med term final Flashcards
(171 cards)
1
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture
2
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-clasis
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to break, surgical fracture
3
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-desis
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binding, fixation
4
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-ectomy
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excision, removal
5
Q
-lysis
A
separation, destruction, loosening
6
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-pexy
A
fixation
7
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
8
Q
-rraphy
A
suture
9
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-stomy
A
forming an opening
10
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-tome
A
instrument to cut
11
Q
-tripsy
A
crushing
12
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-gram
A
record, writing
13
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graphy
A
process of recording
14
Q
graph
A
instrument to record
15
Q
-scopy
A
instrument for examining
16
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-scope
A
instrument for examining
17
Q
-algia
A
pain
18
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-cele
A
hernia, swelling
19
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-dynia
A
pain
20
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-ectasis
A
dilation, expansion
21
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-edema
A
swelling
22
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-emesis
A
vomiting
23
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-iasis
A
abnormal condition
24
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-emia
A
blood condition
25
-itis
inflammation
26
-lith
stone, calculus
27
-malacia
softening
28
-megaly
enlargement
29
-oma
tumor
30
-osis
abnormal condition
31
-pathy
disease
32
-penia
decrease, deficiency
33
-plegia
paralysis
34
-rrage
bursting
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-rrhagia
bursting
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-rrhexis
rupture
37
-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
38
-trophy
nourishment development
39
-toxic
poison
40
-acusis
hearing
41
-cusis
hearing
42
-opia
vision
43
opsia
vision
44
-ptosis
prolapse, downward displacement
45
-gen
forming, producing origin
46
genesis-
forming, producing origin
47
-poiesis
formation or production
48
-crine
secrete
49
a-
without, not
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an-
without, not
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circum-
around
52
peri-
around
53
dia-
through, across
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trans-
across
55
dipl-
double
56
diplo-
double
57
dys-
bad, painful, difficult
58
endo-
in, within
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intra-
in, within
60
homo-
same, alike
61
homeo-
same, alike
62
hypo-
under, below deficient
63
macro-
large
64
micro-
small
65
mono-
one
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uni-
one
67
post-
after, behind
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pre
before, in front of
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pro
before, in front of
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primi-
first
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retro-
backward, behind
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super-
upper, above
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brady-
slow
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tachy-
rapid
75
bi-
two
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epi-
above, upon
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infra
below, under
78
trans
across, through
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eu-
good, normal
80
hemat-
liver
81
poly-
many, much
82
exo-
outside, outward
83
AAA
abdominal aortic aneurysm
84
ADH
Antidiuretic hormone
85
DM
diabetes mellitus
86
DVT
Deep vein thrombosis
87
CVA
cerebrovascular accident
88
ECG
electrocardiogram
89
MI
myocardial infarction
90
CA
cancer
91
BX
biopsy
92
FBS
fasting blood sugar
93
RBC
red blood cell
94
LMP
last menstrual period
95
PIH
pregnancy- induced hypertention
96
CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
97
EEG
electroencephalogram
98
ENT
ear, nose, and throat
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OS
left eye
100
OU
both eyes
101
OD
overdose
102
IOP
intraocular pressure
103
caud/o
tail
104
later/o
side, to one side
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lip/o
fat
106
adip/o
fat
107
erythem/o
red
108
sudor/o
sweat
109
melan/o
black
110
pil/o
hair
111
trich/o
hair
112
therm/o
heat
113
nas/o
nose
114
rhin/o
nose
115
phren/o
diaphragm, mind
116
muc/o
mucus
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varic/o
dilated vein
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cyt/o
cell
119
steat/o
fat
120
cyan/o
blue
121
hidr/o
sweat
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kerat/o
horny tissue; hard; cornea
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onych/o
nail
124
xer/o
foreign, strange
125
laryng/o
larynx
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branch/o
bronchus
127
bronchi/o
bronchus
128
aer/o
air
129
py/o
pus
130
ven/o
vein
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arther/o
joint
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vascul/o
vessel
133
leuk/o
white
134
lymphaden/o
lymph gland
135
or/o
mouth
136
sial/o
saliva, salivary gland
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cholangi/o
bile vessel
138
nephr/o
kidney
139
episi/o
vulva
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mast/o
breast
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balan/o
glans penis
142
orchid/o
testis
143
gluc/o
sugar sweetness
144
myel/o
bone marrow; spinal cord
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spondyl/o
vertebra
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cost/o
rib
147
blephar/o
eyelid
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ocul/o
eye
149
acous/o
hearing
150
ot/o
ear
151
cardi/o
heart
152
coron/o
heart
153
agglutin/o
clumping, gluing
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phag/o
swallowing, eating
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gingiv/o
gums
156
ptyal/o
saliva
157
prot/o
anus, rectum
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hepat/o
liver
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ur/o
urine, urinary tract
160
galact/o
milk
161
salping/o
tube
162
orchi/o
testis
163
vesicul/o
seminal vesicle
164
adren/o
adrenal glands
165
encephal/o
brain
166
calcane/o
calcaneum
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ankl/o
stiffness; bent, crooked
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lacrim/o
tear; lacrimal apparatus
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choroid/o
choroid
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myring/o
tympanic membrane
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irid/o
iris
