Prefixes in medical terminology Flashcards by Aphinyoo Saiped

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Abdomin/o

A

Abdomen

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Adren/o

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Adrenal gland

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Alveoli/o

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Vessel

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Angi/o

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Artery

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Arteri/o

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Arteriole

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Athr/o

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Joint

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Atri/o

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Atrium

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Audi/o

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Hearing

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Balan/o

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Glans penis

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Bio-

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Life

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Branch/i Branch/o

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Bronchus

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Bronchiol/o

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Bronchiole

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Carcin/o

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Cancer

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Cry/o

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cold

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Crypt/o

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Hidden

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Cutane/o

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skin

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Cyan/o

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blue

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Cysti/,cyst/o

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Bladder or cyst

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Cyt/o

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cell

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Dipl/o

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Double , twice

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Duoden/o

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Duodenum

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Encephal/o

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Brain

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Enter/o

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Intestine

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Episi/o

Vulva

Erythr /o

Red

Esophag/o

Esophagus

Fibr/o

Fibers

Galact/o

Milk

Gastr/o

Stomach

Glyc/o

Sugar

Gynec/o

Female

Hemay/o

Blood

Hepat/p, hepatic/o

Liver

Heter/o

Other, different

Hidr/o

Sweat

Hist/o, histi/o

Tissue

Hom/o, home/o

Same, like

Hydr/o

Water, wet

Hyster/o

Uterus

Iatr /o

Ileum(intestine)

Intestin/o

Intestine

Jejun/o

Jejunum

Kerat/o

Cornea of eys, horny

Lacrima

Tears

Laryng/o

Larynx

Leuk/o

White

Lipid/o

Fat

Lith/o

Stone (in gallbladder or kidney)

Lymph/o

Lymph vassels

Melan/o

Black

Men/o

Menses, menstruation

Mening /o

Meninges

Metr/à metr/o

Uterus

My/o

Muscle

Myel/o

Bone marrow or spinal cord

Myring/o

Eardrum

Nat/o

Birth

Necro

Death

Neur/o

Nerve

Oophor/o

Ovary

Orchid/o, orchi/o

Testis

Oss/es, oss/I, ost/e, osy, eo

Bone

Palat/o

Roof of mouth

Path/o

Disease

Peritone/o

Peritoneum

Pharmc/

Drug

Pharyng/o

Pharynx

Phleb/o

Vein

Phren/o

Diaphragm

Pleur/o

Pleura/rib (side)

Pneum/à, pneum/o

Lungs

Pneum/ato | Pneum/ono

Lungs

Poli/o

Grey matter of nervous system

Proct/o

Rectum, anus

Pulmon/o

Lungs

Py/o

pus

Pyel/o

Pelvis of kidney

Rect/o

Rectum

Ten/I/o, ten

Kidney

Sacr/o

Sacrum

Salping/o

Fallopian tube

Sarc/o

Flesh

Scapul/o

Scapula

Sept/o

Infection

Splen/o

Spleen

Spondyl/o

Vertebra

Stern/o

Sternum

Tend/o, ten/o

Tendon

Testicul/o

Testis

Therm/o

Heat

Thorac/o

Chest

Thym/o

Thymus

Thyr/o

Thyroid gland

Thyroid/o

Thyroid gland

Tonsill7o

Tonsils

Trache/o

Trachea

Tympan/o

Eardrum

Ur/e, Ur, ea, Ur, eo, urin/o, ur/o

Urine

Ureter/o

Ureter

Urethr/o

Urethra

Vas/o

Vas deferens

Vas/o, ven/o

Vein

Vesic/o

Bladder

Viscer%o

Viscera (internal organs)

Xanth/o

Red, redness

Xer/o

Dry