LANGUAGE OF MEDICINE Flashcards
1
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ab-
A
AWAY FROM
2
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a-, an-
A
WITHOUT
3
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ante-
A
FRONT
4
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anti-
A
AGAINST
5
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bi/di
A
TWO
6
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together
A
CO-
7
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against
A
CONTRA-
8
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side
A
DECUB-
9
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back
A
DORS-
10
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difficult
A
DYS-
11
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outside
A
ECT-
12
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endo-
A
WITHIN
13
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epi-
A
UPON
14
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hyper-
A
ABOVE/GREATER
15
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hypo-
A
BELOW/LESSER
16
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below
A
INFERO-
17
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large
A
MEGAL-
18
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peri-
A
AROUND
19
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poly-
A
MANY
20
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pseudo-
A
FALSE
21
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retro-
A
GOING AGAINST/BEHIND
22
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hard
A
SCLER-
23
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trans-
A
ACROSS
24
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vent-
A
FRONT
25
Q
-algia
A
PAIN
26
Q
-centesis
A
PUNCTURE
27
Q
-dia
A
THROUGH
28
Q
-ectomy
A
EXCISION
29
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-emia
A
BLOOD
30
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-ectasis
A
EXPANSION
31
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-genic
A
ORIGIN
32
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condition
A
-IASIS/-OSIS
33
Q
inflammation
A
-ITIS
34
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enlargement
A
-MEGALY
35
Q
spinal cord
A
-MYEL
36
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tumor
A
-OMA
37
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disease
A
-PATHY
38
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-plasty
A
SURGICAL CONDITION
39
Q
-pyel
A
PELVIS (RENAL)
40
Q
-rhaphy
A
SUTURE
41
Q
-scopy
A
INSPECTION
42
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-tomy
A
INCISION
43
Q
angio
A
VESSEL
44
Q
arth
A
JOINT
45
Q
cardi
A
HEART
46
Q
cephal
A
BRAIN
47
Q
cerebro
A
HEAD
48
Q
neck
A
CERV
49
Q
hand
A
CHIRO
50
Q
intestine
A
ENTER
51
Q
stomach
A
GASTR
52
Q
blood
A
HEM
53
Q
hepat
A
LIVER
54
Q
hyster
A
UTERUS
55
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leuk
A
WHITE
56
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lith
A
STONE
