MED TERM- roots, prefixes, & suffixes Flashcards by Makenna Awtry

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-ac, -al

A

pertaining to

cardiac

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-an, -ar, -ary

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pertaining to

ovarian, cellular

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aden/o

A

gland

adenocarcinoma

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-algesia

A

sensitivity to pain

analgesia

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-algia

A

pain

fibromyalgia

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ana-

A

up against; backward; again; anew

anaphylactic

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angi/o

A

vessel (blood)

angiogram

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carcin/o

A

cancerous; cancer

carcinoma

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-cele, coele

A

swelling, hernia

bronchocele

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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

thoracentesis

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cervic/o

A

neck

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chol/e

A

bile; gall

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cholecyst/o

A

gall bladder

cholecystitis

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comi/o

A

to care for

nosocomial

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cost/o

A

rib

intercostal

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cran/i

A

skull

cranial

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cyst/o

A

urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid

cystogram

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de-

A

lack of, less

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dist/o

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far; distant

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dys-

A

bad; painful; difficult; abnormal

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-ectomy

A

removal; excision; resection

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emia

A

blood condition

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-emic

A

pertaining to blood condition

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enter/o

A

intestines (usually small)

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erythem/o

A

flushed; redness

erythemic

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-esis

A

action; condition; state of

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gastr/o

A

stomach

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-gram

A

record

angiogram

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-graphy

A

process of recording

radiography

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-ia

A

condition

hyperthermia

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-iac, -ic, -ine, -ior

A

pertaining to

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-iasis

A

abnormal condition

psoriasis

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ile/o

A

ileum

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inguin/o

A

groin

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-ism

A

process; condition

alchoholism

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-ist

A

specialist

respiratory therapist

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kal/i

A

potassium

hyperkalemia

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ket/o

A

ketones; acteones

ketoacidosis

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kyph/o

A

hunch back

kyphosis

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lapar/o

A

abdominal wall; abdomen

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lob/o

A

lobe

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melan/o

A

black

melanoma

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my/o

A

muscle

myocardium

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narc/o

A

sleep

narcotic

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natr/o

A

sodium

hypernatremia

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nephr/o

A

kidney

nephrotoxic

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neur/o

A

nerve

neurologist

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norm/o

A

rule; order

normotensive

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nos/o

A

infection

nosocomial

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-oid

A

resembling; derived from

thyroid

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olig/o

A

slight

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-oma

A

tumor; mass; fluid collection

carcinoma

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onc/o

A

tumor

oncology

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oophor/o

A

ovary

oophorectomy

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-osis

A

condition, usually abnormal

thrombosis

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ot/o

A

ear

ototoxic

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-ous

A

pertaining to

cancerous

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para-

A

near; beside; apart from; along side of

paraplegic

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-paresis

A

weakness

hemiparesis

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path/o

A

disease

pathophysiology

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-pathy

A

disease; emotion

neuropathy, empathy

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-phagia

A

eating; swallowing

dysphagia (G for gastro)

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-phaso/ia

A

speech

dysphasia (s for speech)

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-plasia

A

development; formation; growth

hyperplasia

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

rhinoplasty

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-plegia/ic

A

paralysis; palsy

paraplegia, hemiplegic