medical terminology Flashcards
(37 cards)
1
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-ectomy
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excision, removal
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-emesis
A
vomit
3
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-genic
A
beginning, originating, producing
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-iasis
A
condition, formation
5
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-megaly
A
enlargement
6
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-oma
A
tumor
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-pathy
A
disease
8
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-penia
A
abnormal reduction
9
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-philia
A
attraction
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-plasia
A
development
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-plasty
A
molding, surgical repair
12
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-ptosis
A
drooping, prolapse, falling
13
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-rrhage/-rrhagia
A
excessive flow, discharge
14
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-rrhea
A
discharge/flow
15
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-rrhexis
A
rupture
16
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-stasis
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stoppage, balance, control
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-stomy
A
surgical creation of a new opening
18
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-tomy
A
incision, cutting
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benign
A
noncancerous
20
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convalescent
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period of recovery after and illness, injury, or surgery
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etiology
A
cause of a disease
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malignant
A
cancerous
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prodromal
A
pertaining to early symptoms that may mark the onset of a disease
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-malacia
A
softening
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-phagia
eating,swallowing
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-asthenia
weakness
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-clasia
breaking
28
-desis
binding
29
-physis
growth
30
-schisis
splitting
31
-trophy
development
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abduction
away from the middle line
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adduction
movement toward middle line
34
dorsiflexion
moving foot upward
35
eversion
act of turning outward
36
extension
increase in the angle of the joint
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flexion
decrease in angle of the joint
