Medical Terminology Flashcards
(Suffixes, Prefixes & Root words) (59 cards)
1
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Surgical puncture
A
Centesis - Suf
2
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killing
A
Cidal - Suf
3
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Cell
A
Cyte - Suf
4
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excision or surgical removal
A
ectomy - Suf
5
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blood condition
A
emia - Suf
6
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vomiting
A
emesis - Suf
7
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something written
A
gram - Suf
8
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condition of
A
ia/ism/ic - Suf
9
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inflammation
A
itis- Suf
10
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study of
A
ology - Suf
11
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enlargement of
A
megaly - Suf
12
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tumor or swelling
A
oma - Suf
13
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vision
A
opia - Suf
14
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flow, excessive discharge
A
rrhea - Suf
15
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creation of artificial opening
A
ostomy - Suf
16
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cut or incision
A
otomy - Suf
17
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oxygen
A
Oxia - Suf
18
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disease
A
pathy -Suf
19
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hardening
A
Sclerosis - Suf
20
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control or to stop
A
stasis - Suf
21
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absence of
A
A, an - Pre
22
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before
A
ante - Pre
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against
A
Anti - Pre
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two
A
bi, bin - Pre
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slow
Brady - Pre
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red
Erythyr - Pre
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Above
Hyper - Pre
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Below
Hypo - Pre
29
fast
Tachy - Pre
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Skin
Derma, Dermat - Root
31
bones
Oste, Oss, Ost - Root
32
joints
Arthr - Root
33
brain
encephal - Root
34
ears
oto - Root
35
eyes
Ophthalm- Root
36
heart
Cardi - Root
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Blood
Hema, Hemat - Root
38
vagina
Colp - Root
39
arm
Brachi - Root
40
Tissue
Hist - Root
41
Vein
Phleb - Root
42
kidneys
Nephr, Ren - Root
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Liver
Hepat - Root
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mouth
Or - Root
45
intestine
Enter - Root
46
urinary bladder
cyst - Root
47
stomach
Gastr - Root
48
Uterus
Hyster, Metr, Metri, Uter - Root
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nose
Rhin- Root
50
Gland
Aden - Root
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Clot
Thromb - Root
52
pain
algia - Suf
53
half
hemi , semi - Pre
54
white
Albi - Pre
55
Yellow
Cirrho - Pre
56
Blue
Cyan- Pre
57
Black
Melano - Pre
58
Red
Rube - PRe
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