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74 Cards in this Set
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Cancer
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Donates
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don/o
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Drug
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pharmac/o
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Nature
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physi/o
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Practice
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practition/o
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Cut
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sect/o
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Sugar
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glyc/o
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Luminous
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Fluor/o
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Small
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micro-
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Pain
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-algia
-dynia Arthralgia - Joint Pain Gastrodynia - Stomach pain Pathological condition Disease process |
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Hernia
Protrusion or displacement of an organ through a structure that normally contains it |
-cele
Cystocele - Hernia of the urinary bladder Rectocele - Hernia of the Rectum Pathological condition Disease process |
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Vomiting
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-emesis
Hematemesis - vomiting of blood Pathological condition Disease process |
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Blood Condition
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-emia
Glycemia - sugar in the blood Pathological condition Disease process |
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State of
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-ia
-ism -sis insomnia alcoholism pneumonia - condition of the lung (commonly known as an inflammation of the lung) Pathological condition Disease process |
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Inflammation
The redness, swelling, heat and pain that occurs when the body protects itself from injury |
-itis
enteritis - inflamed small intestine spondylitis - inflamed vertebra stomatitis - inflamed mouth Pathological condition Disease process |
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Destruction
Separation Breakdown |
-lysis
hemolysis - breakdown of blood THINK - analysis Pathological condition Disease process |
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Softening
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-malacia
cerebromalacia - softening of the brain chondromalacia - softening of cartilage Pathological condition Disease process |
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Enlargement
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-megaly
visceromegaly - enlargement of the internal organs Pathological condition Disease process |
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Tumor
Mass |
-oma
Lipoma - tumor containing fat myoma - tumor of the muscle Pathological condition Disease process |
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Abnormal Condition of
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-osis
nephrosis - abnormal condition of the kidney neurosis - Pathological condition Disease process |
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Disease Process
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-pathy
ureteropathy - disease process of the ureter to the bladder for the passage of urine Pathological condition Disease process |
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Decrease
Deficiency |
-penia
cytopenia - deficiency of cells Pathological condition Disease process |
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Irrational fear
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-phobia
acrophobia - fear of heights Pathological condition Disease process |
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Downward displacement
Drooping Prolapse Sagging |
-ptosis
blepharoptosis - drooping eyelid nephroptosis - drooping kidney Pathological condition Disease process |
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Spitting
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-ptysis
hemoptysis - spitting up blood Pathological condition Disease process |
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Bursting forth
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-rrhage
-rrhagia Hemorrhage - bursting forth blood gastrorrhagia - bleeding from the stomach Pathological condition Disease process |
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Flow
Discharge |
-rrhea
otrrhea - discharge from the ear Pathological condition Disease process |
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Rupture
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-rrhexis
splenorrhexsis - ruptured spleen Pathological condition Disease process |
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Hardening
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-sclerosis
arteriosclerosis - hardening of the arteries Pathological condition Disease process |
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Sudden, involuntary contraction
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-spasm
blepharospasm - sudden, involuntary contraction of the eyelid Pathological condition or disease process |
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Narrowing
Stricture |
-stenosis
phlebostenosis - narrowing of a vein Pathological condition or disease process |
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Process
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neuropathy - disease process of the nerve microencephaly - small brain Pathological condition or disease process |
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Pathology
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Study of disease processes
Pathological condition |
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Record
Writing |
-gram
lymphangiogram - record of the lymph vessel (using x-rays) Diagnostic procedure |
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Instrument used to record
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-graph
cardiograph - instrument used to record heart activity Diagnostic procedure |
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Process of recording
Producing images |
-graphy
computed tomography - tom/o - to cut mammography - producing images of the breast using x-rays myelography - producing images of the spinal cord (x-rays) Diagnostic procedure |
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Instrument used to measure
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-meter
craniometer - instrument used to measure the skull Diagnostic procedure |
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To measure
Measurement |
-metry
pelvimetry - measurement of the pelvis Diagnostic procedure |
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To view
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-opsy
biopsy - procedure involving the removal of a piece of living tissue, which is then examined for any abnormalities Diagnostic procedure |
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Instrument used to visually examine (a body cavity or organ)
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-scope
bronchoscope - instrument used to visually examine interior of the bronchus Diagnostic procedure |
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Process of visually examining
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-scopy
Bronchoscopy - process of visually examining the bronchus Fluroscope - x-ray of moving structure, such as movement of substances through the digestive tract Diagnostic procedure |
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Surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-centesis
abdominocentesis - surgical procedure to remove fluid from the abdomen thoracocentis - surgical puncture of the chest wall to remove excess fluid around the lungs Surgical Procedure |
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Surgical binding
Surgical fusion |
-desis
arthrodesis - surgical fusion of a joint Surgical Procedure |
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Excision
Surgical removal |
-ectomy
oophorectomy - excision of the ovary tonsillectomy - excision of the tonsils Surgical Procedure |
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Surgical fixation
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-pexy
nephropexy - surgical fixation of the kidney Surgical Procedure |
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Surgical reconstruction
Surgical repair |
-plasty
orchidoplasty - surgical reconstruction of the testicle rhinoplasty - surgical procedure of the nose Surgical Procedure |
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Suture
Sew |
-rrhaphy
colporrhaphy - suturing of the vagina Surgical Procedure |
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Stoppage
Stopping Controlling |
-stasis
hemostasis - stoppage of blood Surgical Procedure |
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New opening
Artificial opening |
-stomy
tracheostomy - new opening into the trachea Surgical Procedure |
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Instrument used to cut
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-tome
myotome - instrument used to cut muscle Surgical Procedure |
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Process of cutting
Incision |
-tomy
tenotomy - process of cutting a tendon Surgical Procedure |
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Cell
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-cyte
adipocyte - fat cell histiocyte histocyte - tissue cell General Suffix |
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Specialist
One who specializes Specialist in the study of |
-er - practitioner - one who has met proper req. to work in a
field of study -ician - physician - specialist in the study of medicine -logist - neurologist - specialist in the study of nervous system -ist - pharmacist - specialist licensed to prepare/dispense drugs General Suffix |
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Process
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-ion
section - process of cutting General Suffix |
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Study of
Process of study |
-logy
Hepatology - study of the liver Physiology - study of function Cardiology Dermatology General Suffix |
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One who
Person or thing that does something |
-or
organ donor - one who donates organ tissue to be used in another body General Suffix |
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Formation
Development |
-plasia
chondroplasia - formation of cartilage General Suffix |
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Production
Manufacture Formation |
-poiesis
hematopoiesis - production of blood General Suffix |
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Produced by
Producing |
-genic
carcinogenic - producing cancer (agent that) Adjectival Suffix |
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Resembling
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-oil
osteoid - resembling bone Adjectival Suffix |
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Small
Diminutive |
-ole - bronchiole - small bronchus
-ule - venule - small vein -icle - particle -elle - organelle Adjectival Suffix |
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Pertaining to
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-ac cardiac - pertaining to the heart
-al - renal - pertaining to the kidney -ary mammary - pertaining to the breast -eal - pharyngeal - pertaining to the throat -ic - gastric - pertaining to the stomach -ous - venous - pertaining to a vein Adjectival Suffix |
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pertaining to
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process
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structure
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state of
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-sis
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above the dermis
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-dermis
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cleft
splitting |
-schisis
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condition
thing |
-us
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sensation
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-esthesia
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movement
motion |
-kinesia
-kinesis |
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speech
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-phasia
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order
coordination |
-taxia
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