Midterm- Terms to Know Flashcards
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a-
A
away from, without
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anti-
A
against
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bi-
A
two
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poly-
A
many, much
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brady-
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slow
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tachy-
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fast
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epi-
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upon, above
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sub
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below, underneath
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inter-
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between
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intra-
A
within
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peri-
A
around
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hyper-
A
above, more than normal
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hypo-
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below, deficient
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pre-
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before, in front of
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post-
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after, behind
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eu-
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normal, good
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mal-
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bad, inadequate
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dys-
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painful, difficult, abnormal
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-ac
A
pertaining to
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-ectomy
A
surgical removal of
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-scope
A
instrument used to examine
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-scopy
A
process of using an instrument to examin
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-gram
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a record or pciture
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-graphy
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process of recording
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-ics
knowledge, practice
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-logy
the study of
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-ism
process, disease from a specific cause
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-ist
one who specializes in
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-itis
inflammation of
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-megaly
enlargement
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-metry
process of measuring
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-oma
tumour or mass
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-osis
condition, process
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-pathy
disease
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abdomin/o-
abdomen
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append/o-
appendix
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arteri/o-
artery
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arthr/o-
joint
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cardi/o-
heart
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colon/o-
colon
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derm/o-
skin
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gastr/o-
stomach
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intestin/o-
intestine
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mamm/o-
breast
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oste/o-
bone
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muscul/o-
muscle
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hepato/o-
liver
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neur/o-
nerve
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pelv/o-
pelvis
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psych/o-
mind
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pneumon/o-
lung, air
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tens/o-
pressure, tension
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uter/o-
uterus
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ven/o-
vein
