Medical Terminolgy Flashcards
(121 cards)
1
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macro
A
large
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micro
A
small
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hyper
A
high
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hypo
A
low
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eu/normo
A
normal
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pan/omni
A
all
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a/an
A
absent , lacking
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megalo
A
large
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mono
A
single
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di
A
two , double
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tri
A
three , triple
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quad
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four , quadruple
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poly
A
many , a lot
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oligo
A
few , several , very little
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tachy
A
rapid , fast
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brady / brachy
A
slow
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epi / peri / circum
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around
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endo / intra
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inside , inner , interior
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exo / extra
A
outside , outer , exterior
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inter
A
between
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trans
A
cross
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dia / per
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through , complete
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media (o/a)
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middle
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para
A
nearby
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juxta
next to , beside , adjacent
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ab
away
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ad
toward
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dis
to separate
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leuko
white
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erythro
red
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cyan
blue
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chloro
green
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melan
black
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flav
yellow
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homeo
like / similar
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cephalo
head
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cerv
neck
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thoraco
chest
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abdomino
abdominal
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pelvo/i
pelvic
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periton
peritoneum
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derm
skin , dermis
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cyte
cell , cellular
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neuro
nerve
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hemo
blood
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arterio / angio
arteries
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veno / vena
venous
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vasculo
vascular
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musculo
muscle
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sarco
tissue
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skelet
skeleton , bone
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osteo
bone
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cyto
cell
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thyro
thyroid
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tracheo
trachea
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esophago
esophagus
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thymo
thymus
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masto / mammo
mammary gland
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plumo / pneumo
lung
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cardio
heart
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gastro
stomach
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hepato
liver
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cholecysto
gallbladder
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spleno
spleen
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pancreato
pancreas
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adreno
adrenal gland
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nephro
kidney
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entero
intestines
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colo
colon / large intestine
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ology
study of
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philia
love of
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phobia
fear of
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tension
pressure
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xia
oxygen
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capnea
carbon dioxide
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pnea
breathe
77
ase
enzyme
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tomy
to cut into temporarily
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analysis
to asses various parts
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scopy
to observe
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stomy
to create an opening
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graphy
to make a written record
83
tome
instrument used to cut
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scopy
process of viewing
85
ectomy
to remove
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incision
to cut into
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excisio
to cut or remove
88
coronal
top of the head
89
frontal
front , first
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anterior
front surface of the body
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ventral
front , first
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posterior
back surface of the body
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dorsal
back surface of the body
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horizontal
parallel to the surface
95
transverse
horizontal
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superior
situated above , directed upward
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cephalic
head region
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inferior
situated below, directed downward
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caudal
toward low part of the body
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medial
nearest to the middle
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proximal
nearest to the beginning
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distal
away from the beginning
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cavity
opening , surrounding
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cranial
head region
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thoracic
chest region
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pericardial
around the heart
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spinal
spinal cord region
108
abdominal
abdominal region
109
umbilical
ilium region
110
pelvic
pelvis region
111
epigastric
above stomach
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hypogastric
below stomach
113
hypochondriac
beneath the ribs
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lumbar
lower part of the back and sides between the ribs and pelvis
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inguinal
related to the groin
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groin
area of the inferior abdomen, lateral to the pubic region
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iliac
related to the ilium (hip/pelvis)
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RUQ
right upper quadrant
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LUQ
left upper quadrant
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RLQ
right left quadrant
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LLQ
left lower quadrant
