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Medical Terminolgy Quiz One Flashcards

1
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A-, an-

A

No, not, without
Example- apathetic, analgesia

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Ab-

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Away from
Ex abduction

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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen
Ex abdominal

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-ac, -al

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Pertaining to
Ex cardiac, abdominal

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-ac, -ar, -ary

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Pertaining to
Ex ovarian, cellular, coronary

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Aden/o

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Gland
Ex adenocarcinoma

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Adip/o

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Fat
Ex adipose

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-algesia

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Sensitivity to pain
Analgesia

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-algia

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Pain
Ex fibromyalgia

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Ana-

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Up, apart, backward, again, anew
Ex anabolic, anaphylactic

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Angi/o

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Vessel (blood)
Ex angiogram

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Ante-

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Before, forward
Ex antepartum

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Anter/o

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Front
Ex anterior

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Anti-

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Against
Ex antihypertensive

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Aort/o

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Aorta (largest artery)
Ex aortic

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Append/o, appendic/o

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Appendix
Ex appendicitis

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Arter/o, arteri/o

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Artery
Ex arterial

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Arthr/o

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Joint
Ex arthritis

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19
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-ase

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Enzyme
Ex lipase, streptokinase

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Audi/o, audit/o

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Hearing
Ex auditory

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Aut/o, aut-, auto

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Self, own
Ex autoimmune

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Axill/o

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Armpit
Ex axillary

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Bacter/i/o

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Bacteria
Ex bacteremia

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Bi-

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Two
Ex bilateral

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Bil/i

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Bile, gall
Ex biliary

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Brachi/o

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Arm
Ex brachial

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Brady-

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Slow
Ex bradycardia

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Bronch/o , bronchi/o

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Bronchial tube
Ex bronchoscopy

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Bucc/o

A

Check
Ex buccal

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Calc/o

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Calcium
Ex hypocalcemia

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Carcin/o

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Cancerous, cancer
Ex- carcinogenic

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Carcin/o

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Cancerous, cancer
Ex Carcinogenic

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Cardi/o

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Heart
Ex cardiac

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-cele, coele

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Swelling, hernia
Ex bronchocele, hydrocoele

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cell/u

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cell level
Ex: cellulitis, cellular

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36
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-centesis

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surgical procedure to remove fluid
ex: thoracentesis

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum -largest part of the brain
Ex: cerebral

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cervic/o

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neck
Ex: cervical

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chol/e

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bile,gall
Ex: cholesterol

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cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder
Ex: Cholecytisitis; cholecystectomy

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-cidal

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pertaining to killing
ex: germicidal

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col/o, colon/o

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colon (lg intestine)
ex: colonoscopy

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comi/o

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to care for
ex: noscomial infection

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contra-

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against, opposite
ex: contraindicated

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coron/o

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heart
ex: coronary

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cost/o

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rib
ex: costophrenic border

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47
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cran/i

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skull
ex: cranial

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cyan/o

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blue
ex: cyanotic

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid
ex: cystogram

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cyto/o, -cyte

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cell
ex: cytotoxic, leukocyte

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de-

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lack of, less
ex: dementia

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derm/o, derma, dermat/o

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skin
ex: dermatitis, xeroderma

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diaphor/o

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sweat
ex: diaphoresis

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dist/o

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far, distant
ex: distal

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dors/o,dorsi

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back of the body
ex: dorsal

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dys-

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bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
ex: dysphagia

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-eal

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pertaining to
ex: corneal, tracheal

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-ectomy

A

removal, excision, resection
ex: cholecystectomy

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-emia

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blood condition
ex: bacteremia, septicemia

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-emic

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pertaining to blood condition
ex: anemic

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end-, end/o

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in;within
ex: endometriosis, endoscopic

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enter/o

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intestines-usually small intestine
ex: enteritis

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epi-

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above,upon, on
ex: epidermis, epigastric

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erythr/o

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red
ex: erthrocyte

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erythem/o

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flushed, redness
ex: erythemic

