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91 Cards in this Set
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abdomin o
abdominocystic |
abdomen
pertaining to abdomen & gallbladder |
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aden o
adenitis |
gland
inflammation of a gland |
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an o
anaplasty |
anus
plastic repair of the anus |
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andr o
android |
men
resembling a man |
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angi o
angiectomy |
vessel
excision of part of a blood or lymph vessel |
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appendage
appendectomy |
attached to or outgrowth
excision of the vermiform appendix |
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appendic o
appendicolysis |
appendix
surgical separation of adhesions binding the appendix |
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arteri o
arteriogram |
artery
an x-ray picture of an artery |
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encephal o
encephaloma |
brain
a swelling or tumor of the brain |
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esophag o
esophagism |
esophagus
spasm of the esophagus |
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gastro o
gastropathy |
stomach
any disease of the stomach |
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gloss o
glossodynia |
tongue
pain in the tongue |
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gyne
gynephobia |
woman
morbid aversion to women |
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hepat o
hepatocele |
liver
hernia of the liver |
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hyster/o
hysterolith hint: hysteria |
uterus
hystera means womb = uterus hystero lith a uterine calculus (stone) |
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ile o
ileus |
ileum small intestine
intestinal obstruction |
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irid o
iridomalacia |
iris (eye)
softening of the iris |
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kerat o
keratorrhexis |
cornea of eye; horny substance
rupture of the cornea |
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lamina, lamin o
laminotomy |
thin, flat part of vertebra
transection of a vertebral lamina |
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lapar o
laparorrhaphy |
abdominal wall
suture of the abdominal wall |
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lingua
nigalungua |
tongue
black tongue |
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lob o
lobotomy |
lobe, as of the lung or brain
cutting of nerve fibers connecting a lobe of the brain |
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mamm o
mammogram |
breast
x-ray recording of breast tissue |
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mast o
mastitis |
breast
inflammation of the breast |
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myel o
myelocyte |
bone marrow; spinal cord
immature cell of bone marrow |
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my o
myocarditis |
muscle
inflammation of the heart muscle |
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myring o
myringoplasty |
eardrum
surgical reconstruction of the eardrum |
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nephr o
nephritis |
kidney
inflammation of the kidney |
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neur o
neuralgia |
nerve
pain in a nerve |
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oophor o
oophorocystosis |
ovary
formnation of an ovarian cyst oophor/o cyst osis ovary cyst abnormal condition |
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ophthalm o
ophthalmorrhagia |
eye
hemorrhage from the eye |
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orchi o
orchiopathy |
testicle
any disease of the testes |
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oste o
osteoporosis |
bone
abnormal thinning of the skeleton |
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ot o
otitis |
ear
inflammation of the ear |
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pancreat o
pancreatogenous |
pancreas
arising in the pancreas |
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pharyng o
pharyngismus |
pharynx
muscular spasm of the pharynx |
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phleb o
phlebotomy |
vein
incision of a vein |
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pneum o
pneumonectomy |
lungs (air or gas)
excision of lung tissue |
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proct o
proctodynia |
rectum
pain in the rectulm |
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prostat o
prostatitis |
prostate gland
inflammation of the prostate |
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pyel o
pyelectasis (not in Tabers) |
pelvis of kidney
dilation of the renal pelvis Down's syndrom thing |
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rect o
rectocele |
rectum or anus
hernial protrusion of part of the rectum into the vagina |
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ren i
reniform |
renal (kidney)
kidney-shaped |
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rhin o
rhinitis |
nose
inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose |
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sacr o
sacrolumbar |
sacrum
pertaining to the sactrum and loins |
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salping o
salpingocyesis |
fallopian tube
a tubular pregnancy |
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splen o
splenoptosis |
spleen
downward displacement of the spleen |
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spondyl o
spondylodymus |
vertebra
twin fetuses united by the vertebrae |
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steth o
stethospasm |
chest
spasm of the chest muscles |
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stomat o
stomatomalacia |
mouth
softening of the structures of the mouth |
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ten/o
tendolysis |
tendon
the freeing of tendon adhesions |
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thorac/o
thoracentesis |
thorax
surgical puncture & drainage of the thoracic cavity |
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thyr/o
thyroxine |
thyroid gland
a hormone of the thyroid gland that contains iodine |
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trache/o
tracheoscopy |
trachea
inspection of the interior of the trachea |
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tympan/o
tympanum |
eardrum
part of the cavity of the middle ear, in the temoral bone |
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ureter/o
ureteropathy |
ureter
any disease of the ureter |
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vas/o
vascular |
vessel
pertaining to blood vessels |
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ven/i
venipuncture |
vein
surgical puncture of a vein |
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arthr
arthrocele |
joint
a swelling joint |
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orchid
orchidorrhaphy |
testes
surgical fix for undescended balls |
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ten
tendolysis |
tendon
freeing of the tendon |
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thorac
thoracentesis |
thorax
surgical puncture & drainage of thoracic cavity |
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ten
tendolysis |
tendon
freeing of the tendon |
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thorac
thoracentesis |
thorax
surgical puncture & drainage of thoracic cavity |
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vas/o
vascular |
vessel
pertaining to blood vessels |
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ven/i
venipuncture |
vein
surgical puncture of a vein |
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vas/o
vascular |
vessel
pertaining to blood vessels |
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ven/i
venipuncture |
vein
surgical puncture of a vein |
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vas/o
vascular |
vessel
pertaining to blood vessels |
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ven/i
venipuncture |
vein
surgical puncture of a vein |
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tympan/o
tympanum |
eardrum
part of the cavity of the middle ear |
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ureter/o
ureteropathy |
ureter
any disease of the ureter |
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thyr/o
thyroxine |
thyroid gland
a hormone of the thyroid gland |
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trache/o
tracheoscopy |
trachea
inspection of interior of the trachea |
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trache/o
tracheoscopy |
trachea
inspection of interior of the trachea |
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thorac o
thoracentesis |
thorax
surgical puncture & drainage of the thoracic cavity |
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thry o
thyroxine |
thryoid gland
hormone of thryoid gland that contains iodine |
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trache o
tracheoscopy |
trachea
inspection of interior of the trachea |
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tympan o
tympanum |
eardrum
part of the cavity of the middle ear, in the temporal bone |
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ureter o
ureteropathy |
ureter
any disease of the ureter |
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vas o
vascular |
vessel
pertaining to blood vessels |
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ven i
venipuncture |
vein
surgical puncture of a vein |
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arthr o
arthrocele |
joint
a joint swelling |
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thorac o
thoracentesis |
thorax
surgical puncture & drainage of the thoracic cavity |
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thry o
thyroxine |
thryoid gland
hormone of thryoid gland that contains iodine |
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trache o
tracheoscopy |
trachea
inspection of interior of the trachea |
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tympan o
tympanum |
eardrum
part of the cavity of the middle ear, in the temporal bone |
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ureter o
ureteropathy |
ureter
any disease of the ureter |
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vas o
vascular |
vessel
pertaining to blood vessels |
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ven i
venipuncture |
vein
surgical puncture of a vein |
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arthr o
arthrocele |
joint
a joint swelling |