Biological and medical terminology Flashcards
1
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holo
A
whole, total, complete
2
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pre-
A
before (in time or space)
3
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pro-
A
before, in front of
4
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-lysis, lytic
A
to cut apart, destruction
5
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-osis
A
condition of, disease
6
Q
bi, bin
A
2, double
7
Q
dec
A
10
8
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deka
A
10
9
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di
A
2
10
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hept
A
7
11
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hex
A
6
12
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mono
A
one
13
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non, nona
A
9
14
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oct
A
8
15
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pent
A
5
16
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quadr-
A
4
17
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sept-
A
7
18
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sex-
A
6
19
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-mer
A
sea
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a, an
A
without, not
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co, con
A
with
22
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-gram
A
something written or recorded
23
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-graphy
A
writing
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homo
A
same, common
25
-log, -logo
word
26
-logy
study of
27
card, cardio
heart
28
encephal, enceph
brain
29
gastr
stomach
30
hepat
liver
31
dent, denta, denti
tooth, teeth
32
nas
nose
33
ot, oto
ear
34
pod-, -pod
foot
35
pter
wing
36
oss
bone
37
oste
bone
38
tax-
to arrange, to order
39
mut
to change
40
sapr-
rotten, decay
41
-algia, -alg, -alge, -algesi
pain
42
carcin-
cancer
43
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove liquid
44
-clast
something that breaks
45
-dynia
pain
46
-ectomy
excision, removal
47
-emesis
vomit
48
-gen
agent that causes
49
-ia
condition, abnormal state
50
-iasis
presence, condition caused by agent in the stem world
51
infarct
stuffed, small area
52
-itis
inflammation
53
-lalia
speech disorder
54
-mania
madness
55
-megaly
enlargement
56
-opia
vision
57
patho-
disease
58
-penia
lack, deficiency
59
-scopy
visual examination
60
-corpus, corpor-
body
61
-pnea, pne-
breath
