Lesson 1 - Medical Terminology Flashcards
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prefix of Hypoglycemia?
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Hypo
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root of Hypoglycemia?
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Glycogen
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suffix of Hypoglycemia?
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Emia
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meaning of Hypoglycemia?
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Low Sugar Condition
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meaning of Carditis?
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Heart Inflammation
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meaning of suffix of Carditis?
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Inflammation
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meaning of Neurology?
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Study Of The Nerve
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meaning of Neuralgia?
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Nerve Pain
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meaning of Neurritis
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Inflammation Of A Nerve
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meaning of suffix of neurritis?
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inflammation
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meaning of Endometriosis?
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Condition Within the Uterus
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arthr/o
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joint
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card/i/o
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heart
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derm/o/ato
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skin
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gen/o
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origin, cause, formation
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ger/o/onto
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old age
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hem/hema/hemato
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blood
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iatr/o
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physician
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muscul/o
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muscle
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natal
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birth; born
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neur/o
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nerve
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os/teo
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bone
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path/o
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disease
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ped/ia
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child
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al
adjective suffix
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algia
pain
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dynia
pain
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gen
origin, cause, formation
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genesisa
origin, cause, formation
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ic
adjective suffix
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itis
inflammation
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logy
study of
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pathy
disease
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scope
viewing, instrument used for viewing
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plural of bursa
bursae
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plural of thorax
thoraces or thoraxes
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plural of foramen
foramina
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plural of crisis
crises
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plural of iris
irides
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plural of femoris
Femora
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Singular of bursae
Bursa
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Singular of thoraces
Thorax
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Singular of foramina
Foramen
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Singular of crises
Crisis
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Singular of irides
Iris
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Singular of femora
Femoris
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Ante
Before
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Pre
Before
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Brady
Abnormally slow rate of speed
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Neo
New
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Post
After
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Tachy
Rapid
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Ab
Away from
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Ad
Toward
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Con-
With, within
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Sym-
with, within
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Syn-
With, within
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Contra
Against
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Dia-
Across, through
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Poiesis
Producing
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Porosis
Porous condition
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Ptosis
Downward placement
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rrhage
Flowing forth
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Rrhea
Discharge
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Rrhexis
Rupture
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Scerosis
Hardness
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Spasm
Muscular contraction
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Stasis
Level, unchanging
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Stenosis
A norrowing
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Ec-
Outside
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Ecto-
Outside
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Ex-
Outside
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Exo-
Outside
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En
Inside
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Endo
within
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Epi
Upon, subsequent to
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Extra-
Beyond
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Hyper
Above beyond normal
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Hypo
Low, bellow normal
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Infra
Inside or bellow
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Inter
Between
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Intra
Inside within
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Micro
Small
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Mono
One
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Oligo
A few, a little
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olig
Few, a little
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Pan
All or everywhere
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Poly
Many
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Quadri
Four
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Semi
Half
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Tetra
4
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Tri
Three
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Uni
One
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Meso
Middle
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Meta
Beyond
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Pan
All or everywhere
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Para
All or everywhere
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Peri
Around
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Retro
Backward, behind
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Bi
Two
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Dipl
Two, twice
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Hemi
Half
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Macro
Big
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Di
Two
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Ian
Specialist
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Iatrics
Medical specialty
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Iatry
Medical specialty
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Ics
Medical specialty
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Ist
Specialist in a field lf study
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Logy
Study
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Centesis
Surgical puncture
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Desis
Surgical binding
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Ectomy
Surgical removal
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Genic
Origin, producing
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Gram
A recording usually by an instrument
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Graph
Instrument for taking a record.
