Medical Terminology Flashcards
(203 cards)
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acr/o
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extremities; top
ex: acrophobia, acromegaly
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anter/o
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before; front
ex: anterior
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bol/o
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cast; throw
ex: anabolism
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brachi/o
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arm
brachiopod
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caud/o
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lower part of body; tail
caudal (near tail or posterior part of body)
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crypt/o
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hidden
cryptogenic (disease of unknown origin)
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cyt/o
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cell
cytoplasm
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dist/o
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far
distal
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dors/o
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back of body
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epitheli/o
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epithelium
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faci/o
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face
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hist/o
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tissue
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inguin/o
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groin
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kary/o
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nucleus
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later/o
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side
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lei/o
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smooth
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lip/o
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fat
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medi/o
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middle
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nucle/o
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nucleus
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organ/o
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organ
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plant/o
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sole of the foot
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poster/o
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toward the back; behind
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proxim/o
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near
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sarc/o
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flesh; connective tissue
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somat/o
body
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super/o
above; excessive; higher than
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system/o
system
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thel/o
nipple
theleplasty is surgical reconstruction of nipple
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ventr/o
in front; belly side of body
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viscer/o
internal organs; viscera
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cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o
skin
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diaphor/o
sweat
diaphoresis is sweating from a disease or condition
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hidr/o
sweat
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icthy/o
dry; scaly
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myc/o
fungus
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onych/o; ungu/o
nail
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pachy/o
thick
pachyonychia congenita is associated with thickened toenails, ,etc.
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rhytid/o
wrinkle
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seb/o
sebum (oil)
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trich/o, pil/o
hair
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xer/o
dry
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angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o
vessel
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aort/o
aorta
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arteri/o, arter/o
artery
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ather/o
fatty deposit
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atri/o
atrium
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cardi/o, coron/o
heart
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coagul/o
coagulation (clotting)
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hem/o, hemat/o
blood
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lymph/o
lymph
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lyphaden/o
lymph gland (node)
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pericard/o
pericardium
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phleb/o, ven/o, ven/i
vein
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plasm/o
plasma
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sphygm/o
pulse
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therm/o
heat
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thromb/o
clot
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valv/o, valvul/o
valve
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ventricul/o
ventricle
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adenoid
adenoid
lymphatic tissue between back of nose and throat
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alveol
alveolus
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atel
incomplete, imperfect
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bronchi, bronch/o
bronchius
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bronchiol
bronchiole
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diaphragm, diaphramat/o, phren/o
diaphragm
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epiglott/o
epiglottis
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laryng/o
larynx
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lob/o
lobe
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mediastin/o
mediastinum
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nas/o, rhin/o
nose
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pector/o
chest
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pharyng/o
pharynx
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pleur/o
pleura
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pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumon/o
lung
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sinus/o, sin/o
sinus
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sept/o
septum; wall of
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spir/o
breathe; breathing
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thorac/o
thorax; chest
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tonsill/o
tonsil
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trache/o
trachea
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an/o
anus
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appendic/o; append/o
appendix
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bucc/o
cheek
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cec/o
cecum
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duoden/o
duodenum
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cheil/o, labi/i
lip
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chol/e, bil/i
bile, gall
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cholecyst/o
gallbladder
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cholangi/o
bile duct
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choledoch/o
common bile duct
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col/o, colon/o
colon; large intestine
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dent/i, odont/o
tooth
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diverticul/o
diverticulum; blind pouch extending from organ
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duoden/o
duodenum
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enter/o
small intestines
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esophag/o
esophagus
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gastr/o
stomach
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gingiv/o
gum
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gloss/o, lingu/o
tongue
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hepat/o
liver
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herni/o
hernia
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ile/o
ileum
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jejun/o
jejunum
