Chabner Chapter 1 Medical Terminology Flashcards
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aden/o
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gland
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arthr/o
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joint
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bi/o
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life
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carcin/o
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cancer, cancerous
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cardi/o
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heart
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cephal/o
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head
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum, largest part of the brain
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vascular
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pertaining to blood
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cyst/o
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urinary bladder
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cyt/o
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cell
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derm/o dermat/o
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skin
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electr/o
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electricity
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encephal/o
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brain
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enter/o
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intestines (often small intestine)
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erythr/o
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red
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gastr/o
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stomach
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gnos/o
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knowledge
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gynec/o
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woman, female
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hem/o, hemat/o
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blood
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hepat/o
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liver
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lapar/o
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abdomen
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leuk/o
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white
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nephr/o
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kidney
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neur/o
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nerve
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onc/o
tumor (cancerous)
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opthalm/o
eye
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oste/o
bone
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path/o
disease
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psych/o
mind
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ren/o
kidney
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rhin/o
nose
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sarc/o
flesh
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thromb/o
clotting
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-al
pertaining to
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-algia
condition of pain
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-cyte
cell
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-ectomy
cutting out; removal, excision
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-emia
blood condition
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-globin
protein
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-gram
record
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-ia
condition
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-ic
pertaining to
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-ism
condition, process
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-itis
inflammation
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-logist
specialist in the study of
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-logy
study of
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-oma
tumor, mass
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-opsy
to view
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-osis
abnormal condition
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-scope
instrument to visually examine
51
-scopy
process of visual examination
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-sis
state of
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-tomy
process of cutting into; incision
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a-, an-
no, not
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aut-
self
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dia-
complete, through
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dys-
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
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endo-
within
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epi-
above, upon, on
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exo-
outside
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hyper-
excessive, more than normal, too much
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hypo-
below, less than normal, under
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pan-
all
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peri-
surrounding
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pro-
before, forward
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re-
back
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retro-
behind
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sub-
below, under
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trans-
across, through
