Med Term 04.20.24 Flashcards
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Presby-
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Old age
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Pro-
A
before; in behalf of
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proct-, procto-
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anus; rectum
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pseud-, psuedo-
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false
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psych-, psycho
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mind; mental processes
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pulmo-
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Lung
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py-, pyo-
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Pus
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pyro-
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Heat; fire
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ren-, reno-
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Kidneys
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Retro-
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backward, behind
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rheo-, -rrhea
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current; stream; to flow; to discharge
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Rhino
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Nose
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-rrhage, -rrhagia
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rupture, profuse fluid discharge
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-rrhaphy
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suturing; stich
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salping-, salpingo
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auditory tube; fallopian tube
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sclero-
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hard, relating to the sclera
17
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-scopy
A
examination
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Semi-
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Half
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Sero-
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Serum
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Somat-, somato-
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Body
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sperma-, spermat-, spermato-
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sperm, spermatozoa
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Steno-
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Narrow; short
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-stomosis, -stomy
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New opening
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Sub-
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under;beneath; in small quantity; less than normal
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Super-
above, beyond, superior
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Supra-
above; beyond; on top
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Tachy-
Swift; rapid
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tel-, tele-
1. end 2. Distant; far
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Tendo-, teno
Tendon
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thorac-, thoraci-, thoraco-
chest, chest wall
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thrombo-
blood clot, thrombus
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thyro-
thyroid gland; oblong; shield
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-tomy
cutting operation; excision
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Top-, topo-
Place, locale
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tox-, toxi-, toxico- toxo-, -toxic
toxin; poison; toxic
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Tracheo-
Trachea, windpipe
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Trans-
across, over, beyond, through
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-tropin
stimulation of a target organ by a substance, esp. a hormone
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-tympano
eardrum, tympanum
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Ultra-
Beyond, excess
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-uria
Urine
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Uter-, utero-
Uterus
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Vaso-
Vessel
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Veno-
Vein
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ventro-, ventr-, ventri
abdomen; anterior surface of the body
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vertebro-
vertebra; vertebrae
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vesico-
Bladder; vesicle
