Common Medical Word Parts Flashcards by Shazia Hasan

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A-

A

away from, negative, without

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Ab-

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away from

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Ad-

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toward, in the direction of

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Dys-

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difficult, painful, bad

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Eu-

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good, normal, well, or easy

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Hyper-

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over, above, increased

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Hypo-

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below, under, decreased

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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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Peri-

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surrounding, around

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Poly-

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many

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Sub-

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under, less, below

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Super-

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above, excessive, beyond

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Supra-

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above, excessive beyond

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Arteri/o

A

artery

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Cardi/o

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heart

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Col/o

A

colon

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Cost/o

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ribs

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Enter/o

A

small intestine

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Gastr/o

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stomach

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Hem/o

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blood

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Laryng/o

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larynx

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My/o

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muscle

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Nat/i

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birth

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Neur/o

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nerve

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Oste/o

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bone

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Ot/o

A

ear

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Rhin/o

A

nose

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-algia

A

pain

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-dynia

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pain

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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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-necrosis

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death of tissue

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-ology

A

the study of

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-ostomy

A

surgically create a mouth or opening

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-otomy

A

surgical incision

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-pathy

A

disease

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-sclerosis

A

abnormal hardening

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-stenosis

A

abnormal narrowing

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-rrhage/rrhagia

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bursting forth, excessive flow

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-rrhaphy

A

suture, stitch

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-rrhexis

A

rupture

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Cyan/o

A

blue

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Erythr/o

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red

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Leuk/o

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white

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Melan/o

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black

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Poli/o

A

grey

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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-graphy

A

process of producing a picture or record

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-gram

A

a picture or a record

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-scopy

A

visual examination

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-ago

A

abnormal condition, disease

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-esis

A

abnormal condition, disease

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-ia

A

abnormal condition, disease

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-iasis

A

abnormal condition, disease

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-osis

A

abnormal condition, disease

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-ion

A

condition

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-ism

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condition, state of

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-al

A

pertaining to

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-ac

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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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-eal

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pertaining to

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-ical

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pertaining to

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-ial

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pertaining to

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-ic

A

pertaining to

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-ine

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pertaining to

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-ior

A

pertaining to

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-ory

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pertaining to

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-ous

A

pertaining to

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-tic

A

pertaining to

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-a

A

noun ending (no meaning)

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-e

A

noun ending (no meaning)

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-um

A

noun ending (no meaning)

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-us

A

noun ending (no meaning)

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-y

A

noun ending (no meaning)