main medical terms Flashcards by Naomi Markman | Brainscape

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cardi

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heart

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hepat

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liver

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nephr

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kidney

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neur

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nerves

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psych

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mind

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thorac

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chest

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hyper-

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over, excessive, high

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hypo-

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under, below normal

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tachy-

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rapid, fast

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brady-

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slow

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pre-

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before

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post-

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after, behind

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-al

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pertaining to

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-algia

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pertaining to pain

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-ectomy

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surgical removal of

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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study of

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-logist

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specialist

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-meter

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measuring instrument

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-oma

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tumor (usually referring to cancer)

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-pathy

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disease

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uni-

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one

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dipl-

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two, double

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null-

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none

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primi-

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first

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multi-

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many

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bi-

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two (also ‘life’)

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tri-

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three

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quad-

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four

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tetra-

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four

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semi-

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half, partial

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hemi-

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half, one sided

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ambi-

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both

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pan-

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all, entire

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cyan/o

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blue

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leuk/o

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white

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erythr/o

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red

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cirrh/o

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yellow-orange

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melan/o

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black

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poli/o

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gray

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alb

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white

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chlor/o

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green

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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to, toward

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de-

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down from, away

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circum-

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around, about

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peri-

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around

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trans-

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across, through, beyond

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epi-

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above, upon, on

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supra-

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above, over

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retro-

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behind

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sub-

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under, beneath

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infra-

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below, under

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para-

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near, beside, beyond, apart from

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contra-

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against, opposite

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ecto-

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out, outside

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endo-

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within

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extra-

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outside, in addition

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intra-

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inside, within

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ipsi-

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same