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| show | creation, cause | pathogenic
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| show | water | hydrophobia, dehydration
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| show | change | morphology
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| myc/o | show | dermatomycosis
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| show | death | necrosis
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| show | straight | rectoplasty, rectitis
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| show | suffering, disease | pathology
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| -centesis | show | amniocentesis
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| -gram | show | cardiogram
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| -graph | show | cardiograph
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| -graphy | show | cardiography
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| -meter | instrument used to measure | show 🗑
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| -metry | process of measuring | show 🗑
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| -scope | instrument used to look | show 🗑
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| show | process of looking | arthroscopy
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| LV | show | Left ventricular hypertrophy can occur in response to high blood pressure.
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| show | Right Ventricle: The heart chamber that pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs. | Right ventricular failure can lead to swelling in the legs.
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| ASA | show | often prescribed to reduce the risk of heart attacks.
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| show | High-Density Lipoprotein: Known as "good" cholesterol, it helps remove other forms of cholesterol from the bloodstream. | are associated with a lower risk of heart disease.
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| LDL | show | Reducing LDL levels can help prevent coronary artery disease.
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| ECG | show | can help diagnose arrhythmias and other heart conditions.
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| BP | Blood Pressure: The force of blood against the walls of the arteries. | show 🗑
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| CAD | show | can lead to chest pain or heart attacks.
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| CHF | Congestive Heart Failure: A condition where the heart is unable to pump blood effectively. | show 🗑
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| mi | Myocardial Infarction: Another term for a heart attack, where blood flow to a part of the heart is blocked. | show 🗑
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| Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome | A condition caused by an extra electrical pathway in the heart, leading to rapid heartbeats. | show 🗑
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| Kawasaki Disease | An illness that primarily affects children and involves inflammation of the blood vessels, which can lead to heart problems. | show 🗑
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| Eisenmenger Syndrome | A condition resulting from a congenital heart defect that leads to pulmonary hypertension. | show 🗑
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| (MVP) Mitral Valve Prolapse | A condition where the mitral valve does not close properly, often leading to regurgitation. | show 🗑
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| Beck's Triad | A set of three symptoms (hypotension, muffled heart sounds, and jugular venous distension) associated with cardiac tamponade. | show 🗑
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| show | A disease of the heart muscle that affects its ability to pump blood effectively. | Dilated cardiomyopathy is a type that can lead to heart failure.
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| show | High blood pressure | increases the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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| Angina Pectoris | Chest pain or discomfort caused by reduced blood flow to the heart muscles | show 🗑
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| Arrhythmia | An irregular heartbeat | show 🗑
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| Atherosclerosis | show | can lead to heart attacks and strokes.
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| show | disease in your bone or refers to the bone. | osteoporosis
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| show | surgery - the removal of. | vasectomy
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| Cost/o | In between the ribs | show 🗑
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| dactyl/o | Refers to fingers and toes. | show 🗑
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| show | Relating to the wrist | Carpal bones
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| show | Refers to the tibia and fibula-in the shin bone. | Tibial Fracture
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| Algia, dynia | show | Myalgia
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| show | Swelling caused by excess fluid. | Lymphedema
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| -ptosis | show | Blepharoptosis
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| Spondylo- | show | Spondylitis
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| Arthr/o | Joints | show 🗑
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| -itis | inflammation in the brain | show 🗑
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| nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug(NASID) | A medicine that reduces inflammation. | show 🗑
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| Tax/o | absent of movement | show 🗑
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| arth | show | arthrolysis
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| craino | show | craniosynostosis
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| show | Can relate to disease, conditions, or specific body functions. | Ophthalmology
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| brady | slow movement | show 🗑
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| meta | show | metatarsalgia
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| show | muscles(removal of a muscle tunor(myomectomy) ) | Myasthenia
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| show | the connective tissue surrounding muscles | Fasciitis
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| cerebell/o | Refers to the cerebellum - part of the brain. | show 🗑
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| neur/o | nerves | show 🗑
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| psych/o | mind | show 🗑
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| -mania | show | Pyromania
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| myel/o | show | Myelopathy
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| show | paralysis | Paraplegia
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| mening/o | show | Meningitis
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| cerebr/o, encephal/o | brain | show 🗑
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| show | sleep | Insomnia
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| -paresis | show | Hemiparesis
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| lacrim/o | tear | show 🗑
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| aur/o; ot/o | show | Otoscope
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| Phas/o | Speech | show 🗑
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| gnosi/o | show | Agnosia
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| show | Diaphragm(mind) | Schizophrenia
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| dacryo | tear | show 🗑
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| -emia | show | anemia
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| show | A hormone produced by the pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex to produce cortisol. | Adrenocorticotropic hormone
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| show | A condition characterized by excessive thirst and large volumes of dilute urine due to insufficient production of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) or a lack of response to ADH. | Diabetes Insipidus
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| FBS | A test that measures blood glucose levels after fasting for a specific period, usually overnight. | show 🗑
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| GTT | A test used to diagnose diabetes and other disorders of glucose metabolism, where blood glucose levels are measured after consuming a glucose-rich drink. | show 🗑
