Medical Terminology Flashcards by Aleks Czajka

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a-,an-

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Without, absence of, not

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Ab-

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Away from

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Ad-

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Toward, to

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Ana-, dis-

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Apart

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Ante-

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Before, in front

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Anti-

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Against

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Bio-

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Life

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Blasto-

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Precursor, producer

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Brady-

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Slow

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Circum-, circ-

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Around, about

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Cyani-

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Blue

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Dys-

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Difficult, painful, abnormal

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Ecto-

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Outside

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Endo-

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Within, into

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Epi-

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Above, upon

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Erythro-

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Red

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Ex-, exo-

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Outside

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Hetero-

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Other, different

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Homo-

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Same

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Hyper-

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Above, excessive

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Hypo-

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Below, incomplete

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Infra-

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Below

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Intra-

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Within

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Inter-

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Between

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Iso-

Same, equal

Leuko-

White

Macro-, mega-

Large

Medi-, meso-

Middle

Micro-

Small

Muta-

Change

Neo-

New

Oo-

Egg

Para-

Beside, next to

Peri-

Around

Pre-, pro-

Before

Post-

After

Pseudo-

False

Retro-

Behind

Sub-

Below

Supra-

Above

Tachy-

Fast

Trans-

Across

-algia

Pain

-ase

Enzyme

-atresia

Absence of normal opening

-clast

Breakdown

-cyte

Cell

-ectomy

Surgical removal

-emesis

Vomiting

-emia

Blood condition

-genic, -gen, -genesis

Producing

-glia

Glue

-graphy

Recording process

-ia

Condition

-ic

Pertaining to

-itis

Inflammation

-lysis, -lyso

Destruction, separate, split

-oma

Tumor, swelling, mass

-ology

Study of

-opsy

Removal of pieces of

-orrhea

Flow

-osis

Increase, abnormal state

-ostomy

Create artificial opening

-otomy, -tomo

Cut into, cut

-ous

Pertaining to

-pathy

Disease

-penia

Decreased amount, deficiency

-phagia, -phago

Eating, engulfing

-plasia, -physis

Formation, develop, grow

-plegia

Paralysis

-poiesis, -poies

Formation

-sclerosis

Hardening

-stasis, -stati

Stop, remain unchanged

-stenosis

Constricting, narrowing

-trophy

Nourishment, development

Mono-

One

Bi-

Two

Diplo-

Double

Hemi-, haplo-

Half

Semi-

Half

Tri-

Three

Poly-

Many

Quadri-

Four

Angi

Vessel

Arterio

Artery

Arthro

Joint

Broncho

Bronchus (air passages of lung)

Cardio

Heart

Carcino

Cancer

Cephalo

Head

Chondro

Cartilage

Costa

Rib

Crania

Skull

Cutane, dermato, derma

Skin

Cysto

Bladder

Cyto

Cell

Encephalo

Brain

Entero

Intestines, gut

Gastric, gastro

Stomach

Hemo, hemato

Blood, iron portion

Hepato

Liver

Homeo

Constant, unchanging

Hydro

Water

Hystero

Uterus

Lympho

Of the lymphatic system

Mammo, masto

Breast

Myco

Fungus

Myo, mysi

Muscle

Nephro

Kidney

Neuro

Nerve

Oma

Tumor

Oo, ova

Egg

Oophoro

Ovary

Or

Mouth

Osteo

Bone

Patho

Disease

Pecto (thoraco, sterno)

Chest

Peritoneal

Abdomino- pelvic

Pleuro

Lungs region

Pneumo

Lung, air

Pnea, spiro

Breath

Pyo

Pus

Reno

Kidney

Salpingo

Fallopian tube

Sepsi

Infection

Splachno

Viscera

Thrombo

Blood clot

Tracheo

Trachea, windpipe

Vaso

Vessel

Viscero, viscera

Internal organs