Medical Terminology Flashcards
(110 cards)
1
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The foundation of the word
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word root
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At the beginning of the word
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prefix
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At the end of the word
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suffix
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A vowel (usually o) that links the word root to another word root or a suffix
A
combining vowel
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aden/o
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gland
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carcin/o
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cancer
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cardi/o
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heart
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chem/o
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chemical
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cis/o
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cut
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dermat/o
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skin
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enter/o
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small intestine
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gastr/o
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stomach
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gynec/o
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female
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hemat/o
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blood
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hydr/o
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water
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immun/o
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immune
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laryng/o
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voice box
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morph/o
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shape
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nephr/o
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kidney
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neur/o
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nerve
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ophthalm/o
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eye
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ot/o
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ear
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path/o
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disease
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pulmon/o
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lung
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rhin/o
nose
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ur/o
urine, urinary tract
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a-
without, away
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an-
without
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ante-
before, in front of
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anti-
against
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auto-
self
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brady-
slow
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dys-
painful, difficult
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endo-
within, inner
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epi-
upon, over
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hetero-
different
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homo-
same
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hyper-
over, above
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hypo-
under, below
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inter-
among, between
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intra-
within, inside
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macro-
large
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micro-
small
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neo-
new
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para-
beside, beyond, near
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retro-
backward, behind
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sub-
below, under
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tachy-
rapid, fast
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ultra-
beyond, excess
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bi-
two
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hemi-
half
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mono-
one
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multi-
many
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nulli-
none
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poly-
many
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quad-
four
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semi-
partial, half
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tri-
three
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uni-
one
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-algia
pain
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-cise
cut
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-cyte
cell
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-gen
that which produces
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-genesis
produces, generates
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-ia
state, condition
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-ism
state of
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-itis
inflammation
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-logist
one who studies
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-ology
study of
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-megaly
enlargement, lage
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-oma
tumor, mass
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-osis
abnormal condition
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-pathy
disease
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-plasia
development, growth
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-rrhage
excessive, abnormal flow
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-rrhea
discharge, flow
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-sclerosis
hardening
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-stenosis
narrowing
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-therapy
treatment
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-trophu
nourishment, development
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-ac
pertaining to
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-al
pertaining to
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-an
pertaining to
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-ar
pertaining to
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-ary
pertaining to
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-eal
pertaining to
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-iac
pertaining to
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-ic
pertaining to
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-ical
pertaining to
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-ile
pertaining to
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-ior
pertaining to
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-ory
pertaining to
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-ose
pertaining to
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-ous
pertaining to
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-tic
pertaining to
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-centesis
puncture to withdraw fluid
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-ectomy
surgical removal
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-ostomy
surgically create an opening
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-pexy
surgical fixation
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
suture
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-gram
record or picture
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-graph
instrument for recording
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-graphy
process of recording
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-meter
instrument for measuring
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-metry
process of measuring
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-scope
instrument for viewing
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-scopy
process of visually examining
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arthr/o
joint
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peri-
around
