Dental Tech: Med Term Ch. 1 Flashcards
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cyan/o
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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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dark, black
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poli/o
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gray
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-ac, -al, -an, -ar, -ary, -eal, ical, -ial, -ic, -ine, -ior, -ory, -ous, -tic
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pertaining to
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-ago, -esis, -ia, -iasis, -ion, -ism, -osis
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abnormal condition, disease
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ab-
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away from, negative, absent
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dextr/o
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right side
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ex-
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out of, outside, away from
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macro-
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large, abnormal size, or long
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mega-, megal/o
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enlargement
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pre-
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before
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ad-
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toward to, in direction of
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sinistr/o
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left side
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in-
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in, into, not, without
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micr/o, micro
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small
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olig/o
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few, scanty
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post-
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after behind
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dys-
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bad, painful, difficult
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hyper-
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excessive, increased
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sub-
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under, less, below
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eu-
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good, normal, well, or easy
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hypo-
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deficient, decreased
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intra-
within, inside
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-algia
pain, suffering
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-ectomy
surgical removal, excision
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-itis
inflammation
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-ostomy
the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
30
-otomy
cutting, surgical incision
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-rrhage
bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
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-rrhaphy
surgical suturing
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-rrhea
flow or discharge
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-rrhexis
rupture
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-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
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inter-
between, among
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path/o
disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
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-malacia
abnormal softening
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-necrosis
tissue death
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-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
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-centesis
surgical puncture to remove liquid
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-gram
record or picture
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-graphy
the process of producing a picture or record
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-scopy
visual examination using a scope
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nat-
birth
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peri-
surrounding, around
