Term List I-M Flashcards
(47 cards)
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-ia
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state or condition: Myopic
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-iatrics, -iatry
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medical practice speciality: Pediatrics
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-ician
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person associated with speciality: pediatrician
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-ics
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art/science of: Optics
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-ion
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action: Icision
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-ist
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one who practices: Dentist
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-ive
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relating to: Sedative
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Idio-
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self: Idiopathic
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Ileo-
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small intestine: ileum
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Ili-, Ilio-
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pelvic bone: ilium
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In-, Im-
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in, inside, not: Incontinent
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Infra-
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beneath: Infraorbital
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Inter-
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among, between: Intercostal
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Intra-
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within-, inside: Intracellular
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-ism
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condition, state: Rheumatism
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Iso-
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inflammation: Neuritis
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-itis
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inflammation: Neuritis
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Juxta-
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near, beside: Juxtaposition
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Karyo-
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body: Karyotype
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Kerat-
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horn: Keratin
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Kine-, -kinin
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to move: Kinematics
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Liga-
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to bind together: ligament
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Lip-, Lipo-
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fat: liposuction
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-lith, Lith-
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stone: otolith
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-logy
the study of: Zoology
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Lyso-, -lysis, -lyze
dissolve, separate: lysozyme
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Lacri-
tears, lacrimal
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Lact-, -lactin
milk: lactation
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Laparo-
loin; flank, abdomen: laparoscopy
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-lemma
husk: plasmalemma
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Leuc-, Leuk-
white: leucocyte
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Macro-
large, great: macrophage
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Mal-
bad, abnormal: malnutrition
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-malacia
softening: osteomalacia
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Mamm-
breast: mammography
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Mast-
breast: mastectomy
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Medul-
inside part of: medullary
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Mega-, -megaly
great, large: megakaryocyte
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Meningo-
membrane: meningitis
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Meso-
middle: mesoderm
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Meta-
after; beyond: metacarpals
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Metro-
uterus: endometrium
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Micro-
small: microscope
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Mono-
single: monocyte
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Morpho-
form, shape: morphology
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Myel-, Myelo-
marrow, spinal chord: Myelitis
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Myo-
muscle: myocardium
