Terminology Flashcards
(186 cards)
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a-, an-
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without
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ana-
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up
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de-
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from, away, down, not
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-ac, -al, -eal, -ia,
A
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-iac, -ic
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pertaining to
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-itis
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inflammation
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acoust/o
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ear, hearing
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brachi/o
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arm
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cardi/o
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heart
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cephal-
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head
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gastr/o
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stomach
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ab-
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away from
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ad-
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toward
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brady-
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slow
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dys-
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difficult, painful, bad
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tachy-
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fast
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-algia, -dynia
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pain
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-esis, -osis
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condition
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-gram
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written record or picture
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-logy
A
study or science of
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-pnea
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breathing, breathe
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angi/o, vas/o
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blood or lymph vessel
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arthr/o
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joint
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bronch/o
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bronchi, airway passage
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encephal/o
brain
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enter/o
intestine (usually small)
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heter-
different, other
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homo-, ipsi-
same
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-ase
enzyme
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-sclerosis
hardness, dryness
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adip/o, lip/o, steat/o
fat
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ather/o
fatty plaque
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erythr/o, rhod/o
red
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glu-, gluco-, gly-, glyc-, glyco-
sugar
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hyper-
above or excessive
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hypo-
below or deficient
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pan-
all
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-emia
abnormal blood condition
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-globin
protein
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-meter
measure
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-penia
few, deficiency of
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-poeisis
production or formation
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cyt/o
cell
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hem/o, hemat/o
blood
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leuk/o
white
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phleb/o, ven/o
vein
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thromb/o
blood clotting
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ec-, ex-, ecto-
out, away from
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end-, endo-, ent-
within, inside
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meta-
change or beyond, between
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neo-
new
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pedia-
child
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-blast
immature, embryonic cell
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-gen, -genesis, -genic
producing, produced by
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-oma
cancer, tumor, neoplasm, mass
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-opsy
process of viewing
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-plasia, -trophy
growth, proliferation, nourishment
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carcin/o
cancer of epithelial tissue
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lei/o
smooth
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my/o
muscle
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myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
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onc/o
cancer, tumor, neoplasm, mass
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ante-
before, in front of
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anti-, contra-
against, opposite
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circum-, peri-
around
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inter-
between
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intra-
within, inside
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-ectomy
to surgically excise or cut out
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-pexy
to surgically fix into position
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-plasty
to surgically repair
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-tomy
incision, cutting
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-tripsy
crushing
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lapar/o
abdomen, flank
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lith/o
stone
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pneum/o, pulm/o
air, lung
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rhin/o
nose
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trache/o
windpipe
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auto-
self
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dia-, per-, trans-
through, complete, between
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epi-
above, upon
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infra-
below, under
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para-
near, adjacent to
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-centesis
surgically inserting needle to drain fluid
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-esthesia
sensation
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-pathy
disease
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-stomy
new surgical opening
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-uria
urine
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hepat/o
liver
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nephr/o, ren/o
kidney
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olig/o
few, small
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oste/o
bone
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thorac/o
chest
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iso-
equal
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poly-
many, much
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re-, retro-
back, again, behind
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semi-, hemi-
half
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-kinesis
movement
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-lysis (or ly/o)
loose, destroy, breakdown, separate
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-phasia
speech
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-plegia
paralysis
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-praxia
activity
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cry/o
cold
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derm/o, dermat/o
skin
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macr/o, megal/o
large
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micr/o
small
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therm/o
heat
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chole-
bile, gall
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denti-
teeth
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hydro-
water
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super-, supra-
above, upon, beyond
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sym-, syn-
together, with
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-ectasis
expansion, dilation
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-emesis
vomiting
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-phobia
fear
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-rhage, -rhagia, -rrhea
loss or discharge of fluids
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-stasis
to control
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cyst/o, vesic/o
bladder (usually urinary)
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dors/o
back
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gingiv/o
gums
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hist/o
tissue
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later/o
side
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-cele
hernia
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-malacia
softening
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-ptosis
prolapse, sag
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-scope
instrument for viewing
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-stenosis
narrowing
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galact/o, lact/o
milk
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hypn/o
sleep
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hyster/o, metr/o
uterus
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iatr/o
medical treatment, physician
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laryng/o
vocal cords
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lingu/o, gloss/o
tongue
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mamm/o, mast/o
breast
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mon/o
single, one
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myring/o, tympan/o
ear drum
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muc/o, myx/o
mucus
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necr/o
death
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ocul/o, opthalm/o
eye
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onych/o
finger or toe nails
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or/o, stomat/o
mouth
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orth/o
straight, correct
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ot/o
ear
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pharyng/o
throat
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phon/o
sound
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phot/o
light
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poikil/o
varied, irregular
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pseud/o
false
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psych/o
mind
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sept/o
infection
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somat/o
body
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ventr/o
abdomen, anterior of body
