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65 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
-Centesis
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Surgical Puncture
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-Clasis
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To Break;Surgical Fracture
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-desis
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Binding, Fixation of bone or joint
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-ectomy
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Excision, Removal
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-lysis
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Seperation;destruction;loosening
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-pexy
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Fixation(of an organ)
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-plasty
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Surgical Repair
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-rrhaphy
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Suture
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-stomy
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Forming an opening(mouth)
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-tome
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Instrument to cut
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-tomy
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Incision
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-tripsy
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Crushing
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-gram
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Record, Writing
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-graph
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Instrument for recording
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-graphy
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Process of recording
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-meter
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instrument for measuring
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-metry
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Act of measuring
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-scope
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Instrument for examining
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-scopy
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Visual Examination
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-algia
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Pain
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-dynia
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Pain
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-cele
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Hernia, Swelling
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-Ectasis
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Dilation, expansion
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-edema
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Swelling
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-emesis
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Vomiting
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-emia
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Blood Condition
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-gen
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Forming, Producing, origin
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-genesis
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Forming, Producing, Origin
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-iasis
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Abnormal Condition ( Produced by something specific).
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-itis
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Inflammation
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-lith
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Stone, Calculus
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-malacia
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Softening
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-megaly
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Enlargement
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-oma
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Tumor
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-osis
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Abnormal Condition; Increase ( used primarily with blood cells).
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-pathy
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Disease
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-penia
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Decrease, Deficiency
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-phagia
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Eating, Swallowing
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-Phasia
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Speech
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-Phobia
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Fear
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-Plasia
-Plasm |
Formation, Growth
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-plegia
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Paralysis
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-rrhage
-rrhagia |
Bursting (of)
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-rrhea
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Discharge, Flow
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-rrhexis
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Rupture
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-spasm
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Involuntary contraction, twitching
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-stenosis
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Narrowing, Stricture
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-toxic
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Poison
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-trophy
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Nourishment, development
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-ac
-al -ar -ary -eal -ic -ical -ile -ior -ous -tic |
Pertaining to, Relating to
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-esis
-ia -ism |
Condition
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-iatry
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Medicine;treatment
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-ician
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Specialist
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-ist
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Specialist
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-y
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Condition;process
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-icle
-ole -ule |
Small, Minute
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-Cephal/o
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Head
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-Mast/o
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Breast
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-Phleb/o
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Vein
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-Colon/o
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Colon
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-Cardio/o
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Heart
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-Arthr/o
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Joint
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-Thorac/o
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Chest
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-Encephal/o
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Brain
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-Hemat/o
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Blood
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