chp.1 medical terminology Flashcards

compound, suffix, prefix

1
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aden/o

A

gland

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2
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arth/o

A

joint

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3
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bi/o

A

life

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4
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carcin/o

A

cancer(ous)

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5
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cardi/o

A

heart

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6
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cephal/o

A

head

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7
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cerebr/o

A

cerebrum

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8
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cis/o

A

to cut

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9
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crin/o

A

to secrete

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10
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cyst/o

A

urinary baldder/sac/cyst

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11
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cyt/o

A

cell

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12
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derm/o OR dermat/o

A

skin

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13
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electr/o

A

electricity

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14
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encephal/o

A

brain

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15
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enter/o

A

intestines

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16
Q

erythr/o

A

red

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17
Q

gastr/o

A

stomach

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18
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glyc/o

A

sugar

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19
Q

gnos/o

A

knowledge

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20
Q

gynec/o

A

woman

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21
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hemat/o OR hem/o

A

blood

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22
Q

hepat/o

A

liver

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23
Q

iatr/o

A

treatment/physician

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24
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leuk/o

A

white

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25
Q

log/o

A

study of

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26
Q

nephr/o

A

kidney

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27
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neur/o

A

nerveco

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28
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onc/o

A

tumor

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29
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ophthalm/o

A

eye

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30
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oste/o

A

bone

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31
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path/o

A

disease

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32
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ped/o

A

child

33
Q

psych/o

A

mind

34
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radi/o

A

x-rays

35
Q

ren/o

A

kidney

36
Q

rhin/o

A

nose

37
Q

sarc/o

A

flesh

38
Q

sect/o

A

to cut

39
Q

thromb/o

A

clot(ting)

40
Q

ur/o

A

urinary tract/urine

41
Q

-ac

A

pertaining to

42
Q

-al

A

pertaining to-a

43
Q

lgia

A

pain

44
Q

-cyte

A

cell

45
Q

-ectomy

A

excision/removal

46
Q

-emia

A

blood condition

47
Q

-genic

A

pertaining to producing/produced by/produced in

48
Q

-globin

A

protein

49
Q

-gram

A

record

50
Q

-ic, -ical

A

pertaining to-

51
Q

ion

A

process

52
Q

-ist

A

specialist-i

53
Q

tis

A

inflammation

54
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-logy

A

process of study

55
Q

-oma

A

tumor/mass/swelling

56
Q

-opsy

A

process of viewing

57
Q

-osis

A

condition, unsually abnormal

58
Q

-pathy

A

disease condition

59
Q

-scope

A

instrument to visually examine

60
Q

-sis

A

state of/condition

60
Q

-scopy

A

process of visually examining

61
Q

-tomy

A

process of cutting/incision

62
Q

-y

A

process/condition

63
Q

a-, an-

A

no/not/without

64
Q

aut-, auto-

A

self/own

65
Q

dia-

A

complrete/through

66
Q

endo-

A

within

67
Q

epi-

A

above/upon

68
Q

ex-, exo-

A

out(side) of/outward

69
Q

hyper-

A

excessive/more than normal

70
Q

hypo-

A

deficient/less than normal

71
Q

in-

A

in(to)

72
Q

peri-

A

surrounding/around

73
Q

pro-

A

before/forward

74
Q

re-

A

back(ward)/again

75
Q

retro-

A

behind

76
Q

sub-

A

below/under

77
Q

trans-

A

across/through