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26 Cards in this Set
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-ary |
Pertaining to |
Pulmonary (pertaining to the lungs |
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-iac |
Pertaining to |
Chondriac (pertaining to cartilage) |
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-ic |
Pertaining to |
Gastric (pertaining to the stomach) |
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-ical |
Pertaining to |
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-eal |
Pertaining to |
Esophageal (pertaining to the esophagus) |
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-plasty |
Surgical repair |
Dermatoplasty (surgical repair of the skin) |
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-rrhaphy |
To suture |
Myorrhaphy (suture together muscle) |
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-tome |
Instrument to cut |
Dermatome (instrument to cut skin) |
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-centesis |
Puncture to withdrawal fluid |
Arthrocentesis (puncture to withdraw fluid from a joint) |
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-metry |
Process of measuring |
Audiometry (process of measuring hearing) |
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-scope |
Instrument for viewing |
Gastroscope (instrument to view stomach) |
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-scopy |
Process of visually examining |
Gastroscopy (process of visually examining the stomach) |
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-gram |
Record or picture |
Electrocardiogram (record of hearts electricity |
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-cise |
Means to cut |
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-ostomy |
Surgically create an opening |
Colostomy (surgically create an opening for the colon) |
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-ectomy |
Surgical removal |
Gastrectomy (surgically remove the stomach) |
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-otomy |
Cutting into |
Thoracotomy (cutting into the chest) |
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-pexy |
Surgical fixation |
Nephropexy (surgical fixation of a kidney) |
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-graphy |
Process of recording |
Electrocardiography (process of recording the hearts electrical activity) |
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-lysis |
Means break down |
Adnesiolysis |
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-meter |
Instrument for measuring |
Audiometer (instrument to measure hearing) |
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-desis |
Means fusion |
Triple arthrodesis |
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-scopic |
Pertaining to visually examining |
Endoscopic (pertaining to visually examining within) |
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Lapar/o |
Abdomen |
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Gastr/o |
Stomach |
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Mamm/o |
Breast |
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