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Intro to Medical word elements Flashcards

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peri-

A

around

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dent

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teeth

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-al

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pertaining to, relating to

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ab-

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away from

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norm

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normal, usual

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hepat

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liver

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-itis

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inflammation

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supra-

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above

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ren

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kidney

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trans-

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through, across

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vagin

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vagina

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gastr/o

A

stomach

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intestin

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intestine

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macro

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large

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cephal

A

head

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-ic

A

pertaining to, relating to

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ren/o

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kidney

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-pathy

A

disease

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therm/o

A

heat

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meter

A

instrument to measure

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hepat/o

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liver

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megaly

A

enlargement

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sub-

A

under, below

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stern

A

sternum

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hypo-

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under, below, deficient

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-ism

A

condition

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enter/o

A

intestine

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arteri/o

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artery

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scler

A

hardening

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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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derm

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skin

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-ac

A

pertaining to, relating to (adjective)

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-al

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pertaining to, relating to (adjective)

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-ar

A

pertaining to, relating to (adjective)

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-ary

A

pertaining to, relating to (adjective)

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-eal

A

pertaining to, relating to (adjective)

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-ical

A

pertaining to, relating to (adjective)

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-ile

A

pertaining to, relating to (adjective)

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-ior

A

pertaining to, relating to (adjective)

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-ous

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pertaining to, relating to (adjective)

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-tic

A

pertaining to, relating to (adjective)

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-esis

A

condition (noun)

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-ia

A

condition (noun)

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-ism

A

condition (noun)

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-iatry

A

medicine. treatment

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-ist

A

specialist

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-y

A

condition, process

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-icle

A

small, minute, little

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-ole

A

small, minute, little

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-ule

A

small, minute, little

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chondr/o

A

cartilage

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cyt/o

A

cell

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hist/o

A

tissue

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nucle/o

A

nucleus

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anter/o

A

anterior, front

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caud/o

A

tail

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dist/o

A

far, farthest

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dors/o

A

back (of body)

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infer/o

A

lower, below

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later/o

A

side, to one side

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medi/o

A

middle

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poster/o

A

back (of body), behind, posterior

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proxim/o

A

near, nearest

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ventr/o

A

belly, belly side

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-ad

A

toward

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-logist

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specialist in study of

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-logy

A

study of

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-lysis

A

separation; destruction; loosening

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-toxic

A

poison

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abdomin/o

A

abdomen

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cephal/o

A

head

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cervic/o

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neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)

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crani/o

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cranium (skull)

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gastr/o

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stomach

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ili/o

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ilium (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone)

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inguin/o

A

groin

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lumb/o

A

loins (lower back)

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pelv/o

A

pelvis

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spin/o

A

spine

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thorac/o

A

chest

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umbilic/o

A

umbilicus, navel

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radi/o

A

radiation, x-ray; radius (bone)

Medical Terminology (12 decks)

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