M1 Part A Flashcards
(78 cards)
1
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a-, an-
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not, without
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bi-
A
twice, double
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di-
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two
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dys-
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bad, difficult, abnormal
5
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eu-
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good, well, true, normal
6
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hyper-
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extreme, above normal
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hypo-
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below normal
8
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mega-
A
enlargement, million
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meta-
A
after, beside, beyond, change
10
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para-
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alongside, abnormal
11
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poly-
A
many, a plurality
12
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post-
A
after, behind
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pre-
A
before, ahead of
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super-
A
in excess, above, superior
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Q
aden/o
A
gland
16
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cardi/o
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heart
17
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cephal/o
A
head
18
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cyst/o
A
bladder
19
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cyt/o
A
cell
20
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gastr/o
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stomach
21
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hem/o
A
blood
22
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hepat/o
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liver
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mamm/o
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breasts
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mast/o
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breasts
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my/o
muscle
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myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
27
nephr/o
kidney
28
neur/o
nervous system
29
oste/o
bones
30
phleb/o
veins
31
pneum/o
lungs, breathing
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ren/o
kidney
33
rhin/o
nose
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splen/o
spleen
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steth/o
upper chest
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thorac/a
upper chest
37
thyr/o
thyroid
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trache/o
trachea
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vas/o
blood vessels
40
ven/i
blood vessels
41
-centesis
surgical puncture for aspiration
42
-clasis
to break, the act of breaking
43
-ectomy
removal, excision
44
-lysis
loosen, destruction, separation
45
-ostomy
surgical formation of an opening or mouth
46
-pexy
to fix or suspend
47
-plasty
surgical repair, reconstruction
48
-stasis
stop, to be in a state of control
49
-tomy
act of cutting, incision
50
-tripsy
to crush, crushing
51
-algia
pain
52
-cele
a pouch, pouching, hernia
53
-dynia
pain
54
-dipsia
a condition of thirst
55
-emia
referring to blood
56
-gen
formative, producing, beginning
57
-graph
instrument used to record data or a picture
58
-gram
a picture or record
59
-graphy
the process of recording data or a picture
60
-ic
pertaining to
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-ism
condition of, disease of
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-itis
inflammation
63
-logy
study of, academic study of
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-malacia
softening
65
-megaly
enlargement
66
-oma
a tumor or mass
67
-osis
abnormal condition, disease
68
-pathy
a disease or disorder
69
-penia
a deficiency, decrease
70
-phobia
an fear, sensitivity, aversion
71
-plegia
paralysis
72
-rrhage
burst forth
73
-rrhea
flowing, discharge
74
-rrhexis
to rupture, to burst
75
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
76
-scopy
use of an instrument for viewing
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-stalsis
a contraction
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-trophy
nourishment, development
