Med term N-O Flashcards
(78 cards)
1
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Narc/o
A
numbness, stupor, sleep
2
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Nas/o
A
nose
3
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Nat/i
A
birth
prenatal - before birth
4
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Natr/o
A
sodium
natremia - sodium in blood
5
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Necr/o
A
death
6
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Nect/o
A
to bind, tie, connect
7
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Neo-
A
new
8
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Nephr/o
A
kidney
9
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Neur/o
A
nerve
10
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Neutr/o
A
neither, neutral, neutrophil
11
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Nid/o
A
nest
12
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nine
A
noni-
13
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Noci-
A
to cause harm, injury or pain
nociceptors - pain receptor
14
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Noct/o
A
night
15
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Nod/o
A
knot
16
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-noia
A
mind, will
paranoia - abnormal mind
17
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Nom/o
A
custom, law
18
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Nomen-
A
name
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Norm/o
A
rule, order
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Nos/o
A
disease
21
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Nucle/o
A
nucleus
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Nulli-
A
none
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Nutri/o , Nutrit/o
A
to nourish
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Nyct/o
A
night
25
Obstetr/o
pregnancy, birth
| obstetrics - field concentrated on pregnancy
26
Octa-, Octi-
eight
27
Ocul/o
eye
28
Odont/o
tooth
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Odyn/o
pain
| odynophagia - painful swallowing
30
-oid
resembling, pertaining to
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-ole
little, small
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Ole/o
oil
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olecran/o
olecranon (elbow)
34
Olig/o
few, scant
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Omo-
pertaining to shoulder or scalp
36
-oma
tumor, mass, fluid collection
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Omphal/o
umbilicus (navel)
| omphalocele - congenital birth defect, liver or organ stick out through belly button
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Onc/o
tumor
| oncology - study of cancer
39
-one
hormone
40
One
mono, uni
41
Onych/o
nail (finger or toes)
| onycholysis - nail separate from bed
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o/o
egg (ovem)
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oophor/o
ovary
| oophorectomy - removal of ovary
44
-opaque
obscure
45
Ophry/o
eyebrow
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Ophthalm/o
eye
| ophthalmitis - inflammation of eye
47
-opia
vision condition
48
opisth/o
backward, behind
| opisthotonous - spasm of muscle, causing backward of head, spine and neck
49
-opsia
vision condition
50
-opsy
view of
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opt/o
eye, vision
52
optic/o
eye, vision
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-or
one who
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or/o
mouth
55
orch/o
testis
56
orchi/o
testis
57
orchid/o
testis
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-orexia
appetite
| anorexia - no appetite
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organ/o
organ
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Orth/o
straight
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Osche/o
scrotum
| oscheoplasty - scrotum surgery
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-ose
sugar
63
-osis
condition, usually abnormal
64
-osmia
smell
| hyposmia - decrease in smelling
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osphresi/o
sense of smell
66
Ossicul/o
ossicle (small bone)
| typically in ear
67
oste/o
bone
68
-ostosis
condition of bone
69
Ot/o
ear
70
-otia
ear condition
71
-ous
pertaining to
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Ov/o
egg (ovem)
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Ovari/o
ovary
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Ovul/o
egg (ovum)
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Ox/o
oxygen
76
-oxia
oxygen
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Oxy-
oxygen
78
Oxysm/o
sudden