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63 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Para- |
Beside, near |
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Hemi- |
Half |
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Colo |
Colon |
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Chole- |
Bile |
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Cyst |
Fluid filled sac |
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Encephalo |
Brain |
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-plasty |
Surgical restoration |
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-gram |
Written record of |
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-ac, -al, -ic, -eal, -ary, -ous |
Pertaining to |
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Endo |
Within |
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Chir |
Hand |
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Herni |
Rupture |
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-algia |
Pain |
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-cide |
Kill |
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-rraphy |
To suture |
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-emia |
Blood |
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-rrhage |
Flow |
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-plasty |
Surgical restoration |
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Cerebro |
Brain |
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Chrondro |
Cartilage |
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Cranio |
Skull |
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Mast |
Breast |
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Cyto |
Cell |
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Stoma |
Opening |
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Ad- |
Toward, in the direction of |
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Ante- |
Before |
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Dis- |
Apart, away |
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Dys- |
Painful |
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Inter- |
Between |
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Intra- |
Within |
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Extra- |
Outside |
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Per- |
Through |
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Peri- |
Around, about |
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Trans- |
Across, through |
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Acf |
Anterior cervical fusion |
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Alif |
Anterior lumbar interbody fusion |
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Icd |
Implantable cardioverter defibrillator |
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Imn |
Intramedullary nail |
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Ess |
Endoscopic sinus surgery |
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Iort |
Intraoperative radiation therapy |
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L&B |
Laryngoscopy and bronchcoscooy |
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LP |
Lumbar puncture |
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MIDCAB |
minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass |
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PAL |
Power assisted liposuction |
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Pci |
Percutaneous coronary intervention |
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Peg |
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrotomy |
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Pda |
Patent ductus arteriosus |
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Picc |
Insertion of peripherally inserted central catheter |
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Tee |
Transesophogeal echocardiogram |
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Vats |
Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery |
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Xlif |
Extreme lateral interbody fusion |
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Fascia |
Band or sheet of fibrous connective tissue |
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Cerebrum |
The part of the brain that controls mental activities and movement |
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Brain stem |
The part of the brain that controls many autonomic body functions such as heartbeat and breathing |
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Cerebellum |
The part of the brain that controls muscle coordination, body balance, and posture. |
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Sclera |
White portion of the eye that serves as an outer coat to provide protection |
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Choroid |
Middle layer of the eye that furnishes nourishment to the eye via blood vessels |
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Arteries |
Carry blood away from the heart |
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Veins |
Carry blood to the heat |
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Aorta |
Largest blood vessel in the body |
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Atris |
Two upper chambers of the heart |
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Standard precautions |
Method of using appropriate barriers to reduce the risk of transmission of bloodborne and other pathogens from both recognized and unrecognized sources |
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Ventricles |
Two lower chambers of the heart |