Chapter 3 Flashcards by Meg Tagle

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-algia

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pain

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-cele

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hernia

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-coccus (-cocci)

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berry-shaped bacterium

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-cyte

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cell

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-dynia

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pain

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-ectomy

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excision, removal

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-emia

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blood condition

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-er

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one who

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-genesis

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condition of producing, forming

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-gram

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record

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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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-ia

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condition

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-ist

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specialist

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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study of

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-lysis

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breakdown, destruction, separation

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-malacia

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softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-ole

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little, small

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-oma

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tumor, mass, swelling, collection of fluid

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-opsy

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process of viewing (under a microscope)

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-osis

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condition, usually abnormal

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-pathy

disease condition

-penia

deficiency

-phobia

fear

-plasia

development, formation, growth

-plasty

surgical repair

-ptosis

drooping, sagging, prolapse

-sclerosis

hardening

-scope

instrument for visual examination

-scopy

process of visual examination

-stasis

stopping, controlling

-stomy

opening to form a mouth (stoma)

-therapy

treatment

-tomy

incision, cutting into

-trophy

-development, nourishment

-ule

little, small

-um, -ium

structure, tissue

-us

structure, thing

-y

process, condition

-ac, -iac

pertaining to

-al

pertaining to

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

-eal

pertaining to

-genic

pertaining to producing, produced by or in

-ic, -ical

pertaining to

-oid

resembling

-ose

pertaining to, full of

-ous

pertaining to

-tic

pertaining to

sarc/o

flesh

chondr/o

cartilage

cyst/o

urinary bladder or sac of fluid

morph/o

shape or form

phleb/o

vein

isch/o

hold back, back

splen/o

spleen

onc/o

tumor