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Cyan/o is the combining form for what?
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Erythr/o is the combining form for what?
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Leuk/o is the combining form for what?
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Melan/o is the combining form for what?
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Poli/o is the combining form for what?
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-itis is the suffix meaning what?
Inflammation
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-algia is the suffix meaning?
Pain and suffering
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-dynia is the suffix meaning...
pain
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gastrodynia is the medical term for...
stomach pain
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neur/o is the combining form for...
Nerve
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-plasty is the suffix meaning...
surgical repair
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Pathology is...
The study of all aspects of diseases
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-malacia
abnormal softening
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-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
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-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
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-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-graphy
the process of producing a picture or record
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-gram
a picture or record
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-scopy
visual examination
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-rrhage & rrhagia
sudden severe bleeding
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-rrhaphy
surgical suturing
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laryng/o
larynx or throat
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dys-
bad, difficult or painful
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good, normal, well or easy
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hyper-
excessive or increased
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hypo-
deficient or decreased
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sub-
under, less or below
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super-, supra-
above or excessive
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ather/o
plaque or fatty substance
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-ostomy
surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
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-otomy
cutting or surgical incision
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ileum
last portion of the small intestine
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ilium
part of the hip bone
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laceration
a torn or jagged wound
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lesion
a pathologic change of the body tissues due to disease or injury
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mucous
the specialized mucous membranes that line the body cavities
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mucus
the fluid secreted from the mucous membranes
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myel/o
bone marrow or spinal cord
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palpation
an examination technique in which the examiner's hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts
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palpitation
a pounding or racing heart
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prostate
male gland located under the urinary bladder
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prostrate
to collapse or to be overcome with exhaustion
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pyel/o
renal pelvis (part of the kidney)
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supination
the act of rotating the arm so the palm of the hand is facing foreward out upward
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suppuration
the formation or discharge of pus
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triage
the medical screening of patients to determine their priority and proper place of treatment
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viral
pertaining to a virus
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virile
having the nature, properties, or qualities of an adult male
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