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MED 121 > MED 121 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 - Roots, suffixes, prefixes > Flashcards

MED 121 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 - Roots, suffixes, prefixes Flashcards

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pneum

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lung or air

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2
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-chezia

A

pass a stool

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-crit

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to separate

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-lysis

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destruction

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-oma

A

tumor, mass

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-philia

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attraction

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-ptysis

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spit

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-rrhage

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to flow profusely

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-rrhoid

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to flow

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-uria

A

urine

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surgical suffixes

A

produce medical terms that describe the invasive surgical procedure performed on the body

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respir

A

to breathe

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bronch

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bronchus

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hem

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blood

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15
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-logist

A

one who studies

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-logy

A

study of

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-scopy

A

visual examination

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diagnostic suffixes

A

diagnosis or a procedure or test to identity the nature of an illness

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-gram

A

record

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-graph

A

instrument for recording

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21
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-centesis

A

surgical puncture

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22
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-desis

A

fixation

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23
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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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25
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-rraphy

A

surgical suture

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-stomy

A

surgical formation of an opening

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-tomy

A

surgical incision

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28
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-tripsy

A

crushing

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pathologic suffixes

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produces a medical term that describes a symptom or sign of a disease process

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-algia

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pain

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31
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-ectasis

A

dilation

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32
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-edema

A

accumulation of fluid in tissues

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33
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-emesis

A

vomiting

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34
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-genesis

A

form, produce

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35
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-itis

A

inflammation

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36
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-oma

A

tumor, mass

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37
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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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-pathy

A

disease

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-penia

A

deficiency, lack of

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-phobia

A

fear of

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-stenosis

A

narrowing

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adjectival suffixes

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mean pertaining to; used as adjectives to describe the root

43
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list the adjectival suffixes

A

-ac, -al, -ale, -alis, -ar, -aris, -ary, -atic, -ative, -eal, -ent, -etic, -ial, -ic, -ica, -ical, -ine, -ior, iosum, -ious, -istic, -ius, -nic, -ous, -tic, -tiz, -tous, -us

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noun suffixes

A

maintain the root or combining form as a noun

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-iatry

A

treatment, medical specialty

46
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-ician

A

expert, specialist

47
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-icle

A

small, minute

48
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-ist

A

expert, specialist

49
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-istry

A

medical specialty

50
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-ole

A

small, minute

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-ule

A

small, minute

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prefixes of position

A

a place or location

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ante-

A

before, forward

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anti-

A

against

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circum-

A

around

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endo-

A

inside, inner

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epi-

A

above, over, upon

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exo-

A

outside, outward

59
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hyper-

A

above, excessive

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hypo-

A

below

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inter-

A

between

62
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intra-

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inside, within

63
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para-

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adjacent, alongside

64
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peri-

A

around

65
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post-

A

after

66
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pre-

A

before

67
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retro-

A

backward

68
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supra-

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above, excessive

69
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trans-

A

across, through

70
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ultra-

A

higher, beyond

71
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prefixes of number and measurement

A

describe an amount, size, or degree of involvement

72
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bi-

A

two, twice, double

73
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brady-

A

slow

74
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di-

A

two

75
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eu-

A

normal

76
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hemi-

A

half

77
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macro-

A

large

78
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micro-

A

small

79
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mono-

A

single, one

80
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multi-

A

many

81
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pan-

A

all

82
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poly-

A

excessive

83
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primi-

A

first

84
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quadri-

A

four

85
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tachy-

A

rapid

86
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tri-

A

three

87
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uni-

A

single, one

88
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prefixes of direction and location

A

give direction

89
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ab-

A

away from

90
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ad-

A

toward

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ante-

A

coming before, in front of

92
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post-

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coming after, behind

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sub-

A

under, beneath

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syn-

A

coming together

MED 121 (2 decks)

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