Intro to Med Terms Flashcards
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Adeno Ah-Dee-No
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Gland
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Acro
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Extremity, tip
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Appendo/Appendico
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Appendix
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Arterio
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Artery
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Arthro
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Joint
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Bio
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Living thing/Life
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Cardio
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Heart/upper part of stomach
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Colo/Colono (Coal-o, coal on o)
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colon, large intestine
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Cranio
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Skull
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Cysto
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Sac of fluid/bladder
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Cyto (sight O)
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Cell
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Dermo/Dermato
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Skin
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Ducto
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Carry
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Entero
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Small intestine
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Gastro
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Stomach
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Geno
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Giving rise to/creating
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Glosso
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tongue
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Glyco
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Sugar
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Hemo
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blood
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Hepato
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Liver
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Histo
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Tissue
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Hydro
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water/fluid
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Leuko
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white
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Litho
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stone
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Muco (mew co)
Mucus
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Myo
Muscle
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Myelo
Bone marrow/spinal cord
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Normo
Proper/Rule
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Neuro
Nerve
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Osteo
Bone
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Patho
Disease
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Pedo
Child/foot
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Pulmono
Lung
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Reno
Kidney
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Sectio
Cut into
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Spleno (speen no)
Spleen
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Tenso
Pressure
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Thermo
Heat
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Thoraco
Chest
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Thrombo
Clot
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Veno (Vee No)
Vein
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Theo
Put
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PREFIX-Brady
Slower than usual
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PREFIX-Peri
Surrounding
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PREFIX-Tachy
Fast
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PREFIX-micro
Small , tiny
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PREFIX-a/an
without
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PREFIX-ab
away from
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PREFIX-ac
toward/near
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PREFIX-ad
toward/near
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PREFIX-anti
against/opposed
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PREFIX-cata
negative/down
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PREFIX-de
lessened/removed
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PREFIX-dia
through
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PREFIX-ec/ex
outside.outer
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PREFIX-ecto
outside/outer
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PREFIX-endo
within
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PREFIX-epi
Upon/in addition
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PREFIX-hemi
half
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PREFIX-hyper
increased/above
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PREFIX-hypo
decreased/below
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PREFIX-in
into/not
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PREFIX-infra
inferior to/below
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PREFIX-inter
between
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PREFIX-intra
within
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PREFIX-Macro
gross/large
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PREFIX-micro
small tiny
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PREFIX-pan
all/every
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PREFIX-para
beside/beyond
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PREFIX-per
through
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PREFIX-peri
around/surrounding
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PREFIX-post
after/past
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PREFIX-pre
Before
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PREFIX-Re
again/back
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PREFIX-Retro
behind/back
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PREFIX-Sub
Under/inferior to
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SUFFIX-ac
relating
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SUFFIX-al
relating to
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SUFFIX-algia
pain
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SUFFIX-ar
relating to
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SUFFIX-ary
relating to
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SUFFIX-centesis
withdrawing fluid
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SUFFIX-cyte
cell
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SUFFIX-eal
relating to
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SUFFIX-ectomy
removal
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SUFFIX-emia/hemia
throughout the blood
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SUFFIX-grade
go
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SUFFIX-gram
picture/record/tracing
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SUFFIX-graph
instrument that creates a picture or recording, tracing
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SUFFIX-graphy
process of creating a picture or record or tracing
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SUFFIX-ia
condition
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SUFFIX-iac
relating to
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SUFFIX-ic
relating to
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SUFFIX-ior
relating to
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SUFFIX-ism
situation/process, condition
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SUFFIX-itis/itic
Inflammation
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SUFFIX-ist
One who does
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SUFFIX-ium
structure
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SUFFIX-logy
study of
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SUFFIX-megaly
enlargement
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SUFFIX-meter
distance measure, instrument to measure
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SUFFIX-oid
like
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SUFFIX-opsy
look at
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SUFFIX-ose
like, relating to
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SUFFIX-osis
pathologic condition
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SUFFIX-ous
relating to
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SUFFIX-pathy
disease process
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SUFFIX-scope
instrument to see through or with
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SUFFIX-stasis
control /hold in
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SUFFIX-tic
relating to
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SUFFIX-y
Process of
