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Chapter 1: Introduction to Medical Terminology - Elements Flashcards

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ab-

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away from, negative, absent

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ad-

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toward, to, in the direction of

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dia-

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through, between, apart, complete

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dys-

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bad, difficult, painful

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end-, endo-

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in, within, inside

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eu-

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good, normal, well, easy

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ex-

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out of, outside, away from

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hyper-

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excessive, increased

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hypo-

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deficient, decreased

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in-

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in, into, not, without

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inter-

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between, among

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intra-

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within, inside

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macro-

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large, abnormal size or length, long

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mega-

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large, great

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post-

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after, behind

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pre-

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before, in front of

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sub-

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under, less, below

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super-

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above, excessive, higher than

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supra-

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above, upper, excessive

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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angi/o

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blood or lymph vessel

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append/o, appendic/o

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appendix

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arter/o, arteri/o

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artery

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arthr/o

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joint

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ather/o

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plaque, fatty substance

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cardi/o, card/o

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heart

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col/o

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colon, large intestine

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cyan/o

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blue

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dermat/o, derm/o

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skin

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enter/o

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small intestine

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erythr/o

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red

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gastr/o

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stomach, belly

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hem/o, hemat/o

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blood, relating to the blood

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laryng/o

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larynx, throat

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leuk/o

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white

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lith/o

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stone, calculus

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megal/o

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large, great

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melan/o

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black, dark

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my/o

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muscle

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myc/e, myc/o

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myel/o

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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nerv/o, neur/i, neur/o

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nerve, nerve tissue

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olig/o

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scanty, few

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ot/o

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ear, hearing

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path/o

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disease, suffering, feeling, emotion

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poli/o

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gray matter of brain and spinal cord

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis, bowl of kidney

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pyr/o, pyret/o

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fever, fire

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rhin/o

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tonsill/o

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tonsil, thorat

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-ago

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abnormal condition, disease

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-al

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pertaining to

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-algia

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pain, suffering, painful condition

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-an

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characteristic of, pertaining to

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-cyte

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-dynia

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-e

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noun ending

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-ectomy

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surgical removal, cutting out, excision

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-esis

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abnormal condition, disease

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-gram

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a picture or record

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-graph

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a picture or record, machine recording record

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-graphy

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the process of producing a picture or record

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-ia

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abnormal condition, disease, plural of -ium

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-ial

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pertaining to

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-iasis

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abnormal condition, disease

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ine

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pertaining to

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-ion

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action, process, state or condition

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-ior

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pertaining to

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-ism

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condition, state of

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-itis

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inflammation

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-necrosis

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tissue death

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-ologist

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specialist

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-ology

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the science or study of

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-oma

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tumor, neoplasm

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-ory

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pertaining to

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-osis

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abnormal condition, disease

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-ostomy

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the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

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-otomy

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cutting, surgical incision

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-pathy

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disease, suffering, feeling, emotion

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

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-rrhaphy

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surgical suturing

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-rrhea

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flow or discharge

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-rrhexis

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-sclerosis

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abnormal hardening

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-stenosis

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abnormal narrowing

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-tic

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pertaining to

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-um

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singular noun ending

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-us

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thing, singular noun ending

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-y

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noun ending

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