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Michelle Shared "Medical terms" - 146 Picmonics

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Medical terms

Cata-
Meaning
Down or Downward
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Hypsi-
Meaning
High
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-centesis
Meaning
Puncture of a Cavity
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30 secs
-pexy
Meaning
Fixation
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-rrhaphy
Meaning
Suture
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-stomy
Meaning
Surgical Opening
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38 secs
-plasty
Meaning
Surgical Correction/repair
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28 secs
Geni/o
Meaning
Chin
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Tom/o, -tome, -tomy or -toma
Meaning
Cut, Section, or Slice
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36 secs
-algia
meaning
Pain
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26 secs
-atresia
Meaning
Closure, or Occlusion
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30 secs
-boulia or -bulia
Meaning
Will
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-ectasia, or -ectasis
Meaning
Stretching, Dilation, or Enlargement
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27 secs
-rrhea
MEANING
Flow or Discharge
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34 secs
-rrhexis
MEANING
Rupture
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Acr/o
meaning
Extremities (Hands and Feet)
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Ambly/o
Meaning
Dim or Dull
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Atreto-
Meaning
Closed or Lacking An Opening
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44 secs
Cera-
Meaning
Wax
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37 secs
Coarct/o or Coarctat/o
Meaning
Narrow or Press Together
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35 secs

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