Medical Terminology Flashcards
(75 cards)
1
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Aden/O
A
To do with gland
2
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Arthr/o
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To do with joints
3
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Bi/o
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Life
4
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Carcin/o
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Cancer/cancerous
5
Q
Cardi/o
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Heart
6
Q
Cephal/o
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Head
7
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Cerebr/o
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Cerebrum or largest part of brain
8
Q
Chol/e
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Bile
9
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Cholecyst/o
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Gallbladder
10
Q
Cyst/o
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Urinary Bladder
11
Q
Cyt/o
A
Cell
12
Q
Dermat/o Derm/o
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Skin
13
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Electr/ o
A
Electricity
14
Q
Encephal/o
A
Brain
15
Q
Enter/o
A
Intestine
16
Q
Erythr/o
A
Red
17
Q
Gastr/o
A
Stomach
18
Q
Gynec/o
A
Women
19
Q
Hemat/o
A
Blood
20
Q
Hepat/o
A
Liver
21
Q
Lapar/o
A
Abdomen
22
Q
Leuk/o
A
White
23
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Nephr/o
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Kidney
24
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Neur/o
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Nerve
25
Onc/o
Tumor
26
Ophthalm/o
Eye
27
Oste/o
Bone
28
Path/o
Disease
29
Psych/o
Mind
30
Ren/o
Kidney
31
Rhin/o
Nose
32
Sarc/o
Flesh
33
Thromb/o
Clotting
34
A-. An-
Absent
35
Ante-
Before
36
Brady-
Slow
37
Dia-
Complete or Through
38
Dys-
Bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
39
Endo-
Within
40
Exo-
Outside
41
Hemi-
One half
42
Hyper-
Excessive, more than normal
43
Hypo-
Below, less than normal
44
Peri-
Around
45
Pro-
Before
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Retro-
Behind
47
Sub-
Under or below
48
Tachy-
Fast
49
Trans-
Across or through
50
-Al
Pertaining to
51
-algia
Pain
52
-cyte
Cell
53
-ectomy
Removal
54
-emia
Blood condition
55
-globin
Protein
56
-gram
Record
57
-ic
Pertaining to
58
-ism
Condition or process
59
-itis
Inflammation
60
-logist
Specialist in the study of
61
-logy
Study of
62
-mania
Excessive preoccupation
63
-oma
Tumor or mass
64
-oxia
Oxygen
65
-opsy
To view
66
-osis
Abnormal condition
67
-pathy
Disease
68
-penia
Deficient or decreased
69
-phobia
Fear
70
-pnea
Breathing
71
-scope
Examination instrument
72
-scopy
Process of visual examination
73
-stasis
Stopping or controlling
74
-stomy
Surgical opening
75
-tomy
Incision
