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Exam 1

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
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Term
Definition
-algia   pain  
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-asthenia   weakness  
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-cele   protrusion, hernia  
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-dynia   pain  
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-cytosis   too many cells  
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-ectasis   dilated  
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-edema   swelling  
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-emesis   vomiting  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-ia   state, condition  
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-iasis   abnormal condition  
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-ism   state of, condition  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-lith   stone  
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-lysis   destruction  
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-lytic   destruction  
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-malacia   abnormal softening  
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-megaly   enlargement, large  
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-oma   tumor  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-pathy   disease  
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-penia   too few  
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-phobia   fear  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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-ptosis   drooping  
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-rrhage   bursting forth  
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-rrhagia   abnormal flow  
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-rrhea   discharge, flow  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-sclerosis   hardened condition  
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-spasm   abnormal muscle contraction  
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-stasis   stopping  
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-stenosis   narrowing  
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-toxic   poison  
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-uria   condition of urine  
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-clasia   surgical breaking  
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-desis   surgical fusing  
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-ectomy   surgical removal  
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-ostomy   surgically creating an opening  
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-otomy   cutting into  
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-pexy   surgical fixation  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-rraphy   suture  
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-tome   instrument to cut  
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-tripsy   crushing  
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-centesis   puncture to withdraw fluid  
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-gram   record or picture  
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-graph   instrument for recording  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-manometer   pressure measuring instrument  
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-meter   measuring instrument  
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-metry   process of measuring  
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-scope   instrument for viewing  
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-scopy   process of visually examining  
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-cle   small  
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-cyesis   pregnancy  
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-cyte   cell  
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-derma   skin condition  
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-dipsia   thirst  
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-esthesia   feeling, sensation  
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-gen   that which produces  
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-genesis   produces, generates  
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-genic   producing  
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-globin   protein  
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-globulin   protein  
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-gravida   pregnancy  
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-kinesia   movement  
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-oid   resembling  
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-ole   small  
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-opia   vision  
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-opsy   view of  
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-osmia   sense of smell  
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-oxia   oxygen  
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-para   to bear offspring  
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-partum   birth, labor  
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-pepsia   digestion  
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-phagia   eating, swallowing  
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-phasia   speech  
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-phil   attracted to  
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-phonia   voice  
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-plasm   formation, development  
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-pnea   breathing  
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-poiesis   formation  
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-porosis   porous  
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-ptysis   spitting up, coughing up  
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-therapy   treatment  
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-thorax   chest  
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-trophic   development  
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-trophy   nourishment, development  
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-ule   small  
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-er   one who  
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-iatric   medical specialty  
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-iatrist   physician  
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-iatry   treatment, medicine  
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-ician   specialist  
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-ist   specialist  
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-logist   one who studies  
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-logy   study of  
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-plasia   formation of cells  
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a-   without  
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an-   without  
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anti-   against  
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brady-   slow  
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de-   without  
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dys-   painful, difficult  
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pachy-   thick  
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tachy-   fast  
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ante-   in front of  
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endo-   within, inner  
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epi-   above, open  
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ex-   outward  
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extra-   outside of  
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hypo-   below  
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infra-   below, under  
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inter-   between  
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intra-   inside, within  
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para-   alongside, near  
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peri-   around, near  
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retro-   backward, behind  
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sub-   beneath, under  
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supra-   above  
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trans-   across, through  
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bi-   two  
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di-   two  
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hemi-   half  
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hyper-   excessive  
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hypo-   insufficient  
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micro-   small  
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mono-   one  
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multi-   many  
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nulli-   none  
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pan-   all  
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poly-   many  
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primi-   first  
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quadri-   four  
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tri-   three  
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ultra-   excess  
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uni-   one  
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auto-   self  
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eu-   normal, good  
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hetero-   different  
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homo-   same  
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per-   through  
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abdomin/o   abdomen  
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anter/o   front  
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brachi/o   arm  
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caud/o   tail  
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cephal/o   head  
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cervic/o   neck  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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crani/o   skull  
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cubit/o   elbow  
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dist/o   farthest  
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dors/o   back  
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femor/o   femur  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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genit/o   genitals  
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glute/o   buttocks  
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inter/o   below  
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inguin/o   groin  
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Sagittal Plane   Top to bottom, splits left and right halves  
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Frontal Plane   Top to bottom horizontally, splits front and back halves  
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Transverse Plane   Flatly horizontal, splits top and bottom halves  
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