Med Term Chapter 1 2024 - Terms for test Flashcards
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a-, an-
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not
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anti-
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against
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contra-
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against
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auto-
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self
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hyper-
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too much
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hypo-, sub-
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too little
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neo-
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new
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post-
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after
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pre-
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before
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pro-
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before
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re-
A
again
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ab-
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away from
i/e abduction
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ad-
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toward
i.e adduction
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ana-
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up
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ante-
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before, in front of
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apo-
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from, away from
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circum-
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around
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peri-
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around
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con-
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with or together
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contra-
A
against
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de-
A
down or away from
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dia-
A
through
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trans-
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through
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e-
ec-
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out of
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ecto-
outside
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en-
in or inside
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endo-
in or inside
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intra-
in or inside
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epi-
upon; on top of
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supra-
upon; on top of
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ex-
out or outside
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exo-
out or outside
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extra-
out or outside
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hyper-
over
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hypo-
under
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infra-
under
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infro-
under
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inter-
between
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pre-
before; in front of
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pro-
before; in front of
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retro-
behind
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sub-
underneath
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sym-
with or together
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syn-
with or together
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xeno-
foreign
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dys-
bad
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eu-
perfect, good, true
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macro-
large
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mega-
enlarged
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micro-
small
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hemi-
half
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semi-
half
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mono-
one
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uni-
one
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bi-
two
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di-
two
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tri-
three
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quad-
four
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tetra-
four
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penta-
| pento-
five
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hexa-
| hexo-
six
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pluri-
several; more than one
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poly-
several; more than one
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oligo-
several; a handful
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multi-
many
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pan-
all
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brady-
slow
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chron/o-
time-dependent
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tachy-
fast
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-ac
pertaining to
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-al
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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-ic
pertaining to
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-ous
pertaining to
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-tic
pertaining to
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-algia
pain
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-dynia
pain
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-cele
hernia (something that sticks up where it shouldn't)
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-centesis
puncture
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-cide
killing
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-cyte
cell
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-desis
binding (by a disease process)
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-ectomy
removal (notice ec- in prefixes list means "out of" and -tomy in this list means "cutting" so "cutting out of"
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-emia
blood condition
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-genic
creating; giving rise to
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-gram
visual record
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-graph
instrument used to produce a visual record
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-graphy
procedure used to produce a visual record
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-ia
condition; disease; literally, "place" (Bulgaria is the place of the Bulgars; Arabia is the place of the Arabs; Germany is the place of the Germans; ect.)
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-y
condition; disease; literally, "place" (Bulgaria is the place of the Bulgars; Arabia is the place of the Arbs; Germany is the place of the Germans; etc.)
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-iasis
presence of
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-iatrics
medical science
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-iatry
medical science
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-iatrist
specialist in the practice of
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-icle
diminutive suffix; in makes whatever is in front of it smaller (icicle)
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-ole
diminutive suffix; it makes whatever is in front smaller (icicle)
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-ule
diminutive suffix; it makes whatever is in front of it smaller (icicle)
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-ula
diminutive suffix; it makes whatever is in front of it smaller (icicle)
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-ise
ending that makes a noun into a verb (e.g., strategy vs strategize)
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-ize
ending that makes a noun a verb (e.g., strategy vs strategize)
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-ism
condition or procedure or belief
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-ist
specialist
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-itis
inflammation
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-ium
tissue or structure
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-lith
stone
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-logist
specialist in the study of
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-logy
study of
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-lysis
breakdown; destruction
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-malacia
softening
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-megaly
enlargement
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-meter
instrument for measurement
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-metry
the process of using an instrument for measurement
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-oid
resembling
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-oma
tumor or swelling
