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91 Cards in this Set
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-cele |
Hernia or protrusion |
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-ectasis |
Stretching out, dilation |
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-emia |
In the blood |
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Tachy- |
Fast, rapid |
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-algia |
Pain |
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Trans- |
Through, across |
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Per- |
Through |
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Aut/o |
Self |
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Atel/o |
Imperfect, incomplete |
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-Stenosis |
Construction or narrowing |
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Pulmon/o |
Lung |
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Orth/o |
Straight |
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-tome |
Instrument used to cut |
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-opsy |
View of, viewing |
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-phagia |
Eating or swallowing |
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-coccus (pl. -cocci) |
Berry shaped (form of bacterium) |
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-ia |
Diseased or abnormal state |
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Bi/o |
Life |
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Coni/o |
Dust |
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-pexy |
Surgical fixation |
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A-, an- |
Absence of, without |
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Xer/o |
Dry, dryness |
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Tom/o |
To cut, or section |
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Staphyl/o |
Grape like clusters |
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-scope |
Instrument used for visual examination |
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-scopy |
Visual examination |
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-scopic |
Pertaining to visual examination |
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-thorax |
Chest, chest cavity |
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-stomy |
Creation of artificial opening |
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-tomy |
Cut into, incision |
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Lob/o |
Lobe |
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Laryng/o |
Larynx |
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-spasm |
Sudden, involuntary muscle contraction |
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Necr/o |
Death (cells, body) |
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Poly- |
Mini |
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Eu- |
Normal, good |
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Trache/o |
Trachea |
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Tonsill/o |
Tonsil |
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-metry |
Measurement |
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-Meter |
Instrument used to measure |
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-gram |
The record, radiographic image |
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-graphy |
Process of recording, radiographic images |
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-graph |
Instrument used to record, the record |
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-rrhagia |
Rapid flow of blood, excessive bleeding |
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-centesis |
Surgical puncture to aspirate fluid with needle |
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Para- |
Beside, beyond, normal |
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Thorac/o |
Thorax, chest, chest cavity |
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Somn/o |
Sleep |
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Sinus/o |
Sinus |
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Sept/o |
Septum |
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-Rrhea |
Discharge or flow |
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-pnea |
Breathing |
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Spir/o |
Breathe, breathing |
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Adenoid/o |
Adenoids |
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Alveol/o |
Alveolus |
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-itis |
Inflammation |
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-ectomy |
Excision or surgical removal |
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-a |
Noun suffix, no meaning |
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Sub- |
Under, below |
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Hem/o, hemat/o |
Blood |
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Epiglott/o |
Epiglottis |
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Diaphragmat/o, phren/o |
Diaphragm |
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Intra- |
Within |
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Endo- |
Within |
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Capn/o |
Carbon dioxide |
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Bronchi/o, bronch/o |
Bronchus |
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Ox/i |
Oxygen |
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Nas/o, rhin/o |
Knows |
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Muc/o |
Mucus |
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Pleur/o |
Pleura |
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Py/o |
Pus |
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Radi/o |
X-rays |
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Pharyng/o |
Pharynx |
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Onc/o |
Tumor/mass |
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Rhytid/o |
Wrinkles |
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Epi- |
On, upon, over |
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Strept/o |
Twisted chain |
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Seb/o |
Sebum (oil) |
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Onych/o, ungu/o |
Nail |
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Myc/o |
Fungus |
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Hidr/o |
Sweat |
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Cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o |
Skin |
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Kerat/o |
Horny tissue |
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Heter/o |
Other |
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Pachy/o |
Thick |
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Phon/o |
Sound, voice |
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Pneum/o, pneumat/o, |
Lung, air |
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Son/o |
Sound |
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Crypt/o |
Hidden |
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-plasty |
Surgical repair |
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-malacia |
Softening |