Med term Midterm Flashcards
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achondr/o
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cartilage
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carni/o
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skull, cranium
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cyt/o
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cell
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dys-
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abnormal, bad, difficult, painful
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encephal/o
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brain
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ginvi/o
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gum
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meningi/o
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meninges
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mening/o
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meninges
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men/o
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menses; mensturation
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morph/o
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shape; form
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infra-
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below; inferior to; beneath
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intra-
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within; into
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cost/o
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rib
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inter-
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between
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my/o
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muscle
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myel/o
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spinal cord; bone marow
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neur/o
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nerve
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nephr/o
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kidney
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neutr/o
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neither; neutral; neutrophil
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necr/o
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death
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onc/o
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tumor
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oste/o
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bone
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ophthalm/o
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eye
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esophag/o
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esophagus
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perine/o
perineum (The area of the body between the anus and the vulva in females, and between the anus and the scrotum in males)
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acr/o
extremities; top; extreme point
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per-
through
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path/o
disease
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poly-
many; much; increased
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ple/o
more; many; varied
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mediastin/o
mediastinum (a membranous partition between two body cavities or two parts of an organ, especially that between the lungs)
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medull/o
medulla (inner section); middle; soft, marrow
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peritone/o
peritoneum (Your peritoneum is a membrane that lines the inside of your abdomen and pelvis (parietal layer). It also covers many of your organs inside (visceral layer))
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psych/o
mind
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radi/o
x-rays; radioactivity; radius
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hyper-
above; excessive
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retr/o
behind in location
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hypo-
low; under; below normal
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ren/o
kidney
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rhin/o
nose
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sacr/o
sacrum
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sect/o
to cut
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thromb/o
clot
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ur/o
urine; urinary tract
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-plasia
development; formation; growth
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-tropy
nourishment; development (condition of)
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-tomy
process of cutting
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-ectomy
removal; excision; resection
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-scopy
visual examination
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-paresis
weakness
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-oma
tumor; mass; fluid collection
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-pepsia
digestion
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-stasis
stopping; controlling; placing
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-centesis
puncture to remove fluid
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-ology
study of
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-eous
pertaining to
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ascites
abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen
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polyneuritis
inflammation of many nerves
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lymph
thin, watery fluid that circulates within lymph vessels and lymph nodes
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bilateral
pertaining to 2 or both sides
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contralateral
affecting the opposite side of a part of the body
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ipsilateral
belonging to or occurring on the same side of the body.
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percutaneous
pertaining to through the skin
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intravenous
within the vein
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subcutaneous
under the skin
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myelomeningocele
congenital hernia (protrusion) of the spinal cord and meninges through a defect (gap) in the vertebral column. this defect is associated with spina bifida
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gyri
folds or bumps in the brain
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sulcus
indentations or grooves
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pruritus
itching