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-esis

A

action, condition, state of
ex: prosthesis

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ex-

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out; away from
ex: external

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gastr/o

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stomach
ex: gastritis

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-genesis

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producing,forming
ex: pathogenesis, glucogenesis

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-ger/i, geront/o

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old age
ex: geriatrics, gerontolgy

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gluc/o, glyc/o

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glucose, sugar
ex: glucogenesis, glycolysis

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-gram

A

record
ex: electrocardiogram, venogram

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73
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-graphy

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process of recording
ex: echocardiography

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74
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hem/o, hema/o

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blood
ex: hematouria

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75
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hemi-

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half
ex: hemiplegic

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hepat/o

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liver
ex: hepatomegaly

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herni/o

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hernia
ex: herniate

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hydr/o

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water
ex: hydrocoele

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hypo-

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deficent, below, less than normal
ex: hypoglycemic, hypodermic

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hyster/p

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uterus, womb
ex: hysterectomy

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-ia

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condition
ex: hyperthermia

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-iac, -ic,-ine,-ior

A

pertaining to
ex: cardiac, alcoholic, adrenaline, anterior

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-iasis

A

abnormal condition
cholelithiasis

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ile/o

A

ileum
ex: ileus

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inguin/o

A

groin
ex: inguinal

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inter-

A

between
ex: interstitial space

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intra-

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within, into
ex: intradermal

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-ism

A

process, condition
ex: alcholism

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-ist

A

specialist
ex: psychologist, respiratory therapist

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-itis

A

inflammation
ex:cellulitis

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jaund/o

A

yellow
ex: jaundice

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jejun/o

A

jejunum
ex: jejunostomy tube, jejunal tube

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Kal/i

A

potassium
ex: hyperkalemia

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ket/o,keton

A

ketones, acetones
ex: ketoacidosis

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kyph/o

A

hunch back
ex: kyphosis

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Lapar/o

A

abdominal wall, abdomen
ex: laprascopic

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later/o

A

side
ex: bilateral

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leuk/o

A

white
ex: leukocytes

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lip/o

A

lipid, fat
ex: hyperlipidemia, liposuction

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lob/o

A

lobe
ex: pneumo-lobotomy

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-logy

A

study-process of
ex: cardiology, neurology

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-lysis

A

breakdown, seperation, destruction
ex: thrombolysis

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mal-

A

bad
ex: maldorous

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mamm/o, mast/o

A

breast
ex: mammopgraphy, mastectomy

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medi/o

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middle
ex: medial

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-megaly

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enlargement
ex: hepatomegaly

