Chapter two Flashcards

1
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-logy

A

study of, process of

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2
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-Toxic

A

Poison

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3
Q

-Graph

A

Instrument for recording

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4
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-Tripsy

A

Crushing

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5
Q

-tome

A

Instrument to cut

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6
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-iac

A

Pertaining to

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7
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-er

A

one who

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8
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-clasis

A

to break; surgical fracture

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9
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-centesis

A

Surgical Puncture

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10
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-iatry

A

Medicine, Treatment

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11
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-ist

A

specialist

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12
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-ia,-ism

A

condition

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13
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-Spasm

A

Twitching, involuntary contraction

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14
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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

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15
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-mission

A

to send

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16
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-al
-ac
-ar
-ary
-eal
-ic
-ior
-ous
-tic

A

Pertaining to

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17
Q

-or

A

one who

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18
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-opsy

A

to view, view of

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19
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-rrhaphy

A

suture

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20
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-pexy

A

fixation ( of an organ)

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21
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-phobia

A

fear, aversion

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22
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-pathy

A

disease

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23
Q

-oma

A

tumor

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24
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-megaly

A

enlargement

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25
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-itis

A

inflamation

26
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-emia

A

blood condition

27
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-emesis

A

vomiting

28
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-algia
-dynia

A

pain

29
Q

-scopy

A

visual examination

30
Q

-scope

A

instrument for examining

31
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-gram

A

record, writing

32
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-Tomy

A

incision

33
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-stomy

A

forming an opening (mouth)

34
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

35
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-us

A

suture, substance, thing

36
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-sis

A

state of, condition

37
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-ptom

A

happening, occurence

38
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-plasia

A

development, formation, growth

39
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-ose

A

pertaining to, full of

40
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-lapse

A

to slide, fall, sag

41
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-ium

A

structure, tissue

42
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-ion

A

process

43
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-genic

A

producing, produced by, or produced in

44
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-drome

A

to run

45
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-desis

A

binding, fixation ( of a bone or joint)

46
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-ectomy

A

excision, removal

47
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-lysis

A

seperation; destruction; loosening

48
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-icle
-ole
-ule

A

small, minute

49
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-y

A

condition, process

50
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-stenosis

A

narrowing, stricture

51
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-sclerosis

A

abnormal condition of hardening

52
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-rrhexis

A

rupture

53
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-ptosis

A

prolapse, downward displacement

54
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-plegia

A

paralysis

55
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-penia

A

decrease, deficiency

56
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-osis

A

abnormal condition; increase ( used primarily with blood cells)

57
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-malacia

A

softening

58
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-gen
-genesis

A

forming. producing, origin

59
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-ectasis

A

dilation, expansion

60
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-cele

A

hernia, swelling

61
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-graphy

A

process of recording