module 1 Flashcards by Nola Parnes

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-algia

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pain

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-cele

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hernia, swelling

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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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-clasis

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to break, surgical fracture

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-desis

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binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

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-dynia

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pain

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-ectasis

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dilation, expansion

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-ectomy

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excision, removal

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-edema

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swelling

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-emia

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blood condition

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-gram

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record, writing

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-iasis

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abnormal condition (produced by something specified)

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-itis

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inflammation

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-lith

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stone, calculus

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-lysis

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separation, destruction, loosening

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-malacia

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softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-meter

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instrument for measuring

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-metry

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act of measuring

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-oma

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tumor

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-osis

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abnormal condition, increase (used primarily with blood cells)

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-pathy

disease

-penia

decrease, deficiency

-pexy

fixation (of an organ)

-phobia

fear

-plasty

surgical repair

-plegia

paralysis

-rrhage

bursting forth (of)

-rrhagia

bursting forth (of)

-rrhapy

suture

-rrhea

discharge, flow

-rrhexis

rupture

-scope

instrument for examining

-scopy

visual examination

-stenosis

narrowing, stricture

-stomy

forming an opening (mouth)

-tome

instrument to cute

-tomy

incision

-toxic

poison

-tripsy

crushing

-trophy

development, nourishment

a- an-

without, not

circum- peri-

around

dia- trans-

dipl- diplo-

double

dys

bad, painful, difficult

endo- intra-

in-, within-

extra-

outside

homo- homeo-

same

hyper-

excessive, above normal

hypo-

under,below,deficient

inter-

between

macro-

large

micro-

small

mono- uni-

one

para-

near, beside, beyond

post

after, behind

pre- pro-

before, in front of

primi-

first

retro-

backward, behind

super-

upper, above

ambulatory

able to walk

afebrile

without fever (ay-FEH-bruhl)

axilla

armpit (ahk-SIH-luh)

cachectic

appearance of weight loss and muscle wasting (kuh-KEHK-tihk)

crepitus

cracking/crunching sound (kreh-pih-tihs)

epistaxis

nosebleed (eh-pih-STAHK-sihs)

etiology

cause of a symptom (ee-tee-AW-luh-jee)

febrile

fever (FEH-bruhl)

malaise

general feeling of illness (muh-LAYZ)

rhinorrhea

runny nose (rye-noh-REE-uh)

somnolent

drowsy or sleepy appearance (SAWM-nuh-lihnt)

sepsis

severe bacterial blood infection (SEHP-sihs)