Chapter 1: Introduction to Medical Terminology Flashcards by Madison Rowlee

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arthr/o

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joint

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gastr/o

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stomach

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nephr/o

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kidney

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neur/o

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nerve/brain

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oste/o

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bone

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splen/o

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spleen

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hyster/o

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uterus

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enter/o

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small intestine

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ot/o

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Ear

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Derm/o dermat/o

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skin

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hepat/o

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liver

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cholangi/o

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bile vessel

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col/o colon/o

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colon

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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append/o

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appendix

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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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-clasis

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to break; surgical fracture

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-desis

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binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

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-ectomy

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excision, removal

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-lysis

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separation, destruction, loosening

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-pexy

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fixation (of an organ)

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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rrhaphy

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suture

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-stomy

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forming an opening (mouth)

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-tome

instrument to cut

-tomy

incision

-tripsy

crushing

-gram

record, writing

-graph

instrument for recording

-graphy

process of recording

-meter

instrument for measuring

-metry

act of measuring

-scope

instrument for examining

-scopy

visual examination

-algia, -dynia

pain

-cele

hernia, swelling

-ectasis

dilation, expansion

-edema

swelling

-emesis

vomiting

-emia

blood condition

-iasis

abnormal condition (produced by something specific)

-itis

inflammation

-lith

stone, calculus

-malacia

softening

-megaly

enlargement

-oma

tumor

-osis

abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

-pathy

disease

-penia

decrease, deficiency

-phobia

fear

-plegia

paralysis

-rrhage, -rrhagia

bursting (of)

-rrhea

discharge, flow

-rrhexis

rupture

-stenosis

narrowing, stricture

-toxic

poison

-trophy

nourishment, development

-ac, -al, -ar, -ic, -ous, -tic

pertaining to

-is, -ism

condition

-iatry

medicine, treatment

-ist

specialist

-y

condition, process

a-, an-

without, not

circum-, peri-

around

dia-, trans-

through, across

dipl-, diplo-

double

dys-

bad, painful, difficult

endo-, intra-

in, within

homo-, homeo-

same

hypo-

under, below, deficit

macro-

large

micro-

small

mono-, uni-

one

pre-

before

primi-

first

post-

after, behind

retro

backward

supper-

upper, above