Med Term 04.20.24 Flashcards by Anabel McCumbers

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Presby-

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Old age

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Pro-

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before; in behalf of

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proct-, procto-

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anus; rectum

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pseud-, psuedo-

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false

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psych-, psycho

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mind; mental processes

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pulmo-

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Lung

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py-, pyo-

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Pus

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pyro-

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Heat; fire

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ren-, reno-

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Kidneys

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Retro-

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backward, behind

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rheo-, -rrhea

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current; stream; to flow; to discharge

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Rhino

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Nose

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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rupture, profuse fluid discharge

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-rrhaphy

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suturing; stich

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salping-, salpingo

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auditory tube; fallopian tube

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sclero-

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hard, relating to the sclera

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-scopy

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examination

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Semi-

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Half

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Sero-

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Serum

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Somat-, somato-

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Body

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sperma-, spermat-, spermato-

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sperm, spermatozoa

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Steno-

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Narrow; short

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-stomosis, -stomy

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New opening

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Sub-

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under;beneath; in small quantity; less than normal

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Super-

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above, beyond, superior

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Supra-

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above; beyond; on top

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Tachy-

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Swift; rapid

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tel-, tele-

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end 2. Distant; far

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Tendo-, teno

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Tendon

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thorac-, thoraci-, thoraco-

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chest, chest wall

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thrombo-

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blood clot, thrombus

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thyro-

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thyroid gland; oblong; shield

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-tomy

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cutting operation; excision

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Top-, topo-

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Place, locale

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tox-, toxi-, toxico- toxo-, -toxic

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toxin; poison; toxic

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Tracheo-

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Trachea, windpipe

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Trans-

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across, over, beyond, through

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-tropin

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stimulation of a target organ by a substance, esp. a hormone

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-tympano

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eardrum, tympanum

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Ultra-

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Beyond, excess

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-uria

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Urine

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Uter-, utero-

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Uterus

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Vaso-

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Vessel

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Veno-

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Vein

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ventro-, ventr-, ventri

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abdomen; anterior surface of the body

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vertebro-

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vertebra; vertebrae

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vesico-

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Bladder; vesicle