med term 4 Flashcards
(92 cards)
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algia
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pain
ex:neuralgia
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archy
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rule
ex:anarchy
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cele
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swelling, hernia, protusion ex:hydrocele
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centesis
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puncture of and withdrawal of fluid
Ex:amniocentesis
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cide
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kill ex:homocide
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cise
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cut
ex:exicise
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cle
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small
ex:cuticle, corpuscle
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cule
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small
ex:molecule
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cyte
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cell
ex:leucocyte
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duct
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to lead
ex:oviduct, abduct
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dyne, dynia
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pain
ex:anodyne, cardiadynia
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ecta, ectasis
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extension, dilations
ex:urectectasis
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ectomy
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surgical removal
Ex:appendectomy
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ectop,ectopy
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displacement, malposition, especially congenital
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ele,elle
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small
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emesis
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vomitting
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emia
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condition of the blood
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ens
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of, belonging to
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esthethia
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sensation, feeling
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eum
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a place where
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form
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resembling, shape
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ful
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full of
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gen
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produce
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genic
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produced by, producing
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gram
instrument that records lines or drawings
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graph
lines, drawings, writing
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iasis
process condition, presence of
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icle
little
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id
condition of
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ion
small
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ist
one who
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itis
inflammation of, infection
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ium
small
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ize
away, remove, free from
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lepsy
seizure
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lepsy
seizure
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lith
stone
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logy
study of, science
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lysis
destruction, decomposition, dissolution
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lytic
gradual abatement or lessening of the symptoms of a disease
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megaly
enlargment
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malacia
morbid softening
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metry
measurement
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mit
sent, full off
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oda, des
like, a resemblance
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oid
resembling, form
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ola, ole
small
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ology
study of, science
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olma
tumor, growth
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os
opening or mouth
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osis
process, condition of, disease
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ostomy
opening formed drainage
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ous
full of, having
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parous
giving birth to, bearing
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pathy
disease
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ped, pedi
foot, child
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pedia
education, child
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penia
too few
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pexy
surgical fixation
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phag, phago
swallowing, eating
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phasia
speech
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phobia
abnormal fear, dread
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phyll
leaf
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plasm
anything formed
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plasma, plast
anything formed
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plasty
repair, molding
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pnea
breathing
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pod
foot
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ptosis
sagging, drooping, dropping of organ
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ptysis
spitting, saliva
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rrhage
bursting forth
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rrhea
flow
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rrhapthy
suture, repair
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rrhexis
break, rupture
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sclere, sclero
hard
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scope
instrument to examine
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scopy
examine, observation
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sis
act of
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sophy
wisdom, art, skill
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spasm
involuntary muscular act
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spire
breath
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stalsis
constriction, compression
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stom, stoma
opening into, a mouth
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taxis, tax, taxo
arrangement
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tic
belonging to
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tomy
cutting, incision
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trophy
nourishment
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tropic
turning toward, tending to or change
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tropism
growth response stimulus
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ule
small
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ulum, ulus
small
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uria
in the urine
