Intro to Medical word elements Flashcards by Tonya Sartor

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peri-

A

around

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dent

A

teeth

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-al

A

pertaining to, relating to

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ab-

A

away from

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norm

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normal, usual

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hepat

A

liver

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-itis

A

inflammation

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supra-

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above

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ren

A

kidney

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trans-

A

through, across

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vagin

A

vagina

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gastr/o

A

stomach

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intestin

A

intestine

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macro

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large

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cephal

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head

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-ic

A

pertaining to, relating to

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ren/o

A

kidney

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-pathy

A

disease

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therm/o

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heat

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meter

A

instrument to measure

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hepat/o

A

liver

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megaly

A

enlargement

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sub-

A

under, below

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stern

A

sternum

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hypo-

under, below, deficient

-ism

condition

enter/o

intestine

arteri/o

artery

scler

hardening

-osis

abnormal condition

derm

skin

-ac

pertaining to, relating to (adjective)

-al

pertaining to, relating to (adjective)

-ar

pertaining to, relating to (adjective)

-ary

pertaining to, relating to (adjective)

-eal

pertaining to, relating to (adjective)

-ical

pertaining to, relating to (adjective)

-ile

pertaining to, relating to (adjective)

-ior

pertaining to, relating to (adjective)

-ous

pertaining to, relating to (adjective)

-tic

pertaining to, relating to (adjective)

-esis

condition (noun)

-ia

condition (noun)

-ism

condition (noun)

-iatry

medicine. treatment

-ist

specialist

-y

condition, process

-icle

small, minute, little

-ole

small, minute, little

-ule

small, minute, little

chondr/o

cartilage

cyt/o

cell

hist/o

tissue

nucle/o

nucleus

anter/o

anterior, front

caud/o

tail

dist/o

far, farthest

dors/o

back (of body)

infer/o

lower, below

later/o

side, to one side

medi/o

middle

poster/o

back (of body), behind, posterior

proxim/o

near, nearest

ventr/o

belly, belly side

-ad

toward

-logist

specialist in study of

-logy

study of

-lysis

separation; destruction; loosening

-toxic

poison

abdomin/o

abdomen

cephal/o

head

cervic/o

neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)

crani/o

cranium (skull)

gastr/o

stomach

ili/o

ilium (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone)

inguin/o

groin

lumb/o

loins (lower back)

pelv/o

pelvis

spin/o

spine

thorac/o

chest

umbilic/o

umbilicus, navel

radi/o

radiation, x-ray; radius (bone)