General Medical Terminology Flashcards

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encephal

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brain

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out, aur

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ear

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ophthalm, ocul

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eye

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faci

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face

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rhin

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nose

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crani

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skull

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lingu

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tongue

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dent, odont

A

tooth

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aort

A

aorta

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arteri

A

arteries

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hem, sangu

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blood

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angi, vascul

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blood vessels

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cardi

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heart

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brachi

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arm

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ven, phleb

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veins

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dorsa

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back

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oste

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bone

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pod, ped

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foot

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myo

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muscle

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cost

A

rib

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scapul

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shoulder

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carp

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wrist

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append

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appendix

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col

A

colon

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enter

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intestine

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ren, neph

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kidney

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hepat

A

liver

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gastr

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stomach

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pre-, pro-, ante-

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before

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post-

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after

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retro-

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back/backward

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re-

A

again

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tachy-

A

fast

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brady-

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slow

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neo-

A

new

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chron-

A

long time

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supra-

A

above

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peri-

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around

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trans-

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across

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inter-

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between

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ex-, ec(t)-

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out of, outside

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auto-

A

self

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dia-

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through, completely

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con-

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together

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endo-

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within, inside

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proximal

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closer to the center of the body

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distal

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away from the center of the body

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lateral

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form the side

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medial

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towards the middle

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anterior

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from the front

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posterior

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from the back

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median or mid-sagittal plane

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bisects the body vertically through the midline

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frontal or coronal plane

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divides the body into anterior and posterior portion

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transversal plane

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divides the body into superior and inferior parts

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longitudinal axis

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going from head to tail