Medical words Flashcards
(110 cards)
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Dermat/itis
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inflammation of the skin
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Cutane/ous
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Pertaining to the skin
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Nephr/oma
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tumor in the kidney tissue
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Ren/al
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Pertain to the kidney
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Stoma/titis
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inflammation of the mouth
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Or/al
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Pertaining to the mouth
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grastr/itis
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inflammation of the stomach
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gastr/o/megaly
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enlargement of the stomach
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hepat/oma
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tumor if the liver
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hepat/o/cytes
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cells in the liver
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an/esthes/ia
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condition of not feeling
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hyper/therm/ia
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condition of excessive heat
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intra/muscul/ar
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pertaining to within the muscle
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para/nas/al
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pertaining to the area near the nose
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poly/ur/ia
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condition of too much urine
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osteo/arthr/itis
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inflammation of bone and joint
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osteo/chondr/itis
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inflammation of bone and cartilage
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arthr/o/centesis
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surgical puncture of a joint
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oste/o/clasis
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surgical fracture of a bone
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arthr/o/desis
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binding or fixation of a joint
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append/ectomy
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removal/excision of the appendix
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thromb/o/lysis
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destruction/separation of a blood clot
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mast/o/pexy
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fixation of the breasts
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rhino/o/plasty
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surgical repair of nose
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my/o/rrhaphy
suture of a muscle
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trache/o/stomy
creating an opening into the trachea
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oste/o/tome
an instrument to cut bone
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trache/o/tomy
incision of the trachea
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lith/o/tripsy
crushing a stone/calculus
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electr/o/cardi/o/gram
record of electrical activity of the heart
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electr/o/cardi/o/graph
an instrument for recording electrical activity of the heart
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electr/o/cardi/o/graphy
process of recording electrical activity of the heart
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endo/scope
an instrument for examining within
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endo/scopy
visual examination within
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neur/algia
pain of a nerve
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ot/o/dynia
pain in the ear
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hepat/o/cele
hernia or swelling of the liver
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bronchi/ectasis
dilation or expansion of the bronchi
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hyper/emesis
excessive vomiting
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leuk/emia
white blood condition
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carcin/o/gen
producing/origin of cancer
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carcin/o/genesis
transformation of normal cells into cancer cells
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gastr/itis
inflammation of the stomach
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chondr/o/malacia
softening of cartilage
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cardi/o/megaly
enlargement of the heart
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neur/oma
tumor of a nerve
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cyan/osis
dark blue or purple discoloration of the skin or mucous membrane usually indicating lack of oxygen in the blood
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my/o/pathy
disease of muscle
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oste/o/penia
decrease in bone mass, but not severe as osteoporosis
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hem/o/phobia
fear of blood
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quadri/plegia
paralysis of four extremities (both arms and legs)
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blephar/o/ptosis
prolapse/downward displacement of eyelid, drooping of the upper eyelids
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dia/rrhea
discharge or flow through
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arteri/o/rrhexis
rupture of an artery
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arteri/o/sclerosis
abnormal condition of hardening of an artery
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blephar/o/spasm
involuntary contraction or twitching the eyelid
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arteri/o/stenosis
abnormal narrowing or stricture of an artery
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hepat/o/toxic
pertaining to poison in the liver
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psych/iatry
treatment of the mind
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hemt/o/log/ist
Specialist in the Study of Blood
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neur/o/pathy
condition of nerve diseases
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ventr/icle
small cavity of brain or heart
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arteri/ole
small/minute artery
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ven/ule
small/minute vein
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pre/nat/al
Pertaining to the period Before Birth
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peri/nat/al
Pertaining to the period Around Birth
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post/nat/al
Pertaining to the period After Birth
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endo/crine
secrete within
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intra/muscul/ar
Pertaining to Within the Muscle
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epi/derm/is
Upon the Skin (outer layer)
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hypo/derm/ic
Pertaining to Under the Skin
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infra/cost/al
Below the Ribs
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sub/cutane/ous
Pertaining to Under the Skin
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inter/cost/al
Between the Ribs
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retro/version
Turning Backward (tipping backward from normal position)
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bi/later/al
Pertaining to Two Sides
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dipl/opia
Double Vision
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diplo/bacteri/al
Bacteria linked together in Pairs
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hemi/plegia
Paralysis of One-half (Paralysis on half of body)
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hyper/calc/emia
Excessive Calcium in the Blood
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macro/cyte
Large Cell
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mono/therapy
One Treatment
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uni/nucle/ar
Pertaining to One Nucleus
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multi/gravida
woman who has been Pregnant More than once
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quadri/plegia
Paralysis of Four
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tri/ceps
Three Heads or three points
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ab/duction
Movement of a limb Away from the body
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ad/duction
Movement of a limb Toward the body
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cirum/ren/al
Pertaining to Around the Kidney
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peri/odont/al
Pertaining to Around a Teeth
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trans/vagin/al
Pertaining to Across/through the Vagina
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ecto/gen/ous
Forming Outside the body/structure
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exo/tropia
Turning Outward
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extra/crani/al
Pertaining to Outside the Skull
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para/ans/al
Beside the Nose
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super/ior
Pertaining to Above/upper part of structure
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supra/ren/al
Pertaining to Above the Kidney
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ultra/son/ic
Pertaining to Sound Beyond human ear
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a/mast/ia
Without a Breast
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an/esthesia
Without Feeling
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anti/bacteri/al
Against Bacteria
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contra/ception
Against Concieving
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auto/graft
Transplantation to Self
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brady/cardia
Slow Heart rate
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dys/tocia
Difficult Childbirth
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eu/pnea
Normal Breathing
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hetero/graft
Different Transplantation
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homo/graft
Same Transplantation
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homeo/plasia
Formation/growth of Similar tissue
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tachy/pnea
Rapid Breathing
