Medical Term Flashcards
1
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Brady-
A
Slow
2
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Dorso-
A
Back
3
Q
Glyc/o-
A
Sugar
4
Q
Hyper-
A
Above or High
5
Q
Hypo-
A
Below or Under
6
Q
Post-
A
After
7
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Pre-
A
Before
8
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Tachy-
A
Fast
9
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Trans-
A
Across
10
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-(o)logy
A
Study or Science of
11
Q
-algia
A
Suffering or Pain
12
Q
-ectomy
A
Removal of a part
13
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-itis
A
Inflammation
14
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-malacia
A
Softening
15
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-megaly
A
Enlargement
16
Q
-ologist
A
Specialist
17
Q
-plasty
A
Repair of
18
Q
-rrhea
A
Discharge, Flow
19
Q
Arthr(o)
A
Joints
20
Q
Cardi(o)
A
Heart
21
Q
Cephal(o)
A
Head
22
Q
Cerebr(o)
A
Brain
23
Q
Derm(o)
A
Skin
24
Q
Gastr(o)
A
Stomach
25
Hepat(o)
Liver
26
Hyster(o)
Uterus
27
Neph(o)
Kidney
28
Neur(o)
Nerve
29
Opthalm(o)
Eye
30
Oste(o)
Bone
31
Phleb(o)
Vein
32
Pneum(o)
Lung
33
Psyche-
Mind
34
Pulmon-
Lung
35
Rhin(o)
Nose
36
Thorac(o)
Chest
37
Tox-
Poison
38
Xer-
Dry
39
WBC
White Blood Cell
(Normal: 5,000 to 10,000)
40
RBC
Red Blood Cell
41
CBC
Complete Blood Count
42
NPO
Nothing by Mouth
43
Distal
Away from point of attachment
44
Proxial
Toward point of attachment
45
Reproductive and Endocrine both have ______
Ovaries and Testes
46
Superior
Above
47
Inferior
Below or Beneath
48
Iliac
Inguinal
(Below stomach, above thighs)
49
Connective Tissue
Blood
