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101 Cards in this Set
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-itis |
Inflammation |
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Ot/o |
Ear |
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Rhyn/o |
Nose |
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-algia |
Pain, Suffering |
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Dys- |
Bad, Difficult, Painful |
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-ectomy |
Surgical removal, cutting out |
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Hyper- |
Excessive, Increased |
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Hypo- |
Deficiency, Decreased |
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-osis |
Abnormal condition, disease |
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-ostomy |
The surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface |
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-plasty |
Surgical repair |
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-rrhage, rrhagia |
Bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge |
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-rrhaphy |
Surgical suturing |
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-rrhea |
Flow, discharge |
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-rrhexis |
Rupture |
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-sclerosis |
Abnormal hardening |
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Gastr/o |
Stomach |
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Enter- |
Small intestine |
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Neur/o |
Nerve |
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Tonsill- |
Tonsils |
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Crani- |
Skull |
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Cardi |
Heart |
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Path/o, -pathy |
Disease, suffering, feeling, emotion |
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-dynia |
Pain |
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-megaly |
Enlargement |
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-malacia |
Abnormal softening |
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-necrosis |
Tissue death |
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-stenosis |
Abnormal narrowing |
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Arteri/o |
Artery |
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Hepat/o |
Liver |
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-centesis |
A surgical puncture to remove fluid |
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Abdomin/o |
Abdomen |
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-Scopy |
Visual examination |
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-Graphy |
Process of producing pictures or record |
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-Gram |
Picture or record |
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Ab- |
Away from, absent, negative |
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Ex-, Exo- |
Out of, outside |
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Mega/megalo- |
Large |
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Macro- |
Large, abnormal size or long |
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Pre- |
Before |
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Ad- |
Towards to, in direction of |
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Micro- |
Small |
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In |
In, into, not, without |
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Post- |
After |
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-Olig/o |
Scanty, few |
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Intra- |
Within, inside |
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Inter- |
Among, between |
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Sub- |
Under, less, below |
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Eu- |
Good, balance, normal |
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Supra/super- |
Above, excessive |
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Laryngo- |
Larynx or throat |
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Edema |
Swelling |
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Myc/o |
Fungus |
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Myol/o |
Bone marrow or spinal cord |
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My/o |
Muscle |
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Ology- |
Study of |
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Neo- |
New |
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Pyel/o |
Renal pelvis |
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Py/o |
Pus |
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Pyr/o |
Fever or fire |
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Vir- |
Virus or poison |
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Mening- |
Meninges |
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Tendin- |
Tendon |
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Arthr/o |
Joints |
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Appen, Appendic- |
Appendix |
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Ather/o |
Plaque or fatty substance |
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-oma |
Tumor |
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Peri- |
Surrounding |
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Dextr/o |
Rightside |
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Sinistr/o |
Leftside |
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Dermat- |
Skin |
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End-, Endo- |
Within |
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Angi/o |
Blood vessel |
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Hem/o |
Blood |
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Dia- |
Through |
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Lith/o |
Stone |
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Col-, Col/o |
Colon |
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-otomy |
Surgical incision |
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Nat- |
Birth |
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Aden/o |
Gland |
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Adip/o |
Fat |
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Anter/o |
Before or Front |
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Caud/o |
Lower part of the body, tail |
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Cephal/o |
Head |
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Cyt/o, -cyte |
Cell |
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Hist/o |
Tissue |
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Plas/i, plas/o, -plasia |
Growth, development, formation |
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Poster/o |
Behind, toward the back |
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-stasis, -static |
Control, maintenance of a constant level. |
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Physi/o |
Physical, nature |
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Ventr/o |
Front or belly side of the body |
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Dors/o |
Back of the body |
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Home/o |
Constant |
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Pelv- |
Pelvis |
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Chondr/i |
Cartilage |
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Epi- |
Above |
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Lumb |
Lower back |
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Ili- |
Hip bone |
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Retro- |
Behind |
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Periton- |
Peritoneum, abdominal cavity |
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Eti- |
Cause |