Medical Terminolgy Flashcards by Amanda McWade

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Ab-

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Absent; Away from ; decrease

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Ante-

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Front; Before; towards

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Anti-

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Against; Opposite

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Ecto-

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Outside; Outer

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Pro-

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Before; Front

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Re-

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Behind; Back; again

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Meta-

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Beyond ; After ; Change

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Extra-

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Outside of ; Beyond

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An-

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Without; Absence of

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Epi-

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on; upon; over; in addition to

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Contra-

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opposite

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Ad-

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Toward; Near

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hypo-

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deficient; under; less than

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Ex-

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Outside; Outward

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Endo-

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within; Inside

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A-

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Absence of; Lacking

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Intra-

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Within

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Meso-

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Middle

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Retro-

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Back; Behind

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-Ac/-Al/-Ary/-ial/-ic/-ous/-ar

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Pertaining to

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-algia

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Pain

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-crine

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Secrete

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-Cyte

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Cell

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-gen

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substance or agent that produces or causes

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-genic

producing; originating; causing

-ism

state of

-itis

inflammation

-Morph

form or shape

-ologist

someone who studies or practices

-ology

Study of

-oma

Tumor

-pathy

Disease

-Plasm

growth; substance; formation

-sarcoma

malignant tumor

-sis

state of

-Stasis

Control or stop

-thorax

chest

Myelon/o

Bone Marrow

Orth

Straight

Scoli/o

Crooked

Kin

Movement

Axill

Armpit

Arthr/o

Joint

osis

condition

Peri-

Surrounding; Around

-Plasia

Formation

-poiesis

Formation

Infra

Under

Para-

Beside

Sub-

Under/Below

Plegia

Paralysis

-gram

Record or x ray film

-oid

Shaped

Arachn/o

Spider

Aur

Ear

Aut

Self

Dur

Hard

Ech/Son

Sound

-phoria

feeling

encephal/o

Brain

Estesi/o

sensation

gnos

knowledge

lacrim

Tear duct

Mater

Mother

neur

nerve

ogli

little

phot

light

pia

tender

somn

sleep

sucli

groove

sub

under

trophy

nourish

andr

male

capitis

head

cost

rib

dips

thirsty

ger

old age

kyph

hump

lact

milk

lord

bent forward

myel

bone marrow or spinal cord

spondyl

vertebra

Angi

Vessel or duct

Ather

yellow

atri

atrium

cardi

heart

hem

blood

meat

opening

nas

nose

phas

speech

Pneum

lung or air

Sphygm/o

pulse

-sclerosis

hardening