Medical Term Flashcards
(162 cards)
1
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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acou/o
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hear
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aden/o
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gland
4
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adip/o
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fat
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alb/o
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white
6
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alges/o
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pain
7
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andr/o
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man, male
8
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angi/o
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vessel
9
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angin/o
A
blood vessel
10
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ankyl/o
A
fused,stiff
11
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anter/o
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front
12
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aort/o
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aorta
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append/o
A
appendix
14
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arteri/o
A
artery
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arthr/o
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joint
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asthen/o
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weak
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atel/o
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incomplete
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ather/o
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fat
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atri/o
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atrium
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audi/o
A
hearing
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aur/o
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ear
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aut/o
A
self
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bacteri/o
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bacteria
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bi
A
life; two
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bil/i
bile
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blast/o
germ, bud, developing cell
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belphar/o
eyelid
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brachi/o
arm
29
bronch/i
airway, bronchus
30
bucc/o
cheek
31
burs/o
pouch or sac
32
calc/i
calcium
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capn/o
CO2
34
carin/o
cancer
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cardi/o
heart
36
carp/o
wrist
37
cartil/o
cartilage, gristle
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caud/o
tail
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cec/o
blind intestine, cecum
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cel/o
hernia, protrusion
41
cent/e
to puncture (a body cavity)
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cent/i
100
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cephal/o
head
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cerebr/o
brain, cerebrum
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cervic/o
neck
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chol/e
bile
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chondr/o
cartilage
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chrom/o
color
49
chron/o
time
50
cirrh/o
yellow-orange
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cleid/o
clavicle
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col/o
colon
53
colp/o
vagina
54
condyl/o
knuckle of a joint
55
cor/o
pupil
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corne/o
cornea
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cost/o
rib
58
crani/o
cranium (skull)
59
crin/o
to secrete
60
cubitius
elbow
61
cutane/o
skin
62
cyan/o
blue
63
cycl/o
circle or cycle
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cyst/o
bladder
65
cyt/o
cell
66
derm(at)/o
skin
67
digit
finger or toe
68
dipl/o
two, double
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dips/o
thirst
70
disk/o
flat shape, intervertebral disk
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dist/o
distance, away
72
diverticul/o
a small blind pouch, diverticulum
73
dors/o
back
74
duct/o
lead, move
75
duoden/o
duodenum (first part of small intestine)
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ech/o
to bound, sound
77
ede
swelling
78
elast/o
change shape
79
electr/o
electricity
80
embol/o
plug
81
embry/o
embryo
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emesis
to vomit
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emmetr/o
according to measure
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encephal/o
brain
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enter/o
small intestine
86
episi/o
vulva
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erythr/o
red
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esthesi
sensation or perception
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febr
fever
90
flex
bend
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foramen
open
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fract
break
93
gastr/o
stomach
94
gest
carry, produce, congestion
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glyc/o
sugar, sweet
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gno
know
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gyn/o
female, women
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hem(at)/o
blood
99
hepat/o
liver
100
heter/o
different
101
hom/o
same
102
hydr/o
water
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idi/o
person, self
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lact/o
milk
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leuk/o
white
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lingu/o
tongue
107
mal/o
abnormal, bad
108
medi/o
middle
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melan/o
dark, black
110
men/o
month, menstruation
111
mening/o
usually refers to the meninges
112
myel/o
marrow or spinal cord
113
my/o
muscle
114
nephr/o
kidney
115
neur/o
nerve
116
ocul/o
eye
117
ophthalm/o
eye
118
oste/o
bone
119
ot/o
ear
120
palpate
to examine by touch
121
path/o
disease
122
ped/o
child or foot
123
percuss
to examine by striking
124
phag/o
eat
125
pharyng/o
throat
126
phot/o
light
127
pleur/o
rib, side
128
pneum(at)/o
lungs, air
129
pneumo(n)/o
lung
130
pod(i)
foot
131
pseud/o
false
132
psych/o
mind
133
pto
fall
134
ptyal/o
saliva
135
pulmon/o
lungs
136
pur,py
pus
137
pyr/o
fire, heat
138
quadr/o; quar
4
139
ren/o
kidney
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rhin/o
nose
141
sangui(n)o
blood
142
scler/o
hard
143
sebum
a fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands
144
sect/o
cut
145
sept/o
wall, divider; 7
146
serum
clear portion of blood
147
sinus
savity, channelm or hollow space
148
som(at)
body
149
spir/o
coil, to breathe
150
stern/o
sternum (breastbone)
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stomat/o
mouth
152
thorac/o
chest
153
tom/o
cut
154
toxic/o
poisonous
155
trich/o
hair
156
ur/o
urine
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uter/o
uterus, womb
158
varic/o
dilated vein
159
vas/o
blood vessels
160
viscer/o
internal organs
161
xen/o
foreign (materials)
162
xer/o
dry
