Scientific Terminology #3 Flashcards
(37 cards)
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-trophy
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development
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-oma
A
tumor
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-oid
A
like or resembling
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-stasis
A
in one place
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-algia
A
pain
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-dynia
A
pain
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-cele
A
hernia
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
9
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-meter
A
instrument used to measure
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sub-
A
under, below
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supra-
A
above, excessive, superior
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syn-
A
union, together, joined
13
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aden/o
A
glands
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lip/o
A
fat
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carcin/o
A
cancer
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ather/o
A
fatty
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neur/o
A
nerve
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my/o
A
muscle
19
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oste/o
A
bone
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stern/o
A
sternum
21
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onc/o
A
tumor
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cephal/o
A
head
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encephal/o
A
brain
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crani/o
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cranium or skull
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malac/o
softening (of a tissue)
26
electr/o
electric
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spondyl/o
vertebrae (backbone)
28
vertebr/o
vertebrae (backbone)
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patell/o
patella (kneecap)
30
cost/o
ribs
31
mening/o
meninges
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hypertension
high blood pressure
33
hypotension
low blood pressure
34
electroencephalography
process of collecting the brains electrical activity
35
oncologist
someone who studies tumors
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meningitis
inflammation of the meninges
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craniometer
instrument used to measure the cranium or skull
