Medical Terrminology Pct 1 Flashcards
Word roots, prefixes, suffixes, adjective suffix, surgical suffix, procedural suffix (173 cards)
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-logy
A
Study of
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-sclerosis
A
Hardening ( like of tissue)
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-algia
A
Pain
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-itis
A
Inflammation
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-ectomy
A
Surgical removal
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-ac
A
Pertaining to
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-al
A
Pertaining to
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-an
A
Pertaining to
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-ar
A
Pertaining to
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-ar
A
Pertaining to
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-ary
A
Pertaining to
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-eal
A
Pertaining to
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-iac
A
Pertaining to
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-ic
A
Pertaining to
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-ical
A
Pertaining to
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-ile
A
Pertaining to
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-ior
A
Pertaining to
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-ory
A
Pertaining to
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-ose
A
Pertaining to
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-ous
A
Pertaining to
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-tic
A
Pertaining to
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-centesis
A
Puncture to withdraw fluid
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-ectomy
A
Surgical removal
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-ostomy
A
Surgically create an opening
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-otomy
Cutting into
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-pexy
Surgical fixation
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-plasty
Surgical repair
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-rrhapy
Suture
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-tome
Instrument to cut
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-gram
Record or picture
31
-graph
Instrument for recording
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-graphy
Process of recording
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-meter
Instrument for measuring
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-metry
Process of measuring
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-scope
Instrument for viewing
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-scopy
Process of visually examining
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Aden/o
Gland
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Carcin/o
Cancer
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Cardi/o
Heart
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Chem/o
Chemical
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Cis/o
To cut
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Dermat/o
Skin
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Enter/o
Intestine
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Gastr/o,i
Stomach
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Gynec/o
Female reproductive systems
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Hem/o, ato
Blood
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Hydr/o
Water
48
Immun/o
Immune
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Laryng/o
Larynx
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Morph/o
Shape, form, structure
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Nephr/o
Kidney
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Neur/o
Nerves
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Ophthalm/o
Eye
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Ot/o
Ear
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Path/o
Suffering, disease, feeling
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Rhin/o
Nose
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Ur/o
Urine, urinary tract, male reproductive
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a-
Not, without, absence
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an-
Not, without, less
60
ante-
Before, in front (think anterior)
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anti-
Against
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auto-
Self
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brady-
Slow
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dys-
Pain, difficult, trouble
65
endo-
Within, inner
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epi-
Upon, above, upper
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eu-
Good, normal
68
hetero-
Different
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homo-
Same
70
hyper-
Over, high, excessive
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hypo-
Low, under, beneath
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infra-
Beneath, below, inferior to
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inter-
Between
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intra-
Within
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macro-
Large, long
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micro-
Small
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neo-
New
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pan-
All, entire
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para-
Near, beside
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per-
Through,
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peri-
Around, about, surrounding
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post-
After, behind, posterior
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pre-
Before, in front of
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pseudo-
False, pretend
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retro-
Behind, backwards
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sub-
Under, less, below
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super-
Above
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supra-
Above, excessive, over
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tachy-
Fast, rapid
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trans-
Across, through
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ultra-
Beyond, excess
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bi-
Two
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hemi-
Half
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mono-
One, alone, single
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multi-
Many, multiple
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nulli-
None
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poly-
Many, much
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quad-
Four
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semi-
Partial, half
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tri-
Three
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uni-
One, single
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-algia
Pain, painful
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-cele
Hernia, protrusion, cyst
104
-cise
Cut out
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-cyte
Cell
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-dynia
Pain
107
-ectasis
Dilation
108
-gen
That which produces, from (came from)
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-genesis
Beginning, creation
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-genic
Originating from, producing
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-ia
Pertaining to, state, condition
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-iasis
Abnormal condition/ formation, presence of
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-ism
Condition, disease
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-itis
Inflammation
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-logy
Study of
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-lysis
Destruction, separation, rupture
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-malacia
Abnormal softening
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-oma
Tumor, mass
119
-osis
Abnormal condition/ disease
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-pathy
Disease, disorder
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-plasia
Development, growth, formation
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-plasm
Structural substance
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-ptosis
Drooping, falling
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-rrhage
Abnormal or excessive flow (blood or fluid)
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-rrhea
Discharge, flowing
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-rrhexis
Rupture
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-sclerosis
Hardening
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-stenosis
Narrowing, tightening
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-therapy
Treatment
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-trophy
Nourishment, development
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-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid (aspiration)
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-ectomy
Surgical removal, excision, cutting out of body part, (excision)
133
-ostomy
Surgically create an artificial opening (stoma)
134
-otomy
Surgical incision, cutting into
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-pexy
Surgical fixation, to put back in original place
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- plasty
Surgical repair
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-rrhapy
Suture
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-scope
Viewer, instrument for visual examination
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-scopy
See, visual examination, process of viewing
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Adip/o
Fat, fatty tissue
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Brachi/o
Arm, upper arm
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Anter/o
Front
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Caud/o
Tail, towards lower body
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Cephal/o
Head, towards upper body
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Cervic/o
Neck
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Chondr/o
Cartilage
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Crani/o
Skull (cranium), brain
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Crur/o
Leg, thigh
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Cyt/o
Cell
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Dist/o
Away from body, far
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Dors/o
Back side of body
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Epitheli/o
Skin,
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Glute/o
Buttocks
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Hist/o
Tissue
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Infer/o
Below, beneath, lower
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Later/o
To one side
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Medi/o
Middle, median
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Mescul/o
Muscle, muscular
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Organ/o
Organic
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Oste/o
Bone
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Pelv/o
Pelvis, pelvic bone
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Peritone/o
Peritoneum
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Pleur/o
Pleura, around the lungs
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Poster/o
Back of body, behind
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Proxim/o
Near (to point of body)
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Pub/o
Pubis (genital region)
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Somat/o
Body
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Spin/o
Spine, backbone
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System/o
Body system
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Thorac/o
Chest, thorax
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Ventr/o
Belly side of body
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Vertebr/o
Vertebra, backbone
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Vescer/o
Vescera, internal organ
