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Med Term Unit 1 2024 Word Parts Flashcards

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1
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aden/o
aden
adeno

A

gland

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ang/i/o
ang
angi
angio

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vessel

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arthr/o
arthr
arthro

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joint

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card/i/o
card
cardi
cardio

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heart

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chol/e
chol
chole

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bile

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cyst/o
cyst
cysto

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bladder; fluid-filled space

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cyt/o
cyt
cyto

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cell

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derm/at/o
derm
dermat
dermato
dermo

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skin

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gastr/o
gastr
gastro

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stomach

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glyc/o
glyc
glyco

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sweet, sugar

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hem/at/o
hem
hemat
hemato

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blood

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lith/o
lith
litho

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stone

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mast/o
mast
masto

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breast; nipple

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my/o/s
my
myo
myos

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muscle

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nephr/o
nephr
nephro

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kidney

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neur/o
neur
neuro

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nervous system

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orch/i/o
orch
orchi
orchio

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testicles

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os/t/e/o
os
ost
oste
osteo

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bone

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ot/o
ot
oto

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ear

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scler/o
scler
sclero

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hard

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splen/o
splen
spleno

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spleen

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ten/o
ten
tend
teno
tendo
tendin
tendon

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tendon

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thyroid/o
thyroid
thyroido

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thyroid gland

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ur/o
ur
uro

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urine

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vas/o
vas
vaso

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vessel, tube, duct

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a–
an–

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not

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anti–

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against (an action)

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brady–

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slow

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di–
dia–

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through

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dys–

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bad

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endo–

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inside

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epi–

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on top of

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hemi–

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half

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hyper–

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too much

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hypo–

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too little

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intra–

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inside

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macro–

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large

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meso–

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in the middle

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micro–

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small

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olig–
oligo–

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several; a handful

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pan–

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all; everything or everyone

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para–

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beside; near

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peri–

A

around

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poly–

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many; too much

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tachy–

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fast

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trans–

A

through

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–a

A

no meaning

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–al

A

pertaining to

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–algia

A

pain

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–ar

A

pertaining to

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–ary

A

pertaining to

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–cele

A

hernia (something that sticks out where it shouldn’t)

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–centesis

A

puncture

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–desis

A

binding together

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–dynia

A

pain

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–e

A

no meaning

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–eal

A

pertaining to

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–ectomy

A

cutting out of

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–emia

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present in blood, indicating disease

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–esis

A

process

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–etic

A

a drug or condition causing a process

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–eum

A

anatomical structure word ending

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–gram

A

a record of a test or procedure

64
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–graphy

A

a test or procedure

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–hypertrophy

A

too much growth

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–ia

A

disease

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–iac

A

pertaining to

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–ial

A

pertaining to

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–iasis

A

presence of an abnormality

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–ic

A

pertaining to

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–is

A

anatomical structure word ending

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–itis

A

inflammation

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–ium

A

anatomical structure word ending

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–lith

A

stone

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–logist

A

one who studies

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–logy

A

study of

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–lysis

A

breaking down; destroying

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–malacia

A

softening due to disease

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–megaly

A

enlargement due to disease

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–oid

A

looks like; resembles

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–oma

A

tumor

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–on

A

unit of anatomical structure

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–osis

A

process

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–pathy

A

state of disease

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–penia

A

low levels of

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–pexy

A

surgical fixation

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–plasty

A

surgical revision

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–poiesis

A

creation process

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–ptosis

A

drooping

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–rrhage

A

bursting forth

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–rrhaphy

A

suturing

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–rrhea

A

abnormal flow

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–rrhexis

A

rupture

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–scler

A

hardening

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–scope

A

instrument for looking inside

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–scopy

A

the process of looking inside

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–spasm

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involuntary contraction

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–stomy

A

creating an opening (or “mouth”) with surgery

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–tomy

A

cutting

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–trophy

A

nourishment, growth

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–uria

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present in urine, indicating disease

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–y

A

disease

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