Medical Terminology Flashcards
(137 cards)
1
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Algia (word part)
A
Pain, suffering
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Dynia (word part)
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Pain
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Ectomy (word part)
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Surgical removal, cutting out
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Gram (word part)
A
Picture of record,
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Hyper (word part)
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Increased, above, excessive
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Hypo (word part)
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Below, decreased, deficient
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Itis (word part)
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Inflammation
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Osis (word part)
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Abnormal Condition, disease
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Ostomy (word part)
A
Surgical creation of artifical opening
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Pre (word part)
A
Before, in front of
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Plasty (word part)
A
Surgical repair
12
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Rrhage (word part)
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Bleeding, abnormal fluid discharge
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Rrhaphy (word part)
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Surgical suturing
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Rrhea (word part)
A
Flow, discharge
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Sclerosis (word part)
A
Abnormal hardening
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Onc
A
Tumor
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Carcin
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Cancer
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Cyt
A
Cell
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Epitheli
A
Epithelum
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Hist
A
Tissue
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Tip
A
Fat
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My
A
Muscle
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Neur
A
Nerves
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Path
A
Disease
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Plasm
Growth
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Sarc
Flesh
27
Stasis
Stop or control
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Viscer
Internal organs
29
Al
Pertaining to
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Genic
Producing or causing
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Logist
Specialist who studies and treats
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Logy
The study of
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Oid
Resembling
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Oma
Tumor
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Meta
Beyond
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Neo
New
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Intra
Within
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Ven
Vein
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Ous
Pertaining to
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Oste
Bone
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Arthr
Joint
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Trache
Trachea
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Poly
Mant
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Cyt
Cell
45
Suffix usually describes what
Pathology, symptoms, procedure, or part of speech
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What do prefixes usually mean
Number, time, position, direction
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Centesis
Surgical puncture
48
Desis
Binding, fixation of bone or joint
49
Clasis
To break, surgical fracture
50
Lysis
Separation, destruction, loosening
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Pexy
Fixation or an organ
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Stomy
Forming an opening
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Tome
Instrument to cut
54
Tomy
Incision
55
Tripsy
Crushing
56
Graph
Instrument for recording
57
Meter
Instrument for measuring
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Metry
Act of measuring
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Scope
Instrument for examining
60
Scopy
Visual examination
61
Cele
Hernia, swelling
62
Ectasis
Dilation, expansion
63
Edema
Swelling
64
Emesis
Vomiting
65
Emia
Blood condition
66
Abs
Away from
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Aero
Air
68
Antero
Front
69
Bio
Life
70
Chrom
Color
71
De-
To remove
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Dextro
Right
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Di
Across
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Dys
Pain, bad
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Erythro
Red
76
Etio
Cause
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Ex
Out, away from
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Febr
Fever
79
Gluc
Glucose, Sugar
80
Gyne
Women, female
81
Latero
Side
82
Lepto
Thin, slender
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Medio
Middle
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Mega
Large
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Meso
Middle
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Mono
One, single
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Multi
Many
88
Acro
Extremities
89
Ad
Toward
90
Ambi
Both
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Ante
Before
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Anti
Against
93
Astr
Star
94
Auto
Self
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Brachy
Short
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Capit
Head
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Brady
Slow
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Con
With
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Cryo
Cold
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Cyan
Blue
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Ecto
On the outside
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Endo
Inside
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Epi
Upon
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Eu
Normal
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Hemi
Half
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Intra
Within
107
Leuk
White
108
Melan
Black
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Para
Beside
110
Peri
Around
111
Post
After
112
Peri
Around
113
Para
Beside
114
Pro
In front of
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Semi
Half
116
Sub
Under
117
Supra
Above
118
Tachy
Fast
119
Aden
Gland
120
Andro
Man
121
Angi(o)
Vessel
122
Bronch
Bronchus
123
Cardi
Heart
124
Cephal
Head
125
Chil
Lip
126
Chol
Bile
127
Chondr
Cartilage
128
Col
Colon
129
Colp, colpos
Vagina
130
Corpus
Body
131
Cost(o)
Rib
132
Cut, cuti, cutane
Skin
133
Cyst(o)
Sac, bladder
134
Dent
Tooth
135
Derm
Skin
136
Enter
Intestine
137
Fibr
Connective tissue
