Medical Term (U-Z) Flashcards
(74 cards)
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-ula
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small, little
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-ule
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small one
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ulcer/o
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sore, ulcer
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uln/o
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ulna (medial lower arm bone)
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ultra-
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beyond, excess
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-um
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singular noun ending
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umbilic/o
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navel
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un-
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not
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ungu/o
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nail
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uni-
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one
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ur/o
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urine, urinary tract
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-uresis
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urination
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ureter/o
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ureter
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urethr/o
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urethra
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urg/o
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urination, urine
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-uria
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urination, urine
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urin/o
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urine or urinary organs
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urtic/o
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nettle, rash, hives
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-us
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thing, singular noun ending
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uter/i, uter/o
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uterus
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uve/o
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iris, choroid, ciliary body, uveal tract
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uvul/o
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uvula, little grape
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vaccin/i, vaccin/o
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vaccine
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vacu/o
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empty
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vag/o
vagus nerve, wandering
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vagin/o
vagina
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valg/o
bent or twisted outward
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valv/o, valvul/o
valve
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var/o
bent or twisted inward
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varic/o
varicose veins, swollen or dilated vein
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vas/o
vas deferens, vessel
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vascul/o
blood vessel, little vessel
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vast/o
vast, great, extensive
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vect/o
carry, convey
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ven/o
vein
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vener/o
sexual intercourse
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venter-
abdomen
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ventilat/o
expose to air, fan
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ventr/o
in front, belly side of body
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ventricul/o
ventricle of brain or heart, small chamber
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venul/o
venule, small vein
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verg/o
twist, incline
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verm/i
worm
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verruc/o
wart
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-verse, -version
to turn
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vers/o, vert/o
turn
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vertebr/o
vertebra, backbone
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vertig/o, vertigin/o
whirling around
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vesic/o
urinary bladder
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vesicul/o
seminal vesicle, blister, little bladder
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vi/o
force
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vill/i
shaggy hair, tuft of hair
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vir/o
poison, virus
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viril/o
masculine, manly
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vis/o
seeing, sight
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visc/o
sticky
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viscer/o
viscera, internal organ
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viscos/o
sticky
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vit/a, vit/o
life
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viti/o
blemish, defect
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vitre/o
glassy, made of glass
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voc/i
voice
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vol/o
palm or sole
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volv/o
roll, turn
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vulgar/i
common
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vulv/o
vulva, covering
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xanth/o
yellow
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xen/o
strange, foreign
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xer/o
dry
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xiph/i, xiph/o
sword
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-y
noun ending
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zo/o
animal life
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zygomat/o
cheek bone, yoke
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zygot/o
joined together
