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Vocab Test Review Flashcards

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-Osis

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Condition

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-ac

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Acute

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-um

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Structure, tissue,thing

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Myc-

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Fungus

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Myelo-

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Spinal cord or bone marrow

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Myo-

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Muscle

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Differential diagnosis

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Attempts to determine which one of several disease may be producing the symptoms

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Prognosis

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A forecast or prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder

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Symptom

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Such as pain or a headache can be observed only by the patient

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Sign

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Evidence of disease such as fever that can be observed by the patient and by others

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Neuro

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Nerve

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Algia

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Pain

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Itis

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Inflammation

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Poly

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Many or much

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Gram

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Record

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Graphy

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Recording a picture

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Ology

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Study of

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Abdomino

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Abdomen

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Centesis

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Puncture

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Necrosis

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Death of tissue

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Arthro

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Joint

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Sclerosis

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Abnormal hardening

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Arterio

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Artery

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Appendico

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Appendix

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Leuko

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White

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Pero

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About around

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Cyte

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Cell

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Ectomy

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Surgical removal

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Otomy

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Surgical incision

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Cardio

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Heart

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Hemo

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Blood relating to the blood

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Endo

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In within inside

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Megaly

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Enlargement

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Rrhage

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Bleeding abnormal excessive fluid discharge

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Scope

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Instrument for visual examination

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Triage

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Medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment

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Rhino

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Nose

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Hypo

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Deficient decreased

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Syndrome

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A set of the signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process

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Py

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Pus

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Pyelo

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Renal pelvis

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Pyro

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Fever or fire

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Ilium

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Part of the hip bone

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Ileum

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Part of small intestine

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Ischium

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Part of hip bone

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Athero

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Plaque of fatty substance

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Plasty

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Surgical repair

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Rrhaphy

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To sew stich or suture

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Rrhexis

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Rupture

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Supination

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The act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is foward or upward. The act of assuming the supine (laying down) postion

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Supplication

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To make a humble earnest petition beg

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Suppuration

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Formation or discharge pus

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Al

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Pertaining to

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Nat

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Birth

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Gastro

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Stomach

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Hyper

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Above more than normal

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Sub

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Below

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Malacia

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Abnormal softening of tissue

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Ligation

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Act of binding or typing off blood vessels or ducts

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Litigation

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To engage in legal processing

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Suturing

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Act of closing a wound or incision by stitching or a similar means

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Laryngo

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Larynx

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Oto

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Ear

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Pathy

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Disease

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Rrhea

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Flow or discharge

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Trauma

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Wound or injury. Types of injured that May occur in an accident, shooting, natural disaster, or fire

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Eponym

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A disease structure operation or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first

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Acronym

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A word formed from the intial letter or letters of the major parts of a compound term

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Scopy

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Visual examination

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Cyano

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Blue

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Erythro

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Red

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Inter

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Between

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Intra

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Within

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Laceration

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A torn tagged wound

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Infection

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The invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism may be localized or may be systemic

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Inflammation

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Localized response to an injury or destruction of tissues

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