Chapter 1: Introduction to Medical Terminology - Elements Flashcards
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ab-
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away from, negative, absent
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ad-
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toward, to, in the direction of
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dia-
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through, between, apart, complete
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dys-
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bad, difficult, painful
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end-, endo-
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in, within, inside
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eu-
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good, normal, well, easy
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ex-
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out of, outside, away from
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hyper-
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excessive, increased
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hypo-
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deficient, decreased
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in-
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in, into, not, without
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inter-
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between, among
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intra-
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within, inside
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macro-
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large, abnormal size or length, long
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mega-
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large, great
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post-
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after, behind
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pre-
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before, in front of
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sub-
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under, less, below
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super-
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above, excessive, higher than
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supra-
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above, upper, excessive
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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angi/o
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blood or lymph vessel
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append/o, appendic/o
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appendix
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arter/o, arteri/o
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artery
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arthr/o
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joint
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ather/o
plaque, fatty substance
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cardi/o, card/o
heart
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col/o
colon, large intestine
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cyan/o
blue
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dermat/o, derm/o
skin
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enter/o
small intestine
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erythr/o
red
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gastr/o
stomach, belly
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hem/o, hemat/o
blood, relating to the blood
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laryng/o
larynx, throat
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leuk/o
white
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lith/o
stone, calculus
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megal/o
large, great
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melan/o
black, dark
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my/o
muscle
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myc/e, myc/o
fungus
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myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
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nerv/o, neur/i, neur/o
nerve, nerve tissue
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olig/o
scanty, few
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ot/o
ear, hearing
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path/o
disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
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poli/o
gray matter of brain and spinal cord
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pyel/o
renal pelvis, bowl of kidney
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pyr/o, pyret/o
fever, fire
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rhin/o
nose
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tonsill/o
tonsil, thorat
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-ac
pertaining to
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-ago
abnormal condition, disease
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-al
pertaining to
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-algia
pain, suffering, painful condition
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-an
characteristic of, pertaining to
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-ar
pertaining to
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-ary
pertaining to
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-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-cyte
cell
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-dynia
pain
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-e
noun ending
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-eal
pertaining to
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-ectomy
surgical removal, cutting out, excision
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-esis
abnormal condition, disease
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-gram
a picture or record
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-graph
a picture or record, machine recording record
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-graphy
the process of producing a picture or record
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-ia
abnormal condition, disease, plural of -ium
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-ial
pertaining to
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-iasis
abnormal condition, disease
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-ic
pertaining to
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-ine
pertaining to
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-ion
action, process, state or condition
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-ior
pertaining to
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-ism
condition, state of
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-itis
inflammation
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-megaly
enlargement
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-necrosis
tissue death
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-ologist
specialist
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-ology
the science or study of
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-oma
tumor, neoplasm
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-ory
pertaining to
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-osis
abnormal condition, disease
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-ostomy
the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
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-otomy
cutting, surgical incision
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-pathy
disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-rrhage, -rrhagia
bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
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-rrhaphy
surgical suturing
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-rrhea
flow or discharge
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-rrhexis
rupture
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-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
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-scopy
visual examination
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-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
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-tic
pertaining to
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-um
singular noun ending
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-us
thing, singular noun ending
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-y
noun ending
