Med Terms Unit 1- roots, prefixes and suffixes Flashcards
1
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Intra-
A
within or inside
2
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sub-
A
below or under
3
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
4
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hepat/o
A
liver
5
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oste/o
A
bone
6
Q
ven/o
A
vein
7
Q
-algia
A
pain
8
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
9
Q
-cyte
A
cell
10
Q
-dynia
A
pain
11
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal
12
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
13
Q
-gram,
A
record, x-ray, picture
14
Q
-graphy
A
processing or recording picture or record
15
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
16
Q
-graph
A
record, x-ray, picture
17
Q
-malacia
A
abnormal softening
18
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-megaly
A
enlargement
19
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-meter
A
instrument used to measure
20
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-oid
A
like, resemnling
21
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-ologist
A
specialist
22
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-ology
A
study of
23
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-osis
A
abnormal condition
24
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-ostomy
A
creating an artificial opening
25
-otomy
surgical incision
26
-pathy
disease
27
-phobia
abnormal fear of things
28
-plasty
surgical repair
29
-ptosis
drooping, sagging prolapse
30
-rrhagia
abnormal flow of discharge (blood)
31
-rrhage
abnormal flow of discharge (blood)
32
-rrhea
abnormal flow of discharge (not blood)
33
-rrhaphy
suturing
34
-rrhexis
rupture
35
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
36
-scope
instrument used for visual examination
37
-scopy
visual examination
38
-stasis
stop, control
39
-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
40
-oma
tumor
41
a (with a line on top)
before
42
c (with a line on top)
with
43
p (with a line on top)
after
44
s (with a line on top)
without
45
DX
diagnosis
46
HX
history
47
Rx
take/perscribe
48
TX
treatment
49
C
Celsius
50
F
Fahrenheit
51
c/o
complains of
52
CC
chief complaint
53
d/c, DC
discontinue (discharge)
54
H&P
History and Physical
55
PE
Physical exam
56
pt or PT
patient
57
R/O
rule out (may or may not have)
58
DOB
date of birth
59
y/o
years old
60
yr
year
61
ft
feet
62
h., hr.
hour
63
in
inches
64
min
minute
65
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change
