Medical Term (U-Z) Flashcards

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-ula

A

small, little

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-ule

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small one

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ulcer/o

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sore, ulcer

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uln/o

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ulna (medial lower arm bone)

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ultra-

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beyond, excess

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-um

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singular noun ending

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umbilic/o

A

navel

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un-

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not

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ungu/o

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nail

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uni-

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one

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ur/o

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urine, urinary tract

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-uresis

A

urination

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ureter/o

A

ureter

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urethr/o

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urethra

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urg/o

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urination, urine

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-uria

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urination, urine

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urin/o

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urine or urinary organs

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urtic/o

A

nettle, rash, hives

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-us

A

thing, singular noun ending

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uter/i, uter/o

A

uterus

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21
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uve/o

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iris, choroid, ciliary body, uveal tract

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uvul/o

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uvula, little grape

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vaccin/i, vaccin/o

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vaccine

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vacu/o

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empty

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vag/o

A

vagus nerve, wandering

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vagin/o

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vagina

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valg/o

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bent or twisted outward

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valv/o, valvul/o

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valve

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var/o

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bent or twisted inward

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varic/o

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varicose veins, swollen or dilated vein

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vas/o

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vas deferens, vessel

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vascul/o

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blood vessel, little vessel

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vast/o

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vast, great, extensive

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vect/o

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carry, convey

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ven/o

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vein

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vener/o

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sexual intercourse

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venter-

A

abdomen

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ventilat/o

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expose to air, fan

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ventr/o

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in front, belly side of body

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ventricul/o

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ventricle of brain or heart, small chamber

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venul/o

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venule, small vein

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verg/o

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twist, incline

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verm/i

A

worm

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verruc/o

A

wart

45
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-verse, -version

A

to turn

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vers/o, vert/o

A

turn

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vertebr/o

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vertebra, backbone

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vertig/o, vertigin/o

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whirling around

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vesic/o

A

urinary bladder

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vesicul/o

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seminal vesicle, blister, little bladder

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vi/o

A

force

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vill/i

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shaggy hair, tuft of hair

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vir/o

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poison, virus

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viril/o

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masculine, manly

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vis/o

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seeing, sight

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visc/o

A

sticky

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viscer/o

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viscera, internal organ

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viscos/o

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sticky

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vit/a, vit/o

A

life

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viti/o

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blemish, defect

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vitre/o

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glassy, made of glass

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voc/i

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voice

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vol/o

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palm or sole

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volv/o

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roll, turn

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vulgar/i

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common

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vulv/o

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vulva, covering

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xanth/o

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yellow

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xen/o

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strange, foreign

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xer/o

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dry

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xiph/i, xiph/o

A

sword

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-y

A

noun ending

72
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zo/o

A

animal life

73
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zygomat/o

A

cheek bone, yoke

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zygot/o

A

joined together