POHS terms Flashcards by Beth Bueno

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a-, an

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negative, without

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ab

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away from

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ad

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towards

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anti

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against

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ante

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before

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bi

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two, both

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brachy

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short

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brady

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slow

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cyte

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cell

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dis -

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apart

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dys

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painful, difficult

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dors

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back

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endo

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inside

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epi

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above, upon

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hemi

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half

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hyper

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excessive

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hypo

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decrease

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infer

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below

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inter

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between

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intra

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inside

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macro

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large

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mal

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bad

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micro

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small

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neo

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new

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para

beside or below

peri

around

poly

many

post

after

pre

before

quad

four

semi

half

sub

below

super

above

trans

across

tachy

fast

algia

painful

asthenia

weakness

ase

asthenia

cele

hernia

centesis

surgical puncture

ectomy

surgical removal

gram

picture

graphy

recording of

ic

pertaining to

ion

action of; process

ior

more toward

itis

inflammation

lysis

loosening , breakdown

malacia

abnormal softening

megaly

enlargement

necrosis

death of tissue

ology

study of

ologist

specialist, physician

osis

abnormal condition

stomy

surgical opening

tomy

surgical incision

pathy

disease

plasty

surgical repair

plegia

paralysis

rrhaphy

suture

sclerosis

abnormal hardening

scope

instrument to view

scopy

examining; view of

stasis

stopping, controlling

stenosis

narrowing

rrhea

flow

ule

small, little

um

structure

us

structure, substance

abdomen/o

abdomen

acro

extremities

aden/o

gland

angi/o

vessel

arteri/o

artery

arthr/o

joint

brachi/o

arm

cardi/o

heart

carp/o

wrist

caud/o

tail

cerebr/o

brain

cervi/c

neck

chrondr/o

cartilage

col/o

large intestines

crani/o

skull

cost/o

ribs

cyst/o

sac; bladder

cyt/o; cyte

cell

dermat/o; derm/o

skin

dors/o

back

enter/o

intestines; small intestines

esophag/o

esophagus

gastr/o

stomach

hem/o; hemat/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

hist/o

tissue

home/o

same

homin/o

human

infer/o

below

hyster/o

uterus

lapar/o

abdomen

laryng/o

larynx (voice box)

later/o

side

lip/o

fat

lumb/o

lower back

mamm/o; mast/o

breast

my/o

muscle

nas/o

nose

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

or/o

mouth

oophor/o

ovary

oss/o; oste/o

bone

ot/o

ear

pelv/o

hip region ;pelvis

pneum/o

lung; air

proxim/o

near

rhin/o

nose

salping/o

fallopian tube

tend/o

tendon

thorac/o

chest

tonsill/o

tonsils

trachi/o

trachea

ven/o

veins