All Terminology Flashcards
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anti-
A
against
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brady-
A
slow
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de-
A
remove, loss of
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hyper-
A
high, above, too much
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hypo-
A
below, under, not enough
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abdomin-
A
abdomen
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cardi-, bronch/o
A
heart
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dent-, odont/o
A
tooth, teeth
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gingiv-
A
gums
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hydr-
A
water
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-cyte
A
cell
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-ectomy
A
removal of…
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-itis
A
inflammation
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-logy
A
study of…
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-scope
A
instrument for exam
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adren/o
A
adrenal gland
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aden/o
A
gland
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angi/o
A
vessel
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arteri/o
A
artery
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arthr/o
A
joint
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atri/o
A
atrium
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blephar/o or cili/o
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eyelid, eyelash
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cephel/o
A
head
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cervic/o
A
cervix, or neck
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cheil/o
lip
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chol/o or chole
bile
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cholecyst/o
gallbladder
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chondr/o
cartilage
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col/o
colon
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colp/o
vagina
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duoden/o
duodenum
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encephal/o
brain
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enter/o
intestines, inside
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epidydym/o
epidermis
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esophag/o
esophagus
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faci/o
face
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hepa-, hepat/o
liver
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hist/o
tissue
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hyster/o, metr/o, utur/o
uterus
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ile/o
ileum
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ili/o
ilium
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jejun/o
jejunum
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kerat/o
cornea
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lapar/o
abdomen
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laryng/o
larynx
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lip/o
fat
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lymph/o
lymph
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mast/o, mamm/o
mammary glands
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mening/o
meninges
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muscul/o, my/o, myos-
muscle
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myel/o
bone marrow or spinal cord
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nephr/o
kidney
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neur/o
nerve
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occipit/o
back of the head
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ocul/o, ophthalm/o
eye
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onych/o
claw or hoof
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or/o
mouth
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oste/o, oss/eo, oss/i
bone
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ot/o
ear
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ovari/o
ovary
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pharyng/o
pharynx
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phleb/o
vein
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pil/o, trich/o
hair
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pneum/o, pulmo-, pulmon/o
lung, aur, breath
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pod/o
feet
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proct/o
rectum
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pyel/o
pelvis
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ren/o
renal
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rhin/o
nose
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splen/o
spleen
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spandyl/o
vertebrae, spinal column
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steth/o
chest
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stomat/o
mouth
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tars/o
ankle
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ten/o
tendon
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thorac/o
thorax
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thym/o
thymus gland
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tonsill/o
tonsils
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trache/o
trachea
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tympan/o
tympanic membrane
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ureter/o
ureter
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ur/o
urine
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uter/o
uterus
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vas/o
vessel or duct
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ven/o
vein
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albi/o, albin/o, leuk/o
white
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chlor/o
green
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cyan/o
blue
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cirrh/o, xanth/o, jaund/o
yellow
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eosin/o, eurthyr/o, rhod/o, rubi/o
red
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glauc/o
grey/silver
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melan/o
black
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purpur/o
purple
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-centesis
to puncture, perforate, and withdraw fluid or air or etc.
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-ectomy
to remove
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-ize
use, subject to...
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-pexy
fixation or suturing
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-plasty
to shape, the surgical formation of, or plastic surgery.
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-rraphy
to surgically repair or suture
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-stomy
to make a new, artificial opening in a hallow organ
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-tomy
to make a cut into or incision
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-algia
pain
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-emasis
vomit
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-emia
blood condition
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-esis, -iasis
infestation or infection of/with
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-genisis
development
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-ism
a state/condition or a fact
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-itis
inflammation
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-megaly
enlarged
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-ama
tumor
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-osis
abnormal condition or degeneration
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-path, -pathy
disease
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-penia
deficiency or lack of
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-phage, -phagy
eating
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a-, an-
without or not
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anti-
against
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brachy-
short
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brady-
slow
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cata-
under, down, lower
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contra-
against or opposite
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crypt/o
hidden
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de-
remove or take away
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dis-
apart from or free from
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dolich/o
long
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dys-
difficult or painful
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e-, ec-, ex-
out of or from
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eu-
normal or good or healthy
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glyc/o, gluc/o
sugar or sweet
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hem/a, hemat/o, hem/o
blood
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hemi-
half
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hydr/o
water
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hyper-
too much or high or above
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hypo-
too little or below or under
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macro-, mega-, mega/o
large
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micro-
small
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mal-
bad or poor
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necr/o
death
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neo-
new
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olig/o
few or little
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pan-
all or entire
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poly-
many or much
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pseud/o
false
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py/o
pus
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trachy-
fast or rapid
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ur/e-, ur/ea-, ur/eo-, ur/in, ur/o
urine or urea
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-gram
product or photo or image
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-graph
instrument/machine
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-graphy
procedure/using an instrument/machine
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-meter
instrument/machine that measures or counts
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-metry, -imetry
procedure of measuring
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-scope
instrument
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-scopy
act of using an instrument
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-tome
instrument for cutting
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superficial/external
outside of the body
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deep/internal
inside the body
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anterior
front end
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posterior
back end
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palmar
front bottom paws
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plantar
back bottom paws
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medial
towards the middle
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lateral
away from the middle
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dorsal recumbency
laying face up (supine)
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ventral recumbency
laying face down (prone)
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left lateral
on the left side
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right lateral
on the right side
