med terms for exam 2 Flashcards
(150 cards)
1
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a-
A
absence of, without
2
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an-
A
absence of, without
3
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dys-
A
abnormal, difficult, painful, labored
4
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endo-
A
within, in
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eu-
A
normal, good
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hyper-
A
above, excessive
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hypo-
A
below, incomplete
8
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intra-
A
within, in
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poly-
A
many, much
10
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tachy-
A
fast, rapid
11
Q
adenoid/o
A
adenoids
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Q
alveol/o
A
alveolus
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atel/o
A
imperfect, incomplete
14
Q
bronch/o
A
bronchus
15
Q
capn/o
A
carbon dioxide
16
Q
diaphragmat/o
A
diaphragm
17
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epiglott/o
A
epiglottis
18
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hem/o
A
blood
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hemat/o
A
blood
20
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laryng/o
A
larynx
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lob/o
A
lobe
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muc/o
A
mucus
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nas/o
A
nose
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orth/o
A
straight
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ox/i
oxygen
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pharyng/o
pharynx
27
phon/o
sound, voice
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phren/o
diaphragm
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pleur/o
pleura
30
pneum/o
lung, air
31
pneumat/o
lung
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pulmon/o
lung
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py/o
pus
34
radi/o
x-rays, ionizing radiation
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respir/o
breath, breathing
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rhin/o
nose
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sept/o
septum
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sinus/o
sinus
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somn/o
sleep
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son/o
sound
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thorac/o
thorax, chest cavity
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tom/o
to cut, section, slice
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tonsill/o
tonsil
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trache/o
trachea
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-algia
pain
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-ar
pertaining to
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-ary
pertaining to
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-cele
hernia, protrusion
49
-centesis
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
50
-eal
pertaining to
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-ectasis
stretching out, dilation, expasion
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-emia
in the blood
53
-gram
the record, radiographic image
54
-graph
instrument used to record
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-graphy
process of recording, radiographic image
56
-meter
instrument used to measure
57
-metry
measurement
58
-pexy
surgical fixation, suspension
59
-pnea
breathing
60
-rrhagia
rapid flow of blood, excessive bleeding
61
-scope
instrument used for visual examination
62
-scopic
pertaining to visual examination
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-scopy
process of visually examining, visual examination
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-spasm
sudden involuntary muscle contraction, spasmodic contraction
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-stenosis
constriction, narrowing
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-stomy
creation of an artificial opening
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-thorax
chest, chest cavity
68
-tomy
cut into, incision
69
-itis
inflammation
70
-ectomy
excision, cut out
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-tome
instrument used to cut
72
-genic
producing, originating, causing
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-ic
pertaining to
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-ia
condition, diseased state, abnormal state
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-oid
resembling
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-logy
study of
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-logist
specialist or physician who studies and treats
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brady-
slow
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endo-
within
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pan-
all, total
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peri-
surrounding, around
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tri-
three
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angi/o
vessel, blood vessel
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aort/o
aorta
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arteri/o
artery
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ather/o
fattyy plaque
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atri/o
atrium
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cardi/o
heart
90
ech/o
sound
91
electr/o
electricity
92
cyt/o
cell
93
hem/o
blood
94
hemat/o
blood
95
immun/o
immune, immunity
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isch/o
deficiency, blockage
97
lymph/o
lymph, lymph tissue
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lymphaden/o
lymph gland, lymph node
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myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
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phleb/o
vein
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plasm/o
plasma
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splen/o
spleen
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symptomat/o
symptom
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therm/o
heat
105
thromb/o
clot
106
thym/o
thymus gland
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valv/o
valve
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valvul/o
valve
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ventricul/o
ventricle
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ven/o
vein
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ac
pertaining to
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apherisis
removal
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ar
pertaining to
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centesis
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
115
cyte
cell
116
ectomy
excision, surgical removal
117
emia
in the blood
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genic
producing, originating, causing
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gram
record, radiographic image
120
graph
instrument used to record
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graphy
process of recording, radiographic imaging
122
ia
condition of, diseased state, abnormal state
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ic
pertaining to
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immun/o
immune, immunity
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itis
inflammation
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logist
specialist who studies and treats
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logy
specialty
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lymph/o
lymph, lymph tissue
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lymphaden/o
lymph gland, lymph node
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lysis
loosening, dissolution, separating
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megaly
enlarged, enlargement
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myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
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oid
resembling
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oma
tumour
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osis
abnormal condition
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ous
pertaining to
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pathy
disease
138
penia
abnormal reduction in number
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pexy
surgical fixation, suspension
140
plasty
surgical repair
141
poiesis
formation
142
rrhaphy
suturing
143
sclerosis
hardening
144
scope
instrument used to view
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scopy
process of viewing
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splen/o
spleen
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stasis
stop, stopping, controlling
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stenosis
narrowing, constriction
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tomy
cut into, incision
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thym/o
thymus gland
