Chapter 5: Medical Terminology Flashcards
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acou
A
Hear
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aden
A
gland
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adip
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Fat
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alb
A
White
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alges
A
Pain
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andr
A
male
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angi
A
vessel
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a-
A
Without, lack of
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ad-
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to, toward
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ana-
A
up, back, again
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ect-
A
outside
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ipsi-
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same (ipsilateral). The spleen and heart are ipsilateral.
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-al
A
pertaining to
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-algia
A
pertaining to pain
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-asthenia
A
weakness
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-blast
A
immature cell
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-megaly
A
enlargement of
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-pnea
A
pertaining to breathing
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-ostomy
A
surgical creation of an opening
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olig-
A
little, deficient
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ptyal
A
saliva
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colp
A
vagina
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emesis
A
vomit
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febr
A
fever
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supra-
above, upper
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-plegia
paralysis
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IV stands for
Intravenous
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-ectomy
surgical removal of
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-itis
inflammation
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-phagia
eating or swallowing
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-phasia
Speech
32
Tachy-
Rapid
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Brady-
Slow
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ab-
Away from
