Med Terms Flashcards
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-al, -eal, -iac, -ic, -ical, -ior
A
Pertaining to
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algia, dynia
A
Pain
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-ectomy
A
excision, surgical removal
4
Q
-gram
A
record
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-ia
A
condition of
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-ian, -ist
A
specialist
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-ism
A
condition, method, process
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-itis
A
inflammation
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-logy
A
study of
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-oid
A
like, resembling
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-oma
A
tumor
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-pathy
A
disease condition
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-scope
A
process of visual examining
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-tomy
A
process of cutting, incision
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a-, an-
A
no, not, without
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anti-, contra
A
against
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auto-
A
self
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dia-
A
through, complete
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dys-
A
abnormal, painful, difficult
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endo-
A
within
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ex-
A
out
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hyper-
A
excessive, above
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hypo-
A
deficient, below
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mega-
A
large
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peri-
around, surround
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pro-, ante
before
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re-
back, again
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sub-
under, below
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trans-
across, through
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abdomen/o
Abdomen
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aden/o
Gland
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arthr/o
Joint
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cardi/o
Heart
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cephal/o
Head
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cervic/o
Neck
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chondr/o
Cartilage
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crani/o
Skull
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cutane, derm/o, dermat/o
Skin
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cyt/o
cell
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dors/o
back portion of the body
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gastro/o
Stomach
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hemat/o, hem/o
Blood
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hepat/o
Liver
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hist/o
Tissue
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nephr/o, ren/o
Kidney
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neur/o
Nerve
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oste/o, oss/l, osse/o
Bone
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ot/o
Ear
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pelv/o, pelvi/o
hip, pelvic cavity
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phleb/o
Vein
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rhin/o
Nose
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thorac/o
Chest
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vertebr/o
Vertebrae, backbones
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ankly/o
bent crooked
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cry/o
Cold
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eu
good, natural
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malacia
Softening
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megaly
Enlargement
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tachy
Fast
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brachy
Short
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ab
away from
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ad
toward
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anter/o
front
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circum
around
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end/o
within
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hemi
half, one side
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inter
between
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later/o
side
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medi/o, mes/o
middle
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poster/o
back
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cyan/o
blue
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erythr/o
red
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leuk/o
white
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melan/o
black, dark
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xanth/o
yellow
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Most medical terms are made up of one or more parts. there are 4 possible word parts and medical terms which are?
root words, prefixes, suffixes, & combining forms
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The vowel used most often to combine medical words is?
O
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Prefixes
are word parts that are attached to the beginning of a root word in order to modify its meaning.
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Suffixes
these word parts attach to the end of the root word in order to modify their meaning.
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Root Words
give the basic meanings to medical terms. they can be used alone or can be joined with other terms.
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Medical terms always contain at least one what?
root word
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Prefixes and Suffixes cannot _________alone
stand
