Ch 5 - Medical Terminology Flashcards
1
Q
root of a word
A
main part
2
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prefix of a word
A
part at the beginning
3
Q
suffix of a word
A
part at the end
4
Q
arterio
A
artery
5
Q
derm
A
skin
6
Q
heme
A
blood
7
Q
hepato
A
liver
8
Q
nephr
A
kidney
9
Q
osteo
A
bone
10
Q
phlebo
A
vein
11
Q
a-, -an
A
without
12
Q
ante-
A
before
13
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anti-
A
against
14
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brady-
A
slow
15
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inter-
A
between
16
Q
peri-
A
around
17
Q
post-
A
after
18
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hemi-, semi-
A
half
19
Q
mono-, uni-
A
one
20
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bi-, di-
A
two
21
Q
tri-
A
three
22
Q
tetra-, quad-
A
four
23
Q
deca-
A
ten
24
Q
kilo-
A
thousand
25
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deci-
A
tenth
26
Q
centi-
A
hundreth
27
Q
milli-
A
thousandth
28
Q
micro-
A
millionth
29
Q
nano-
A
billionth
30
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albi-
A
white
31
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cirrho-
A
tawny yellow
32
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cyan-
A
blue
