Chapter 1 - Word Parts/Terms Flashcards
(87 cards)
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-algia
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pain, suffering
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dys-
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bad, difficult, or painful
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-ectomy
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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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gastr/o
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stomach
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cyano/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
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grey
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-cyte
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cell
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myel
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spinal cord
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enter
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small intestine
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tonsill
tonsils
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crani
skull
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-um
noun ending
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-a
noun ending
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-e
noun ending
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-us
noun ending
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-y
noun ending
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-ac
pertaining to
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-al
pertaining to
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-an
pertaining to
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-ar
pertaining to
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-ary
pertaining to
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-eal
pertaining to
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-ical
pertaining to
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-ial
pertaining to
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-ic
pertaining to
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-ine
pertaining to
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-ior
pertaining to
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-ory
pertaining to
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-ous
pertaining to
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-tic
pertaining to
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-ago
abnormal condition
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-esis
abnormal condition
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-ia
abnormal condition
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-iasis
abnormal condition
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-ion
abnormal condition
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-ism
abnormal condition
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path
disease
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-dynia
pain
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-necrosis
tissue death
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-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
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-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid
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-graphy
the process of producing a picture or record
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-gram
record
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-scopy
visual examination
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nat
birth
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ab-
away
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dextr/o
right side
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ex-
out of, outside, away from
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macro-
large, abnormal size, or long
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ad-
toward, to, in the direction of
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sinistr/o
left side
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in-
in, into, not, without
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olig/o
scanty, few
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laryng
larynx, throat
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ot/o
ear
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lith
stone
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edema
swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid in cells, tissues, or cavities of the body
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appendic
appendix
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phalang
hand
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arteri/o
artery
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end-
within
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ather/o
plaque or fatty substance
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col
colon
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tendin
tendon
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myc/o
fungus
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myel/o
bone marrow or spinal cord
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my/o
muscle
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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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supination
the act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is facing forward or upward
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suppuration
the formation or discharge of pus
