main medical terms Flashcards
(62 cards)
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cardi
A
heart
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hepat
A
liver
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nephr
A
kidney
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neur
A
nerves
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psych
A
mind
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thorac
A
chest
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hyper-
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over, excessive, high
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hypo-
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under, below normal
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tachy-
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rapid, fast
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brady-
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slow
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pre-
A
before
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post-
A
after, behind
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-al
A
pertaining to
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-algia
A
pertaining to pain
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-ectomy
A
surgical removal of
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-ic
A
pertaining to
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-itis
A
inflammation
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-logy
A
study of
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-logist
A
specialist
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-megaly
A
enlargement
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-meter
A
measuring instrument
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-oma
A
tumor (usually referring to cancer)
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-pathy
A
disease
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uni-
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one
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dipl-
two, double
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null-
none
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primi-
first
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multi-
many
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bi-
two (also 'life')
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tri-
three
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quad-
four
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tetra-
four
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semi-
half, partial
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hemi-
half, one sided
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ambi-
both
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pan-
all, entire
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cyan/o
blue
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leuk/o
white
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erythr/o
red
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cirrh/o
yellow-orange
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melan/o
black
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poli/o
gray
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alb
white
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chlor/o
green
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ab-
away from
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ad-
to, toward
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de-
down from, away
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circum-
around, about
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peri-
around
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trans-
across, through, beyond
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epi-
above, upon, on
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supra-
above, over
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retro-
behind
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sub-
under, beneath
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infra-
below, under
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para-
near, beside, beyond, apart from
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contra-
against, opposite
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ecto-
out, outside
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endo-
within
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extra-
outside, in addition
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intra-
inside, within
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ipsi-
same