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lapar/o, abdomin/o, celi/o
abdomen
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palat/o
palate
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pancreat/o
pancreas
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peritone/o
peritoneum
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proct/o, rect/o
rectum
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polyp/o
polyp; small growth on a stalk
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pylor/o
pylorus; pyloric sphincter
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sial/o
saliva
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sialaden/o
salivary gland
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sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
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stomat/o, or/o
mouth
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uvul/o
uvula
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albin/o, leuk.o
white
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anthrac/o, melan/o
black
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chlor/o
green
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cirrh/o
yellow
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cyan/o
blue
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eosin/o
rosy
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erythr/o
red
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jaund/o
yellow
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lute/o
yellow
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melan/o
black
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poli/o
grey
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purpur/a
purple
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xanth/o
yellow
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adip/o, steat/o
fat
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albumin/o
albumin (protein)
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amyl/o
starch
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azot/o
urea; nitrogen
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-acusis
hearing
anacusis is deafness/complete inability to hear
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-agra
excessive pain
e.g. pellagra (deficiency of vitamin B3)
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-algia, -dynia
pain
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-asthenia
loss of strength
myasthenia gravis is neuromuscular disorder that causes weakness in skeletal muscles
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-ation
a process
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-cele
hernia
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-capnia
carbon dioxide
acapnia is carbon dioxide deficiency in blood
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-chalasis
relaxation; thickening
conjunctival chalasis is where cornea loses normal elasticity; relaxation of corneal tissue
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-cytosis
abnormal increase in cells
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-derma
skin
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-ectasis, -ectasia
dilution; swelling
duct ectasia: swelling or dilation of duct
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-edem
swelling
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-emesis
vomiting
hyperemesis is extreme vomiting
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-emia
blood condition
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-esis
condition; state of
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-esthesia
feeling; nervous sensation
ex: anesthesia
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-ia
state of; condition of
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-iasis
abnormal condition
psoriasis -- condition where skin cells multiply 10 times faster than normal
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-ism
condition
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-itis
inflammation
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-lapse
to fall; to sag
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-lepsy
seizure
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-lith
stone; calculus
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-lithiasis
condition of stones
ex: lithiasis is condition of forming stones in body (like gallbladder or bladder)
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-lysis
destruction; separation; breakdown
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-lytic
to destroy, to reduce
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-malacia
softening
osteomalacia is softening of bone
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-mania
obsessive preoccupation
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-megaly
enlargement
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-oma
tumor; mass
hematoma is collection of blood outside blood vessels
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-osis
abnormal increase; abnormal condition
leukocytosis is where leukocyte count is above average
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-otia
ear condition
macrotia is condition of having oversized ears that aren't proportional to size of head
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-paresis
weakness
paraparesis is weakness that affects both legs
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-pareunia
sexual intercourse
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-pathy
disease process
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-phobia
irrational fear
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-plegia
paralysis
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-ptosis
dropping; sagging; prolapse
proptosis is sagging/protrusion of eyeball
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-ptysis
spitting
hemoptysis is coughing up blood
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-rrhage, -rrhagia
bursting forth
hemorrhage is bursting of blood from blood vessel
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-rrhea
flow; discharge
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-rrhexis
rupture
enterorrhexis is rupture of small intestine
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-sclerosis
hardening
atherosclerosis is hardening of fatty deposits in arteries into plaques
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-spasm
involuntary contraction
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-stenosis
narrowing
spinal stenosis is narrowing of bony openings in spine
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-apheresis
removal
apheresis is removal of blood from donor's body
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-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
abdominocentesis is removal of fluid from belly for diagnosis
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-clasis
to break
thromboclasis is breakdown of thrombus/blood clot/dissolution
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-lysis
to break
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-desis
surgical binding; surgical fusion
arthrodesis aka bone fusion
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-ectasia; -ectasis
dilation
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-ectomy
excision; surgical removal
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-gram
record; writing
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-graph
instrument used to record
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-graphy
process of recording; producing images
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-lithotomy
incision for removal of a stone
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-meter
instrument used to measure
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-metry
to measure; measurement
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-opsy
to view
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-pexy
surgical fixation
cystopexy is surgical fixation of bladder to abdominal wall
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-plasty
surgical repair; surgical reconstruction
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-rrhaphy
suture; sew
myorrhaphy is suture of muscle
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-scope
instrument used to examine visually
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-scopy
process of visually examining
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-stasis
stoppage; stopping; controlling
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-stomy
new opening
colostomy is creation of new opening into colon
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-tension
pressure
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-therapy
treatment
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-tome
instrument used to cut
microtome is instrument used to cut extremely thin slices/sections used in microscopy
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-tomy
process of cutting; incision into
appendectomy
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-tripsy
surgical crushing
lithotripsy
