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129 Cards in this Set
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Bi/o |
Life |
Biology |
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Carcin/o |
Cancer |
Carcinoma |
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Cardi/o |
Heart |
Cardiac |
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Chem/o |
Chemical |
Chemotherapy |
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Cis/o |
Cut |
Incisions |
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Dermat/o |
Skin |
Dermatologist |
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Enter/o |
Small intestine |
Enteric |
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Gastr/o |
Stomach |
Gastrology |
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Gynec/o |
Female |
Gynecology |
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Hemat/o |
Blood |
Hematoma |
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Immun/o |
Immunity |
Immunology |
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Laryng/o |
Larynx |
Laryngitis |
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Nephr/o |
Kidney |
Nephrology |
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Neur/o |
Nerves |
Neurologist |
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Ophthalm/o |
Eyes |
Ophthalmology |
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Ot/o |
Ear |
Otic |
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Path/o |
Disease |
Pathology |
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Pulmon/o |
Lung |
Pulmonary |
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Rhin/o |
Nose |
Rhinoplasty |
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A- |
Without |
Aphasia |
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An- |
Without |
Anoxia |
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Anti- |
Against |
Antibiotics |
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Auto- |
Self |
Autograft |
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Brady- |
Slow |
Bradycardia |
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De- |
Without |
Nuts! |
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Dys- |
Painful; difficult; abnormal |
Dysuria Dyspnea Dystrophy |
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Endo- |
Within; inner |
Endoscope |
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Epi- |
Above |
Epigastric |
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Eu- |
Normal |
Eupnea |
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Ex- |
Outward |
Exostosis |
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Extra- |
Outside of |
Extracorporeal |
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Hetero- |
Different |
Heterograft |
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Homo- |
Same |
Homoegraft |
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Hyper- |
Excessive |
Hypertrophy |
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Hypo- |
Below; insufficient |
Hypodermic Hypoglycemia |
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In- |
Not; inward |
Infertility |
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Inter- |
Between |
Intervertebral |
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Intra- |
Within |
Intravenous |
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Macro- |
Large |
Marcotia |
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Micro- |
Small |
Microbiology |
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Neo- |
New |
Neonatal |
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Para- |
Beside; abnormal; two like parts of a pair |
Para nasal Paresthesia Paraplegia |
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Per- |
Through |
Percutaneous |
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Peri- |
Around |
Pericardial |
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Post- |
After |
Post op |
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Pre- |
Before |
Preop |
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Pro- |
Before |
Prolactin |
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Pseudo- |
False |
Pseudotumor |
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Re- |
Again |
Reinfected |
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Retro- |
Backwards; behind |
Retrograde Retroperitoneal |
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Sub- |
Under |
Subcutaneous |
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Tachy- |
Fast |
Tachycardia |
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Trans- |
Across |
Transurethral |
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Ultra- |
Beyond |
Ultrasound |
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Un- |
Not |
Unconscious |
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Bi- |
Two |
Bilateral |
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Hemi- |
Half |
Hemiplegia |
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Mono- |
One |
Monoplegia |
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Multi- |
Many |
Multigravida |
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Nulli- |
None |
Nulligravida |
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Pan- |
All |
Pansinusitis |
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Poly- |
Many |
Polymyositis |
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Quadri- |
Four |
Quadriplegic |
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Semi- |
Partial |
Semiconcious |
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Tetra- |
Four |
Tetraplegia |
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Tri- |
Three |
Triceps |
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-algia |
Pain |
Gastralgia |
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-cele |
Protrusion |
Cytocele |
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-cyte |
Cell |
Erythrocyte |
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-dynia |
Pain |
Cardiodynia |
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-ectasis |
Dilation |
Bronchiectasis |
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-gen |
That which produces |
Pathogen |
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-genic |
Producing |
Carcinogenic |
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-ia |
State or condition |
Bradycardia |
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-iasis |
Abnormal condition |
Lithiasis |
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-ism |
State of |
Hypothyroidism |
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-itis |
Inflammation |
Dermatitis |
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-logist |
One who studies |
Cardiologist |
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-logy |
The study of |
Cardiology |
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-lytic |
Destruction |
Thrombolytic |
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-malacia |
Abnormal softening |
Chondromalacia |
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-megaly |
Enlarged |
Cardiomegaly |
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-oma |
Tumor; mass |
Carcinoma |
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-opsy |
View of |
Biopsy |
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-osis |
Abnormal condition |
Cyanosis |
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-pathy |
Disease |
Myopathy |
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-plasm |
Formation |
Cytoplasm |
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-plegia |
Paralysis |
Laryngoplagia |
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-ptosis |
Drooping |
Blepharptosis |
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-rrhage |
Excessive; abnormal flow |
Hemorrhage |
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-rrhagia |
Abnormal flow condition |
Cystorrhagia |
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-rrhea |
Discharge |
Rhinorrhea |
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-rrhexis |
Rupture |
Hysterorrhexis |
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-sclerosis |
Hardening |
Arteriosclerosis |
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-stenosis |
Narrowing |
Angiostenosis |
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-therapy |
Treatment |
Chemotherapy |
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-trophy |
Development |
Hypertrophy |
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-ac |
Pertaining to |
Cardiac |
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-al |
Pertaining to |
Duodenal |
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-an |
Pertaining to |
Ovarian |
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-ar |
Pertaining to |
Ventricular |
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-ary |
Pertaining to |
Pulmonary |
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-atic |
Pertaining to |
Lymphatic |
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-eal |
Pertaining to |
Esophageal |
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-iac |
Pertaining to |
Chondriac |
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-ic |
Pertaining to |
Gastric |
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-ile |
Pertaining to |
Penile |
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-ine |
Pertaining to |
Uterine |
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-ior |
Pertaining to |
Superior |
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-nic |
Pertaining to |
Embryonic |
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-ory |
Pertaining to |
Auditory |
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-ose |
Pertaining to |
Adipose |
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-ous |
Pertaining to |
Intravenous |
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-tic |
Pertaining to |
Acoustic |
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-centesis |
Puncture to withdraw fluid |
Arthrocentesis |
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-ectomy |
Surgical removal |
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-ostomy |
Surgically create an opening |
Colostomy |
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-otomy |
Cutting into |
Thoracotomy |
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-pexy |
Surgical fixation |
Nephropexy |
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-plasty |
Surgical repair |
Dermatoplasty |
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-rrhaphy |
Suture |
Myorrhaphy |
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-tome |
Instrument to cut |
Dermatome |
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-gram |
Record or pictures |
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-graphy |
Process of recording |
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-meter |
Instrument for measurements |
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-metery |
Process of measuring |
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-scope |
Instrument for viewing |
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-scopic |
Pertaining to visually examination |
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-scopy |
Process to visually examination |
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