MED TERMS Flashcards by Sabrina McCandless

syn-

coming together

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under/ beneath

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ante-

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toward

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single/ one

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excessive

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pan-

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multi-

many

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micro-

small

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macro-

large

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hemi-

half

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eu-

normal

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brady-

slow

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bi-

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ultra-

highest/ beyond

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trans-

across/ through

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supra-

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retro-

backward

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pre-

before

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post-

after

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para-

adjacent/ alongside

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intra-

inside/ within

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inter-

between

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hyper-

above/excessive

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exo-

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against

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hypo-

below

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epi-

above, over, upon

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endo-

inside/ inner

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-ole

small/ minute

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peri-

around

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icle

small/ minute

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-istry

medical specialty

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-ician

expert/ specialist

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-ule

small/ minute

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-iatry

treatment/ medical specialty

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-us

pertaining to

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-tous

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-tiz

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-ous

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-nic

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-ius

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-istic

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-ious

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-iosum

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-ior

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-ine

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-ical

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-ica

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-ic

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-ial

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-etic

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-ent

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-eal

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-ative

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-atic

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-ary

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-alis

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-al

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-ac

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-stenosis

narrowing

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-phobia

fear of

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-penia

deficiency/ lack of

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-osis

abnormal conditon

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oste/o

bone

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-genesis

form/produce

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-emesis

vomiting

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-edema

accumulation of fluid in tissues

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-ectasis

dilation

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-algia

pain

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-tripsy

crushing

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-tomy

surgical incision

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-stomy

surgical formation of an opening

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-rrhaphy

surgical suture

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-ectomy

surgical removal

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-desis

fixation

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-centesis

surgical puncture

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-pathy

disease

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-ist

specialist

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-tics

knowledge of

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-tic

pertaining to

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pneumon-

lung or air

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-uria

urine

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-rrhoid

to flow

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-rrhage

to flow profusely

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-ptysis

spit

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-philia

attraction

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-oma

tumor/ mass

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-lysis

destruction

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-graph

instrument for recording

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-gram

to record

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-crit

to separate

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-chezia

pass a stool

