Medical Terms Flashcards by Jessica Osmond

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A-

A

No; not; without

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Aden/o-

A

Gland

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-algesia

A

Sensitive to pain

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-algia

A

Pain

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-angio

A

Vessel

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ante-

A

Before; forward

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Antero

A

Front

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-apheresis

A

Removal

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-blastoma

A

Immature tumor (cells)

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Brady-

A

Slow

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Broncho

A

Bronchial tube

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Cephalo

A

Head

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Cerebro

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Cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

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Chezia

A

Defecation; elimination of wastes

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Chol/e

A

Bile; gall

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Cholescyst/o

A

Gallbladder

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-cidal

A

Pertaining to killing

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Circum-

A

Around

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Cutane/o

A

Skin

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-cyte

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Cell

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Dys-

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Bad; painful; difficult; abnormal

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-ectomy

A

Removal; excision; resection

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-edema

A

Swelling

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-emesis

A

Vomiting

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-emia

Blood condition

Endo-

in; within

Epi-

Above; upon; on

Erythro

Red

Eschar

Scab

Eti-

Cause

Eu-

Normal; good

Ex(o)-

Out; away from

Extra-

Outside

Fasci/o

Fascia

Febr/i

Fever

Flex/o

To bend

Gastr/o

Stomach

Geni/o

Reproduction

Ger/o

Old age

Gest/o

Pregnancy

Gingiv/o

Gums

-globin or -globulin

Protein

Gluc/o

Glucose; sugar

Gravid/o

Pregnancy

Hem/o or hemat(o)

Blood

Hemi-

Half

Hepat/o

Liver

Hist/o

Tissue

Hyper-

Above; excessive

Hyster/o

Uterus; womb

-ia

Condition

-iasis

Abnormal condition

Inter-

Between

Intra-

Within; into

-ism

process; condition

-itis

Inflammation

Jaund/o

Yellow

-kinesis

Movement

Kyph/o

Humpback

Lacrim/o

Tear; tear duct; lacrimal duct

Later/o

Side

Leuk/o

White

Lith/o

Stone, calculus

-lithotomy

Incision of a stone

-lysis

Breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening

Macro-

Large

Mal-

Bad

-malacia

Softening

Medi/o

Middle

-megaly

Enlargement

Meta-

Change; beyond

Muscul/o

Muscle

My/o

Muscle

Nepr/o

Kidney

Neur/o

Nerve

Noct/o

Night

Nulli-

None

Obstetr/o

Pregnancy; birth

Ocul/o

Eye

Olig/o

Scant

-oma

Tumour; mass; fluid collection

Onych/o

Nail

Ophthalm/o

Eye

-opia

Vision condition

-orexia

Appetite

-osis

Condition, usually abnormal

Oste/o

Bone

Oto-

Ear

Ox-

Oxygen

Palp/o or palpat/o

To touch gently

-paresis

Weakness

-partum

Labour/birth