Chapter 1 Flashcards by Cecilia Garcia Robles

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algia

A

pain,suffering

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dys

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Bad, difficult, or painful

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ecotomy

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Surgical removal, cutting out

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hyper

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Excessive, increased

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hypo

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Deficient, decreased

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Itis

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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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otomy

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Cutting, surgical incision

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Plasty

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Surgical repair

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Rrhage

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Bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

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Rrhaphy

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Surgical suturing

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rrhea

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Flow or discharge

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Rrhexis

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rupture

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sclerosis

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Abnormal hardening

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hyper

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Excessive or increased

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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

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gray

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myel

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Spinal cord

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gastr

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Stomach

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Enter

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Small intestine

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neur/o

nerve

plasty

Surgical repair

rrhaphy

Surgical suturing

tonsill

Tonsils

crani

skull

um

Noun ending

Cardi

Heart and the suffix

ac

Pertaining to

path

disease

ology

Study of

dynia

pain

abdomin/o

abdomen

Centesis

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

angi/o

Blood vessel

Graphy

Process of recording

gram

Picture or record

plasty

Surgical repair

my/o

Muscle

Scopy

Visual examination

arthr

joint

megaly

enlargement

hepat

liver

malacia

Abnormal softening

arteri/o

artery

necrosis

Tissue death

sclerosis

Abnormal hardening

dia

through

Stenosis

Abnormal narrowing

rrhexis

Rupture

nat

birth

al

pertaining

pre

before

peri

Surrounding

ology

Study

laryng

Larynx or throat

rhin/o

nose

ot/o

ear

Ab

Away from

dys

Bad, difficult, or painful

hyper

Excessive or increased

Inter

Between or among

sub

Under, less, or below

ad

Toward or in the direction

eu

Good, normal, well, or easy

hypo

Deficient or decreased

intra

Within or inside

Super, supra

Above or excessive

dextr/o

Right side

sinistr/o

Left side

ex

Out of, outside, away from

in

In, into, not, without

macro

Large, abnormal size, or long

micr/o micro

small

Mega, megal/o

Large, great

olig/o

scanty , few

Post

After, behind

cyte

cell

tonsillectomy

Surgical removal tonsils

tonsillities

Inflammation of the tonsils