Introduction Flashcards
(70 cards)
1
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
2
Q
-phobia
A
fear
3
Q
-pathy
A
disease
4
Q
-oma
A
tumor
5
Q
-scopy
A
visual examination
6
Q
-edema
A
swelling
7
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
8
Q
retro
A
behind, backwards
9
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
10
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, removal
11
Q
-logy
A
study of
12
Q
s with a line over it
A
without
13
Q
vs
A
vital signs
14
Q
cardio
A
heart
15
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
16
Q
-algesia
A
pain
17
Q
-gram
A
record, writing
18
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
19
Q
-graph
A
instrument for recording
20
Q
-megaly
A
enlarged
21
Q
ology
A
study of
22
Q
pre, pro
A
in front of, before
23
Q
primi
A
first
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homo, homeo
A
same
25
macro
large
26
micro
small
27
mono, uni
one
28
post
after, behind
29
algia
pain
30
dynia
pain
31
-malacia
softening
32
rrhage
bursting
33
rrhagia
bursting
34
-rrhea
flow, discharge
35
toxic
poison
36
a, an
without, not
37
dipl, diplo
double
38
rrhexis
rupture
39
-ac, al, ic, ical
pertaining to
40
super-
above, upper
41
-ia
condition of
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c with a line over it
with
43
circum, peri
surrounding, around
44
-trispy
crushing
45
meter
instrument for measuring
46
metry
act of measuring
47
dia, trans
through, across
48
dys-
painful, difficult
49
hypo
under, below, low
50
-clasis
to break, surgical fracture
51
-desis
binding, fixation ( bone or joint)
52
-lysis
separation; destruction; loosening
53
-pexy
fixation
54
rrhaphy
suture
55
stenosis
narrowing, stricture
56
tomy
incision
57
endo; intra
in, within
58
-trophy
nourishment, development
59
centesis
surgical puncture
60
penia
deficiency, decrease
61
plegia
paraylsis
62
stomy
forming on opening
63
tome
instrument to cut
64
ectasis
dilation, expansion
65
emesis
vomiting
66
scope
instrument for examining
67
lith
stone, calculus
68
cele
hernia, swelling
69
osis
abnormal condition
70
iasis
abnormal condition (produced by something specific)
