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71 Cards in this Set
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angi/o |
vessel |
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arteri/o |
artery |
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blast/o |
embryo |
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colp/o |
vagina |
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crypt/o |
hidden |
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fibr/o |
fiber |
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hem/o, hemat/o |
blood |
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hyster/o |
uterus |
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kinesi/o |
motion |
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lys/o |
destruction |
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men/o |
menses |
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my/o |
muscle |
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nephr/o |
kidney |
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neur/o |
nerve |
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o/o |
egg, ovum |
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oophor/o |
ovary |
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orchid/o |
testes |
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peps/o, peps/ia |
digestion |
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pyel/o |
pelvis of the kidney |
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salping/o |
fallopian tube |
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scler/o |
tough, hard |
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spermat/o |
sperm |
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ureter/o |
ureter |
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urethr/o |
urethra |
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ur/o |
urine |
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a-, an- |
without |
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dys- |
pain |
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-blast |
embryonic, germ cell to |
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-y, -ia |
noun ending |
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-orrhagia |
hemorrhage |
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-orrhaphy |
suture |
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-pexy |
fixation, fix in place |
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-ptosis |
drooping |
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-spasm |
twitching |
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-sperm |
sperm |
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kinesialgia kinesiology |
painful movement study of motion |
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dysmenorrhea
dyspepsia |
- bad/difficult/painful menstruation - bad/d/p/digestion |
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scler/o myosclerosis |
hard a condition of hardening of m. tissue. |
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myfibroma
neurofibroma angiofibroma |
- a tumor containing m. and fibrous tissue. - a tumor containing n. and fibrous tissue. - a tumor containing v. and fibrous tissue. |
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neurolysis angiolysis |
- destruction of n.t. or nerves - destruction of v.t. or vessels |
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arteriosclerosis arteriomalacia arteriospasm |
- hardened condition of an artery. - softened condition of an artery. - spasm of an artery. |
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lipolysis |
- breakdown of a lipid(s). |
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hemangitis hemolysis/hematolysis hematology |
- inflammation/irritation of a b.v. - destruction of blood cells - study of blood |
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orchidectomy orchiditis orchidotomy cryptorchidism |
- excision of a testis. - inflammation of a testis. - incision into a testis. - condition of an hidden (not defended) testicle. |
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orchidopexy |
fixation of a testicle. |
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spermatogenesis spermatolysis spermatoblast spermatoid |
- formation of a spermatozoa, sperm, or male germ cells. - destruction of a spermatozoa, sperm, or male germ cells. - resembling sperm. |
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cyst/o |
bladder, urinary bladder |
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ooblast oophorectomy oophoritis oophoroma oophoropexy |
- immature egg cell - surgical excision of an ovary - inflammation of an ovary - tumor of the ovary - fixation of an ovary |
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salpingoma salpingitis salpingectomy salpingostomy |
- tumor of the fallopian tube - inflammation of the fallopian tube - surg removal of a fallopian tube - surg creation of a permanent opening in a fallopian tube. |
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laryngalia sulpingocele laryngostomy pharyngotomy salpingopexy |
- pain of the larynx - hernia of the fallopian tube - incision into the pharynx - fixation of a fallopian tube |
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if an "o" or "a" follows a "g", then the "g" is pronounced as hard or soft? |
- hard, as in go or game. |
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if an "e" or "i" follows a "g", then the "g" is pronounced as hard or soft? |
- soft, as in germ or giant. |
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how is the "g" pronounced, and what is the meaning of the term in: - laryngotomy? - laryngitis? - salpingectomy? - salpingitis? - salpingoma? - pharyngalgia? - laryngectomy? - pharyngitis? - salpingo-oophorectomy? - salpingo-oophoritis? |
- hard "g", incision into the larynx - soft "g", inflammation of the larynx - soft "g", surg removal of a fallopian tube - soft "g", inflammation of a fallopian tube - hard "g", fallopian tube tumor - hard "g", pain of the pharynx - soft "g", surg removal of the larynx - soft "g", pharynx inflammation - hard "g", surg removal of a fallopian tube and ovary - hard "g", inflammation of the fallopian tube and ovary |
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colpospasm colpotomy colpoplasty colposcope |
- vaginal spasm. - incision into the vagina. - surg reconstruction of the vagina. - instrument used for examining and visually magnifying the vagina. |
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hysterotomy hysterospasm hysteropexy hysterosalpingooophorectomy |
- incision into the uterus - spasm of the uterus - fixing in place the uterus - surg removal of the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries. |
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colporrhaphy hystorrhaphy orchidorrhaphy salpingorrhaphy |
- suture to repair the vagina. - suture to repair the uterus. - suture to repair the testes. - suture to repair the fallopian tubes. |
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ptosis hysteroptosis nephroptosis |
- sinking down, prolapse, or sagging. - prolapsed uterus. - sagging of the kidneys. |
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hernia herniated |
- protrusion of an organ or part through the wall of the cavity in which it is normally enclosed. - verb |
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aneurysm |
the abnormal ballooning out of a b.v. at a weak point. |
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anomaly anomolous |
- irregularity in structure of an organ or part; the structure is contrary to the general rule. - adjective. |
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pyel/o pyelonephritis pyelitis pyeloplasty pyelonephrosis |
- renal pelvis. - inflammation of the renal pelvis and kidney. - inflammation of the renal pelvis. - surg reconstruction of the renal pelvis. - abnormal condition of the renal pelvis and kidney. |
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nephr/o |
kidney |
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ureterolith ureterolithotomy |
- stone or calculus of the ureter. - surg incision into the ureter for removal of a kidney stone or calculus. |
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ureteropyeloplasty
ureteropyelitis ureterocystostomy |
- surg repair of the ureter and renal pelvis. - inflammation of the ureter and renal pelvis. - surg creating a whole between the ureter and urinary bladder. |
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ureterorrhaphy nephrorrhaphy cystorrhaphy neurorrhaphy urethrorrhaphy |
- sutured repair of a ureter. - sutured repair of a kidney. - sutured repair of the urinary bladder. - sutured repair of a nerve. - sutured repair of the urethra. |
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urethrotomy urethrospasm |
- surg incision into the urethra. - spasm of the urethra. |
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orrhagia |
- bursting forth of blood. |
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cystorrhagia ureterorrhagia |
- blood from the urinary bladder. - hemorrhage of the ureter. |
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di/a |
- pass through or secrete freely |
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diuresis diuretic dialysis |
- increased or excessive production of urine. - a medication causing diuresis. - a clinical purification of blood in place of the kidneys. |
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1) disease condition of the renal pelvis. 2) incision to remove calculus from the ureter. 3) sagging of the kidney. 4) the study of urine and the urinary system. 5) suturing, reconnection of the ureter. 6) repair (make new) the kidney. 7) hemorrhage from the urinary bladder. 8) surgical fixing of the kidney in its place. |
- pyelonephrosis. - ureterolithotomy. - nephroptosis. - urology. - ureterorrhaphy. - nephroplasty. - cystorrhagia. - nephropexy. |