Medical Terminology Flashcards
(172 cards)
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a- an-
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without, not, lack of
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ab-
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away from
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ad-
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to, toward, near
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ante-
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before, forward, in front of
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anti-
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against
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auto-
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self
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bi-
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double, two, twice
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brady-
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slow
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circum-
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around
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contra-
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against, opposite
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de-
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down, from
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dia-
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across, through, apart
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dis-
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apart, free from
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dys-
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bad, difficult, abnormal
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ecto-
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outer, outside
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en-
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in, into, within
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endo-
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inner, inside
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epi-
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over, on, upon
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eryth-
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red
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eu-
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normal, good, well, healthy
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ex-
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out, out of, from, away from
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hemi-
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half
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hyper-
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excessive, too much, high
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hypo-
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under, decreased, less than normal
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in-
in, into, within, not
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inter-
between
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intra-
within
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intro-
into, within
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leuk-
white
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macro-
large
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mal-
bad, illness, disease
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meg-
large
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micro-
small
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mono-
one, single
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neo-
new
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non-
not
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olig-
small, scant
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para-
beside, beyond, after
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per-
by, through
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peri-
around
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poly-
many, much
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post-
after, behind
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pre-
before, in front of, prior to
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pro-
before, in front of
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re-
again, backward
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retro-
backward, behind
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semi-
half
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sub-
under, beneath
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super-
above, over, excess
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supra-
above, over
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tachy-
fast, rapid
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trans-
across
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uni-
one
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abdomin (O)
abdomen
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aden (O)
gland
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adren (o)
adrenal gland
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angi (o)
vessel
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arterio
artery
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athr (o)
joint
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broncho
bronchus, bronchi
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card, cardi (o)
heart
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cephal (o)
head
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chole, chol (o)
bile
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Chondr (o)
cartilage
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colo
colon, large intestine
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cost (o)
rib
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Crani (o)
skull
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cyan (o)
blue
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cyst (o)
bladder, cyst
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cyt (o)
cell
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dent (o)
tooth
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derma
skin
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duoden (o)
duodenum
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encephal (o)
brain
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enter (o)
intestines
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fibr (o)
fiber, fibrous
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gastr (o)
stomach
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glass (o)
tongue
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gluc (o)
sweetness, glucose
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glyc (o)
sugar
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gyn, gyne, gyneco
woman
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hem, hema, hemo, hemat (o)
blood
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hepat (o)
liver
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hydr (o)
water
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hyster (o)
uterus
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ile (o) ili (o)
ileum
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laparo
abdomen, loin, flank
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laryng (o)
larynx
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lith (o)
stone
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mamm (o)
breast, mammary gland
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mast (o)
mammary gland, breast
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meno
menstruation
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my (o)
muscle
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myel (o)
spinal cord, bone marrow
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necro
death
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nephr (o)
kidney
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neur (o)
nerve
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ocul (o)
eye
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oophor (o)
ovary
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ophthalm (o)
eye
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orth (o)
straight, normal, correct
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oste (o)
bone
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ot (o)
ear
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ped (o)
child, foot
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pharyng (o)
pharynx
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phleb (o)
vein
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pnea
breathing, respiration
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pneum (o)
lung, air, gas
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proct (o)
rectum
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psych (o)
mind
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pulmo
lung
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py (o)
pus
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rect (o)
rectum
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rhin (o)
nose
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salping (o)
eustachian tube, uterine tube
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splen (o)
spleen
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sten (o)
narrow, constriction
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stern (o)
sternum
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stomat (o)
mouth
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therm (o)
heat
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thoraco
chest
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thromb (o)
clot, thrombus
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thyr (o)
thyroid
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toxic (o)
poison, poisonous
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toxo
poison
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trache (o)
trachea
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urethr (o)
urethra
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urin (o)
urine
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uro
urine, urinary tract, urination
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uter (o)
uterus
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vas (o)
blood vessel, vas deferens
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ven (o)
vein
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vertebr (o)
spine, vertebrae
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-algia
pain
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-asis
condition, usually abnormal
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-cele
hernia, herniation, pouching
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-centesis
puncture and aspiration of
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-cyte
cell
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-ectasis
dilation, stretching
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-ectomy
excision, removal of
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-emia
blood condition
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-genesis
development, production, creation
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-genic
producing, causing
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-gram
record
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-graph
a diagram, a recording instrument
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-graphy
making a recording
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-iasis
condition of
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-ism
a condition
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-itis
inflammation
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-logy
the study of
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-lysis
destruction of, decomposition
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-megaly
enlargement
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-meter
measuring instrument
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-oma
tumor
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-osis
condition
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-pathy
disease
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-penia
lack, deficiency
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-phagia
to eat or consume, swallowing
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-phasia
speaking
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-phobia
an exaggerated fear
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-plasty
surgical repair or reshaping
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-plegia
paralysis
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-ptosis
falling, sagging, dropping down
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-rrhage, -rrhagia
excessive flow
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-rrhaphy
stitching, suturing
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-rrhea
flow, discharge
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-scope
examination instrument
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-scopy
examination using a scope
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-stasis
maintenance, maintaining a constant level
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-stomy, -ostomy
creation of an opening
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-tomy, -otomy
incision, cutting into
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-uria
condition of the urine
