Language of Medicine Flashcards

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angio

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vessel - root

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arterio

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artery - root

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arthro

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joint - root

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auto

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self - root

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5
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bio

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live, living - root

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carcino

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cancer - root

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cardio

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heart - root

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chondro

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cartilage - root

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dermo, dermato

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skin - root

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duro

A

hard - root

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entero

A

intestine - root

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erythro

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red - root

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gastro

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stomach - root

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glyco, gluco

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sugar - root

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hemato, hemo

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blood - root

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hepato

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liver - root

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17
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histo

A

tissue - root

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18
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hystero

A

uterus - root

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hydro

A

water - root

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20
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leuko

A

white - root

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lingu

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tongue - root

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lipo

A

fat - root

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meningo

A

membrane - root

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morpho

A

form - root

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myo, sarco

A

muscle - root

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nephro, reno

A

kidney - root

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27
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neuro

A

nerve - root

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oculo

A

eye - root

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29
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os, osteo

A

bone - root

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30
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oto

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ear - root

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patho

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pathology, disease - root

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32
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phago

A

to eat - root

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33
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pneumo

A

lung, air - root

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34
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sclero

A

hard - root

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35
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stato

A

stand still - root

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36
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thermo

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heat - root

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37
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a-, an-

A

lack of, without

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38
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ante-

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before

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anti-

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against

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bi-

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two, double

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brady-

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slow

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circum-

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around

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co-, con-

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with, together

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di-, dipl-

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two

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dys-

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painful, bad, difficult

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ecto/o-

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outer, outside

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end/o-

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within, inside

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epi-

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upon

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extra-

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outside, beyond

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hemi-

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half

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heter/o-

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other

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home/o-

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same, steady

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hyper-

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beyond, excessive

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hypo-

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below, deficient

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infra-

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below

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inter-

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between

57
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intra-

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within, inside

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macr-

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large, giant

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meta-, mesa-

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middle

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micr-

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small

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mono-

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one

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neo-

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new

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para-

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near, beyond, beside

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peri-

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around

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poly-

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many

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pre-, pro-

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before

67
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pseud/o-

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false

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semi-

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half

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super-, supra-

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above

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sym-, syn-

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with, together

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tachy-

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fast

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trans-

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across, through

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-ac, -al, -ic

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pertaining to

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-algia

A

painful condition

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-asis, -osis

A

condition or state of

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-cyte

A

cell

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-ectomy

A

to cut out, removal of

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-emia

A

blood condition

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-genic

A

producing

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-gram

A

record, recording

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-ician

A

person associated with

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-itis

A

inflammation of

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-logy, -ology

A

science or study of

84
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-lysis

A

dissolving, separating

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-mers

A

parts

86
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-oma

A

tumour

87
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-ostomy

A

create opening

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-pathy

A

disease

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-penia

A

deficiency

90
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-plegia

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paralysis

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-pnea

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breath

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-poiesis

A

making, forming

93
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-rrhage

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excessive flow

94
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-stasis

A

stand still, resting state

95
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-trophy

A

relating to nutrition or growth

96
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-uria

A

urine