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| show | A group of diseases characterized by high blood glucose levels due to defects in insulin production, insulin action, or both. | Diabetes Melilitus
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| show | heart | Cardiology
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| peri | around or surrounding (the heart) | show 🗑
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| tachy | show | tachycardia
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| dys | bad, difficult, or abnormal. | show 🗑
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| scler | hard | show 🗑
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| show | veins | venogram
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| PCI | A non-surgical procedure used to treat narrowing of the coronary arteries of the heart. | show 🗑
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| CO | The volume of blood the heart pumps per minute. | show 🗑
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| show | A sudden, unexpected loss of heart function, breathing, and consciousness. | Sudden Cardiac Arrest
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| CHF | show | Congestive Heart Failure
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| show | The amount of blood pumped by the left ventricle of the heart in one contraction. | Stroke Volume
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| show | High blood pressure. | Hypertension
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| show | blood vessel or just a "vessel" | angioscopy
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| show | A surgical procedure to improve blood flow to the heart by creating a bypass around blocked arteries. | Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
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| show | A type of MRI that specifically looks at blood vessels. | Magnetic Resonance Angiography
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| TEE | show | Transesophageal Echocardiogram
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| hypophys/o | show | Hypophysitis
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| aden/o | Gland | show 🗑
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| thym/o | show | Thymus
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| gluc/o, glucos/o, glyc/o | show | Glucagon, glucocorticoid, glucosuria, hypoglycemia
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| adrenal/o | Refers to the adrenal glands | show 🗑
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| thyr/o | Refers to the "thyroid" gland. | show 🗑
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| -tropin | show | corticotropin, thyrotropin, gonadotropin
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| luek/o | White blood cells | show 🗑
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| show | cell | leukocyte
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| -penia ; pen | Deficiency | show 🗑
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| Ket/o | show | diabetic ketoacidosis
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| show | calciuria | urine condition
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| thromb/o | show | Thrombosis
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| phleb/o | vein | show 🗑
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| coagul (middle term) | coagulation refers to the blood’s ability to form clots | show 🗑
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| show | main artery leaving the heart and distributing oxygenated blood throughout the body | Aortic
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| ventricul/o | lower chamber of the heart | show 🗑
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| sept/o | show | Septal defect
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| show | large blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the heart to body tissue. | Arteriosclerosis
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| atri/o | show | Atrial fibrillation
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| show | fatty plaque. | Atherosclerosis
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| show | tumor | Melanoma
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| show | skin | Subcutaneous
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| -plasia | show | adrenocorticohyperplasia
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| Puitar/o | pituitary gland | show 🗑
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| Gonad/o | show | gonadopathy, gonadogenesis
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| show | The pancreas | pancreatitis, pancreatolith
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| adren/o, | Means on the Kidney. | show 🗑
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| cortic/o | Refers to the "outer surface" of any organ. | show 🗑
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| Crin/o | show | Exocrine, Endocrine
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| -hypo | show | Hypoglycemia
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| -hyper | show | Hyperglycemia
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| hormon/o | To rush or push. | show 🗑
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| meno, mena | The lack of your menstural flow. | show 🗑
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| -rrhea | discharge(flow)(runny) | show 🗑
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| -ism or -ia or -osis | condition | show 🗑
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| Thel | show | Thelarche
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| show | Excessive thirst | Polydipsia
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| poly | show | Polyuria
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| show | Extremities, but also can mean top or high. | Acromegaly
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| Galacto, | show | galactorrhea
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| -ophthalmos, otone | the eye | show 🗑
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| show | hernia | thyrocele
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| -megaly | enlargement | show 🗑
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| Eu | show | Euglycemia
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| lipid or "steato" | Fat | show 🗑
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| Endar or endo , enter/o | Inside | show 🗑
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| Exo | Outside | show 🗑
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| ic retro | show | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
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| show | loosen, "breakdown". | glycolysis
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| TSH | A hormone produced by the pituitary gland that controls how much thyroid hormone the thyroid gland makes. | show 🗑
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| show | A hormone produced by the thyroid gland. | triiodothyronine (one of two primary hormones produced by the thyroid)
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| show | Tests performed to evaluate the function of the thyroid. | Thyroid Function Test
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| -toxin | show | Thyroidtoxin
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| show | Change | pseudocyst
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| -ic | show | pancreatic
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| -crine | secreation | show 🗑
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| show | creation | ketogenesis
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| ic hyper | pertaining to over | show 🗑
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| -crit | show | hematocrit
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| show | Liver | hepatosplenitis
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| -ectasia | Dilation | show 🗑
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| -lytic, -lysis | the "breakdown" | show 🗑
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| Lapar/o, celi/o, abdomin/o | show | Laparosplenectomy
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| -otomy | Incision | show 🗑
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| Nephr/o or ren/o | show | nephrosplenopexy
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| -pexy | show | nephrosplenopexy
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| -apheresis | Separation | show 🗑
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| -oid(suffix) | show | adenoid
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| ox/o | Oxygen | show 🗑
