prefixes, suffixes, meanings and doctors Flashcards
(75 cards)
1
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provides medical care for pregnant women
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obstetrician
2
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en, end, endo
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within
3
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-ose
A
sugar
4
Q
peri-
A
surrounding or enclosing
5
Q
dent, dont
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tooth
6
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entero
A
intestines
7
Q
macro-
A
large
8
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mono
A
one
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di
A
two
10
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poly
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many
11
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hepat, hepato
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liver
12
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tri
A
3
13
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osis
A
disease
14
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hyper
A
over above excessive
15
Q
lip, lipo
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fat or fatty
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micro
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small
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osteo
A
bones
18
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vaso, vascular
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liquid carrying vessels
19
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cardio
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heart
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pulmonary
A
lungs
21
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pneumo
A
lungs
22
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thoracic
A
chest
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epi
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on, over, above
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my, myo
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muscles
25
kinesis
movement
26
brachia
arm
27
treats bones and joints
orthopedist
28
aer, aero
air
29
an
without
30
hydrate
water
31
phag, phage
eats
32
cytes
cells
33
derm, derma
skin
34
hypo
less than, beneath, below
35
treats diseases and disorders of the skin
dermatologist
36
patho
disease
37
gen
something that produces
38
provides protective dental care
dental hygienist
39
prevents and corrects misaligned teeth
orthadontist
40
melan, melano
dark
41
carcino
cancer
42
oma
tumor
43
neuro
nervous system
44
treats diseases and disorders of the nervous system
neurologist
45
scler, sclero
hard
46
mechano
mechanical
47
therm, thermo
heat
48
chem
chemical
49
op
eyes
50
ia
condition
51
auditory
hearing
52
cide
killing
53
itis
inflammation
54
hema/o
blood
55
treats eye diseases and disorders
opthamologist
56
cryo
cold
57
lytic
causing decomposition
58
toxi,c
poison
59
leuk,o
white
60
lymph, lympho
water
61
dys
bad
62
iasis
diseased condition
63
poros
passage, pore
64
arterio
arteries
65
con
with
66
genus
birth
67
hemia or emia
condition of the blood
68
psycho
mind
69
soma
body
70
sarc,o
flesh
71
myel
bone marrow
72
treats cancer
oncologist
73
treats blood diseases and disorders
hematologist
74
a collection of several different diseases thought to share a common cause
syndrome
75
cephal
head
