Module 1: Introduction To Terminology Flashcards
(71 cards)
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Atrophy
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Without nourishment/ wasting away
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A-, an-
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Without, lack of
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Ab-
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Away from
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Ad-
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Near, toward
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Aden
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Gland
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-aemia
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Blood (suffix)
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-algia
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Pain/ painful
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Angi
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Blood vessel
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Ante-
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Before, front
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Anti-
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Against, opposed
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Arthr
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Joint
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Arteri
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Artery
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Bi-
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Two, both
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Carcin-
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Cancer
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Card
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Heart
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-cele
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Swelling/ prolapse/ protrusion/ hernia
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-centesis
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Surgical puncture
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Cephal
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Head
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Chondr
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Cartilage
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Contra
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Opposite
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Crani
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Skull
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Cryo
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Cold
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Cyan
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Blue
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Cyst
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Bladder
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Derm, dermat
Skin
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Dys
Difficult, painful
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Ecto
Outside
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-ectomy
Excision, removal of, cut out
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Encephal
Brain
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Endo
Within
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Enter
Intestine
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Epi-
Upon
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Fibr
Fibre
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Gram/ graphy
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Gram= X-ray/ recording
Graphy= technique of x-raying/ recording
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Hepat
Liver
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Hydr
Water
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Hyper
Excessive/ above
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Hypo
Deficient/ below
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Inter
Between
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Intra
Within, inside
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-itis
Inflammation
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Leuc
White
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Lith
Stone
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-logy
Study of
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-lysis
Disintegration
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Malacia
Softening
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Mast, mamm
Breast
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My
Muscle
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Myel
Bone marrow, spinal cord
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Nephr
Kidney
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Neur
Nerve
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Os, oste
Bone
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Para
Beside, about, near
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Peri
Around
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-pexy
Fixing/ fixation
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-plasty
Plastic repair (surgical)
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Pre-
Before, in front of
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Proct
Anus/ rectum
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-ptosis
Falling, drooping
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Retro-
Backwards
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Rhin/ nas
Nose
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-rrhagia
To pour/ burst forth
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-rrhaphy
Suture
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-rrhexis
To rupture
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-rrhoea
Flow, discharge
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Spondyl
Vertebra (singular)
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Stenosis
Abnormal condition of narrowing
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-stomy
Creation of a surgical opening
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Syn/ sym
Together, with
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Thromb
Clot
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Trans
Across, through, over
