2.2 Medical Terminology Elements Flashcards by Alli Smit

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-ac

A

pertaining to

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-al

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pertaining to

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-algia

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pain

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-cide

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kill

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-cise

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cut

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-emia

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blood

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-genic

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origin

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-gram

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image or written record of

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-itis

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inflammation

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-megaly

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large or enlargement

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-necrosis

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death of tissue

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-oma

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tumor

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-oscopy

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visual examination and possible treatment of an organ or joint

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-ostomy

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creation of an opening

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-otomy

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incision into an organ

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-pathy

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disease

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-pexy

A

surgical fixation

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-plasty

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surgical repair/restoration

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-plasty

surgical restoration

-rrhage

flow

-rrhaphy

to suture

-tome

a cutting instrument

a-, an-

without

ad-

toward, in the direction of

adeno

gland

aero

air

ante-

before

anti-

against

artery

artery

arthro

joint

arthro

joint

Best way to learn the meaning of a medical term?

Analyze and understand its components and their relation to each other

bi-

two, both sides

broncho

bronchus

cardio

heart

cerebro

brain

chir

hand

chole-

bile

chondro/io

cartilage

colo

colon

combining vowel

a letter (usually "o") added to or removed from the root to ease pronunciation of a medical word

costo

rib

cranio

skull

cyst

fluid filled sac

cysto

cell

derma

skin

dis-

apart/away

dys-

painful

electro-

electrical activity

encephalo

brain

endo-

within

extra-

outside

gastro

stomach

gyne

woman

hema/hemat

blood

hemi-

half

hepat

liver

herni

rupture

hyper-

above, excessive

hypo-

below, deficient

hyster

uterus

inter-

between

intra-

within, inside

leuko

white

lip

fat

litho

stone

mast

breast

neo-

new

nephros

kidney

oopher

ovary

osteo

bone

para-

besides, near

per-

through

peri-

around, about

post-

after

pre-

before

prefix

elements before root word

procto

rectum

rhino

nose

root word elements

base word with primary meaning

septo-

dividing wall

stoma

opening

sub-

under, beneath

suffix

element after root word

suffixes the mean "pertaining to"

- ac - al - eal - ic - ary - ous

supra-

above

thrombus

blood clot

thyroid

thyroid

tracheo

trachea

trans-

across, through

word elements

parts of a word