Medical Terminology Flashcards

1
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Main body of a word

A

Stem

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2
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Used to combine stems

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Combining vowels

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Comes before a stem

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Prefix

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Comes after a stem

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Suffix

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Oste

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Bone

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Arthr

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Joint

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Chondr

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Cartilage

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Myel

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Spine

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My

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Muscle

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Tend

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Tendon

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Cost

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Rib

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Derm

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Skin

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Onych

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Nail

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Enter

A

Intestine

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Duoden

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First part of SI

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Jejun

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Second part of SI

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Ile

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Third part of SI

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Col

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Colon

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19
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Proct

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Rectum

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Hepat

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Liver

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21
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Chol

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Gall Bladder

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Abdomin

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Abdomen

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23
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Lapar

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Abdominal Wall

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Cardi

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Heart

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Angi

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Vessel

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Phleb

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Vein

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Arteri

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Artery

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Thromb

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Clot

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Scler

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Hardening

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Ather

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Thickening

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31
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Cyt

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Cell

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Hem

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Blood

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Hemat

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Blood

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Lymph

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Lymph

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35
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Splen

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Spleen

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36
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Phag

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Eat

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37
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Acr

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Extremity

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38
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Gluc

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Sugar

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39
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Aden

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Gland

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40
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Neur

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Nerve

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41
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Cerebr

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Brain

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42
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Encephal

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Brain

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43
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Psych

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Mind

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44
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Mani

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Madness

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45
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Phobi

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Fear

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46
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Esthesi

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Feeling or Sensation

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47
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Nephr

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Kidneys

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Ren

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Kidneys

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Urter

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Ureter

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50
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Cyst

A

Bladder

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51
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Urethr

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Urethra

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52
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Lith

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Stone

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53
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Hyster

A

Uterus

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54
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Salping

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Tube

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55
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Oto

A

Ear

56
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Tymp

A

Ear Drum

57
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Opthalm

A

Eye

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Occulo

A

Eye

59
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Opt

A

Vision

60
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Blephar

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Eyelid

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Kerat

A

Cornea

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Py

A

Pus

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Lipo

A

Fat

64
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Febri

A

Fever

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Mye

A

Fungus

66
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Necro

A

Dead

67
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Emesis

A

Vomit

68
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Intra

A

Inside or Within

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Endo

A

Inside or Within

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Em

A

Inside or Within

71
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Peri

A

Around or Surrounding

72
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Ecto

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Outside

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Retro

A

Behind

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Post (Location)

A

Behind

75
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Sub

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Under

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Hypo

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Under

77
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Inter

A

Between

78
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Ante

A

Before

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Pre

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Before

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Post (Time)

A

After

81
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A

A

Without or absence

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An

A

Without or absense

83
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Anti

A

Against

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Uni

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One

85
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Mono

A

One

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Bi

A

Two

87
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Tri

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Three

88
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Quad

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Four

89
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Multi

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Many

90
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Poly

A

Many

91
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Hemi

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Half

92
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Semi

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Half

93
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Hypo

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Too low

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Hyper

A

Too high

95
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Tachy

A

Fast

96
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Brady

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Slow

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Leuko

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White

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Erythro

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Red

99
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Cyano

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Blue

100
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Melano

A

Black

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Micro

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Small

102
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Macro

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Large

103
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Mega

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Large

104
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Antero

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Anterior

105
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Latero

A

Side

106
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Medio

A

Middle

107
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Postero

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Posterior

108
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Hydro

A

Water

109
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Dys

A

Difficult

110
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Noct

A

Night

111
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Mal

A

Bad

112
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Pan

A

All or total

113
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Emia

A

Blood

114
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Ectasis

A

Dilation

115
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Iasis

A

Condition

116
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Itis

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Inflammation

117
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Malacia

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Softening

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Megaly

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Enlargement

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Sclerosis

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Hardening

120
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Oma

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Tumor

121
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Osis

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Condition

122
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Pathy

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Disease

123
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Ptosis

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Downward displacement

124
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Trophy

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Growth

125
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Phobia

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Fear

126
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Ectomy

A

Removal

127
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Scopy

A

Inspection

128
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Stomy

A

Surgically created opening

129
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Tomy

A

Incision or cutting into

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Plasty

A

Plastic repair

131
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Centesis

A

Puncture

132
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Algia

A

Pain

133
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Genic

A

Producing

134
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Lysis

A

Destruction

135
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Rrhea

A

Excessive discharge

136
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Spasm

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Involuntary movement