Medical Term (M-O) Flashcards
(126 cards)
1
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muc/o, mucos/o
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mucus
2
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multi-
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many
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muscul/o
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muscle
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mut/a
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genetic change
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mutagen/o
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causing genetic change
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my/o
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muscle
7
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myc/o
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fungus
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myel/o
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spinal cord; bone marrow
9
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myocardi/o
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myocardium (heart muscle)
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myom/o
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muscle tumor
11
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myos/o
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muscle
12
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myring/o
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tympanic membrane (eardrum)
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myx/o
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mucus
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narc/o
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numbness; stupor; sleep
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nas/o
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nose
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nat/i
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birth
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natr/o
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sodium
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neo-
A
new
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nephr/o
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kidney
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neur/o
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nerve
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neutr/o
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neither; neutral; neutrophil
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nid/o
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nest
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noni-
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nine
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noci-
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to cause harm, injury or pain
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noct/o
night
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nod/o
knot
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nom/o
custom, law
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nomen-
name
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norm/o
rule; order
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nucle/o
nucleus
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nulli-
none
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nutri/o, nutrit/o
to nourish
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nyct/o
night
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necr/o
death
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obstetr/o
pregnancy; birth
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ocul/o
eye
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odont/o
tooth
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-oid
resembling; derived from
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-ole
little; small
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olig/o
scanty
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om/o
shoulder
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-oma
tumor; mass; fluid collection
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omphal/o
umbilicus (navel)
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onc/o
tumor
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-one
hormone
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onych/o
nail (of finger or toes)
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o/o
egg
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oophor/o
ovary
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-opaque
obscure
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ophthalm/o
eye
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-opia
vision condition
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opisth/o
backward, behind
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-opsia
vision condition
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-opsy
view of
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opt/o, optic/o
eye; vision
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or/o
mouth
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orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o
testis
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-orexia
appetite
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organ/o
organ
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orth/o
straight
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-ose
full of; pertaining to; sugar
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-osis
condition, usually abnormal
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-osmia
smell
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ossicul/o
ossicle (small bone)
65
oste/o
bone
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-ostosis
condition of bone
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ot/o
ear
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-otia
ear condition
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-ous
pertaining to
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ovari/o
ovary
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ovul/o
egg
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oxysm/o
sudden
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pachy-
heavy; thick
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palat/o
palate (roof of mouth)
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-oxia
oxygen
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pali-
recurrence, repetition
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palliat/o
to soothe, relieve
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palpebr/o
eyelid
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pan-
all
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mobil/o
capable of moving
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monil/i
string of beads, genus of parasitic mold or fungus
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morbid/o
disease, sickness
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moribund/o
dying
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mortal/i
pertaining to death, subject to death
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mot/o, motil/o
motion, movement
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mu/o
close, shut
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mut/o
unable to speak, inarticulate
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mydri/o
wide
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mydrias/i
dilation of the pupil
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nar/i
nostril
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nause/o
nausea, seasickness
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-necrosis
tissue death
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nerv/o, neur/i, neur/o
nerve, nerve tissue
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nev/o
birthmark, mole
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niter-, nitro-
nitrogen
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noct/i
night
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nodul/o
little knot
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non-
no
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nor-
chemical compound
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nuch/o
the nape
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nucleol/o
little nucleus, nucleolus
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numer/o
number, count
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nunci/o
messenger
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ob-
against
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obes/o
obese, extremely fat
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obliqu/o
slanted, sideways
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oblongat/o
oblong, elongated
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occipit/o
back of the skull, occiput
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occlud/o, occlus/o
shut, close up
110
occult/o
hidden, concealed
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olfact/o
smell, sense of smell
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-ologist
specialist
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-ology
the science or study of
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oment/o
omentum, fat
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opac/o, opacit/o
shaded, dark, impenetrable to light
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oper/o, operat/o
perform, operate, work
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opercul/o
cover or lid
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orbit/o
orbit, bony cavity or socket
119
orgasm/o
swell, be excited
120
-ory
pertaining to
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osm/o
pushing, thrusting
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oss/e, oss/i
bone
123
-ostomy
the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
124
-otomy
cutting, surgical incision
125
oxid/o
containing oxygen
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oxy/o
the presence of oxygen in a compound
