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Medical Terminology - Roots Flashcards

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Brachi/o-

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Arm

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Cardi/o-

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Heart

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Cyt/o-

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Cell

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Derm/a-
Derm/o-
Dermat/o-

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Skin

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Encephal/o-

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Brain

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Gastr/o-

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Stomach

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Hemat/o-

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Blood

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Hist/o-

Histi/o-

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Tissue

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Intestin/o-

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Intestine

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Lapar/o-

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Abdomen, loin or flank

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My/o-

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Muscle

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Neur/o-

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Nerve

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Ocul/o-

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Eye

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Ophthalm/o-

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Eyes

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Or/o-

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Mouth

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Ot/o-

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Ear

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Pulmon/o-

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Lungs

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Prefix

Mono/uni-

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One

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Prefix

Bi-

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Two

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Prefix

Tri-

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Three

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Prefix

Ab-

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Away from

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Prefix

Ad-

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Toward

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Prefix

Ecto/exo-

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Outside

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Prefix

Endo-

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Inside

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Prefix

Epi-

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Upon

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Suffix

-algia

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Pain

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Suffix

-emia

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Blood

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Suffix

-itis

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Inflammation

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Suffix

-lysis

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A breaking down

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Suffix

-opathy

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Relating to disease

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Suffix

-pnea

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Breathing

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32
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Acr/o-

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Extremities

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33
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Cyan/o-

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Blue

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Duoden/o-

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Duodenum

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Electr/o-

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Electrical

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36
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Embol/o-

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Blocking

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Eti/o-

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Cause

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38
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Gram/o-

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Record

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39
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Leuko-

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White

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40
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Megal/o-

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Enlarged

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Path/o-

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Disease

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Aden/o-

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Gland

43
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Arthr/o-

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Joint

44
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Carcin/o-

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Malignancy

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Cephal/o-

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Head

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Chrondr/o-

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Cartilage

47
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Cost/o-

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Ribs

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Dent/o-

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Tooth

49
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Emes/is-

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Vomiting

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Laryng/o

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Larynx

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Lip/o

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Fat

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Malac/o

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Soft

53
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Morph/o-

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Structure of

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Muc/o-

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Mucus

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Onc/o-

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Tumor, mass, swelling

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Ost/o-

Oste/o-

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Bone

57
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Plast/o-

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Repair

58
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Phag/o-

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Hunger

59
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Phas/o-

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Speech

60
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Trach/e-

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Trachea

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Troph/o-

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Development

62
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Thromb/o-

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Blood clot

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Chol/e-

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Bile, gall

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Cocc/l-

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Coccus

65
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Crani/o-

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Cranium, skull

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Cyst/o-

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Bladder, sac

67
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Dipl/o-

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Double

68
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Hydro-

A

Water

69
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Lith/o-

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Stone, calculus

70
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Metr/o-

Meter

A

Measure

71
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Pelv/i-

A

Pelvis

72
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Phob/ia-

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Fear

73
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Py/o-

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Pus

74
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Rhin/o-

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Nose

75
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Staphyl/o-

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Grape

76
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Strept/o-

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Chain

77
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Therap/o-

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Treatment

78
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Thorac/o-

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Thorax

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Suffix

-ectomy

A

Excision of

80
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Suffix

-ologist

A

One who studies; a specialist

81
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Suffix

-ology

A

Study of

82
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Suffix

  • osis
  • a
  • y
A

Condition of (usually abnormal)

83
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Suffix

-ostomy

A

Forming a new opening

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Suffix

-otomy

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Incision into

85
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Suffix

-tome

A

Instrument that cut

86
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Suffix

  • al
  • ar
  • ic
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Of or pertaining to

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Suffix

-old

A

Resembling

88
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Suffix

-oma

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Tumor

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Suffix

-ism

A

Medical condition

90
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Suffix

-trophy

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Growth, nourishment

91
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Suffix

-centesis

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Puncture of a cavity

92
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Suffix

  • genesis
  • gen/o
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Produce, originate

93
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Suffix

-orrhea

A

Flow, discharge

94
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Prefixes

Hyper-

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Excessive

95
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Prefixes

Hypo-

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Under

96
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Prefixes

Inter-

A

Between

97
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Prefixes

Poly-

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Multiple

98
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Prefixes

Tachy-

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Fast

99
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Prefixes

Brady-

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Slow

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Prefixes

Dys-

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Difficult

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