Medical Term (S-T) Flashcards
(125 cards)
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-stasis, -static
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control, maintenance of a constant level
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steat/o
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fat, lipid, sebum
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sten/o
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narrowing, contracted
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-stenosis
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abnormal narrowing
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ster/o
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solid structure
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stere/o
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solid, three-dimensional
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steril/i
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sterile
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stern/o
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sternum, the breast bone
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steth/o
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chest
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-sthenia
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strength
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stigmat/o
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point, spot
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stimul/o
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goad, prick, incite
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stol/o
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send or place
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stom/o, stomat/o
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mouth, oral cavity
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-stomosis, -stomy
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furnish with a mouth or outlet, new opening
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strab/i
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squint, squint-eyed
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strat/i
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layer
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strept/o
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twisted chain
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striat/o
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stripe, furrow, groove
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stric-
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narrowing
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strid/o
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harsh sound
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stup/e
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benumbed, stunned
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styl/o
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pen, pointed instrument
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sub-
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under, less, below
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subluxat/o
partial dislocation
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sucr/o
sugar
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sudor/i
sweat
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suffoc/o, suffocat/o
choke, strangle
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sulc/o
furrow, groove
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super-, super/o
above, excessive, higher than
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superflu/o
overflowing, excessive
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supin/o
lying on the back
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supinat/o
bend backward, place on the back
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suppress/o
press down
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suppur/o, suppurate/o
to form pus
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supra-
above, upper, excessive
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supraren/o
above or on the kidney, suprarenal gland
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-surgery
operative procedure
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sutur/o
stitch, seam
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sym-
with, together, joined together
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symptomat/o
falling together, symptom
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syn-
together, with, union, association
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synaps/o, synapt/o
point of contact
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syncop/o
to cut short, cut off
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-syndesis
surgical fixation of vertebrae
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syndrom/o
running together
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synovi/o, synov/o
synovial membrane, synovial fluid
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syphil/i, syphil/o
syphilis
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syring/o
tube
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system/o, systemat/o
body system
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tachy-
fast, rapid
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tact/i
touch
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talip/o
foot and ankle deformity
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tars/o
tarsus (ankle bone), instep, edge of the eyelid
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tax/o
coordination, order
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techn/o, techni/o
skill
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tectori/o
covering, rooflike
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tele/o
distant, far
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tempor/o
temporal bone, temple
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ten/o, tend/o
tendon, stretch out, extend, strain
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tenac/i
holding, fast, sticky
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tendin/o
tendon
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tens/o
stretch out, extend, strain
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termin/o
end, limit
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test/i, test/o
testicle, testis
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tetan/o
rigid, tense
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tetra-
four
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thalam/o
thalamus, inner room
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thanas/o, thanat/o
death
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the/o
put, place
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thec/o
sheath
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thel/o
nipple
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therap/o, therapeut/o
treatment
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therm/o
heat
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thio-
sulfur
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thora/o, thorac/o
chest
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-thorax
chest, pleural cavity
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thromb/o
clot
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thym/o
thymus gland
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-thymia
a state of mind
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-thymic
pertaining to the mind, relating to the thymus gland
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thy/o, thyroid/o
thyroid gland
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tibi/o
tibia (shin bone)
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-tic
pertaining to
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tine/o
gnawing, worm, ringworm
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tinnit/o
ringing, buzzing, tinkling
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-tion
process, state or quality of
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toc/o, -tocia, -tocin
labor, birth
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tom/o
cut, section, slice
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-tome
instrument to cut
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-tomy
process of cutting
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ton/o
tension, tone, stretching
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tone/o
to stretch
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tonsill/o
tonsil, throat
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top/o
place, position, location
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tors/o
twist, rotate
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tort/i
twisted
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tox/o, toxic/o
poison, poisonous
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trabecul/o
little beam marked with cross bars or beams
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trache/i, trache/o
trachea, windpipe
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trachel-
neck
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tract/o
draw, pull, path, bundle of nerve fibers
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tranquil/o
quiet, calm, tranquil
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trans-
across, through
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transfus/o
pour across, transfer
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transit/o
changing
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transvers/o
across, crosswise
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traumat/o
injury
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trem/o
shaking, trembling
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tremul/o
fine tremor or shaking
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treponem/o
coiled, turning microbe
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tri-
three
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trich/o
hair
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trigon/o
trigone
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-tripsy
to crush
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-trite
instrument for crushing
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trop/o, -trophy
development, nourishment
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-tropic
having an affinity for
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-tropin
to stimulate, act on
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tub/i, tub/o
tube, pipe
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tubercul/o
little knot, swelling
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tunic/o
covering, cloak, sheath
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turbinat/o
coiled, spiral shaped
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tuss/i
cough
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tympan/o
tympanic membrane, eardrum
