Medical terminology Flashcards by Divine Ojiako

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a-, an-

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negative, without

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Ab-

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Away from

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Ad-

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Towards

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Anti-

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Against

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Bi-

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Two,both

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Brachy-

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Short

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Brady-

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Slow

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Cyte

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Cell

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Dis-

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Apart

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Dys-

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Painful,difficult

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Dors-

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Back

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Endo-

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Inside

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Epi-

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Above,upon

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Hemi-

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Half

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Hyper-

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Excessive

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Hypo-

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Decrease

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Infer-

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Below

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Inter-

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Between,among

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Intra-

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Within, inside

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Macro-

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Big, large

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Micro-

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Small

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Neo-

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New

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Para-

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Beside,below

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Peri-

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Around

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Poly-

Many

Post-

After

Pre-

Before

Quad-

Four

Semi-

Half

Sub-

Below

Super-

Above

Trans-

Across

Tachy-

Fast

-algia

painful

-asthenia

weakness

-ase

enzyme

-cele

hernia

-centesis

surgical puncture

-ectomy

surgical removal

-gram

picture

-graphy

recording of

-ic

pertaining to

-ion

action of; process

-ior

more toward

-itis

inflammation/infection

-lysis

loosening, break down

-malacia

abnormal softening

-megaly

enlargement

-necrosis

death of tissue

-ology

study of

-ologist

specialist; physician

-osis

abnormal condition

-stomy

surgical opening

-tomy

surgical incision

-pathy

disease

-plasty

surgical repair

-plegia

paralysis

-rrhaphy

suture

-sclerosis

abnormal hardening

-scope

instrument to view

-scopy

examining; view of

-stasis

stopping, controlling

-stenosis

narrowing

-rrhea

flow

-ule

small, little

-um

structure

-us

structure, substance

abdomen/o

abdomen

acro

extremities

aden/o

gland

angi/o

vessel

arteri/o

artery

arthr/o

joint

brachi/o

arm

cardi/o

heart

heart

wrist

caud/o

tail

cerebr/o

brain

cervi/c

neck

chrondr/o

cartilage

col/o

large intestines; colon

crani/o

skull

cost/o

ribs

cyst/o

sac; bladder

cyt/o; cyte

cell

dermat/o; derm/o

skin

dors/o

back

enter/o

intestines; small intestines

esophag/o

esophagus

gastr/o

stomach

hem/o; hemat/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

hist/o

tissue

home/o

same

homin/o

human

infer/o

below

hyster/o

uterus

lapar/o

abdomen

laryng/o

larynx (voice box)

later/o

side

lip/o

fat

lumb/o

lower back

mamm/o; mast/o

breast

my/o

muscle

nas/o

nose

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

or/o

mouth

oophor/o

ovary

oss/o; oste/o

bone

ot/o

ear

pelv/o

hip region; pelvis

pneum/o

lung; air

proxim/o

near

rhin/o

nose

salping/o

fallopian tube

tend/o

tendon

thorac/o

chest

tonsill/o

tonsils

trachi/o

trachea (wind pipe)

ven/o

veins