Med Terms Flashcards
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osis
A
abnormal condition
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itis
A
inflammation
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ectomy
A
to cut out (remove)
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otomy
A
to cut into
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ostomy
A
to make a mouth
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a/an
A
without, none
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micro
A
small
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macro
A
large
9
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mega/megaly
A
enlarged
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scopy/scopic
A
to look, observe
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graphy/graph
A
recording an image
12
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gram
A
the image
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ology/ologist
A
study, specialize in
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stomato
A
mouth
15
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dento
A
teeth
16
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glosso/linguo
A
tongue
17
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gingivo
A
gums
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encephalo
A
brain
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gastro
A
stomach
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entero
A
intestine
21
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colo
A
large intestine
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procto
A
anus/rectum
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hepato
A
liver
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nehro/rene
A
kideny
25
orchido
testis
26
oophor/o
ovary
27
hystero/metro
uterus
28
salpingo
uterine tubes
29
dermo
skin
30
masto/mammo
breast
31
osteo
bones
32
cardio
heart
33
cysto
bladder
34
rhino
nose
35
phlebo/veno
veins
36
pneumo/pulmo
lung
37
hemo/emia
blood
38
leuk/o
white
39
melan/o
black
40
cyan/o
blue
41
xanth/o
yellow
42
adend/o
gland
43
lip/o
fat
44
my/o
muscle
45
lymph/o
lymph tissue
46
carcin/o
malginant
47
endo
within, inside of
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peri
around
49
circum
around
50
retro
behind
51
epi
upon, on top
52
trans
through
53
intra
within
54
sub
below
55
cardi/o
heart
56
brachy/tachy
slow/fast
57
angi/o
vessel
58
veno/phlebo
vein
59
stasis
to stop
60
cyte
cell
61
hem/o, emia
blood
62
cephal/o
head
63
encephalo
inside of the head (brain)
64
mening/o
membranes surrounding brain and spinal cord
65
myel/o
spinal cord
66
neur/o
nerve
67
dys
difficult, painful, abnormal
68
cele
hernia, abnormal protrusion of structure out of normal anatomical position
69
pathy
disease, abnormality
70
plasia
development, formation, growth
71
plegia
paralysis
72
gastr/o
stomach
73
hepat/o
liver
74
chol/e
gall, bile
75
cyst/o
bladder, sac
76
emes/o
vomit
77
lith/o
stone
78
lapar/o
abdominal wall
79
centesis
to puncture
80
tripsy
to crush
81
rrhea
flow, discharge
82
iasis, osis
abnormal condition
83
rhin/o
nose
84
laryng/o
larynx, voice box
85
trache/o
trachea, windpipe
86
bronch/o
lung air passageways
87
pne/u, pnea
breath, air, lung
88
pulmo/o
lung
89
ptysis
spitting (coughing)
90
plasty
reconsruction
91
nephr/o, ren/o
kidney
92
hydr/o
water
93
cyst/o
bladder
94
pyel/o
renal collecting ducts
95
ur/o, uria
urine
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olig/o
scanty, less than normal
97
pexy
to surgically reattach, fix in normal position
98
orchid/o, test/o
testes (male gonad)
99
balan/o
head of the penis
100
andr/o
male
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prostat/o
prostate
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vas/o
vessel, duct
103
rrhapy
to suture
104
hyster/o, metr/o
uterus
105
salping/o, salpinx
uterine tube
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colp/o
vagina
107
oophor/o
ovary
108
men/o
menstruation
109
mamm/o, mast/o
breast
110
pareunia, coitus
intercourse
111
gravida
pregnancy
112
para
live birth
113
part/o, toc/o
labor/birth/delivery
114
oste/o
bone
115
chondr/o
cartilage
116
arthr/o
joint
117
myel/o
bone marrow
118
ten/o, tendin/o
tendon
119
ligament/o
ligament
120
burs/o
bursa, bag
121
my/o, myos/o
muscle
122
malacia
softening
123
porosis
porous
124
asthenia
weakness, loss of strength
125
tropy
development, stimulation, maintenance
126
algia, algesia
pain
