Medical Terminology Flashcards
(85 cards)
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aden/o
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gland (e.g. adenoid)
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amni/o
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amnion
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angi/o
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vessel
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arteri/o
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artery
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arthr/o
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joint
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ather/o
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plaque (e.g. atherogenesis)
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axill/o
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armpit
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bronch/o
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bronchial tube
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carcin/o
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cancerous
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cardio
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heart
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chem/o
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drugs (e.g. chemo phylaxis)
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chondr/o
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cartilage (e.g. hypochondrial)
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cholecyst/o
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gallbladder
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chron/o
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time
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col/o
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colon
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cyst/o
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urinary bladder (e.g. cystitis)
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encephal/o
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brain
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inguin/o
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groin, thigh
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isch/o
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ischium (e.g. ischial)
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lapar/o
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abdominal wall (e.g. laparotomy)
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laryng/o
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larynx
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mamm/o
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breast, milk gland (e.g. mammary)
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mast/o
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breast (e.g. mastectomy)
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my/o
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muscle (e.g. myocardium)
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myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord (e.g. myeloma)
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necr/o
death (e.g. necrosis)
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nephr/o
kidney (e.g. nephritis)
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neur/o
nerve (e.g. neuropathy)
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opthalm/o
eye
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oste/o
bone
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ot/o
ear (e.g. otitis)
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peritone/o
peritoneum (e.g. peritoneal)
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phleb/o
vein
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pneumon/o
lung (e.g. pneumonia)
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pulmon/o
lung
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ren/o
kidney (e.g. renal)
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sarc/o
flesh, muscle (e.g. sarcoma)
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thorac/o
chest (e.g. thoracentesis)
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-algia
pain (e.g. fibromyalgia)
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-emia
blood condition (e.g. leukemia, hypoglycemia)
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-ia
condition (e.g. pneumonia)
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-itis
inflammation
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-oma
tumor, mass
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-megaly
enlargement (e.g. splenomegaly
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-osis
condition, process (e.g. exocytosis)
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-pathy
disease condition (e.g. retinopathy)
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-rrhea
flow, discharge
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-rrhage
excessive dischjarge, bursting
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-sclerosis
hardening (e.g. anteriosclerosis)
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-uria
condition of urine (e.g. proteinuria)
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-ar
pertaining to (e.g. reticular)
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-ary
pertaining to (e.g. axillary)
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-ic
pertaining to (e.g. cystic)
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-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-ectomy
removal, resection (e.g. nephrectomy)
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-gram
record
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-graphy
process of recording (e.g. encephalography)
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-lysis
separation, destruction, breakdown (e.g. analysis)
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-scopy
process of visual examination
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-stomy
opening (e.g. gastrostomy)
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-tomy
incision into (e.g. thoracotomy)
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ischemia
decrease of blood flow to a part of the body, caused by narrowing or obstruction of blood vessels
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infarction
Heart attack or dead myocardial tissue
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what are the 2 types of suffixes
diagnostic and procedural
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thoracentesis
short for thoracocentesis, surgical puncture of the chest to remove fluid
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tonsillectomy
removal of tonsil or tonsils
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myelogram
x-ray image of spinal cord after contrast is injected within the membranes surrounding the spinal cord in the lumbar area of the back
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angiography
x-ray recording of blood vessels after contrast is injected
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acute
sharp, sudden, and intense for a short period of time
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adenocarcinoma
cancerous tumor derived from glandular cells
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bronchoscopy
visual examination of the bronchial tubes by passing an endoscope through the trachea into the bronchi
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cardiomyopathy
disease of heart muscle
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erythrocytosis
abnormal condition (slight increase in numbers) of red blood cells
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hematuria
blood in urine
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laparoscopy
visual examination of the abdomen
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mammoplasty
surgical repair (reconstruction) of the breast
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otalgia
ear pain
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phlebotomy
incision of a vein
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rhinoplasty
surgical repair/reconstruction of the nose
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rhinorrhea
discharge from the nose
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salpingectomy
removal of the fallopian tube
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septicemia
infection in the blood
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hyperuremia
excessive amounts of urea in the bloodstream
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vascular
pertaining to blood vessels
