Med Terms ch4 Flashcards
(101 cards)
1
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abdomen/o
A
abdomen
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an/o
A
anus
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bi/o
A
life
4
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cardi/o
A
heart
5
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carp/o
A
carpals (wrist bones)
6
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cis/o
A
to cut
7
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cost/o
A
ribs
8
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crani/o
A
skull
9
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cutane/o
A
skin
10
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dur/o
A
dura mater
11
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gen/o
A
to produce, to begin
12
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glyc/o
A
sugar
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hemat/o
A
blood
14
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later/o
A
side
15
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men/o
A
menes
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nat/i
A
birth
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neur/o
A
nerve
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norm/o
A
rule,order
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oste/o
A
bone
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peritone/o
A
peritoneum
21
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plas/o
A
formation, growth, development
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ren/o
A
kidney
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scapul/o
A
scapula
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son/o
A
sound
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thyroid/o
thyroid gland
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top/o
to put, place, position
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troph/o
development, nourishment
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urethr/o
urethra
29
uter/o
uterus
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ven/o
vein
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vertebr/o
vertebra, backbone
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-al
pertaining to
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-ation
process, condition
34
-cision
process of cutting into
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-crine
secretion
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-dipsia
thirst
37
-emia
blood condition
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-gen
to produce
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-graphy
process of recording
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-ia
condition
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-ic
pertaining to
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-ine
pertaining to
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-ism
condition, process
44
-lapse
to fall, slide
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-lysis
loosening, breakdown, separation, destruction
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-meter
to measure
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-mission
to send
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-mortem
death
49
-oma
tumor, mass
50
-ous
pertaining to
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-partum
birth
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-pathy
disease condition
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-phagia
eating
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-phasia
speech
55
-plasia
formation (condition)
56
-plasm
formation (tissue)
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-plegia
paralysis
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-pena
breathing
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-rrhea
flow, discharge
60
-scopy
process of visual examination
61
-section
to cut
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-stasis
to stand, place, stop, control
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-tension
pressure
64
-thesis
to put, place
65
-tic
pertaining to
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-trophy
nourishment; development
67
-um
structure
68
-uria
urine condition
69
-y
process, condition
70
ab
away from; different from normal
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ad
toward or near (THINK: adrenal gland)
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ana
up, apart (THINK: analysis)
73
ante
before, forward (THINK: antepartum)
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anti
against (THINK: antibody)
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bi
two or both (THINK: bilateral = both sides)
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con
with, together (THINK: congenital = born with)
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dia
complete, through (THINK: diarrhea)
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ec
out, outside (THINK: ectopic pregnancy)
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epi
above, upon (THINK: epidural hematoma)
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ex
out (THINK: excision)
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extra
outside of (THINK: extra hepatic = outside of liver
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hemi
half (THINK: hemiplegia = one sided paralysis)
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in
in to (THINK: incision = cutting into something)
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inter
between (THINK: intervertebral = in between the vertebra
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intra
within (THINK: intravenous)
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mal
bad (THINK: malignant)
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meta
change, beyond (THINK: metastasis = changing locations)
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neo
new (THINK: neonatal = new born)
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para
beside, along side, near (THINK: paralysis = loss in movement, or parathyroid gland)
90
peri
surrounding (THINK: peritoneum)
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poly
many, much, a lot (THINK: polyuria)
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post
after, behind (THINK postmortem = after death or postpartum = after birth)
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pre
before (THINK: prenatal)
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pro/s
before, forward (THINK: prolapse or prosthesis = fake leg or arm)
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quadri
four (THINK: quadriplegic = paralysis of all four limbs)
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re/retro
back, behind (THINK: remission = sympotoms of disease lesson, retroperitoneal = behind the peritoneum)
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sub
under, less than (THINK: subcutaneous = under the skin)
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syn
together, with (THINK: syndrome = groups of symptoms that occur together)
99
tri
three (THINK: tricuspid valve)
100
ultra
beyond (THINK: ultrasound = picture beyond the surface)
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uni
one (THINK: unilateral = one sided)
