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28 Cards in this Set
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re- |
back, again, contrary: reflect (bend back) |
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retro- |
backward, located behind: retroperitoneal (behind the peritoneum) |
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-rrhagia |
burst forth, pour: hemorrhage (bleed) |
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sarco- |
flesh of fleshy: sarcoma (connective tissue tumor) |
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-sclero- |
hard: arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) |
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-scope |
examine: endoscope (instrument for examining the inside of a hollow organ) |
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semi- |
half: semilunar (shaped like a half moon) |
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somato- |
body: somatotropin (hormone causing body growth) |
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-stasis |
stop, stand still: hemostasis (stop bleeding) |
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steno- |
narrow: stenosis (narrow canal) |
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-stomy |
to make an artificial opening: tracheostomy (make an opening into the trachea) |
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sub- |
under: subcutaneous (under the skin) |
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super- |
above, upper, excessive: supercilia (upper brows) |
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supra- |
above, upon: suprarenal (above kidney) |
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sym-, syn- |
together, with: symphysis (growing together), synapsis (joining together). |
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tachy- |
fast, swift: tachycardia (rapid heart rate) |
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therm- |
heat: thermometer (device for measuring heat) |
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-tomy |
cut, incise: phlebotomy (incision of a vein) |
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tox- |
poison: antitoxin (substance that counteracts a poison) |
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trans- |
across, through, beyond: transection (substance that counteracts a poison) |
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tri- |
three: triceps (three-headed muscle) |
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-troph- |
nourish: hypertrophy (enlargement or over nourishment) |
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-tropic |
changing, influencing: gonadotropic (influencing the gonads) |
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-uria |
urine: polyuria (excess urine) |
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vas- |
vessel: vasoconstriction (decreased diameter of blood vessel) |
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vene- |
vein: venesection (phlebotomy) |
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viscer- |
internal organ: visceromotor (movement of internal organs) |
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zyg- |
yoked, paired: zygote (diploid cell) |
