med term & def Flashcards
(82 cards)
1
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a, an
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without, lack of
2
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ab
A
away from
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abdomin
A
abdomen
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ad
A
toward, near
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Q
aden/o
A
gland
6
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al, eal, iac, ic, ior
A
pertaining to
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algia, dynia
A
pain
8
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ankyl/o
A
stiffness
9
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ante
A
before labor/child birth
10
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anter/o
A
front
11
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anti, contra
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against
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arthr/o
A
joint
13
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auto
A
self
14
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branchy
A
arm
15
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cardi/o
A
heart
16
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cephal/o
A
head
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cervic/o
A
neck
18
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chondr/o
A
cartilage
19
Q
chrom/o
A
color
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circum
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around
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crani/o
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skull
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cry/o
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cold
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cutane, derm, dermat
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skin
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cyan/o
A
blue
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cyt/o
cell
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dia
through/complete
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dist
far, distant
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dors/o
back of body
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dys
abnormal / painful / difficult
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ectomy
removed
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endo
within
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epi
above / above stomach
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erythr/o
red
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ex
out of, away
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gastro/o
stomach
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gram
record
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hemat/o, hem/o
blood
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hemi
half / one side
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hepat/o
liver
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hist/o
tissue
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hyper
above, excessive
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hypo
below / deficient
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ia
condition
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ian
specialist
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inter
between
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ism
condition / method / process
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itis
inflammation
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kayr/o, nucle/o
nucleus / nuclear
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later/o
side
50
leuk/o
white
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ology
study of
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malacia
softening
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medi/o
middle
54
mega
large
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megaly
enlargement
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melan/o
black / dark
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nephr/o, ren/o
kidney
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neuro/o
nerve
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oid
like, resembling
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oma
tumor
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osteo
bone
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ot/o
ear
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pathy
disease condition
64
pelv/o
hip / pelvis
65
peri
around / surrounding
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phleb
vein
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poster/o
back
68
pro
in front of, forward
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psych/o
mind
70
quadra. quadri
four
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re
back / again
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rhin/o
nose
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scope
instrument used to examine
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scopy
process of visually examine
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spin/o
spine / backbone
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sub
under, below
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tachy
fast
78
thorac/o
chest
79
tomy
incision / cutting
80
trans
across / through
81
vertebro
vertebrae / backbone
82
xantho
yellow
