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Chapter 1: Medical Terminology Flashcards

This module provides an introduction to the language of healthcare workers including root words, suffixes, prefixes, abbreviations, body planes, directions, and cavities. Students learn to add prefixes and suffixes, for phrases with abbreviations, and interpret medical terms.

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1
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seb

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sebaceous glands

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cutane, dermat, derm

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skin

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hidr

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sweat glands

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pil

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hair

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oste, oss, ost

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bones

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chond

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cartilage

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arthr

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joints

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ligament

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ligaments

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myel

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bone marrow or spinal cord

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fasci

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fascia

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my, myo

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muscles

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ten, tend, tendin

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tendons

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encephal

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brain

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acoust, ot, aur

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ears

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ocul, ophthalm

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eyes

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neur

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nerves

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arteri, arter

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arteries

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hem, hemat

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blood

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card, cardi

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heart

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phleb, ven

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veins

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capill

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capillaries

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lymph

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lymph

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splen

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spleen

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thym

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thymus

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tonsill

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tonsils

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tonsill

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tonsils

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laryng

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larynx

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pneum, pneumon

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lungs

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nas

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nose

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pharyng

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pharynx

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trache

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trachea

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sinus

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sinuses

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esophag

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esophagus

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col

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large intestine

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hepat

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liver

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or

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mouth

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pancreat

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pancreas

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enter

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intestine

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gastr

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stomach

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nephr, ren

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kidney

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ureter

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ureters

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urethr

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urethra

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cyst, vesic

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urinary bladder

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adren, adrenal

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adrenals

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gonad

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gonads

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pancreat

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pancreas

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parathyroid

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parathyroids

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pineal

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pineal

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pituit

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pituitary

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thym

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thymus

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thyroid

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thyroid

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corch, orchid, test, testicul

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testicles

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oophor, ovari

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ovaries

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hyster, metr, metri, uter

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uterus

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cyte

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cells

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abdomin

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abdomen

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aden

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gland

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aer

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air, oxygen, glands

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alveol

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alveolus

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angi

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blood/lymph vessel

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ankyl

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crooked, stiff, bent

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appendic

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appendix

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ather

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yellowish fatty plaque

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aut

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self

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bil

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bile

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bio

A

life

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