med term Flashcards
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-Algia
A
pain
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stenosis
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the abnormal narrowing of a passage through the body or A narrowing of the spinal canal(lower back pain)
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-dynia
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pain
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dys-
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bad , difficult ,painful
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post
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after , behind
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hyper-
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excessive , increased
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hypo-
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deficient, decreased
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itis-
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inflammation
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otomy-
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cutting , surgical incision
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cardi
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pertaining to the heart
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-rrhage
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bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
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hem/o
A
blood
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-rraphy
A
surgical suturing
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-rrhea
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flow or discharge
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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-sclerosis
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hardening (think concrete)
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cyan/o
A
blue
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erythr/o
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red
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leuk/o
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white
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melan/o
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black
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gastr/o
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stomach
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-ology
A
study of
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path/o
A
disease
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neur/o
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nerve
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-ectomy
surgical removal
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-megaly
enlargement
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hepat/o
liver
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pre-
before , in front of
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eu-
good , normal ,well , or easy
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peri-
surrounding around
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ab-
away from , negative
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ad-
toward , in the direction of
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arteri/o
artery
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inter-
between among
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intra-
within , inside
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sub-
under , less, below
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supra-/super-
above
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-graphy
the process of producing a picture or record
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my/o
muscle
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angi/o
blood vessel
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arthr/o
joint
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-gram
picture or record
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-scopy
visual exam
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ologist
specialist
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-cyte
cell
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-emesis
vomitting
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-meter
instrument for measuring
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-phagia
eating or swallowing
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-scope
instrument for visual examination
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-stomy
surgical opening
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a- , an-
without
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epi-
upon
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or/o
mouth . oral cavaity
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pneum/o
lung,air
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thrac/o
chest
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spir/o , -pnea
to breathe
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aer/o
air
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tachy-
fast
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-spasm
involuntary contraction
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thromb/o
blood clot
62
phleb
vein
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sphygm/o
heartbeat .pulse
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anti-
against , opposite
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tri
three
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adip/o , lip/o
fat
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derm/o , dermat/o
skin
68
hist/o
tissue
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hom/o
the same or alike
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heter/o
different
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carcin/o
cancer
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dia-
through , across
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nephr/o , ren/o
kidney
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ureter/o
ureter (tube from kidney to bladder)
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urethr/o
urethra (tube leading from the bladder to the outside of the body)
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-uria , ur/o
urine
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noct/o
night
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-tripsy
surgical crushing
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cervic/o
neck , cervix
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hyster/o
uterus , womb
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mamm/o , mast/o
breast
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anter/o
front , anterior
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cephal/o
head
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orchi/o
testes
85
oophor/o
ovaries
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poster/o
back , posterior
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hemi-
half
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-plegia
stroke , paralysis
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cost/o
rib
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dist/o
away from
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proxim/o
near
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audi/o
hearing
