Chapter 3 Flashcards
(61 cards)
1
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-algia
A
pain
2
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-cele
A
hernia
3
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
4
Q
-coccus (-cocci)
A
berry-shaped bacterium
5
Q
-cyte
A
cell
6
Q
-dynia
A
pain
7
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, removal
8
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
9
Q
-er
A
one who
10
Q
-genesis
A
condition of producing, forming
11
Q
-gram
A
record
12
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-graph
A
instrument for recording
13
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-graphy
A
process of recording
14
Q
-ia
A
condition
15
Q
-ist
A
specialist
16
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
17
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-logy
A
study of
18
Q
-lysis
A
breakdown, destruction, separation
19
Q
-malacia
A
softening
20
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-megaly
A
enlargement
21
Q
-ole
A
little, small
22
Q
-oma
A
tumor, mass, swelling, collection of fluid
23
Q
-opsy
A
process of viewing (under a microscope)
24
Q
-osis
A
condition, usually abnormal
25
-pathy
disease condition
26
-penia
deficiency
27
-phobia
fear
28
-plasia
development, formation, growth
29
-plasty
surgical repair
30
-ptosis
drooping, sagging, prolapse
31
-sclerosis
hardening
32
-scope
instrument for visual examination
33
-scopy
process of visual examination
34
-stasis
stopping, controlling
35
-stomy
opening to form a mouth (stoma)
36
-therapy
treatment
37
-tomy
incision, cutting into
38
-trophy
-development, nourishment
39
-ule
little, small
40
-um, -ium
structure, tissue
41
-us
structure, thing
42
-y
process, condition
43
-ac, -iac
pertaining to
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-al
pertaining to
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-ar
pertaining to
46
-ary
pertaining to
47
-eal
pertaining to
48
-genic
pertaining to producing, produced by or in
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-ic, -ical
pertaining to
50
-oid
resembling
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-ose
pertaining to, full of
52
-ous
pertaining to
53
-tic
pertaining to
54
sarc/o
flesh
55
chondr/o
cartilage
56
cyst/o
urinary bladder or sac of fluid
57
morph/o
shape or form
58
phleb/o
vein
59
isch/o
hold back, back
60
splen/o
spleen
61
onc/o
tumor
