Introduction To Medical Terminology Flashcards

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Algia

A

pain,painful condition

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bad, difficult, or painful

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3
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ectomy

A

surgical removal, cutting out

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4
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hyper

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excessive, increased

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5
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hypo

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deficient, decreased

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6
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itis

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inflammation

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7
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osis

A

abnormal condition, disease

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8
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ostomy

A

the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

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9
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otomy

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cutting, surgical incision

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10
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plasty

A

surgical repair

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11
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rrhage

A

bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

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12
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rrhaphy

A

surgical suturing

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13
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rrhea

A

flow or discharge

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14
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rrhexis

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rupture

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15
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sclerosis

A

abnormal hardening

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16
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-ac

A

pertaining to

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aden

A

gland

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adip

A

fat

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cephal

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head

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coron

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coronary, crown

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cyt

A

cell

22
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endo-

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in, within, inside

23
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exo-

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out of, outside away from

24
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hist

A

tisse

25
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-malacia

A

abnormal softening

26
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-ologist

A

specialist

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-ology

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the science or study of

28
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-oma

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tumor, neoplasm

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path

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disease suffering, feeling, emotion

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-plasia

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development, growth, formation

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anterior

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32
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abdomen

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Abd,Abdo

33
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anatomy

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anat

34
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cephalic

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CEPH

35
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communicable disease

A

CD

36
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chromosome

A

CH,chr

37
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cystic fibrosis

A

CF

38
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cytology, cytoplasm

A

cyt

39
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deoxyribonucleic acid

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DNA

40
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dorsal

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