobia |
fear ex: acr/o/phobia - fear of heights. |
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-plasia |
formation, produce ex: hyper/plasia - excessive formation and growth of normal cells. |
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-plasm |
a thing formed, plasma ex: neo/plasm - new thing formed, such as an abnormal growth or tumor. |
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-plegia |
paralysis, stroke ex: hemi/plagia - slight paralysis that affects one side of the body. |
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-pnea |
breathing ex: sleep a/pnea - temporary cessation of breathing during sleep. |
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-ptosis |
drooping, prolapse, sagging ex: blephar/o/ptosis - drooping of the upper eyelid(s). |
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-ptysis |
spitting ex: hem/o/ptysis - spitting up blood. |
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-rrhage |
bursting forth ex: hem/o/rrhage - excessive bleeding; bursting forth of blood. |
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-rrhea |
flow, discharge ex: rhin/o/rrhea - discharge from the nose. |
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-rrhexis |
rupture ex: my/o/rrhexis - rupture of a muscle. |
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-spasm |
tension, spasm, contraction ex: my/o/spasm - spasmodic contraction of a muscle. |
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-trophy |
nourishment, development ex: hyper/trophy - literally means excessive nourishment. |