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| isch | To hold back or restrain(blockage). | show 🗑
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| -pnea, spri/o | show | eupnea
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| rhin/o, nas/o | nose | show 🗑
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| or/o, stomat/o | mouth | show 🗑
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| show | diaphragm | phrenospasm, phrenoplegia
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| pulmon/o | lungs | show 🗑
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| show | chest | thoracic, pectoralgia, pectus excavatum, stethoscope
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| show | carbon dioxide | hypercapnia, hypocarbia
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| show | tumor, cyst, or mass | Lymphoma, Carcinoma, Glioma
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| cyst/o or a vesic/o | show | cystocele
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| show | stone | choledocholithectomy
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| show | sperm | aspermia, spermicide, spermatocele
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| Gingiv/o | show | gingivectomy
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| chol/e, bil/i | show | cholangiopancreatography
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| meat/o | opening or to go through | show 🗑
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| prostat/o | show | prostatitis, prostatomegaly
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| balan/o | Penis | show 🗑
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| glomerul/o | show | glomerulopathy, glomerulonephritis
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| pyel/o | renal pelvis. | show 🗑
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| ureter/o | show | urethralgia
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| show | epididymis | epididymectomy, epididymectomy
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| orchi/o | testicle | show 🗑
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| ur/o, urin/o | urine system | show 🗑
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| tonsill/o | Almond | show 🗑
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| adenoid/o | show | adenoidectomy, adenoiditis
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| laryng/o | show | laryngospasm, laryngitis
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| pharyng/o | The pharynx (THE THROAT) is the pathway used by both food and air. | show 🗑
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| trache/o ; trach/a | windpipe(rough) | show 🗑
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| show | hollow or cavity | sinusitis, sinusotomy
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| pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumon/o, pulmon/o | show | pneumomelanosis, pneumatology, pneumonia
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| show | Lobe: a well-defined portion of any organ. We are checking his spermatogenesis to make sure he can produce healthy sperm. | lobectomy, lobotomy
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| bronch/o, bronchi/o | show | bronchoscope, bronchiostenosis
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| bronchiol/o | The little bronchus, which is a smaller subdivision of the bronchial tubes. | show 🗑
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| alveol/o | hollow or cavity | show 🗑
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| show | sound | dysphonia
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| show | blood | hemoptysis
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| show | cough | hemoptysis
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| show | speak | pectoriloquy
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| -cavatum | hollowed | show 🗑
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| -ectasis | expansion | show 🗑
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| caseous necr | show | caseous necrosis
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| -fusion | show | pleural effusion
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| show | narrowing | tracheostenosis
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| computed tomo | show | computed tomography
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| -malacia | softening | show 🗑
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| coni | dust | show 🗑
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| theli | show | mesothelioma
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| show | Repair (reconstruction) | palatoplasty
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| show | septum | septoplasty
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| show | opening. | tracheostomy
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| show | tooth | dentist, odontalgia
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| gloss/o, lingu/o | Tongue | show 🗑
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| gastr/o | show | gastritis, gastropexy
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| duoden/o | show | gastroduodenoscope, duodenectomy
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| show | anus | anoplasty, anal fistula
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| -aphoresis | show | Diaphoresis
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| -exis | show | arteriorrhexis
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| show | vomiting | hyperemesis
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| -clasis | show | odontoclasis
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| -phony | sound | show 🗑
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| chondr | cartilage | show 🗑
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| umbilic | show | umbilical
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| mal | bad | show 🗑
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| show | cancer | hepatocarcinoma
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| show | suture | enterorrhaphy
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| show | duct | Choledocho
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| amni/o | The amnion is the innermost membrane covering the fetus. | show 🗑
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| -cyesis | show | pseudocyesis
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| show | Cervix | cervicectomy
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| hyster/o, metr/o, uter/o; -truim | A Uterus. | show 🗑
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| show | Egg(ovary). | oophorocystectomy
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| salping/o | show | salpingectomy, salpingoscope
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| fet/o | Offspring, fetus | show 🗑
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| part/o, nat/o | Birth | show 🗑
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| vulv/o | Vulva | show 🗑
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| show | Breast | mammoplasty
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| perine/o | Perineum | show 🗑
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| toc/o | show | oxytocin
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| show | Chorion | chorioamnionitis
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| mast/o | show | mastectomy
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| vagin/o, colp/o | show | Vaginoplasty
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| gyn/o, gynec/o | Woman | show 🗑
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| show | The expected date when a pregnant woman will give birth, typically calculated 40 weeks from the first day of the last menstrual period. | Expected date of delivery
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| FAS | show | Fetal alcohol syndrome
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| G | show | Gravida
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| LGA | show | Large for gestational age
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| CPD | show | Cephalopelvic disproportion
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| contra- | against or opposite. | show 🗑
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| -taxis | bloody nose | show 🗑
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| show | together | craniosynostosis
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| mono | one | show 🗑
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| -ium | biological tissue | show 🗑
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| ile | small intestine | show 🗑
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| colon | large intestine | show 🗑
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