Medical Terminology 1/8 Flashcards
(62 cards)
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acid/o
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acid, sour, bitter
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acr/o
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extremities (hands+feet), top, extreme point
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aden/o
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gland
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adip/o
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fat
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adren/o, adrenal/o
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adrenal glands
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anter/o
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before, front
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calc/o
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calcium
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cortic/o
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cortex, outer region
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crin/o
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secrete
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gigant/i
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giant, very large
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gluc/o, glyc/o
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glucose, sugar
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gonad/o
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sex glands
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gynec/o
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woman, female
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home/o
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sameness, unchanging, constant
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immun/o
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immune, protection, safe
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insulin/o
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insulin
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kal/i
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potassium
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ket/o
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ketones, acetones
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lob/o
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lobe, well defined part of an organ
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mast/o
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breast
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myx/o
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mucus
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natr/o
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sodium
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neur/o
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nerve, nerve tissue
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opthalm/o
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eye, vision
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pancreat/o
pancreas
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parathyroid/o
parathyroid glands
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pituitar/o
pituitary gland
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radi/o
radiation, x-rays, radius
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retin/o
retina, net
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thym/o
thymus gland, soul
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thyr/o, thyroid/o
thyroid gland
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tox/i, toxic/o
poison
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anti
against
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endo
in, within, inside
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exo
out of, outside, away from
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hyper
excessive, increased
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hypo
deficient, decreased
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pan
all, entire, every
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para
beside, near, beyond, abnormal, a part from, opposite, along side of
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poly
many
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post
after, behind
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ultra
beyond, excess
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-al, -ary, -ic, -ous, -tic
pertaining to
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-assay
analysis done to determine presence and amount of a substance
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-carcinoma
cancer that forms in epithelial tissue
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-dipsia
thirst
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-ectomy
surgical removal
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-edema
swelling
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emia
blood condition
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-ia
abnormal condition
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-ism
condition, state of
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-itis
inflammation
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-megaly
enlargement
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-oid
resembling
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-oma
tumor, neoplasm
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-osis
abnormal condition
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-pathy
disease, suffering, emotion
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-phagia
eating
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-stasis
maintenance of a constant level of
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-tropin
to stimulate, act on
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-uria
urination
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-y
noun ending
