Ch.5medicalterm Flashcards by Troy Carter

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The foundation of a the word

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Word root

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What occurs before the word root

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Prefix

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What occurs after the word root

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Suffix

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A vowel that joins one or more word roots to other components of a term

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Combining vowel

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Cardi

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Heart

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Hepat

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Liver

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Nephr

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Kidney

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Neur

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Nerves

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Psych

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Mind

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Thorac

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Chest

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Prefix hyper

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Over,excessive,high

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Prefix hypo

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Under,below,normal

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Prefix tachy

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Rapid,fast

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Prefix Brady

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Slow

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Prefix pre

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Before

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Prefix post

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After,behind

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Suffix -al

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Pertaining to

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Suffix -algia

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Pertaining to pain

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Suffix ectomy

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Surgical removal of

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Suffix -ic

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Pertaining to

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Suffix -itis

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Inflammation or infection

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Suffix -logy

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Study of

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Suffix -logist

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Specialist

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Suffix megaly

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Enlargement

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Suffix -meter

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Measuring instrument

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Suffix -Oma

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Tumor

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Suffix -pathy

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Disease

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Prefix uni

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One

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Prefix dipl

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Two;double

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Prefix null-

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None

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Prefix primi-

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First

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Prefix multi-

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Many

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Prefix bi-

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Two

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Prefix tri-

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Three

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Prefix quad-

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Four

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Prefix tetra-

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Four

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Prefix quint-

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Five

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Prefix sext-

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Six

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Prefix sept-

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Seven

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Prefix oct-

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Eight

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Prefix Nona-

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Nine

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Prefix deca-

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Ten

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Prefix semi-

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Half;partial

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Prefix hemi-

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Half;one sided

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Prefix ambi-

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Both

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Root cyan

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Blue

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Root leuk

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White

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Root erythr

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Red

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Root cirrh

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Yellow-Orange

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Root melan

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Black

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Root poli

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Gray

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Root alb

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White

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Root chlor

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Green

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Prefix ab-

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Away from

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Prefix ad-

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To,toward

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Prefix de-

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Down from,away

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Prefix circum

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Around ,about

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Prefix peri

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Around

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Prefix trans

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Across,through,beyond

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Prefix epi

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Above ,upon,on

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Prefix Supra

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Above,over

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Prefix retro

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Behind

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Prefix sub

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Under,beneath

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Prefix infra

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Below,under

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Prefix para

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Near,beside,beyond,apart from

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Prefix contra

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Against,opposite

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Prefix ecto

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Out,outside

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Prefix endo

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Within

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Prefix extra

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Outside,in addition

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Prefix intra

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Inside ,within

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Prefix ipsi

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Same

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