basic medical terms Flashcards by Lanie Cannon

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arthr-

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joint

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cardi-

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heart

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derm-

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skin

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gastr-

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stomach

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my-

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muscle

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myel-

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spinal cord or bone marrow

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neur-

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nerve

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neph-

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kidney

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ot-

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ear

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rhin-

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nose

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cyan-

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blue

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erythr-

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red

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leuk- / leuko-

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white

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melan-

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black

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poli-

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gray

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chlor-

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green

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xanth-

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yellow

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oste-

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bone

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pyel-

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renal pelvis (kidney area)

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pyr-

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fever or fire

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path-

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disease

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arteri- / arterio-

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artery

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hepat-

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liver

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necr-

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death

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cyt-

cell

lip-

fat

hemat- / hem-

blood

glyc-

sugar

thalass-

sea

angi-

vessel

vas- / vascul-

vessel

pulmon-

lung

phleb-

vein

palp-

touch, feel

pre-

before

post-

after

hyper-

excessive, above normal

hypo-

below normal, deficient

brady-

slow

tachy-

fast

dys-

bad, painful, difficult

eu-

good, normal

endo-

inside, within

epi-

upon, above

sub-

under, below

intra-

within

inter-

between

poly-

many, much

oligo-

few, scanty

pan-

all

a- / an-

without, lack of

ab-

away from

ad-

toward

bi-

two

uni-

one

contra-

against, opposite

peri-

around

-algia

pain

-itis

inflammation

-osis

abnormal condition

-pathy

disease

-edema

swelling

-ectomy

surgical removal

-otomy

surgical incision or cutting into

-ostomy

creation of a surgical opening

-megaly

enlargement

-stenosis

narrowing or tightening

-sclerosis

abnormal hardening

-rrhea

flow or discharge

-rrhagia

bursting forth (heavy bleeding or fluid)

-malacia

softening

-necrosis

death of tissue

-plasty

surgical repair or reconstruction

-rrhaphy

surgical suturing

-rrhexis

rupture

-scopy

visual examination

-graphy

process of recording an image

-gram

actual image or record

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-cyte

cell

-penia

deficiency or lack of

-emia

blood condition

-tension

pressure

-uria

urine condition

-ation

process or condition