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2.2 Medical Terminology Elements Flashcards

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-al

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pertaining to

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-algia

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pain

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-cide

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kill

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-cise

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cut

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-emia

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blood

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-genic

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origin

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-gram

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image or written record of

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-itis

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inflammation

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-megaly

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large or enlargement

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-necrosis

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death of tissue

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-oma

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tumor

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-oscopy

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visual examination and possible treatment of an organ or joint

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-ostomy

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creation of an opening

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-otomy

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incision into an organ

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-pathy

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disease

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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-plasty

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surgical repair/restoration

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-plasty

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surgical restoration

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-rrhage

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flow

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-rrhaphy

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to suture

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-tome

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a cutting instrument

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a-, an-

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without

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ad-

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toward, in the direction of

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adeno

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gland

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aero

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air

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ante-

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before

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anti-

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against

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artery

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artery

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arthro

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joint

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arthro

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joint

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Best way to learn the meaning of a medical term?

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Analyze and understand its components and their relation to each other

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bi-

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two, both sides

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broncho

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cardio

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cerebro

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chir

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chole-

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chondro/io

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colo

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combining vowel

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a letter (usually “o”) added to or removed from the root to ease pronunciation of a medical word

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costo

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cranio

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cyst

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fluid filled sac

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cysto

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derma

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dis-

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apart/away

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dys-

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electro-

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electrical activity

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encephalo

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endo-

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extra-

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gastro

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gyne

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hema/hemat

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hemi-

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hepat

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herni

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hyper-

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above, excessive

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hypo-

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below, deficient

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hyster

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inter-

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intra-

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within, inside

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leuko

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lip

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litho

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mast

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neo-

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nephros

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oopher

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osteo

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para-

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besides, near

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per-

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peri-

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around, about

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post-

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pre-

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prefix

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elements before root word

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procto

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rhino

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root word elements

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base word with primary meaning

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septo-

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dividing wall

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stoma

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sub-

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under, beneath

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suffix

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element after root word

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suffixes the mean “pertaining to”

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  • ac
  • al
  • eal
  • ic
  • ary
  • ous
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supra-

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thrombus

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blood clot

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thyroid

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tracheo

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trans-

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across, through

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word elements

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parts of a word

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