Chapter 1- Intro To Medical Terminology Flashcards by Cardenas Cardenas

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Carcin/o

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Cancer

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Chem/o

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Chemical

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Cis/o

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To cut

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Enter/o

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Small intestine

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Gynec/o

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Female

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Hemat/o

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Blood

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Hydr/o

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Water

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Immun/o

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Immunity

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Laryng/o

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Voice box

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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Ot/o

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Ear

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a-

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W/out, away from

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an-

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Without

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ante-

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Before, infront of

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auto-

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Self

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Brady-

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Slow

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de-

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Without

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dys-

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Painful, difficult, abnormal

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Endo-

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Within, inner

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Epi-

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Upon, over

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Eso-

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Inward

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Eu-

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Normal, good

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Ex-

External, outward

Exo-

Outward

Hetero-

Different

Homo-

Same

Hydro-

Water

In-

Not ; inward

Inter-

Among, between

Intra-

Within, inside

Myo-

To shut

Neo-

New

Pan-

All

Para-

Beside, near; abnormal; two like parts of a pair

Per-

Through

Peri-

Around

Pro-

Before

Pre-

Before, in front of

Pseudo-

False

Retro-

Backward, behind

Supra-

Above

Tachy-

Rapid, fast

Trans-

Through, across

Ultra-

Beyond, excess

Un-

Not

Nulli-

None

Primi-

First

Tetra-

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-cele

Hernia, protrusion

-dynia

Pain

-ectasis

Dilation

-gen

That which produces

-genesis

Produces, generates

-genic

Producing, produced by

-ia

State, condition

-iasis

Abnormal condition

-iatry

Medical treatment

-ism

State of

-logist

One who studies

-lysis

Destruction

-lytic

Destruction

-malacia

Abnormal softening

-megaly

Enlargement, large

-oid

Resembling

-oma

Tumor, mass, swelling

-osis

Abnormal condition

-plasm

Development, growth

-ptosis

Drooping

-rrhage

Excessive, abnormal flow

-rrhagia

Abnormal flow condition

-rrhexis

Rupture

-sclerosis

Hardening

-stenosis

Narrowing

-therapy

Treatment

-trophy

Nourishment, development

-ule

Small

-ac, -al, -an, -ar, -ary, -atic, -eal, -iac, -ic, -ile, -ine, -ior, -nic, -ory, -ose, -ous, -tic

Pertaining to; convert word root into an adj.

-centesis

Puncture to withdraw fluid

-ectomy

Surgical removal

-ostomy

Surgically create an opening

-otomy

Cutting into

-pexy

Surgical fixation

-rrhaphy

Suture

-gram

Record or picture

-graph

Instrument for recording

-metry

Process of measuring

-scope

Instrument for viewing

-scopy

Process of visually examining