Med Term C-D Flashcards
(154 cards)
1
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Cac/o
A
bad
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Calc/o
A
Calcium
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Calcane/o
A
calcaneus (heel bone)
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Calci/o
A
Calcium
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Calcul/o , -calculia
A
to compute
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Cali/o
A
Calyx
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Calic/o
A
calyx
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Calor/i
A
heat
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Campt/o
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bent
Camptodactyly - abnormal bending of fingers or toes
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Capillar/o
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capillary (tiniest blood vessel)
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Capn/o
A
Carbon dioxide
capnia - CO2 in blood
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-capnia
capnia
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carbon dioxide
capnia - CO2 in blood
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Caps/o , Capsul/o
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capsule, container
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Carcin/o
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cancerous, cancer
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Cari/o
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rottenness
caries - dental caries, tooth decay
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Cardi/o
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heart
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Carp/o
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wrist bones (carpals)
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Cata-
A
down, reverse
opposite of ana-
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-Cataphasia
A
affirmation
cataphasia = speech disorder, repeat words
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cathar/o , cathart/o
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cleansing, purging
catharsis - process of releasing, providing relief from
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-cathisia , -kathisia
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sitting
akathisisa - inability to remain still
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Caud/o
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tail, lower part of body
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Caus/o
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burn, burning
causalgia - constant burning pain from injury of peripheral nerve
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Cauter/o
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heat, burn
cauterize - burn flesh to stop bleeding
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Cav/o , Cavit/o
hollow, cavity
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Cec/o
cecum (first part of colon)
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-cele
hernia, tumor, swelling
| hydrocele
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Celi/o
belly, abdomen
| celiopathy - disease of abdomen
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-centesis
| centesis
surgical punture to remove fluid
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Centr/o
center
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Cephal/o
head
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Cerebell/o
Cerebellum (posterior part of brain)
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Cerebr/o
cerebrum (largest part of brain)
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Cerumin/o
cerumen - earwax
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Cervic/o
neck, cervix (neck of uterus)
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-chalasia
| chalasia
relaxation
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-chalasis
relaxation
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Cheil/o
lip
| cheilitis - inflammation of the lip
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Chem/o
Drug, chemical
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-Chezia
defecation, elimination of waste
| hematochezia - blood in stool
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Chir/o
hand
| Chiropractic - doing by hand, use hand to heal
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Chlor/o
green
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Chlorhydr/o
hydrochloric acid
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Chol/e-
bile, gall
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Cholangi/o
bile - vessel
| cholangitis - inflammation of bile duct
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Cholecyst/o-
gallbladder
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Choledoch/o
common bile duct
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Cholesterol/o
cholesterol
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Chondr/o
cartilage
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Chore/o
dance
| Choreograph - drance routine
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Chori/o
chorion (outermost membrane of the fetus)
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Chorion/o
chorion
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Choroid/o
choroid layer of eye
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-chroia
skin coloration
| dyschroia - bad skin color
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Chrom/o
color
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Chron/o
time
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Chrys/o
gold
| chrysotherapy - use gold salt to treat
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Chyl/o
| chyle
chyle - milky fluid of fat and lymph
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Chym/o
to pour
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Cib/o
meal
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-cide
killing
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-cidal
pertaining to killing
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Cine/o
movement
| refer to motion picture
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Circum-
around
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Cirrh/o
orange-yellow
| cirrhosis - scarring of liver
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Cis/o
to cut
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-clasis
```
to break
(thromboclasis - breaking thrombus)
```
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-clast
to break
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Claustr/o
enclosed space
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Clavicul/o
clavicle (collar bone)
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Cleid/o
clavicle
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Clin/o
to slope, bend
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-clysis
irrigation, washing
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Coagul/o
coagulation (clotting)
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-coccus
berry-shaped bacterium
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Coccyg/o
coccyx (tail bone)
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Cochle/o
cochlea (inner part of ear)
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-coimesis
sleeping
| dyscoimesis - sleep disorder, not sleeping
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Col/o
colon (large intestine)
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Coll/a
glue
| collaborate
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Colon/o
Colon (large intestine)
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Colp/o
vagina
| colpodynia - pain in vagina
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Comat/o
deep sleep
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Comi/o
to care for
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-coma
deep sleep
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con-
together, with
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Coni/o
dust
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Conjunctiv/o
conjuctiva (lines of eyelid)
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Consci/o
awareness, aware
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Constrict/o
narrowing, binding
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-constriction
narrowing
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contra-
against, opposite
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Contus/o
to bruise
| contusion - bruise
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Cor/o
pupil
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core/o
pupil
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Corne/o
cornea
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Coron/o
crown or circle (ex. coronary arteries encircle the heart)
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Corpor/o
body
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cortic/o
cortex, outer region
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Cost/o
rib
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Cox/o
hip
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Crani/o
skull
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Cras/o
mixture, temperament
| crasia - mixing
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Crin/o
secrete
| endocrine
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-crine
to secrete, separate
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-crit
to separate
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Critic/o
crisis, dangerous
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Cry/o
cold
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Crypt/o
hidden
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Cubit/o
elbow, forearm
| cubitum - elbow/forearm
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Culd/o
cul-de-sac
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Cupr/o
copper
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-cusis
hearing
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Cutane/o
skin
| cutaneous
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Cyan/o
blue
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Cycl/o
ciliary body of eye, cycle, circle
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-cyesis
| cyesis
pregnancy
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Cyst/o
urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid
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Cyt/o
cell
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-cyte
cell
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-cytosis
condition of cell, slight increase in numbers
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Dacry/o
tear
| dacryocyst - tear sac
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Dacryoaden/o
tear gland
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Dacryocyst/o
tear sac, lacriman sac
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Dactyl/o
fingers, toes
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De-
lack of, down, less, removal of
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Dem/o
people
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Dent/i
tooth
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Derm/o
skin
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-derma
skin
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Dermat/o
skin
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Desicc/o
drying
| desiccation - remove moisture
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-desis
to bind, tie together
(desis - surgical fixation of bone)
(arthrodesis - join 2 bone)
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dextr/o
right
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dia-
complete, through
| diagnosis - completely define issue
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diaphor/o
sweat
| diaphoresis - profuse sweating
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-dilation
widening, stretching, expanding
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Dilat/o
to enlarge, expand
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Dipl/o
double
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Dips/o
thirst
| dipsia - wanting to drink
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Dis-
apart, to separate
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Dist/o
far, distant
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Dolich/o
long
| dolichocephaly - elongated infant head
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Dolor/o
pain
| dolorous - feeling sorrow or distress
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Dors/o
back (of body)
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dorsi-
back
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-dote
to give
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-drome
to run
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Duct/o
to lead, carry
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Duoden/o
duodenum
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Dur/o
dura mater
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Dynam/o
power, strength
153
-dynia
pain
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Dys-
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
