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MedTerms Quiz 2
medical terms
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09/15/2008
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nas/o, rhin/o
 Definition
nose
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necr/o
 Definition
death
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nephr/o, ren/o
 Definition
kidney
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neur/o
 Definition
nerve
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onc/o
 Definition
tumor or mass
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or/o
 Definition
mouth
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orth/o
 Definition
straight, normal, or correct
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oste/o
 Definition
bone
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path/o
 Definition
disease
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ped/o
 Definition
child or foot
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phag/o
 Definition
eat or swallow
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phas/o
 Definition
speech
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phob/o
 Definition
exaggerated fear or sensitivity
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plas/o
 Definition
formation
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pneum/o, pneumon/o
 Definition
air or lung
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psych/o
 Definition
mind
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py/o
 Definition
pus
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scler/o
 Definition
hard
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son/o
 Definition
sound
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sten/o
 Definition
narrow
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therm/o
 Definition
heat
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tox/o, toxic/o
 Definition
poison
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troph/o
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nourishment or development
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ur/o, urin/o
 Definition
urine
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neo-
 Definition
new
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oligo-
 Definition
few or decent, or deficient
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pan-
 Definition
all
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para-
 Definition
alongside of, or abnormal
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peri-
 Definition
around
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poly-, multi-
 Definition
many
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post-
 Definition
after or behind
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quadri-
 Definition
four
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re-
 Definition
again or back
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retro-
 Definition
backward or behind
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sub-, infra-
 Definition
below or under
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super-, supra-
 Definition
above or excessive
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tachy-
 Definition
fast
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tri-
 Definition
three
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ultra-
 Definition
beyond or excessive
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-oid
 Definition
resembling
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-oma
 Definition
tumor
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-osis
 Definition
condition or increase
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-penia
 Definition
abnormal reduction
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-pexy
 Definition
suspension or fixation
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-phil, -philia
 Definition
attraction for
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair or reconstruction
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--poiesis
 Definition
formation
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-ptosis
 Definition
falling or downward displacement
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-rrhage, -rrhagia
 Definition
to burst forth
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
suture
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-rrhea
 Definition
discharge
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-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
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-scope
 Definition
instrument for examination
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-scopy
 Definition
process of examination
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-spasm
 Definition
involuntary contraction
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-stasis
 Definition
stop or stand
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-stomy
 Definition
creation of an opening
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-tomy
 Definition
incision
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-y
 Definition
condition or process of
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