chapter 1 intro to med terms Flashcards by Jenna Balistreri

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Suffix

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added to end; procedures, conditions, or disease

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Prefix

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attached to beginning; time, position, direction, number, negation

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Combining vowels

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usually “o”; eases pronunciation

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Word root + combining vowel

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combining form

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(Prefix) intra-

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within or inside

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(prefix) sub-

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below, under

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(combining form) arthr/o

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joint

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(combining form) hepat/o

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liver

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(combining form) oste/o

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bones

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(combining form) ven/o

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vein

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-algia

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pain

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-cyte

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cell

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-dynia

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pain

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-emia

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blood condition

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-gram, -graph

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record, x-ray, picture

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-graphy

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processing of recording picture or record

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-itis

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inflammation

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-malacia

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abnormal softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-meter

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instrument used to measure

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-oid

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like, resembling

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-ologist

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specialist

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-ology

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study of

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-oma

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tumor

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-ostomy

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creating an artificial opening

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-otomy

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surgical incision

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-pathy

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disease

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-phobia

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abnormal fear of specific things

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-ptosis

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drooping, sagging, prolapse

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-rrhagia, -rrhage

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abnormal flow or discharge (blood)

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-rrhaphy

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suturing

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-rrhea

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abnormal flow or discharge (not blood)

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-sclerosis

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abnormal hardening

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-scope

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instrument used for visual examination

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-stasis

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stop, control

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-stenosis

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abnormal narrowing