List 5 Medical term. Flashcards

(40 cards)

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What does ‘ambul/o’ mean?

A

to walk or to move about

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What does ‘articul/o’ refer to?

A

joint

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3
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What does ‘duct/o’ mean?

A

to lead; to carry

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4
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What does ‘electr/o’ represent?

A

electricity

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5
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What does ‘fibr/o’ refer to?

A

fiber

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What does ‘flex/o’ mean?

A

to bend

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7
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What do ‘kines/o’ and ‘kinesi/o’ refer to?

A

movement

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What do ‘muscul/o’, ‘my/o’, and ‘myos/o’ mean?

A

muscle

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9
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What does ‘myocardi/o’ refer to?

A

heart muscle

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10
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What does ‘plant/o’ mean?

A

sole of the foot

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11
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What does ‘radi/o’ represent?

A

x-rays

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12
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What does ‘son/o’ mean?

A

sound

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13
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What does ‘tens/o’ refer to?

A

stretched; strained

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14
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What does ‘therm/o’ mean?

A

hot; heat

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15
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What does ‘vers/o’ refer to?

A

turn; turning

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16
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What does ‘brady-‘ signify?

A

slow

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17
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What does ‘dorsi-‘ mean?

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What do ‘hemi-‘ and ‘semi-‘ signify?

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What does ‘quadri-‘ mean?

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What does ‘tachy-‘ signify?

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What does ‘tri-‘ mean?

22
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What does ‘epi-‘ refer to?

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What do ‘ex-‘, ‘exo-‘, and ‘ecto’ mean?

24
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What does ‘hyper-‘ signify?

A

above; excessive

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What does 'hypo-' mean?
below; deficient
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What does 'in-' refer to?
in; into
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What does 'infra-' mean?
below
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What does 'inter-' signify?
between
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What does 'intra-' mean?
within
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What does 'post-' refer to?
after
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What does 'pre-' mean?
before
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What does 'pro-' signify?
before
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What does 'retro-' mean?
back
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What do '-asthenia' and '-paresis' refer to?
weakness
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What does '-cele' mean?
hernia; swelling; protrusion
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What does '-esthesia' signify?
sensation
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What does '-lysis' mean?
breakdown; separation; loosening
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What does '-plegia' refer to?
paralysis
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What does '-plegic' signify?
pertaining to paralysis
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What does '-tonia' mean?
tone; tension