Chapter 1- Intro to Med Term Flashcards
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bi/o
A
life
2
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carcin/o
A
cancer
3
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cardi/o
A
heart
4
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chem/o
A
chemical
5
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cis/o
A
to cut
6
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dermat/o
A
skin
7
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enter/o
A
skin
8
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gastr/o
A
stomach
9
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gynec/o
A
female
10
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hemat/o
A
blood
11
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immun/o
A
protection
12
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx
13
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nephr/o
A
kidney
14
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neur/o
A
nerve
15
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ophthalm/o
A
eye
16
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ot/o
A
ear
17
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path/o
A
disease
18
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pulmon/o
A
lung
19
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rhin/o
A
nose
20
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a-
A
without
21
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an-
A
without
22
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anti-
A
against
23
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auto-
A
self
24
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brady-
A
slow
25
de-
without
26
dys-
painful; different; abnormal
27
endo-
within; inner
28
epi-
above
29
eu-
normal
30
ex-
outward
31
extra-
outside of
32
hetero-
different
33
homo-
same
34
hyper-
excessive
35
hypo-
below; insufficient
36
in-
not; inward
37
inter-
between
38
intra-
within
39
macro-
large
40
micro-
small
41
neo-
new
42
para-
beside; abnormal; two like parts of a pair
43
per-
through
44
peri-
around
45
post-
after
46
pre-
before
47
pro-
before
48
pseudo-
false
49
re-
again
50
retro-
backward; behind
51
sub-
below
52
tachy-
fast
53
trans-
across
54
ultra-
beyond
55
un-
not
56
bi-
two
57
hemi-
half
58
mono-
one
59
multi-
many
60
nulli-
none
61
pan-
all
62
poly-
many
63
quadri-
four
64
semi-
partial
65
tetra-
four
66
tri-
three
67
-algia
pain
68
-cele
protrusion
69
-cyte
cell
70
-dynia
pain
71
-ectasis
dilation
72
-gen
that which produces
73
-genic
producing
74
-ia
condition
75
-iasis
abnormal condition
76
-ism
state of
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-itis
inflammation
78
-logist
one who studies
79
-logy
study of
80
-lytic
destruction
81
-malacia
abnormal softening
82
-megaly
enlarged
83
-oma
tumor, mass
84
-opsy
view of
85
-osis
abnormal condition
86
-pathy
disease
87
-plasm
formation
88
-plegia
paralysis
89
-ptosis
drooping
90
-rrhagia
abnormal flow
91
-rrhea
discharge
92
-rrhexis
rupture
93
-sclerosis
hardening
94
-stenosis
narrowing
95
-therapy
treatment
96
-trophy
development
97
-centsis
puncture to withdraw fluid
98
-ectomy
surgical removal
99
-ostomy
surgically create an opening
100
-pexy
surgical fixation
101
-plasty
surgical repair
102
-rrhaphy
to suture
103
-tome
instrument to cut
104
-gram
record
105
-graphy
process of recording
106
-meter
instrument for measuring
107
-metry
process of measuring
108
-scope
instrument for viewing
109
-scopic
pertaining to visually examining
110
-scopy
process of visually examining
111
-otomy
cutting into