Medical Terminology 1 Flashcards
(98 cards)
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-gram
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record, writing
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-graph
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instrument for recording
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-graphy
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process or recording
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-scope
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instrument for examining
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-scopy
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visual examination
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-algia
A
pain
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-dynia
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pain
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-cele
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hernia, swelling
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-emesis
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vomiting
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-emia
A
blood condition
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-gen/genesis
A
forming, producing, origin
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-malacia
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softening
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-megaly
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enlargment
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-osis
A
abnormal condition
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-penia
A
decrease, deficiency
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-phobia
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fear
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-ptosis
A
prolapse, downward displacement
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-rrhea
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discharge, flow
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-rrhexis
A
rupture
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-sclerosis
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abnormal condition of hardening
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-spasm
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involuntary contraction, twitching
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-stenosis
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narrowing, stricture
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-toxic
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poison
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-centesis
surgical puncture
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-clasis
to break, surgical fracture
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-desis
binding fixation
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-ectomy
excision, removal
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-lysis
separation, destruction, loosening
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-pexy
fixation of an organ
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
suture
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-stomy
forming an opening (mouth)
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-tome
instrument to cut
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-tripsy
crushing
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-itis
inflammation
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-oma
tumor, mass or swelling
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-pathy
disease process
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-ac
pertaining to
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-ak
pertaining to
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-ar
pertaining to
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-ary
pertaining to
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-eal
pertaining to
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-ic
pertaining to
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-ior
pertaining to
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-ous
pertaining to
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-tic
pertaining to
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-ia
condition
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-ism
condition
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-iatry
medicine, treatment
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-y
condition, process
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-ent, er, ist, ologist
relating to persons or agents
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ab-
away from
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ad-
towards
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ante-
towards
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anti-
opposing or against
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dis-
apart or free
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dys-
difficult, bad, painful
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infra-
below or beneath
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intro-
into or within
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inter-
between or among
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intra-
within or inside of
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hyper-
above, excessive
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supra-
above
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epi-
above
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hypo-
below, deficient
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sub-
below
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tachy-
fast
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brady-
slow
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macro-
large
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micro-
small
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co-, com-, con-
together or with
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contra-
against or opposed to
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mal-
bad or painful
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em-, en-, end-, endo-, ent-, ento-
some form of within, into, in, inner, inside
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e-, ec-, ex-, ect-, ecto-, extra-, extro-
some form of outer, outside, away from, out of, beyond
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a-, an-
lack of, without, not
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ana-
up, apart
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sym-, syn-
with or together
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amphi-
double, both sides
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aut-, auto-
self, by yourself
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circum-
around
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de-
down or from
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dia-
through, apart, across, between
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eu-
normal
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hetero-
different
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homo-, homeo-
same
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inter-
between
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mes-, meso-
middle
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meta-
beyond or changing
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neo-
new or recent
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pan-
all
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presby-
old age
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pseudo-
false
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re-
backward, again
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dipl-, diplo-
double
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megalo-
very large
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oligo-
scant
