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69 Cards in this Set
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ule |
small |
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aceous |
of or pertaining to |
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adip |
fat |
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andro |
man |
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anti |
against |
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aqua |
water |
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arthr/o |
joint |
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aur |
ear |
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auto |
self |
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bio |
life |
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cephal |
head |
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cervic |
neat |
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chrondr |
cartilage |
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corp |
body |
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crani |
skull |
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cuti |
skin |
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cyst |
sac, pouch |
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derm |
identification of the disease |
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dis |
apart |
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dys |
bad, abnormal |
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emia |
blood |
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encephal/o |
brain |
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epi |
above, over, upon |
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erythro |
red |
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ex |
out of, away from |
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gastr |
stomach |
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hemi |
half |
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hepat |
liver |
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hydro |
water |
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hyper |
above |
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iasis |
disease, abnormal condition |
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iatrogenic illness |
an unfavorable response to medical treatment for a different disorder |
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idiopathic disorder |
illness without know causen |
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infectious disease |
illness caused by a pathogenic organism |
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inter |
within, inside |
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ism |
a state or condition |
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iso |
equal, same |
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leuc, leuk |
white |
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logist |
one who studies |
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mela, melan |
black, dark |
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my/o |
muscle |
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naso |
nose |
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neuro |
nerves |
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nosocomial |
a hospital acquired infection that was not present on admission but appears 72 hours or more after hospitalization |
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ocul |
eyes |
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osteo |
bone |
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phleb |
vein |
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pino |
drink |
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platy |
flat |
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pleur |
lung, side, rib |
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pneumon |
lungs |
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prognosis |
a forecast or prediction |
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pseudo |
false |
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remission |
partial or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure |
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ren |
kidney |
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rhe, rrhea |
flow |
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rhino |
nose |
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sacchar |
sugar |
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sarc |
flesh |
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scler |
hard |
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septic |
infection |
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sign |
evidence of disease . . . ex. fever |
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spec |
look at |
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sten |
narrow |
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sym, syn |
together |
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symptom |
can only be observed by the patient. Ex. Headache |
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syndrome |
a set of signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process |
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toxi |
poison |
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trache |
windpipe |