MedTerm Flashcards
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Physiology
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Science of bodily function
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Anatomy
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Science of structure of body
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Acute
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Short term, immediate, severe
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Chronic
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Constant, recurring
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Benign
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Non-cancerous, does not spread
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Malignant
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Cancerous, will spread
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Diagnosis
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Determine disease
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Etiology
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Study of cause of disease
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Prognosis
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Forecast/outcome
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Therapy
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Treatment of disease
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Genetic
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Pertaining to inherited traits
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Genomic
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Pertaining to genes, how a condition develops
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Signs
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Objective evidence of disease
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Symptoms
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Subjective evidence of disease
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A-
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Without, not
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Ab-
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From, away from
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Ad-
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Toward, increase
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Ambi-
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Both
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An-
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Without, not
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Ante-
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Before, in front
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Antero-
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In front of
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Anti-
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Against
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Bi-
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Two, double
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Bio-
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Life, living
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Brady-
Slow
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Contra-
Against
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De-
Down from
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Dextro-
Right
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Dis-
Free of, undo
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Dys-
Difficult, painful
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Ecto-
Outside
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En-
Within
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Endo-
Within
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Epi-
Upon, over, above
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Eu-
Good, easy
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Ex-
Out, away from
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Extra-
Outside, beyond
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Hemi-
Half
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Homo-
Same, like
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Hydro-
Water
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Hyper-
Excessive
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Hypo-
Under, below, less than
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Im-
Not
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In-
Within, inside
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Infra-
Beneath, below
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Inter-
Between
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Intra-
Within
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Levo-
Left
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Macro-
Large
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Mal-
Bad
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Medio-
Middle
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Mega-
Large
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Meso-
Middle
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Meta-
Grow, spread
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Micro-
Small
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Mono-
One, single
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Neo-
New
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Non-
Not
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Pan-
All, total
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Para-
Near, beside
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Peri-
Around
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Poly-
Many, much
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Pre-
Before, in front
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Primi-
First
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Quadri-
Four
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Retro-
Backward
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Semi-
Half
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Sub-
Under, below
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Supra-
Above, over
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Tachy-
Fast
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Trans-
Across, through
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Tri-
Three
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Uni-
One
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-algia
Pain
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-ary
Pertaining to
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-cele
Hernia
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-centesis
Surgical puncture
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-desis
Fixation/binding
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-ectasis
Dilation
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-ectomy
Surgical removal
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-emia
Blood
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-genic
Producing/originating
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-gram
Record/written
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-graph
Instrument
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-Graphy
Process of recording
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-iasis
Condition/formation
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-ic, ac, al, ar, a
Pertaining to
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-itis
Inflammation
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-lysis
Destruction/breakdown
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-malacia
Softening
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-megaly
Enlargement
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-logist
Person who studies
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-logy
Study of
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-oma
Tumor/cancer
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-osis
Condition
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-ous
Pertaining to
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-pathy
Disease/condition
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-penia
Decrease/deficiency
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-pexy
Suspension/fixation
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-plasty
Repair of
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-plegia
Paralysis
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-pnea
Breath
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-ptosis
Downward displacement
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-rrhea
Excess discharge
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-rrhexis
Rupture
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-sclerosis
Hardening
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-scope
Instrument to examine
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-scopy
Exam
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-spasm
Involuntary contraction
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-stasis
Stand still
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-stomy
Surgical creation of opening
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-tomy
Incision
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-trophy
Growth
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Adeno
Gland
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Angio
Vessel
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Ano
Rectum
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Arterio
Artery
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Arthro
Joint
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Blepharo
Eyelid
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Broncho
Lower windpipe
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Carcino
Cancer
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Cario
Heart
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Cephalo
Head
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Cholecyst
Gallbladder
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Chondro
Cartilage
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Colo
Colon
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Costo
Rib
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Cysto
Bladder
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Cyto
Cell
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Derma
Skin
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Duodeno
Small intestine
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Emesis
Vomit
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Encephalo
Brain
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Entero
Intestine
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Esthesia
Feeling/sensation
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Febrile
Fever
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Gastro
Stomach
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Gloss
Tongue
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Hemato
Blood
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Hepato
Liver
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Hystero
Uterus
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jejuno
2nd part of small intestine
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laparo
abdominal wall
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laryngo
voice box
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lipo
fat
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litho
stone
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lympho
lymph
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myelo
bone marrow
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myo
muscle
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naso
nose
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necro
dead
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nephro
kidney
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neuro
nerves
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onco
tumor
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oophoro
ovary
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opthalmo
eye
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opto
vision
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oro
mouth
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osteo
bone
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oto
ear
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patho
disease
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phago
eat
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phlebo
vein
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phobia
fear
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pneo
breath
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pneumo
lung
167
pulmo
lung
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pyo
pus
169
rhino
nose
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salpingo
fallopian
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sclera
white tissue of eye
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spleno
spleen
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tendo
tendon
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thrombo
clot
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toxo
poison
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tracheo
upper windpipe
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uria
urine
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cirrho
yellow
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cyano
blue
180
erythro
red
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glauco
gray
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jaundo
yellow
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leuko
white
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melano
black
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neutro
white
