Medical Term (A) Flashcards
(100 cards)
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a-
A
no, not, without
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an-
A
no, not, without
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ab-
A
away from
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abdomin/o
A
abdomen
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-ac
A
pertaining to
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acanth/o
A
spiny; thorny
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acetabul/o
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acetabulum (hip socket)
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acous/o
A
hearing
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acoust/o
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hearing, sound
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acr/o
A
extremities; top; extreme point
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acromi/o
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acromion (extension of shoulder bone)
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actin/o
A
light
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acu/o
A
sharp; severe; sudden
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-acusis
A
hearing
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ad-
A
toward
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-ad
A
toward
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aden/o
A
gland
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adenoid/o
A
adenoids
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adip/o
A
fat
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adren/o
A
adrenal gland
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adrenal/o
A
adrenal gland
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aer/o
A
air
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af-
A
toward
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agglutin/o
A
clumping; sticking together
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agora-
marketplace
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-agra
excessive pain
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-al
pertaining to
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alb/o
white
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albin/o
white
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albumin/o
albumin (protein)
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-algesia
sensitivity to pain
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-algia
pain
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all/o
other
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alveol/o
alveolus; air sac; small sac
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ambi-
around, on both sides, about
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ambly/o
dim; dull
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-amine
nitrogen compound
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amni/o
amnion (sac surrounding the embryo)
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amyl/o
starch
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an/o
anus
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-an
pertaining to
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ana-
up; apart; backward; again; anew
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andr/o
male
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aneurysm/o
aneurysm (widening of blood vessel)
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angi/o
vessel (blood)
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anis/o
unequal
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ankyl/o
stiff
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ante-
before; foward
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anter/o
front
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anthrac/o
coal
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anti-
against
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anxi/o
uneasy; anxious
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aort/o
aorta (largest artery)
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-apheresis
removal
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aphth/o
ulcer
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apo-
off; away
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aponeur/o
aponeurosis (type of tendon)
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append/o
appendix
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appendic/o
appendix
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aque/o
water
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-ar
pertaining to
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arachn/o
spider
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-arche
beginning
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arter/o
artery
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arteri/o
artery
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arteriol/o
arteriole (small artery)
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arthr/o
joint
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articul/o
joint
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-ary
pertaining to
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asbest/o
asbestos
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-ase
enzyme
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aspir/o, aspirat/o
to breathe in
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-assay
to examine, analyze
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-asthenia
lack of strength
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astr/o
star, star-shaped
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atel/o
incomplete
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ather/o
plaque
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-ation
process; condition
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atri/o
atrium (upper heart chamber)
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audi/o
hearing
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audit/o
hearing
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aur/o, aur/i
ear
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auscult/o
to listen
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aut/o
self; own
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-a
noun ending
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abort/o
premature expulsion of a nonviable fetus
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abrad/o, abras/o
rub or scrape off
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abrupt/o
broken away from
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abs-
away from
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abscess/o
collection of pus, going away
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absorpt/o
suck up, suck in
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-acious
characterized by
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acne/o
point of peak
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acquir/o
get, obtain
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acuit/o, acut/o
sharp, sharpness
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acust/o, -acusia, -acusis
hearing, sense of hearing
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adnex/o
bound to
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aesthet/o
sensation, sense of perception
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affect/o
exert influence on
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aggress/o
attack, step foward
