Chapter 1- Intro To Medical Terminology Flashcards

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Carcin/o

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Cancer

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Chem/o

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Chemical

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Cis/o

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To cut

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Enter/o

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Small intestine

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Gynec/o

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Female

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Hemat/o

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Blood

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Hydr/o

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Water

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Immun/o

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Immunity

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Laryng/o

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Voice box

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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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Ot/o

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Ear

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a-

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W/out, away from

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an-

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Without

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ante-

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Before, infront of

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auto-

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Self

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Brady-

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Slow

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de-

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Without

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dys-

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Painful, difficult, abnormal

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Endo-

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Within, inner

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Epi-

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Upon, over

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Eso-

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Inward

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Eu-

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Normal, good

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Ex-

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External, outward

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Exo-

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Outward

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Hetero-

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Different

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Homo-

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Same

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Hydro-

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Water

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In-

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Not ; inward

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Inter-

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Among, between

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Intra-

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Within, inside

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Myo-

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To shut

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Neo-

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New

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Pan-

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All

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Para-

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Beside, near; abnormal; two like parts of a pair

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Per-

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Through

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Peri-

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Around

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Pro-

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Before

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Pre-

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Before, in front of

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Pseudo-

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False

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Retro-

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Backward, behind

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Supra-

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Above

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Tachy-

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Rapid, fast

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Trans-

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Through, across

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Ultra-

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Beyond, excess

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Un-

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Not

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Nulli-

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None

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Primi-

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First

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Tetra-

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4

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-cele

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Hernia, protrusion

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-dynia

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Pain

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-ectasis

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Dilation

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-gen

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That which produces

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-genesis

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Produces, generates

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-genic

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Producing, produced by

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-ia

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State, condition

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-iasis

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Abnormal condition

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-iatry

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Medical treatment

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-ism

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State of

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-logist

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One who studies

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-lysis

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Destruction

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-lytic

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Destruction

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-malacia

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Abnormal softening

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-megaly

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Enlargement, large

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-oid

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Resembling

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-oma

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Tumor, mass, swelling

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-osis

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Abnormal condition

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-plasm

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Development, growth

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-ptosis

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Drooping

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-rrhage

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Excessive, abnormal flow

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-rrhagia

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Abnormal flow condition

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

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-sclerosis

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Hardening

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-stenosis

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Narrowing

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-therapy

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Treatment

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-trophy

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Nourishment, development

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-ule

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Small

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-ac, -al, -an, -ar, -ary, -atic, -eal, -iac, -ic, -ile, -ine, -ior, -nic, -ory, -ose, -ous, -tic

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Pertaining to; convert word root into an adj.

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-centesis

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Puncture to withdraw fluid

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal

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-ostomy

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Surgically create an opening

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-otomy

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Cutting into

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-pexy

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Surgical fixation

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-rrhaphy

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Suture

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-gram

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Record or picture

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-graph

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Instrument for recording

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-metry

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Process of measuring

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-scope

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Instrument for viewing

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-scopy

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Process of visually examining