Basic term parts and medical records Flashcards
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lip
A
fat (root)
2
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lip/o
A
fat (combining form)
3
Q
-emia
A
blood condition(suffix)
4
Q
hyper-
A
excessive (prefix)
5
Q
protein
A
protein (root)
6
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
7
Q
vas/o
A
vessel
8
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vascul/o
A
vessel
9
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cardi/o
A
heart
10
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enter/o
A
small intestine
11
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esophag/o
A
esophagus
12
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
13
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hem/o
A
blood
14
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hemat/o
A
blood
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hepat/o
A
liver
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oste/o
A
bone
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ur/o
A
urine
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urin/o
A
urine
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-al
A
pertaining to
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-eal
A
pertaining to
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-ectasis
A
expansion or dilation
22
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-ectomy
A
excision (removal)
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-ia
A
condition of
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-itis
A
inflammation
25
-logy
study of
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megaly
enlargement
27
-stomy
creation of an opening
28
-tomy
icision
29
oligo-
few or deficient
30
para-
alongside of, abnormal
31
peri-
around
32
-ac
pertaining to
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-ar
pertaining to
34
-dynia
pain
35
-ium
structure or tissue
36
-rrhaphy
suture
37
-rrhexis
rupture
38
endo-
within
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epi-
upon
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sub-
below or under
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hyster/o
uterus
42
metr/o
uterus
43
uter/o
uterus
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c (before a, o, u)
k
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c (before e, i)
s
46
ch
k
47
g (before a, o, u)
g
48
g (before e, i)
j
49
ph
f
50
pn
n
51
ps
s
52
pt
t
53
rh, rrh
r
54
x (as first letter in a word)
z
55
-a : singular
-ae : plural
56
-is : singular
-es : plural
57
-ma : singular
-mata : plural
58
-on : singular
-a : plural
59
-um : singular
-a : plural
60
-us : singular
-i : plural
61
-ax : singular
-aces : plural
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-ex : singular
-ices : plural
63
-ix : singular
-ices : plural
64
-y : singular
-ies : plural
65
a-
without
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an-
without
67
anti-
against or opposed to
68
contra-
against or opposed to
69
de-
from, down, or not
70
ab-
away from
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ad-
to, toward, or near
72
circum-
around
73
dia-
across or through
74
trans-
across or through
75
e-
out or away
76
exo-
outside
77
ecto-
outside
78
extra-
outside
79
en-
within
80
endo-
within
81
ex
out or away
82
infra-
below or under
83
inter-
between
84
intra
within
85
meso-
middle
86
meta-
beyond, after, or change
87
retro-
backward or behind
88
bi-
two or both
89
hemi-
half
90
hypo-
below or deficient
91
macro-
large or long
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micro-
small
93
mono-
one
94
multi-
many
95
pan-
all
96
poly-
many
97
semi-
half
98
quadri-
four
99
super-
above or excessive
100
supra-
above or excessive
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tri-
three
102
uni-
one
103
ultra-
beyond or excessive
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ante-
before
105
brady-
slow
106
tachy-
fast
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post-
after or behind
108
pre-
before
109
pro-
before
110
re-
again or back
111
con-
together or with
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dys-
painful, difficult, or faulty
113
eu-
good or normal
114
neo-
new
115
sym-
together or with
116
syn-
together or with
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-algia
pain
118
-dynia
pain
119
-genesis
origin or production
120
-lysis
breaking down or dissolution
121
-megaly
enlargement
122
-oid
resembling
123
-penia
abnormal reduction
124
-rrhea
discharge
125
-spasm
involuntary contraction
126
-cele
pouching or hernia
127
-ectasis
expansion or dilation
128
-iasis
formation or presence of
129
-malacia
softening
130
-oma
tumor
131
-osis
condition or increase
132
-phil
attraction for
133
philia
attraction for
134
-potsis
falling or downward displacement
135
-rrhage
excessive discharge (usually blood)
136
-rrhagia
excessive discharge (usually blood)
137
-rrhexis
rupture
138
-centesis
puncture for aspiration
139
-desis
binding
140
-pexy
suspension or fixation
141
-plasty
surgical repair or reconstruction
142
-ation
process
143
-e
general indication that a word is a person place or thing
144
-ism
condition of
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-y
condition or process of
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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, ic, -ous, -tic
pertaining to (adjective endings)
147
-icle, -ole, -ula, -ule
small (diminutive endings)
148
-gram
record
149
-graph
instrument for recording
150
-graphy
process of recording
151
-iatric
pertaining to medicine, a physician, or healer
152
-iatry
treatment
153
-logist
one who specializes in the study or treatment of
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-ist
one who specializes in
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-meter
instrument for measuring
156
-metry
process of measuring
157
-poiesis
formation
158
-scope
instrument for examination
159
-scopy
process of examination
160
-stasis
stop or stand
161
cyan/o
blue
162
erythr/o
red
163
leuk/o
white
164
melan/o
black
165
aer/o
air, gas
166
hydr/o
water
167
py/o
pus
168
abdomin/o
abdomen
169
acr/o
extremity or topmost
170
aden/o
gland
171
arthr/o
joint
172
cephal/o
head
173
col/o
colon
174
colon/o
colon
175
cutane/o
skin
176
cyt/o
cell
177
derm/o
skin
178
dermat/o
skin
179
hist/o
tissue
180
lapar/o
abdomen
181
muscul/o
muscle
182
my/o
muscle
183
nas/o
nose
184
nephr/o
kidney
185
neur/o
nerve
186
or/o
mouth
187
pneum/o
air or lung
188
pneumon/o
air or lung
189
ren/o
kidney
190
rhin/o
nose
191
carcin/o
cancer
192
crin/o
to secrete
193
esthesi/o
sensation
194
fibr/o
fiber
195
gen/o
origin or production
196
gynec/o
woman
197
lith/o
stone
198
morph/o
form
199
necr/o
death
200
onc/o
tumor/o
201
orth/o
straight, normal, or correct
202
path/o
disease
203
ped/o
child or foot
204
phag/o
eat or swallow
205
phas/o
speech
206
phob/o
exaggerated fear or sensitivity
207
plas/o
formation
208
psych/o
mind
209
scler/o
hard
210
son/o
sound
211
sten/o
narrow
212
therm/o
heat
213
tox/o
poison
214
toxic/o
poison
215
troph/o
nourishment or development
