Medical Terminology And Abbreviations Flashcards by Лили Ауси

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What are the parts of medical words?

A

Root words, prefix, suffix, combining vowel, combining forms

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Meaning of macro-

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Large

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Meaning of micro-

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Small

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Meaning of hyper-

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High

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Meaning of hypo-

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Low

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Meaning of EU-

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Normal

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Meaning of pan/ Omni

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All

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Meaning of a/an -

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Absent

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Meaning of megalo-

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Large

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Meaning of mono-

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Single

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Meaning of di-

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Two

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Meaning of tri-

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Three

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Meaning of quad/tetra -

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Four

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Meaning of poly -

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Many, a lot

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Meaning of oligo-

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Few, very little

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Meaning of ante-, pre-, pro-

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Before, forward

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Meaning of post-, retro-, meta-

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After, behind

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Meaning of tacky-

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Fast

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Meaning of Brady / brachy -

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Slow

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Meaning of epi/peri/circum-

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Around

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Meaning of endo/entra

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Inside

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Meaning of exo/extra

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Outside

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Meaning of inter

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Between

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Meaning of trans-

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Across

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Meaning of dia/per-

Through, complete

Meaning of medi (o/a)

Middle

Meaning of para-

Nearby

Meaning of juxta-

Next to, beside

Meaning of ab -

Away

Meaning of ad -

Toward

Meaning of dis-

To separate

Meaning of Leuko -

White

Meaning of erythro-

Red

Meaning of chloro

Green

Meaning of melan-

Black

Meaning of flav-

Yellow

Meaning of cyano

Blue

Meaning of chromo/chromate

Color

cephalo

Head

Cerv

Neck

Thoraco

Chest

Abdomino

Abdominal

Pelvo

Pelvic

Periton

Peritoneum

Derm

Skin

Neuro

Nerve

Hemo

Blood

Arterio/ Angio

Arteries

Veno/vena

Venous

Vasculo

Vascular

Musculo

Muscle

Myo/ sacro

Muscle

Skelet/0

skeleton

Osteo

Bone

Cyto/ cyte

Cell

Thyro

Thyroid

Trachea

Trachea

Esophago

Esophagus

Thymo

Thymus

Masto/mammo

Mammary gland

Pulmo/pneumo

Lung

Cardio

Heart

Gastro

Stomach

Hepato

Liver

Cholecysto

Gallbladder

Spleno

Spleen

Pancreato

Pancreas

Adreno

Adrenal gland

Nephron

Kidney

Entero

Intestine

-Ology

Study of

-Philia

Love of

-Phobia

Fear of

-Tension

Pressure

-Xia

Oxygen

-Capnea

Carbon dioxide

-Pnea

Air

-Ase

Enzyme

-Lytic

Destruction

Dys

Problem, abnormal

Mal

Bad

-Itis

Inflammation

Plasia/plasm

Growth

Oma

Tumer

Trophy

Cellular growth

Pathy

Disease

Osis

Abnormal condition

Ia

Abnormal condition

Ism

State

ic/eal

Pertaining, related to some process

Meta

Change, transformation

Stasis/static

Maintain normal condition

Dynamic

Changing

Penia/emia

Relating to blood condition

Ectomy

Excision, removal

Otomy

Incision, cutting

Ostomy

To make hole

Scopy

To view

Graphy

Process of recording

Gram

Recording

Plasty

Surgical repair

Chemo

Chemical

Echo/ sono

Sound

Electro

Pertaining to electrical charge

Anti

Opposing, against

Pro

Before, promoting

Centri

Center

Fibro

Fiber

Thrombo

Clot

Pepsia

Digestion

emesis

Vomiting

Ptosis

Lower position of organ

Pyo

Pus

Pyr

Relating to fever

Uria

Urination

Necro

Death

Praxia/taxia

Motor activity

lexia

Condition involving reading

Logia

Condition involving speech

Algesia

Denoting pain

Genic

Producing