Medical Terminology Flashcards by Leslie Bahena Hernandez

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Prefix = Appearing at the beginning of the term

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Appearing at the beginning of the term

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Root = The core of the term

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The core of the term

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Suffix = Appears at the end of a term

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Appears at the end of the term

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Kidney

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nephr/o or ren/p

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Immune system

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immun/o

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Cancer

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carin/o

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Nerve

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neur/o

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Female

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gynec/o

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Pc

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After meals

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Hs = at bedtime

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At bedtime

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Cc

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with food or meals

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Stats =

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Immediately

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Hypo-

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Low

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Thermia

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Temperature-related

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The prefixes for “before”

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Pre- , Ante- Pro-

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-Plasty

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surgical repair or reconstruction

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-pexy = Surgical fixation

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surgical fixation

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-ectomy = Surgical removal

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surgical removal

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-otomy

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surgical incision

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-ostomy

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surgically creating an opening

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-rraphy

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surgical suturing

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-paresis

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weakness

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Half muscle weakness

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hemiparesis

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half paralysis

hemiplegia

Fainting

synocope

Water on the brain

hydrocepalus

-megaly

enlargement

-rrhexis

rupture

-ectasis

dilation or expansion

-cele

hernia or expansion

-ptosis

drooping or downward

-sternosis

Narrowing or constriction

-sclerosis

hardening

ather/o

plaque

arteri/o

artery

Surgical procedure for water on brain

myringotomy

Dizziness

vertigo

fainting

synocope

emia

blood condition

Rrhage

excessive blood burst

-rrhea = f

flow or discharge

olig/o

few or scanty

-lytic

destruction

-pathy

disorder or diease

-malacia

softening

-itis

inflammation

-osis

Abnormal condition or diease

burping

eructation

passing gas

Flatulence

retin/o

Retina

Arthr/ o =

Joints

Cartilage

chondr/o

kinesi/o or kin/o = movement

movement

-logy

study of

➡️ Kinesiology

is the study of body movement.Hypo-

Hypo-

low, below normal

Hyper-

High, above normal

Brady-

Slow

Tachy-

Fast

Dys-

difficult, bad

-algia

pain

poly-

Many or much

-dipsia

Thirst

Digestion

pepsia

Eating or swallowing

phagia

Stomach

Gastro/o

ac

before meals