Medical terminology Flashcards
(187 cards)
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a, an
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absent
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ab (abduct)
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away
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ad
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to, toward
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angio
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blood vessel
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ante
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before
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arterio
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artery
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aut, auto
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self
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bi
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two
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brady
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slow
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intra
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within
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leuko
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white
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lip
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fat
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cephal (o)
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head
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chondro
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cartilage
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circum
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around
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cirrh
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yellow
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co, con
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with, together
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cost
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rib
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cyan (o)
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blue
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di
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two, twice
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dis (dis-tance)
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away, seperate
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dys
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difficult
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ex
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away from
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ect, ecto
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outer, outside
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endo (think endodontist)
within, inside
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epi
on, over
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erythro
red
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eu
normal, well
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extra
outside of
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glyco
sugar
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hemato, hemo
blood
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hemi
half
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hydro
water
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hyper
beyond, increased
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hypo (another word for too little)
beneath, below
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ileo
ileum
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infra (infrastructure)
below
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inter (think interstitial)
between
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vaso (Vaso Angie)
blood vessel
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ven (o)
vein
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macro
large
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mal
bad
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mega
large
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melan
black
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micro
small
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mono
one
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my
muscle
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osteo
bone
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pan (pandemic)
all, entire
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para, par
beside, near
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peri
around
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phag (o)
eat
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phleb (o)
vein
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post
after
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poly
many
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post
after
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pseudo
false
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pyro
fever
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pyo (py'o of pus)
pus
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retro (retro is so behind)
behind
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semi
half
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splen (o)
spleen
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spondyl
spinal cord
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sub
below
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super, supra
above
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sym, syn (symbiotic)
together
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tachy
fast
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tetra
four
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trans
across
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un
against
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algia
pain
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ate
use, subject to
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cele
tumor, protrusion
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centesis (think amnio)
puncture to remove fluid
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cide
killing, destructive
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cle, cule
small
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cyte
cell
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desis (de sis will surgically fix it - me)
surgical fixation
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dynia
pain
80
ectomy (lumpectomy)
removal
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emia
blood
82
form, oid
resembling
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gram, graph
written record
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iasis (eye-Asis sees everything)
presence of
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ible, ile
capable
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itis (endocarditis)
inflammation
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lysis
disintingration
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malacia
softening
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megaly
enlargement
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oma
tumor
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orrhaphy (orphan will repair it)
repair of
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osis (oasis is abnornal)
abnormal condition
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ostomy
formed opening
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otomy
to incise
95
oxia
oxygen
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pathy
disease
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penia
deficiency of
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pexy, pexis
fixation
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phagia (phagia phagocytes)
ingestion
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phasia
speaking ability
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philia
affinity for
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plasty
surgical repair
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plegia
paralysis
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pnea
breathing
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ptosis (touch your toes)
prolapse downward
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rrhage, rrhagia (in general) (raging flow)
excessive flow
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rrhaphy (rrhaphy the suture)
suturing in place
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rrhea (think of the ending)
flow, discharge
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rrhexis
rupture
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scope
instrument for visual exam
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uria
urine
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adeno
gland
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arthro
joint
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carcino
cancer
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cardi
heart
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chole
related to bile/gall bladder
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col
colon
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colpo (colpolation)
related to vagina
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cranio
skull
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crysto (3 things)
relate to sac, cyste, bladder
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derma
skin
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doch
duct
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duodeno
duodenum
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encephalo
brain
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entero
intestine
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gastro
stomach
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hema/hemato
blood
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hepato
liver
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hystero
unterus
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jejuno
jejunum
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laryng/o
larynx
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lith
stone
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mast
breast
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myelo (my yellow spine)
spine, marrow
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nephro
kidney
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neuro
nerve
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oophor
ovary
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opthalmo
eye
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orchi
testis
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os
opening
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oto
ear
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pneumo
lung
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procto
rectum
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pyel/o
renal pelvis
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rhino
nose
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salping
tubes
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thoroco
chest
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osteoma
a new piece of bone usually growing on another piece of bone, typically the skull. - bone tumor
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tachycardia
a heart rate that's too fast
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hematuria
the presence of blood in a person's urine.
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arthrotomy
a surgical exploration of a joint
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cystocele (cite the cell of my bladder)
a condition in which supportive tissues around the bladder and vaginal wall weaken and stretch, allowing the bladder and vaginal wall to fall into the vaginal canal
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supraclavicular
situated or occurring above the clavicle
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subtotal gastrectomy
having the operation through a cut in your abdomen, but not removal of the entire abdomen
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intraperitoneal
within or administered through the peritoneum (lines internal organs, stomach, intestines, etc.
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myocarditis
inflammation of the heart muscle (myocardium)
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polyuria
your body makes more pee than normal
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lobectomy
a surgery to remove one of the lobes of the lungs
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pyuria (white py)
increased presence of white blood cells in urine - usually a urinary tract infection
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pyothorax
the presence of inflammatory fluid or pus within the chest cavity
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neurolysis
the application of chemical or physical agents to a nerve to cause a temporary or permanent degeneration of targeted nerve fibers.
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myalgia
Soreness and achiness in the muscles that can range from mild to severe
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enterostomy
surgery to create an opening into the intestine through the abdominal wall.
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anuria
failure of the kidneys to produce urine
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paraplegia
paralysis of the legs and lower body, typically caused by spinal injury or disease
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supraopthalmic
above the orbit of the eye?
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transhepatic
Through or across the liver, as an injection
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enlarged heart
cardiomegaly
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bladder infection
cystitis
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bone tumor
Osteosarcoma
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inflammation of the nose
rhinosinusitis
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removal of the uterus
hysterectomy
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removal of the gall bladder
cholecystectomy
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presence of stones in gall bladder
Cholelithiasis (kol a tha siasis)
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half paralyzed
Hemiplegia
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incision into joint (art in the joint)
arthrotomy
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incision into stomach for drainage
laparotomy
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looking into bronchus with a scope
bronchoscopy
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formation or opening in colon
colostomy
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looking into the bladder with an instrument
cystoscopy
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removal of appendix
appendectomy
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surgical fixation of a joint
Arthroplasty
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incision into a kidney
pyelotomy
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plastic repair of the nose
rhinoplasty
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repair of a hernia
herniorrhaphy
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painful urination
dysuria
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use, subject to
