Chapter 1 - Into to Med Terms Flashcards
(53 cards)
1
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Ab-
A
Away from
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Dys-
A
Difficult, painful, bad
3
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Endo-
A
Within or inside
4
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Hyper-
A
elevated or more than normal
5
Q
Poly-
A
many
6
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Pre-
A
before
7
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Sub-
A
below, under, less
8
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A-
A
without or no
9
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An-
A
without or no
10
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Ad-
A
toward
11
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Anti-
A
against
12
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Trans-
A
across
13
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Ultra-
A
above, increased, more than normal
14
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Eu-
A
good, easy, normal
15
Q
Ex- or Exo-
A
without, out of, outside, or away from
16
Q
Ecto-
A
outside
17
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Hypo-
A
depressed or less than normal
18
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Intra-
A
within
19
Q
Oligo-
A
scant or little
20
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Post-
A
after
21
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Super- or Supra-
A
above, beyond, or excessive
22
Q
Epi-
A
upper
23
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Extra-
A
outside
24
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Infra-
A
below or beneath
25
Inter-
between
26
Per-
throughout
27
Meta-
beyond
28
-ac, -al, -an, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ine, -ous, -tic
pertaining to
29
-ectomy
surgical removal
30
-pexy
suture to stabilize
31
-plasty
surgical repair
32
-stomy
surgically created opening
33
-tomy
cutting into
34
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove gas or fluid
35
-gram
record of
36
-graph
instrument that records
37
-graphy
procedure that records
38
-lysis
separation or breakdown
39
-scope
instrument to visually examine
40
-scopy
procedure to visually examine
41
-therapy
treatment
42
-rrhagia or -rrhage
bursting forth ex: hemerrage
43
-rrhaphy
to suture
44
-rrhea
flow, discharge ex: diarrhea
45
-rrhexis
rupture
46
-algia or -dynia
pain
47
-itis
inflammation
48
-malacia
abnormal softening
49
-megaly
enlargement
50
-osis
abnormal condition
51
-pathy
disease
52
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
53
-um
structure