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hemat/o

blood

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-plasty

surgical repair

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-desis

fixation

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-scopy

visual examination

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arthr/o-

joint

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-logy

study of

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-logist

one who studies

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dermat/o-

skin

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-itis

inflammation

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-thorax

chest

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hem-

blood

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bronch/o-

windpipe

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respir/a-

to breathe

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pulmon/o-

lung

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pneum/o-

lung or air

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root + combining vowel

combining form

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root

foundation/core of a medical term

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coming together

syn-

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under/ beneath

sub-

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coming after/ behind

post-

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all

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multi-

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small

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normal

eu-

two

di-

slow

brady-

two/ twice/ double

bi-

highest/ beyond

ultra-

across/ through

trans-

above/ excessive

supra-

backward

retro-

before

pre-

after

post-

adjacent/ alongside

para-

inside/ within

intra-

between

inter-

above/excessive

hyper-

outside, outward

exo-

around

circum-

against

anti-

before/ forward

ante-

below

hypo-

above, over, upon

epi-

inside/ inner

endo-

small/ minute

-ole

around

peri-

small/ minute

icle

medical specialty

-istry

expert/ specialist

-ician

small/ minute

-ule

treatment/ medical specialty

-iatry

narrowing

-stenosis

fear of

-phobia

deficiency/ lack of

-penia

abnormal conditon

-osis

bone

oste/o

form/produce

-genesis

vomiting

-emesis

accumulation of fluid in tissues

-edema

dilation

-ectasis

pain

-algia

crushing

-tripsy

surgical incision

-tomy

surgical formation of an opening

-stomy

surgical removal

-ectomy

fixation

-desis

surgical puncture

-centesis

disease

-pathy

knowledge of

-tics

pertaining to

-tic

lung or air

pneumon-

urine

-uria

to flow

-rrhoid

to flow profusely

-rrhage

spit

-ptysis

attraction

-philia

tumor/ mass

-oma

destruction

-lysis

instrument for recording

-graph

to record

-gram

to separate

-crit

pass a stool

-chezia

blood

hemat/o

surgical repair

-plasty

fixation

-desis

visual examination

-scopy

joint

arthr/o-

study of

-logy

skin

dermat/o-

inflammation

-itis

chest

-thorax

blood

hem-

windpipe

bronch/o-

to breathe

respir/a-

lung

pulmon/o-

lung or air

pneum/o-

combining form

root + combining vowel

foundation/core of a medical term

root

medical

to heal

care

to worry

breath

single cycle of inhaling and exhaling

cough

expel breath from the lungs

mucus

clear, sticky secretion

record

to remember

patient

suffer or undergo

knee

an angular shape

apex

tip or summit

patent

open or exposed

quadrant

a quarter

umbilicus

navel/ belly button

toxin

poison

lymph

clear spring water

breech

buttocks

specialist

a given species

ilium

bone in the pelvis

ileum

segment of the small intestine

ureter

tube from kidney to bladder

urethra

tube from bladder to the outside

trapezius

a muscle in the back

trapezium

bone in the wrist

malleus

small bone in the middle ear

malleolus

bony protuberance of the ankle

neurology

study of diseases of the nervous system

urology

study of diseases in the kidney and bladder

hist/o

tissue

morph/o

form

dis-

apart

ana-

apart

cadere

to fall or die

tom/o

section/ cut/ slice

sono

sound

physio

nature

metabol

change

-ism

process

homeo

the same

-stasis

stability

elle

little

sagitta

arrow

corona

crown

-al

cervic

neck

brachi

arm

viscus

body organ

mediastinum

in the middle

pleur-

rib/ side

tone

stretched

mes-

in the middle

enter

intestine

gastro-

stomach

ventral

toward the front/ belly

dorsal

toward the back/ spine

toward the ventral side

posterior

toward the dorsal side

superior

above

inferior

below

medial

toward the midsagittal plane

lateral

away from midsagittal plane

proximal

closer to the point of attachment or origin

distal

farther from the point of attachment or origin

superficial

closer to the body surface

deep

farther from the body surface

adip-

fat

-cyte

cell

fertiliz-

to bear

molec

mass

o/o

egg

chromat-

color

-in

substance/ chemical compound

-some

body

chrom/o

color

-plasm

something formed

-sol

solution

-lyte

soluble

-cellul-

small cell

-ism

condition

nucle/o

nucleus

-lus

small

-oid

resemble

ster-

solid

-thesis

arrange

anabol-

build up

catabol-

break down

-um

structure

thel/i-

nipple

excrete

separate

lys/o-

decompose

mit/o-

thread

-ion

action/ condition

prot/e

first

rib/o-

like a rib

secrete

release

caps-

box

-blast

germ cell

-ent

end result

-ov-

egg

synov/i

synovial membrane

-vascul-

blood vessel

digest-

to break down

poster-

coming behind

-fication

remove

tox/i-

poison

de-

from; out of

cortic-

cortex

-um

tissue; structure

-physis

growth

medull-

middle

meta-

beyond, after, subsequent to

-clast

break down

-genic

producing

-por-

opening

-ation

process

fibr/o-

fiber

cartilag/e-

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gomph-

bolt/ nail

-chondr-

cartilage

-ov/i-

egg

-duct-

lead

pronat-

bend down

supinat-

bend backward

-vertebr-

… seriously

sacr-

sacrum

spin-

spine

-oid

resemble

ethm-

seive (strainer)

tempor/o-

temple; side of head

-mandibul-

jaw

zygomat-

cheekbone

acrom- ; acromi/o-

acromion

carp-

bones of the wrist

pector-

chest

scapul-

scapula

uln-

forearm bone

femor-

femur