Medical Terminology #3 (Prefixes) Flashcards
(29 cards)
1
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-iatrician
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practitioner
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-logist, -ist
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specialist
3
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-logy
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the study of
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-iatry, -iatrics
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a field in medicine
5
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bi(o)
A
life
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cardi(o)
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heart
7
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dent(i), dent(o), odont(o)
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tooth
8
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dermat(o)
A
skin
9
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endo-crin(o)
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inside; to secrete
10
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anesthesi(o)
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without feeling
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gastr(o)
enter(o)
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stomach;
intestines
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ger(a), ger(o), geront(o)
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elderly or aged
13
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gynec(o)
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female
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immun(o)
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immune system
15
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ne(o)
nat(o)
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new birth
16
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neur(o)
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nerve / nerve system
17
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obstetr(o)
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midwife/people who deliver babies
18
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onc(o)
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tumor/cancer
19
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ophthalm(o)
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eye
20
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orth(o)
ped(o)
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straight;
child or foot
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ot(o)
laryng(o)
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ear;
voicebox
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path(o)
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disease
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ped(o)
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child or foot
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pharmac(o)
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medicine or drugs
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psych(o)
mind
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radi(o)
radiation
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rheumat(o)
rheumatism (athritis)
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rhin(o)
nose
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ur(o)
urine