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Graphy
Act of graphic or pictorial recording
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Meter
Instrument for measuring
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Metry
Act of measuring
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Opsy
Examination
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Pexy
Surgical fixation
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Plasty
Surgical repair
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Rrhaphy
Suture
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Scope
Instrument of viewing
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Scopy
Act of viewing
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Stomy
artificial or surgical opening
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Tome
Instrument for cutting
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Tomy
Incision
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Tripsy
Crushing
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Tic
Converts a root or noun to an adjective
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a
not
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an
not
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ante
before
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anti
against
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dys
painful, bad, difficult
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ecto
outside away from
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hyper
above, beyond normal
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uni
one
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lysis
disintegration
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lith
stone, calculus, calcification
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ism
a condition of, a process, a state of
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iasis
condition or state
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iatrics
Medical Specialty
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edema
excessive fluid in intracellular tissue
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ectasis
expansion or dilation
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cyte
cell
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cele
protrusion, hemia
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ac, al, an, aneous, ar, iatric
converts root to adjective
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malacia
softening
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megaly
enlargement
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metry
act of measuring
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oid
resembling or like
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oma
tumor
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opsy
visual examination
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osis
abnormal condition
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penia
reduction of size or quantity
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pexy
surgical fixation
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phobia
fear
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plasia
abnormal formation
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meaning of suffix chondroplasia
abnormal formation
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plegia
paralysis
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plasty
surgical repair
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pnea
breath, respiration
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ptosis
downward displacement
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rrhage
flowing forth
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rrhaphy
suture
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rrhea
discharge
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sclerosis
hardness
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stenosis
a narrowing
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scopy
act of viewing
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tripsy
crushing
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emic
Emergency Maternal and Infant Care
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partum
child birth
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gastric
of the stomach
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Erythrocyte
Red blood cell
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Rythrocytepoiesis
Production of Red Blood Cells
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Nephro
Kidney
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Nephroptosis
Downward Displacement Of A Kidney
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Rhino
Nose
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Rhinorrhea
Discharge From The Nose (runny nose)
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Scant
Small or limited
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Thermos
Heat or temperature
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Plural of Anastomosis
Anastomoses
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Plural of Sarcoma
Sarcomas
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Plural of foramen
Foramina
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The key to learning medical terminology is through _______________ technique
Word building
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A _______________ is simply a root that includes one or more vowels tacked onto the end of it to make a root- suffix combination pronounceable
Combining Vowel
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means to fix before or to fix to the beginning of word
Prefix
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word/word element from which other words are formed. It is the foundation of the word root conveys the central meaning of the word
Word Root
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Mal-P
Bad
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Format - R
Shaping
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-ios S
Process
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is a word root to which a vowel has been added.
Combining form
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a, e, i, O, u, and sometimes y are _________________
Combing Vowel
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does not have a meaning of its own.
a, e, i, O, u, and sometimes y (combining Vowels)
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What does this example mean ?
chem / o / therapy
treatment of disease by using chemical agents.
chem/o - CF (combining form) meaning chemical
-therapy - S (suffix) meaning treatment
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fasten on, beneath, or under
Suffix
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can be a syllable or group of syllables united with or placed at the end of a word to alter or modify the meaning of the word or to create a new word
Suffix
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Centi / grade
100 steps or degrees; unit of temperature measurement
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Centi / Meter
Unit of measurement in the metric system; one hundredth of a meter
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Centi
One hundred, one hundredth
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Grade S
A Step
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Meter S
Measure
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Ante
Before, forward
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Anti
Against
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Hyper
Above, beyond, excessive
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Hypo
Below, under, deficient
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Intra
Within
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Poiesis
Formation / Producing
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Rrhaphy
Suture
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If the suffix _____________, drop the combing vowel from the combining form and add the suffix.
Begins with a vowel
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necr/o if you drop the o
Necrosis
necr/o (death) + -osis (condition) becomes necrosis when we drop the o from necro.
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Nekros
Dead
In greek
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If the suffix _________________, keep the combining vowel and add the suffix to the combining form.
begins with a consonant
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cardi/o + logy
Cardiology
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Keep the combining vowel___________________ in a term.
between two or more roots
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Most of the terms for the body's organs originated from _______(1) words, whereas terms describing diseases that affect these organs have their origins in ______(2).
1. Latin
2. Greek
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terms describing diseases that affect these organs have their origins in ______
Greek
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Most of the terms for the body's organs originated from _______
Latin
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Enter
Intestine
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Gastr
Stomach
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“Gastroenteritis” what is the root, combining vowel & suffix also explain each item and the meaning of the word
Inflammation of both the stomach and the intestine
Gastr - “”Stomach” - Root
O - Combining Vowel
Enter - “Intestine” - Root
Itis - “Inflamation” - Suffix
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opia
vision
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ceps
heads of a muscle
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ectasia
expansion or dilation
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ectasis / ectasia
expansion or dilation
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emia
blood
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meaning of uremia
urea in the blood
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Emesis
vomiting
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Hematemesis
Vomiting of blood
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Hypothyroidism
Condition characterized by thyroid hormone deficiency
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Gastroma
Tumor of the stomach
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Neoplasia
abnormal growth of cells
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Carcinophobia
Fear of cancer
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Carcino
Fear
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Osteomalacia
Softening of the bones
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Gastromegaly
Enlargement of the stomach
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Hemolysis
Rupture of red blood cells
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Tachypnea
Rapid Breathing
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Appendectomy
Removal Of The Appendix
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Medical term used to describe the measurement of a persons ability to hear
Audiometry
