Medical terms Flashcards
(45 cards)
1
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Algia-
A
Pain
2
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Dys-
A
Dysfunctional
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-ectomy
A
Surgical removal
4
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Hyper-
A
High, above normal
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Hypo-
A
Below, less than normal
6
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-itis
A
Inflammation of
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-osis
A
Condition, status
8
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-ostomy
A
Create an opening
9
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-otomy
A
Cutting, making an incision
10
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-plasty
A
Surgical repair
11
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-rrhage
A
Bleed excessively
12
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-rrhaphy
A
Suture, surgical repair
13
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-rrhea
A
Flow, discharge
14
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-rrhexis
A
Breaking, bursting, rupture
15
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-sclerosis
A
Pathological hardening
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-oma
A
Tumor
17
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path/o
A
Disease
18
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-ologist
A
Specialist
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-ac
A
Pertaining to
20
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Aden/o
A
Gland
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Adip/o
A
Fat
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Cephal/o
A
Head
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Coron/o
A
Coronary, crown
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Cyt/o
A
Cell
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Endo-
In, within, inside
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Exo-
Out of, outside, away from
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Hist/o
Tissue
28
-malacia
Abnormal softening
29
-ology
The science or study of
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-plasia
Development, growth, formation
31
ankyl/o
crooked, bent, stiff
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arthr/o
joint
33
chondr/o
cartilage
34
cost/o
rib
35
crani
skull
36
-desis
surgical fixation of bone or joint, to bind, tie together
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kyph/o
bent, hump
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lord/o
curve, swayback bent
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-lysis
breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening
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myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
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oss/e. oss/i, ost/o, oste/o
bone
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scoli/o
Curved
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spondly/o
Vertebrae
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Synovi/o
Synovial membrane
45
-um
Noun ending
