Word List 1 Flashcards by Lazar Isakharov

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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 (arthrodesis)

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Binding. Fixation

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Dynia

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Pain

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Ectasis (bronchiectasis)

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Dilation

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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

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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 (gastropexy)

Fixation

Phobia

Fear

Plasty

Surgical repair

Plegia (hemiplegia)

Paralysis

Rrhage

Bursting forth

Rrhagia

Bursting forth

Rrhaphy

Suture

Rrhea

Discharge. Flow

Rrhexis

Rupture

Scope

Instrument for examining

Scopy

Visual examination

Stenosis (arterostenosis)

Narrowing. Stricture

Stomy

Forming an opening

Tome

Instrument to cut

Tomy

Incision

Toxic

Poison

Tripsy (lithotripsy)

Crushing

Trophy (hypertrophy)

Development. Nourishment

A an

Without. Not

Circum. Peri

Around

Dia. Trans.

Through. Across

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

Axilla

Armpit

Cachectic

Appearance of weight loss. Muscle wasting

Crepitus

Cracking. Crunching sound

Epistaxis

Nose bleed

Etiology

Cause of a symptom

Febrile

Fever

Malaise

General feeling of illness

Rhinorrhea

Runny nose

Somnolent

Drowsy or sleepy appearance

Sepsis

Severe bacterial blood infection