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Medical Terms Prefix, Root, Suffix > E - I > Flashcards

E - I Flashcards

1
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EC–

A

OUT / AWAY

Ectopic pregnancy

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2
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–ECTOMY

A

REMOVAL

Appendectomy

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3
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EDEMA

A

SWELLING

Llymphedema

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4
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–EMESIS

A

VOMITING

Hematemesis

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5
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–EMIA

A

CONDITION of the BLOOD

Anemia
Septisemia

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ENCEPHALO–

A

BRAIN (“inside head”)

Encephalitis

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7
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ENDO–

A

INSIDE

Endoscopy

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8
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ENTERO

A

INTESTINE

Gastroenterologist

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9
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EPI

A

ON / OUTSIDE OF

Epidural

EPI (outside) DURA (hard - the toughest layer covering the brain and spinal cord)

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10
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ERYTHRO

A

RED

Erythrocyte (Red Blood Cell)

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11
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–ESTHES

A

SENSATION

Anesthesia

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12
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GASTRI/O–

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STOMACH

Gastric

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13
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–GENIC / –GEN–

A

PRODUCED / CAUSED

Antigen
Homogenous “all the same”
Cardiogenic shock

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14
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GENITO–

A

REPRODUCTION

Genital

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15
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GERI/O–

A

OLD AGE

Geriatric

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16
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GINGIVA

A

GUM

Gingivitis
Gingival hyperplasia

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17
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GLOSSAL

A

TONGUE

Glossopharyngeal nerve

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–GRAM/GRAPH

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WRITTEN/DRAWN

Electrocardiogram

19
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GYNE–

A

WOMAN

Gynecology

20
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–GLOBIN

A

PROTEIN

Hemoglobin (protein in red blood cells)

21
Q

–GLOBULIN

A

PROTEIN

Thyroglobulin (protein in thyroid)

22
Q

HEMATO–

A

BLOOD

Hematocrit

23
Q

HEMI–

A

HALF (hemisphere)

Hemiplegia

24
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HEMO–

A

BLOOD

Hemoglobin

25
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HEPATO–

A

LIVER

Hepatomegaly

26
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HOMEO–

A

CONSTANT

Homeostasis

27
Q

HYDRO/A–

A

WATER

Hydrocephalus

28
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HYPER–

A

HIGH/EXCESSIVE

Hypertension

29
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HYPNO–

A

SLEEP

Hypnotic medication

30
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HYPO–

A

LOW

Hypothyroidism

31
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HYSTER–

A

UTERUS

Hysterectomy

32
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–IA

A

CONDITION (state of health whether well or ill)

Anemia–

33
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–IAC

A

PERTAINING TO

Cardiac

34
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IASIS–

A

PATHOLOGICAL STATE (abnormal condition caused by disease)

Cholelithiasis

35
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IATRO–

A

PHYSICIAN/MEDICINE

Iatrogenic illness (“illness caused by a physician or medication”)

IATRO (physician or med) GENIC (produced by)

36
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INFRA–

A

BELOW (infraction is below felony)

Infraclavicular nodes
Infra-red

37
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INTER–

A

BETWEEN

Intercellular space

38
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INTRA–

A

WITHIN (Intramural sports “Within the walls”)

Intracranial pressure

39
Q

IPSI–

A

THE SAME

Ipsilateral

40
Q

–ISMUS

A

SPASM

Strabismus
Vaginisimus

41
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ISO—

A

EQUAL

Isotonic solution

42
Q

–ITIS

A

INFLAMMATION

Arthritis

43
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ISCHEMIA

A

STOPPING BLOOD

Deficient supply of blood to a body part

44
Q

GNOSIA

A

KNOWLEDGE

Facial Agnosia (inability to recognize faces

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