Chapter 1 Flashcards
(47 cards)
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-algia
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pain, suffering
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-dynia
A
pain
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-ectomy
A
surgical removal, cutting out
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-gram
A
picture or record
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hyper-
A
excessive, increased
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hypo-
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deficient, decreased
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-itis
A
inflammation
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-osis
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abnormal condition, disease
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-ostomy
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the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
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pre-
A
before, in front of
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
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-rrhage
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bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
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-rrhaphy
A
surgical suturing
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-rrhea
A
flow or discharge
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-sclerosis
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abnormal hardening
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myel/o
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spinal cord
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my/o
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muscle
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osteo/o
A
bone
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neuro/o
A
nerve
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arthr/o
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joint
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cyan/o
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blue
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erythr/o
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red
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leuk/o
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white
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melan/o
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black
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poli/o
gray
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noun suffixes
-a, -e, -um, -us, -y
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adjective suffixes
mean "pertaining to"
-ac, -al, -an, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ical, -ial, -ic, -ine, -ior, -ory, -ous, -tic
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suffixes that mean "abnormal condition or disease"
-ago, -iasis, -osis, -esis, -ion, -pathy, -ia, -ism
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hepat/o
liver
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-malacia
abnormal softening
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-necrosis
tissue death
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-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
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arteri/o
artery
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-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
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-centesis
surgical procedure to remove fluid
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abdomin/o
abdomen
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-graphy
process of producing a picture or record
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angi/o
blood vessel
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-scopy
visual examination
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nat
birth
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peri-
surrounding
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ab-
away from, negative, absent
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ad-
toward, to, in the direction
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dextro-
right side
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sinistro-
left side
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abdominocentesis
the surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid
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angiography
process of producing an x-ray, or radiographic study, of blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium to make the blood vessels visible
