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58 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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-stomy
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New Opening
tracheastomy |
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-ole
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small
arteriole |
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-oid
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resembles
adenoids |
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-ptosis
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falling or dropping
nephroptosis |
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-malacia
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softening
osteomalacia |
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-megaly
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enalrgement
splenomegaly |
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-opsy
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to view
biopsy |
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-plasia
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development, formation of growth
hyperplasia |
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-plasty
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surgical repair
rhinoplasty |
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Suffixes
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-
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-stomy
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New Opening
tracheastomy |
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-ole
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small
arteriole |
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-oid
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resembles
adenoids |
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-ptosis
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falling or dropping
nephroptosis |
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-malacia
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softening
osteomalacia |
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-megaly
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enalrgement
splenomegaly |
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-opsy
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to view
biopsy |
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-plasia
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development, formation of growth
hyperplasia |
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-plasty
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surgical repair
rhinoplasty |
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-sclerosis
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hardening
arteriosclerosis |
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-stasis
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stopping, controlling
hemostasis |
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-cele
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hernia
cystocele, rectocele |
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-eal
-iac -ior -ose -ac -al -ic -ical |
pertains to
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- somes
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bodies
chromosomes |
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-plasma
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formation
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COMBINING FORMS
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acr/o
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extremities, top, extreme point
acrophobia |
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myel/o
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spinal cord, bone marrow
myelogram |
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neutr/o
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WBC
Neutrophil |
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lapar/o
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abdomen / abdomimal wall
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strept/o
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twisted chain
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staphyl/o
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clusters
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PREFIXES
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-
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per-
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through
percutaneous |
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meta-
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change, beyond
metacarpal bones, metamorphosis |
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brady-
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slow
bradycardia |
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peri-
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surround
pericardium |
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tachy-
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fast
tachycardia |
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con-
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with/ together
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ec-
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outside
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dys-
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bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
dyspnea, dysplasia |
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de-
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down, lack of
dehydration |
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dia-
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through, complete
diarrhea |
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en-
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within, in
encephalogram |
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eu-
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good, normal
euphoria, euthyroid |
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in-
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not
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intra-
inter- infra- |
in, within
between beneath intravenous intercostals infracostals |
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macro-
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large
marcrocephaly |
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ab
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away from
abductor |
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ana
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up, apart
analysis, anabolism |
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cata
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down
catabolism |
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WORDS
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Tracheastomy
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new opening in the trachea
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myeloma
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tumor of bone marrow
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acrophobia
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fear of heights
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hemostasis
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stoppage of blood through natural or mechanical means
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ischemia
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to hold back blood from cells
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hypochondriac region
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Pertaining to under the rib cartilages (area of the abdomen)
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