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-osis
condition
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-pathy
disease
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-penia
deficiency; lack of
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-pexy
surgical fixation; binding by a surgical procedure (compare -desis)
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-plasty
surgical reconstruction or reformation
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-ptosis
drooping
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-rrhage
excessive flow
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-rrhea
excessive flow
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-rrhaphy
surgical formation of seam; suturing
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-rrhexis
rupture
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-scope
instrument for visualizing something
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-scopy
process of using an instrument to visualize something
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-spasm
involuntary contraction
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-stomy
creation of an opening (see stoma="mouth")
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-tion
word ending that makes a noun into a process (form vs formation)
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-tomy
cut; incision
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-us
condition
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afferent
going towards
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arthr/o
joint
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bacteri/o
bacteria
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bio
life
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blast
rapidly diving cell
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carc/i, carc/in, carc/ino
cancer (Greek word that literally means "crab")
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card/i, card/io
heart
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caud/o
tail
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cephal/o
head
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chole
bile (bodily humor in Greek medical practice)
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constrict
narrowing; decreasing the size of an opening (constriction is the generally normal where stenosis is generally abnormal)
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cyst/o
bladder; fluid-filled space
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dialate
increasing the size of an opening
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sten/o
narrowing; decreasing the size o an opening (constriction is generally normal where stenosis is generally abnormal)
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efferent
going away from
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enceph/a
en- + -cephal- head, "inside the head"
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encephal/o
en- + -cephal- head, "inside the head"
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eti/o
how something came to be, from Greek aitia, "cause" + o + -logy
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gastr/o
stomach
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gen/o
cause, origin
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genetic
inheritance
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hem/o
blood
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hemat/o
blood
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hepat/o
liver
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hydr/o
water
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morph/o
change
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muscul/o
muscle
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my/o
muscle
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myc/o
fungus
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necr/o
dead
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neur/o
nervous system
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orth/o
straight, at right angles
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ost/e, ost/eo
bone
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path/o
disease (literally, "suffering")
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ped/o
children
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phag/o
eating
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plas/o
formation
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py/o
pus
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sarc/o
flesh, muscle
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scler/o
hard
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stom/a/t
mouth
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therm/o
temperature
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troph/o
nourishment
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trop/o
moving towards or acting on
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ur
urine
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valv/ulo
valve
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singular of a term that means around the heart
pericardium
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plural of a term that means around the heart
pericardia
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singular form of a term that means around the bone
periosteum
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plural form of a word that means around the bone
periostea
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singular form of a word that means pertaining to the nucleus
nucleolus
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plural form of the word that means nucleus
nucleoli
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singular form of the word that is the structure that is the powerhouse of the cell
mitochondrion
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plural form of the structure that is the powerhouse of the cell
mitochondria
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singular form of the work that means cancerous tumor
carcinoma
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plural word for a term that means cancerous cell
carcinomata
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singular term for a word that means a type of cancer that starts in muscle
sarcoma
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plural term for a word that means cancer that starts in muscle
sarcomata
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singular term referring to the color part of the eye
iris
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plural term for the word that is the color part of the eye
irides
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singular term for the word that means the disease that a physician thinks a person has
diagnosis
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plural form for a word that means the disease a person has
diagnoses
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singular term for a word that means a condition of death
necrosis
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plural term for a word that means condition of death
necroses
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singular term for a word that means a technique used to remove urine from the bladder
cystocentesis
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plural term for a word that is a procedure used to remove urine from the bladder
cystocenteses
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singular term for a word that means fungal infection
mycosis
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plural term for a word that means fungal infection
mycoses
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singular term for a word that means chest
thorax
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plural term for a word that means chest
thoraces
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antibacterial
prevents the spread or growth of bacteria
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atrophy
waste away
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bacteremia
bacteria in the blood
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bacteriocide
a substance which kills bacteria
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bradycardia
slow heart rate
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carcinoma
cancerous tumor
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cardiomegaly
enlarged heart
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cephalgia
pain in the head
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cholecystectomy
removal of the gallbladder
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cholecystitis
inflammation of the gallbladder
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cholelithiasis
presence of gallstones in the gallbladder
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chronobiology
study of organisms in environments
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cystocentesis
remove urine directly from the bladder
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cytocentesis
removal of fluid from a cell
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diarrhea
watery frequent bowel movements
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dilated cardiomyopathy
disease of the heart muscle
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encephalocele
sack like protrusion from the brain
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geneticist
specialist who evaluates heredity
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hematologist
specialists in blood
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hematology
study of blood
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hematoma
collection of blood
