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Chapter 1 Flashcards

Introduction to Medical Language

1
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C ( before a, o, u)

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K sound

Cardiac

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C (before e, I, y)

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S sound

Cyst

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Ch

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K sounds

Chiropractor

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G (before a, o, u)

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G sound

Gamma

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G (before e, i , y)

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J sound

Genetic

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Ph

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F sound

pharmacy

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Pn

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N sound

Pnemonia

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Pt (initial)

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T sound

Pterigium

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Rh, rrh

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R sound

Rhinoplasty

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X (initial)

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Z sound

Xeroderma

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11
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arthr/o

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Joint

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12
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cardi/o

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Heart

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13
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enter/o

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Small intestine

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gastr/o

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Stomach

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hepat/o

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Liver

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neur/o

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Nerve

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hem/o

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Blood

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18
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hemat/o

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Blood

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19
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my/o

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Muscle

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muscul/o

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Muscle

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21
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angi/o

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Vessel

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22
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vas/o

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Vessel

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vascul/o

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Vessel

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24
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derm/o

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Skin

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dermat/o

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Skin

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26
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cutane/o

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Skin

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27
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pneum/o

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Lung

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pneumon/o

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Lung

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pulmon/o

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Lung

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30
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gen/o

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Creation/cause

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31
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hydr/o

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Water

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32
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morph/o

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Change

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33
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myc/o

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Fungus

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34
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necr/o

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Death

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35
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myc/o

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Fungus

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36
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necr/o

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Death

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37
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orth/o

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Straight

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38
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path/o

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Suffering, disease

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39
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phag/o

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Eat

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40
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plas/o

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Formation

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py/o

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scler/o

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sten/o

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troph/o

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Nourishment, development

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xen/o

46
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-ac

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Pertaining to

47
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-al

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Pertaining to

48
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-ar

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Pertaining to

49
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-ary

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Pertaining to

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-eal

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Pertaining to

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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-tic

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Pertaining to

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-ous

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Pertaining to

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-ia

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-ism

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-ium

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Tissue, structure

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-y

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Condition, structure

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-icle

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-ole

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-ule

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-ula

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-iatrics

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Medical science

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-iatry

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Medical science

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-ist

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Specialist

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-logist

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Specialist in the study of

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-logy

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-algia

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-dynia

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-cele

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-emia

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Blood condition

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-iasis

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Presence of

72
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-itis

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Inflammation

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-lysis

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Loosen, break

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-malacia

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Abnormal softening

75
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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-oid

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Resembling

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-oma

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-osis

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-pathy

80
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-penia

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Deficiency

81
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-ptosis

82
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-rrhage

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Excessive flow

83
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-rrhagia

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Excessive flow

84
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-rrhea

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-rrhexis

86
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-spasm

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Involuntary contraction

87
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-centesis

88
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-gram

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Written record

89
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-graph

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Instrument used to produce a record

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-graphy

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Writing procedure

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-meter

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Instrument used to measure

92
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-metry

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process of measuring

93
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-scope

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instrument used to look

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-scopy

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process of looking

95
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-desis

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binding, fixation

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-ectomy

97
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-pexy

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surgical fixation

98
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-plsaty

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reconstruction

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-rrhaphy

100
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-stomy

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creation of an opening

101
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-tomy

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