Med term H-J Flashcards
1
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Half
A
demi, hemi, semi
2
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Hallucin/o
A
hallucination
3
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Hapl/o
A
simple, single
4
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Helc/o
A
ulcer
(helcoma - ulcer of cornea)
(helcoid - resemble ulcer)
5
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Heli/o
A
sun
6
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-helminth
A
worm
7
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Hem/o
A
blood
8
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Hemat/o
A
Blood
9
Q
Hemi-
A
half
10
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Hemoglobin/o
A
hemoglobin
11
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Hepat/o
A
liver
12
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Heredo-
A
heredity
13
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herni/o
A
hernia
14
Q
Hetero-
A
different
15
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-hexia
A
Condition
16
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Hidr/o
A
sweat
hidrosis - sweating
17
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Hirsut/o
A
hairy
hirsutism - women have thick hair on face and body
18
Q
Hirud/i
hirudin
A
leech
hirudin - anticoagulant extracted from leech
19
Q
Hist/o
A
tissue
20
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Histi/o
A
tissue
21
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Holo-
A
entire, complete
hologram - entire picture
22
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Home/o (Homeo-)
A
sameness, unchanging, constant
homeostasis
23
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Homo-
A
same
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Hormon/o
A
hormone
25
Hymen/o
hymen
26
Humer/o
humerus
27
Hydr/o
water
28
Hygr/o
moisture
| hygrometer -measure moist/water
29
hyp-
under, below
30
Hyper-
Above, excessive
31
Hypn/o
sleep
32
Hypo-
deficient, below
33
Hypophys/o
pituitary gland
| hypophysis
34
Hypothalam/o
hypothalamus
35
Hypsi-
high
36
Hyster/o
uterus, womb
| hysterectomy - removal of uterus/womb
37
-ia
condition
38
-iac
pertaining to
39
-iasis
abnormal condition
40
iatr/o
treatment
| iatrogenic - condition caused by medical treatment
41
-ic
pertaining to
42
-ical
pertaining to
43
ichthy/o
dry, scaly
| ichthyosis - fish scale skin condition
44
-ician
specialist
45
-icle
small
46
ide/o
idea, mental image
47
idi/o
unknown, individual, distinct
| idiopathic - disease with no identifiable cause
48
ile/o
ileum
| last part of small intestine
49
ili/o
ilium
| large bone in upper part of pelvic
50
immun/o
immune, protection, safe
51
in-
in, into, not
52
-ine
pertaining to
53
infra-
below, inferior
54
inguin/o
groin
55
insulin/o
insulin (pancreatic hormone)
56
inter-
between
| intercellular - between cell
57
intra-
within
58
iod/o
iodine
59
ion/o
ion
60
-ion
process of
61
-ior
pertaining to
62
ipsi-
same
| ipsilateral - on same side of body as another given point
63
ir-
not
| irreplaceable
64
ir/o
iris
| iritis - inflation of iris
65
irid/o
iris
| iridocyclitis - inflammation of iris and ciliary body
66
is/o
same, equal
67
isch/o
to hold back, back
| ischemia - inadequate blood supply to body/organ
68
ischi/o
ischium (part of hipbone)
69
-ism
condition
70
-ist
specialist
71
ithy-
erect, straight
| ithyphallic - statue w/erect penis
72
-itis
inflammation
73
ixod/i
ticks
| ixodic - relating to ticks
74
Juxta-
near
| juxtaspinal - near spine
75
Jaund/o
yellow
| jaundice
76
Jejun/o
jejunum