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melan/o

A

black
ex: melanoma

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-ment/o

A

mind
ex: dementia

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my/o

A

muscle
ex: myocardium

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narc/o

A

numbness, sleep
ex: narcotic drug

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nas/o

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nose
ex: nasogastric tube

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natr/o

A

sodium
ex: hypernatemia

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necr/o

A

death
ex: necrotic tissue, necrosis

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nephr/o

A

kidney
ex: nephrotoxic

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neur/o

A

nerve
ex: neurologist

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norm/o

A

rule, order
ex: normotensive

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nos/o

A

infection
ex: nosocomial

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ocul/o

A

eye
ex: ocular

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opthalm/o

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eye
ex: ophthalmologist

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opt/o,optic/o

A

eye, vision
ex: optical

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-oid

A

resembling, derived from
ex: thyroid

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olig/o

A

scant, slight
ex: oliguria

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-oma

A

tumor,, fluid collection
ex: carcinoma

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onc/o

A

tumot
ex: oncologist

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oophor/o

A

ovary
ex: oophorectomy

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-osis

A

condition, usually abnormal
ex: thrombosis

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oste/o

A

bone
ex: osteocytes

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ot/o

A

ear
ex: otoxic

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-ous

A

pertaining to
ex: malodorous, cancerous

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-oxia, -oxic

A

oxygen
ex: anoxia, hypoxic

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pancreat/o

A

pancreas
ex: pancreatitis

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para-

A

near,beside, apart from,along side of
ex: paraplegic

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-paresis

A

weakness
ex: hemiparesis

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path/o

A

disease
ex: pathophysiology

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-pathy

A

disease,emotion
ex: neuropathy, empathy

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pector/o

A

chest
ex:pectoral

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-penia

A

deficiency
ex: thrombocytopenia, leucopenia

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-phagia

A

eating;swallowing
ex: dysphagia

139
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phas/o,phasia

A

speech
ex: dysphasia

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phleb/o

A

vein
ex: phlebotomist

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-plasia

A

development, formation,growth
ex: hyperplasia

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-plasty

A

surgical repair
ex: rhinoplasty

143
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-plegia, -plegic

A

paralysis, palsy
ex: paraplegia, hemiplegic

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-pnea

A

breahing
ex: apnea, dyspnea

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pneum/o,pneumon/o

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lung,air,gas
ex: pneumothorax

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post-, poster/o

A

after, behind
ex: postoperative, posterior

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pre-

A

before, in front of
ex: postoperative, posterior

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proxim/o

A

near
ex: proximal

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pseudo

A

false,fake
ex: pseudotumor

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pulmon/o

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lung

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purul/o

A

pus
ex: purulent

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quadri-

A

four
ex: quadriceps muscle

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rhino

A

nose
ex: rhinoplasty

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-rrhage

A

bursting forth (of blood)
hemorrhage

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-rrhea

A

flow,discharge
ex: rhinorrhea

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sanguin/o

A

fluid,blood
ex: serosanguinous

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-sclerosis

A

hardening
ex: arteriosclerosis

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-scope

A

instrument to visually examine
ex: endoscope

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-sect

A

to cut
ex: transect

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seps/o

A

infection
ex: sepsis

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ser/o

A

fluid-serum; clear
ex: serous, serosanguinouse drainage

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-sis

A

state of
ex: sepsis

163
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-spasm

A

sudden contraction of muscle
ex: venospasm

164
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-stasis

A

to stop;control;place
ex: hemostasis

165
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-static

A

pertaining to stopping;controlling
ex: hemostatic

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-stenosis

A

tightening; narrowing
ex: arteriostenosis; urethrostenosis

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stern/o

A

sternum
ex: substernal

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-stomy

A

new opening (to form a mouth)
ex: gastrostomy, jujunostomy

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sub-

A

under, below
ex: subarachnois hemorrhage

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supra-

A

above,upper
ex: suprasternal

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syncop/o

A

faint
ex: syncopal episode

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tachy-

A

fast
ex: tachycardia

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-tension, -tensive

A

preassure
ex: hypertension, hypertensive

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therm/o

A

heat
ex: thermometer

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thorac/o

A

chest
ex: thoracic

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-thorax

A

chest, pleural cavity
ex: pneumothorax

177
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thromb/o

A

clot
ex: thrombosis

178
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thyroid/o

A

thyroid gland
ex: thyroidectomy

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-tic

A

pertaining to
ex: spastic bladder

180
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-tomy

A

process of cutting
ex: colostomy

181
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-toxic

A

posion
ex: nephrotixic, ototoxic

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trache/o

A

trachea
ex: tracheostomy

183
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trans-

A

across, through
ex: transect

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tri-

A

three
ex: tricupsid valve

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-trophy

A

development-condition of
ex: hypertrophy

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umbilic/o

A

umbilicus; navel
ex: umbilical cord

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uni-

A

one
ex: unilateral

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ur/o

A

urine; urinary tract
ex: urosepsis

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ureter/o

A

ureter
ex: ureteral stent

190
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urethr/o

A

urethra
ex: urethrostenosis

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-urin/o

A

urine
ex: urinary tract

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-us

A

structure; thing
ex: thrombus, umbilicus

193
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uter/o

A

uterus; womb
ex: uterine hemorrhage

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vascul/o

A

vessel (blood)
ex: vasculitis; vascular

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ven/o, ven/i

A

vein
ex: venospasm

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ventr/o

A

abdominal side of the body
ex: ventral hernia

197
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vertebr/o

A

vertebra (backbone)
ex: vertebrosternal rib

198
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xeri/o

A

dry
ex: xerofoam dressing; xeroderma

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-y

A

condition; process
ex: obesity, dusky

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