Module 1 medical Terminology Flashcards
(129 cards)
1
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A / an meaning
A
Without, absence of, lacking
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Ab meaning
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From, away from, absent, decrease
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Ad meaning
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Two, toward, near, increase
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Ante meaning
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Front, before, toward
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Anti meaning
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Contra, against, opposite
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Ecto meaning
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Outside, outer
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Endo
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Within, inside
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Epi meaning
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On, upon, over, in addition too
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Ex meaning
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Outside, outward
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Extra meaning
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Outside of, beyond
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Hypo meaning
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Deficient, under, less than
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Intra meaning
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Within
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Meso meaning
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Middle
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Meta meaning
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After, beyond, change
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Pro
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Before, front
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Re/retro
A
Back, behind, again
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Algia
A
Pain
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Crine
A
Separate, secrete
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Cyte
A
Cell
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Gen
A
Substance or agent that produces or causes
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Genic
A
Producing, originating, causing
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Ism
A
State of
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Itis
A
Inflammation
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Morph
A
Form, shape
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Ologist
One who studies and practises
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Ology
Study of
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Oma
Tumor , swelling
28
Pathy
Disease
29
Plasm
Growth, substance, formation
30
Sarcoma
Malignant tumour
31
Sis
State of
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Stasis
Control, stop
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Thorax
Chest
34
Aden/o
Gland
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Aut/o
Self
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Carcin/o
Cancer
37
Caud/o
Tail, toward the lower part of the body
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Eti/o
Cause of (disease)
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Hist/o
Tissue
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Hom/o
Same
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Home/o
Sameness, unchanging
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Later/o
Side
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Lip/o
Fat
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Macr/o
Abnormal largeness
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Melan/o
Black
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Menisc/o
Crescent
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Mon/o
One
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Morph/o
Form/shape
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Cerumin
Cerumen (earwax)
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Clavicul/o
Clavicle, collarbone
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Cutaneo, dermato, dermo
Skin
52
Cyto
Cell
53
Dorso
Back (of the body)
54
Onc/o
Tumor
55
Path/o
Disease
56
Ped/o
Child/foot
57
Phag/o
Eat,swallow
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Poster/o
Back (of body)
59
Seb/o
Sebum (oil)
60
Somat/o
Body
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Therm/o
Heat
62
Thorac/o
Thorax/ chest
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Hyper
High, above normal, elevated
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Hypo
Low,below normal, decreased
65
Eu-
Normal
66
Pan/omni
All
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Megalo
Large, larger than average
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Tachy
Rapid, fast
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Brady, brachy
Slow
70
Epi, peri, circum
Around
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Endo, intra
Inside, inner, interior
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Exo, extra
Outside, outer, exterior
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Inter
Between
74
Trans
Across
75
Dia/per
Through, complete
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Para
Alongside, nearby
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Juxta
Next to, beside, adjacent
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Ab/abduction
Away
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Adduction/ad
Toward
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Dis/displace
To separate
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Chromo
Colors
82
Leuko
White
83
Erythro
Red
84
Cyano
Blue
85
Chloro
Green
86
Plasia
Process of Growth, growing
87
Mal
Bad
88
Plasm
Growth, formation
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Penia
Decreased, below, lower then normal
90
Trophy
Growth, typically involving cellular growth
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Emia
Blood condition
92
Osis
Condition (abnormal)
93
Ism
State of
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Dynamic
Changing (continually)
95
Lytic/lysis
Destruction
96
Stasis/static
Maintenance of “normal” conditions
97
Ectomy
Excision, removal
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Otomy
Incision, cutting
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Ostomy
To make a hole
100
Scopy
To view
101
Graph/y
Process of recording
102
Gram
Recording
103
Plasty
Surgical repair
104
Therapy
Treatment
105
Chemo
Chemical
106
Echo/sono
Sound
107
Masto/mammo
Mammary gland
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Pulmo/pneumo
Lung
109
Gastro
Stomach
110
Hepato
Liver
111
Cholecysto
Gallbladder
112
Nephro
Kidney
113
Entero
Intestines
114
Philia
Love of
115
Phobia
Fear of
116
Xia
Oxygen
117
Capnea
Carbon dioxide
118
Pnea
Air
119
Ase
Enzyme
120
Cephalo
Head
121
Cerv
Neck
122
Hemo
Blood
123
Myo/sarco
Muscle
124
Osteo
Bone
125
Ventral
Front side
126
Ipsilateral/homolateral
Same side
127
Contralateral
Opposite side
128
Anabolism
Synthesizing
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Catabolism
Breaking down
