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Basic Medical Terminology Flashcards

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1
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adeno

A

gland

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adreno

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adrenal gland

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angio

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vessel

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ano

A

anus

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arterio

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artery

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arthro

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joint

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balano

A

glans penis

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blepharo

A

eyelid

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broncho

A

bronchus

(windpipe)

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cantho

A

canthus

angle at either end of slit between eyelids

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capit

A

head

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cardi

A

or

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cardio

A

heart

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carpo

A

wrist

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cephalo

A

head

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cerebello

A

cerebellurn

(part of brain)

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cerebro

A

cerebrum

part of brain

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cheilo

A

lip(mouth)

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chole

A

bile
(note: chole plus cyst, meaning bladder, equals gallbladder; chole plus doch, meaning duct, equals choledocho or common bile duct)

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chondro

A

cartilage

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chordo

A

cord or sting

usually used in connection with the vocal cord or spermatic cord

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cilia

A

hair

latin

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cleido

A

collarbone

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coccygo

A

coccyx

end bone of spinal column

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colpo

A

vagina

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cordo

A

cord

usually vocal cord

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coxa

A

hip

latin

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cranio

A

head

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cysto

A

sac, cyst, or bladder

most often used in connection with the urinary bladder

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cyto

A

cell

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dacryo

A

tear

used commonly in relation to tear duct or sac

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dento

A

or

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donto

A

tooth

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derma

A

skin

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duodeno

A

duodenum

part of small intestine

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36
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emia

A

blood

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encephalo

A

brain

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entero

A

intestines

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fascia

A

sheet or brand of fibrous tissue

latin

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fibro

A

fibers

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gastro

A

stomach

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42
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genu

A

knee

latin

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gingivo

A

gums

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glomerulo

A

glomerulus

often a structure of the kidney

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glosso

A

tongue

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gnatho

A

jaw

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hallux

A

great toe

latin

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hem, hema, hemo, hemato

A

blood

49
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hepato

A

liver

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hilus

A

pit or depression in an organ where vessels and nerves enter

latin

51
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histio

A

tissue

52
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hystero

A

uterus

note: this term may also pertain to hysteria

53
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ileo

A

ileum

part of small intestine

54
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ilio

A

flank or ilium

bone of the pelvis

55
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jejuno

A

jejunum

part of small intestine

56
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kerato

A

cornea or horny layer of skin

connection with tear ducts or sacs

57
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laparo

A

loin or flank

also refers to abdomen

58
Q

laryngo

A

larynx

59
Q

linguo

A

tongue

60
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lympho

A

lymph

61
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masto

A

breast

62
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labio

A

lips

63
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lacrimo

A

tears

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meningo

A

meninges

coverings of the brain and spinal cord

65
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Metra, metro

A

unterus

66
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morpho

A

form

67
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myelo

A

bone marrow and also spinal cord

note: the use of this term will determine which tissue is meant

68
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myo

A

muscle

note: the latin word for muscle is mus

69
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myringo

A

eardrum

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naso

A

nose

71
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nephro

A

kidney

72
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neuro

A

nerve

73
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oculo

A

eye

74
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odonto

A

tooth

75
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omphalo

A

naval or umbilicus

76
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onycho

A

nails

77
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oophoro

A

ovary

78
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ophthalmo

A

eye

79
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orchio, orchido

A

testis

80
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oro

A

mouth

81
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os

A

bone

or mouth

82
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osteo

A

bone

83
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oto

A

ear

84
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ovario

A

ovary

85
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palato

A

palate of mouth

86
Q

palpebro

A

eyelid

87
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pectus

A

breast, chest, or thorax

latin

88
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pharyngo

A

pharynx

89
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phlebo

A

vein

90
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pilo

A

hair

91
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pleuro

A

pleura of lung

relates also to side or rib

92
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pneumo, pneumono

A

lungs

also used in referring to air or breath

93
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procto

A

rectum

94
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pyelo

A

pelvis of kidney

95
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pyloro

A

pylorus

part of stomach just before duodenum

96
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rhino

A

nose

97
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sacro

A

sacrum

98
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salpingo

A

fallopian tube or oviduct

99
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sialo

A

saliva

used in connection with a salivary duct or gland

100
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splanchno

A

viscera

101
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spleno

A

spleen

102
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sterno

A

sternum

103
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stoma

A

mouth

104
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tarso

A

instep of foot; ankle

also edge of eyelid

105
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teno, tenonto

A

tendon

106
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thoraco

A

thorax or chest

107
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thyro

A

thyroid

108
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trachelo

A

neck, particularly the neck of the uterus

109
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trancheo

A

trachea

110
Q

unguis

A

nail

111
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uretero

A

ureter

112
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urethro

A

urethra

113
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uro

A

urine; urinary

114
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utero

A

uterus

115
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vaso

A

vessel

116
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veno

A

vein

117
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ventriculo

A

ventricle, either of heart of brain

118
Q

viscero

A

viscera

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