Medical Term (C-E) Flashcards
(156 cards)
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clavicul/o
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clavicle (collar bone)
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cleid/o
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clavicle
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-clysis
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irrigation; washing
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coagul/o
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coagulation (clotting)
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-coccus
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berry-shaped bacterium
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coccyg/o
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coccyx (tail bone)
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cochle/o
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cochlea (inner part of ear)
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col/o
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colon (large interstine)
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coll/a
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glue
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colon/o
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colon (large intestine)
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colp/o
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vagina
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comat/o
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deep sleep
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con-
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together; with
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coni/o
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dust
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conjuctiv/o
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conjuctiva (lines of eyelids)
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consci/o
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awareness, aware
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constrict/o
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narrowing, binding
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contra-
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against; opposite
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contus/o
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to bruise
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cor/o
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pupil
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core/o
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pupil
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corne/o
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cornea
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coron/o
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heart
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corpor/o
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body
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cortic/o
cortex, outer region
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cost/o
rib
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cox/o
hip
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crani/o
skull
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crin/o
secrete
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-crine
to secrete; separate
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-crit
to separate
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cry/o
cold
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crypt/o
hidden
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cubit/o
elbow, forearm
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culd/o
cul-de-sac
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-cusis
hearing
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cutane/o
skin
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cyan/o
blue
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cycl/o
ciliary body of eye, cycle, circle
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-cyesis
pregnancy
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cyst/o
urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid
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cyt/o
cell
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-cyte
cell
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-cytosis
condition of cells; slight increased numbers
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dacry/o
tear
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dacryocyst/o
tear sac; lacriman sac
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dactyl/o
fingers; toes
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de-
lack of; down; less; removal of
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dem/o
people
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dent/i
tooth
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derm/o
skin
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dermat/o
skin
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desic/o
drying
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-desis
to bind; tie together
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dextr/o
right
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dia-
complete; through
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diaphor/o
sweat
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-dilation
widening; stretching; expanding
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dilat/o
to enlarge, expand
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dipl/o
double
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dips/o
thirst
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dis-
apart, to separate
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dors/o
back (of body)
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-dote
to give
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-drome
to run
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duct/o
to lead; carry
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duoden/o
duodenum
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-dynia
pain
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dys-
bad; painful; difficult; abnormal
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-eal
pertaining to
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ec-
out; outside
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echo-
reflected sound
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-ectasia
dilation; dilatation; widening
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-ectasis
dilation; dilatation; widening
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ecto-
out; outside
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-ectomy
removal; excision; resection
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-edema
swelling
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electr/o
electricity
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em-
in
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cadaver/o
dead body, corpse
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calc/i
calcium, lime, the heel
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call/i, callos/o
hard, hardened and thickened
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canth/o
corner of the eye
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capill/o
hair
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capit/o
head
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carb/o
carbon
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carbuncl/o
carbuncle
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card/o
heart
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carot/o
stupor, sleep
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cartilag/o
cartilage, gristle
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caruncul/o
bit of flesh
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cat-, cath-
down, lower, under
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catabol/o
a breaking down
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cathet/o
insert, send down
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cavern/o
containing hollow spaces
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cement/o
cementum, a rough stone
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cent-
hundred
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cera-
wax
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cheir/o
hand
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chond/o
spinal cord, cord
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chori/o, chorion/o
chorion, membrane
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chym/o
to pour, juice
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cicatric/o
scar
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cili/o
eyelashes, microscopic hair-like projections
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cine-
relationship to movement
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circ/i
ring or circle
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circulat/o
circulate, go around in a circle
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circumcis/o
cutting around
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circumscrib/o
confined, limited in space
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claudicat/o
limping
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claustr/o
barrier
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clav/i
key
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clitor/o
clitoris
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-clonus
violent action
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clus/o
shut or close
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co-
together, with
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coarct/o, coarctat/o
press together, narrow
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cocc/i, cocc/o
spherical bacteria
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coher/o, cohes/o
cling, stick together
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coit/o
a coming together
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column/o
pillar
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com-
together, with
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comminut/o
break into pieces
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communic/o
share, to make common
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compatibil/o
sympathize with
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concav/o
hollow
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concentr/o
condense, intensify, remove excess water
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concept/o
become pregnant
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conch/o
shell
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concuss/o
shaken together, violently agitated
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condyl/o
knuckle, knob
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confus/o
confusion, disorder
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consolid/o
become firm or solid
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constipat/o
pressed together, crowded together
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contract/o
touched, infected
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contagi/o
infection, unclean, touching of something
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contaminat/o
render unclean by contat, pollute
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contine/o, continent/o
keep in, contain, hold back, restrain
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contracept/o
prevention of conception
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convalesc/o
recover, become strong
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convex/o
arched, vaulted
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convolut/o
coiled, twisted
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convuls/o
pull together
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copi/o
plentiful
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copulat/o
joining together, linking
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cord/o
cord, spinal cord
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cordi/o
heart
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cori/o
skin, leather
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corpuscul/o
little body
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cort-
covering
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-crasia
a mixture or blending
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creatin/o
creatinine
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crepit/o, crepitat/o
crackling, rattling
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cris/o, critic/o
turning point
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cyst-, -cyst
bladder, bag
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-cytic
pertaining to
