Medical Terminology Quiz 1 Flashcards
(39 cards)
1
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-ectasis
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dilation, expansion
2
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-centesis
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surgical puncture
3
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-malacia
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softening
4
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-cele
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hernia, swelling
5
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-emesis
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vomiting
6
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-stenosis
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narrowing, stricture
7
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-tomy
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incision
8
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-rraphy
A
suture
9
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-dynia, -algia
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pain
10
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-megally
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enlargment
11
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-desis
A
binding, fixation
12
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-osis
A
abnormal condition
13
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-stomy
A
forming an opening (mouth)
14
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-clasis
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to break; surgical fracture
15
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-gram
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record, writing
16
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-pathy
A
disease
17
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-ptosis
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prolapse, downward displacement
18
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-phobia
A
fear
19
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-tome
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instrument to cut
20
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-penia
A
decrease, deficiency
21
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-scopy
A
visual examination
22
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-scope
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instrument for visual examination
23
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-rrhexis
A
rupture
24
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-rrhea
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discharge, flow
25
-pexy
fixation (of an organ)
26
-ectomy
excision, removal
27
-graphy
process of recording
28
-gen, -genesis
forming, producing, origin
29
-itis
inflammation
30
-sclerosis
abnormal conditioning of hardening
31
-tripsy
crushing
32
-graph
instrument for recording
33
-plegia
paralysis
34
-oma
tumor
35
-lysis
seperation; destruction; loosening
36
-logy
study of
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-spasm
involuntary contraction, twitching
38
-plasty
surgical repair
39
-toxic
poison
