DMU Terms Flashcards by Caroline Pellett

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Itis

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Inflammation

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Abnormal Condition

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Osis

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To cut out or remove

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Ectomy

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To cut into

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Otomy

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To make a new opening

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Ostomy

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Without/none

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A/an

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Small

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Micro

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Large

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Macro

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Enlargement

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Mega/megaly

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To look at

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Scopy/scopic

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Recording an image

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Graphy/graph

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The image

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X-ray

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Study/specialist

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Ology/ologist

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Mouth

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Stoma

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Teeth

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Dent

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Tongue

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Gloss/lingu

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Gums

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Gingiv

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Brain

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Encephal

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Stomach

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Gastr

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Intestine

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Enter

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Large intestine

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Col

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Rectum

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Proct

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Liver

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Hepat

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Kidney

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Rene/nephr

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Testis

Orchid

Ovary

Oophor

Uterus

Hyster/metr

Uterine tubes

Salping

Skin

Derm

Breast

Mast/mamm

Bones

Oste

Heart

Card

Bladder

Cyst

Nose

Rhin

Veins

Phleb/ven

Lung

Pneum/pulm

Blood

Hem/emia

White

Leuk

Blue

Cyan

Black

Melan

Yellow

Xanth

Gland

Aden

Fat

Lip

Muscle

My

Lymph tissues

Lymph

Malignant

Carcin

Inside of

End

Around

Peri

Around (cut)

Circum

Behind

Retro

On top

Epi

Through

Trans

Within

Intra

Below

Sub

Slow

Brady

Fast

Tachy

Stop

Stasis

Cell

Cyte

Head

Cephal

Inside head

Encephal

Membranes in brain

Mening

Spinal cord

Myel

Nerve

Neur

Difficult, pain, abnormal

Dys

Hernia

Cele

Disease, abnormality

Pathy

Development, growth, formation

Plasia

Paralysis

Plegia

Gall, bile

Chol

Vomit

Emes

Stone

Lith

Abdominal wall

Lapar

To puncture

Centesis

Crush

Tripsy

Flow, discharge

Rrhea

Abnormal condition

Iasis, osis

Larynx

Laryng

Trachea

Trache

Lung air passageway

Bronch

Breath, air, lung

Pne, pnea

Spitting, coughing

Ptysis

Reconstruction

Plasty

Water

Hydr

Renal collecting ducts

Pyel

Urine

Ur, uria

Scanty

Olig

Surgically reattach

Pexy

Head of penis

Balan

Male

Andr

Prostate

Prostat

Vessel, duct

Vas

To suture

Rrhaphy

Vagina

Colp

Menstruation

Men

Intercourse

Pareunia, coitus

Cartilage

Chondr

Joint

Arthr

Bone marrow

Myel

Tendon

Ten, tendin

Ligament

Ligament

Bursa, shock absorber

Burs

Softening

Malacia

Porous

Porosis

Weakness, loss of strength

Asthenia

Development, stimulation, maintenance

Trophy

Pain

Algesia, algia