Medical Terminology + Key Terms Flashcards by Madelyn Grace Atienza | Brainscape

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arthr

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joint

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bio

A

life

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bronch

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airway, bronchial tube

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carcin

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cancerous

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cardi

A

heart

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cephal

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head

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cerebr

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brain, cerebrum

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chol

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bile, gall

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cost

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rib

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cyst

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urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid

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cyt

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cell

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derm

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skin

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enter

A

small intestines

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epi

A

above, on, following

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erythro

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red

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gastr

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stomach

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gloss

A

tongue

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hem

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blood

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hepat

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liver

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hyster

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uterus

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lith

A

stone, calcification

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mammo

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breast

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myo

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muscle

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nephr

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kidney

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ren

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kidney

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neur

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nerve

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pariet

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wall

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pheum

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lung

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rhin

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nose

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ser

A

blood serum

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thorac

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chest

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trach

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windpipe

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osteo

A

bone

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viscer

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guts, internal organs

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a-, an-

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without

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anti-

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against

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bi-

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twice, two

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brady-

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slow

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dys-

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bad, painful, abnormal

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epi-

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above, on, following

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hemi-

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half

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hyper-

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excessive, above

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hypo-

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deficient, under

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intra-

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within

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leuko-

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white

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micro-

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small

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peri-

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around, surrounding

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poly-

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many

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post-

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after, behind, back

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pre-

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before, in front of

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sub-

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under, below

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tach-

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fast, rapid

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mal-

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bad, deficient

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-algia

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pain

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-centesis

A

a puncture of a cavity

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-ectomy

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removal, excision

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-emia

A

condition of the blood

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-ac, -ic, -ous

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pertaining to

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-itis

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inflammation

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-lysis

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loosening, separating

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-ologist

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specialist

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-ology

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study of

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-orrhea

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flow, discharge

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-stasis

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maintenance of level, prevent increase

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-uria

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urination