Word List 1 Flashcards
(64 cards)
1
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-algia
A
pain
2
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-celee
A
hernia, swelling
3
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture
4
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-clasis
A
to break, surgical fracture
5
Q
-desis
A
binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
6
Q
-dynia
A
pain
7
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-ectasis
A
dilation, expansion
8
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, removal
9
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-edema
A
swelling
10
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-emesis
A
vomiting
11
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-emia
A
blood condition
12
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
13
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-gram
A
record, writing
14
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-iasis
A
abnormal condition (produced by something specified)
15
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
16
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-lith
A
stone, calculus
17
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-lysis
A
separation, destruction, loosening
18
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-malacia
A
softening
19
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-megaly
A
enlargement
20
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-meter
A
instrument for measuring
21
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-metry
A
act of measuring
22
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-oma
A
tumor
23
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-pathy
A
disease
24
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-osis
A
abnormal condition, increase (used primarily with blood cells)
25
-penia
decrease, deficiency
26
-pexy
fixation (of an organ)
27
-phobia
fear
27
-plasty
surgical repair
28
-plegia
paralysis
29
-rrhage
bursting forth (of)
30
-rrhagia
bursting forth (of)
31
-rrhea
discharge, flow
31
-rrhaphy
suture
32
-rrhexis
rupture
33
-scope
instrument for examining
33
-scopy
visual examination
34
-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
35
-stomy
forming an opening (mouth)
36
-tome
instrument to cut
37
-toxic
poison
38
-tripsy
crushing
39
-trophy
development, nourishment
40
a-, an-
without, not
41
circum-, peri-
around
42
dia-, trans-
through, across
43
dipl-, diplo-
double
44
dys-
bad, painful, difficult
45
endo-, intra-
in, within
46
extra-
outside
47
homo-, homeo-
same
48
hyper-
excessive, above normal
49
hypo-
under, below, deficient
50
inter-
between
51
macro-
large
52
micro-
small
53
mono-, uni-
one
53
para-
near, beside, beyond
54
pre-, pro-
before, in front of
54
post-
after, behind
54
primi-
first
55
retro-
backward, behind
56
super-
upper, above
57
-tomy
incision
57
-graph
instrument for recording
