Medical Terminology Flashcards
(136 cards)
1
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Main body of a word
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Stem
2
Q
Used to combine stems
A
Combining vowels
3
Q
Comes before a stem
A
Prefix
4
Q
Comes after a stem
A
Suffix
5
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Oste
A
Bone
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Q
Arthr
A
Joint
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Q
Chondr
A
Cartilage
8
Q
Myel
A
Spine
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Q
My
A
Muscle
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Tend
A
Tendon
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Cost
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Rib
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Derm
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Skin
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Onych
A
Nail
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Enter
A
Intestine
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Duoden
A
First part of SI
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Jejun
A
Second part of SI
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Ile
A
Third part of SI
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Col
A
Colon
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Proct
A
Rectum
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Hepat
A
Liver
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Chol
A
Gall Bladder
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Abdomin
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Abdomen
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Lapar
A
Abdominal Wall
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Cardi
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Heart
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Angi
Vessel
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Phleb
Vein
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Arteri
Artery
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Thromb
Clot
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Scler
Hardening
30
Ather
Thickening
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Cyt
Cell
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Hem
Blood
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Hemat
Blood
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Lymph
Lymph
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Splen
Spleen
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Phag
Eat
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Acr
Extremity
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Gluc
Sugar
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Aden
Gland
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Neur
Nerve
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Cerebr
Brain
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Encephal
Brain
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Psych
Mind
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Mani
Madness
45
Phobi
Fear
46
Esthesi
Feeling or Sensation
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Nephr
Kidneys
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Ren
Kidneys
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Urter
Ureter
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Cyst
Bladder
51
Urethr
Urethra
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Lith
Stone
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Hyster
Uterus
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Salping
Tube
55
Oto
Ear
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Tymp
Ear Drum
57
Opthalm
Eye
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Occulo
Eye
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Opt
Vision
60
Blephar
Eyelid
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Kerat
Cornea
62
Py
Pus
63
Lipo
Fat
64
Febri
Fever
65
Mye
Fungus
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Necro
Dead
67
Emesis
Vomit
68
Intra
Inside or Within
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Endo
Inside or Within
70
Em
Inside or Within
71
Peri
Around or Surrounding
72
Ecto
Outside
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Retro
Behind
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Post (Location)
Behind
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Sub
Under
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Hypo
Under
77
Inter
Between
78
Ante
Before
79
Pre
Before
80
Post (Time)
After
81
A
Without or absence
82
An
Without or absense
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Anti
Against
84
Uni
One
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Mono
One
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Bi
Two
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Tri
Three
88
Quad
Four
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Multi
Many
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Poly
Many
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Hemi
Half
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Semi
Half
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Hypo
Too low
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Hyper
Too high
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Tachy
Fast
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Brady
Slow
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Leuko
White
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Erythro
Red
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Cyano
Blue
100
Melano
Black
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Micro
Small
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Macro
Large
103
Mega
Large
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Antero
Anterior
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Latero
Side
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Medio
Middle
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Postero
Posterior
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Hydro
Water
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Dys
Difficult
110
Noct
Night
111
Mal
Bad
112
Pan
All or total
113
Emia
Blood
114
Ectasis
Dilation
115
Iasis
Condition
116
Itis
Inflammation
117
Malacia
Softening
118
Megaly
Enlargement
119
Sclerosis
Hardening
120
Oma
Tumor
121
Osis
Condition
122
Pathy
Disease
123
Ptosis
Downward displacement
124
Trophy
Growth
125
Phobia
Fear
126
Ectomy
Removal
127
Scopy
Inspection
128
Stomy
Surgically created opening
129
Tomy
Incision or cutting into
130
Plasty
Plastic repair
131
Centesis
Puncture
132
Algia
Pain
133
Genic
Producing
134
Lysis
Destruction
135
Rrhea
Excessive discharge
136
Spasm
Involuntary movement
