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38 Cards in this Set
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pain; neuralgia
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angio
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blood vessel; angiogram (x-ray of blood or lymph vessels)
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ante
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before; antecubital
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arth
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joint; arthroscopy
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blephar
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eyelid; blepharospasm (involuntary tight closure of the eyelids)
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cardi
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heart; electrocardiography
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cele
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1)swelling 2)hernia; varicocele, rectocele
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cerebro
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cerebrum; cerebral
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chole
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gall or bile; cholecystectomy (removal of the gallbladder)
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chondr
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cartilage; chondrocostal
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contra
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opposed to; contraception
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cost
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rib; intercostal
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cysto
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bladder; cystitis (inflammation of the urinary bladder)
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desis
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fusion; arthrodesis (fusion of bones)
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derm
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skin; dermatology
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dys
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difficult, abnormal; dyspnea (difficulty breathing)
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ect
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outside; ectomorph (lean body build)
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ectomy
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removal; splenectomy
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emia
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condition of the blood; polycythemia
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enceph
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brain; encephalitis (inflammation of the brain, caused by infection or allergy)
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end
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within; endocrine
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enter
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intestine; enterostomy
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epi
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upon, above; epithelium
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genic
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giving rise to; psychogenic (psychological origin)
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glyco
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sugar; glycosuria (excess sugar in the urine)
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hemi
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half; hemiplegia (paralysis of one side of the body) *Semi
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hepat
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liver; hepatitis
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hyper
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in excess; hypertension
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hyster
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uterus; hysterectomy
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iosis
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a pathologic condition; amebiasis
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itis
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inflammation; tonsillitis
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leuk
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white; leukocyte
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lip
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fat; hyperlipemia
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lith
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stone; nephrolithiasis
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megaly
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a state of largeness; hepatomegaly
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myel
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1)bone marrow 2)spinal cord;
myelocyte, poliomyelitis |
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myo
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muscle; myocardium
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neph
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kidney; dephrosis
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