Medical Terminology 1 Flashcards

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Ab-

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From, Away EX: Abnormal- away from normal

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Ad-

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to, near, forward EX: Adrenal- near the kidney

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Ante-

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before EX: Antepartum- Before delivery of child

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Brev-

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Short EX: Brevity- in a short time

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Circum-

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around EX: Circumocular- around the eye

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Brady-

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Slow EX: Bradycardia- slow heart beat

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Co-

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with, together EX: Coordinate- work together

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Con-

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with, together EX: Congenital- with birth

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Contra-

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against EX: Contraindicated- not indicated

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Counter-

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against EX: Counterirritant- against infection

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Dis-

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apart from EX: Disarticulated- thing a joint apart

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Ect-

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outside EX: Ectonuclear- upon the skin

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End-

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within EX: Endocardium- membrane lining of the inner heart

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Epi-

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upon, on top of EX: Epidermis- upon the skin

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Ex-

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out from EX: Exhalation- breathe out

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Acoust-

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Sound EX: Acoustics- quality of sound

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Aud-

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Sound EX: Audition- to hear someone

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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen EX: abdominal- relating to the abdomen

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Acr/o

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Extremity, limbs EX: acromegaly- abnormally large limbs

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Blast/o

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Early embryonic EX: embryonic type cell

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Adeno/o

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Gland EX: adenopathy - disease of a gland

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Angi/o

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Vessel EX: angiogram- picture of a vessel

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Arthr/o

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Joint EX: Arthritis- inflammation of a joint

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Bucc/o

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Cheek EX: Buccolabial- relating. The cheek and lip

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Cardi/o

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Heart EX: Cardiology- study of the heart

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Corp-

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Body EX: Corpus collasum- connecting body

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Chondr/o

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Cartilage EX: Chondrocyte- cartilage cell

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Cephal/o

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Head EX: Cephalic- relating to the head

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Cyst/o

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Bladder EX: Cystoscopy- view of the bladder

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Cyt/o

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Cell EX: Cytokinesis- cell movement

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Hypo-

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under,lower EX: hypodermic- under the skin

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Hyper-

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Above, higher EX: Hyperactive- higher level activity

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Im-

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Not EX: Immature- not mature

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In-

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Not EX: incurable- not curable

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Infra-

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Under, below EX: infrapatellar- below the knee

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Peri-

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Around EX: pericardium- sac around the heart

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Post-

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After- EX: Postmortem- After death

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Pre-

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Before EX: prenatal - before brith

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Pro-

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Before EX: prognosis- a fore-knowing

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Super-

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Above, on top EX: superciliary- above the eyebrow

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Supra-

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Above, on top EX: suprapubic- above the pubic bone

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Sym-

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With, together EX: Symphony- sounds played together

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Syn-

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With, together EX: Synarthrosis- union of the bones

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Trans-

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Through, across EX: Transurethral- through the urthra

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Gloss/o

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Tongue EX: glosspathy- tongue disease

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Hepat/o

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Liver EX: hepatitis- Liver inflammation

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Glute-

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Buttocks EX: Gluteus Minimus- Small buttocks muscle

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Laryng/o

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Larynx EX: larynx inflammation

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My/o

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Muscle EX: Myocardium- heart muscle

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Nephr/o

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Kidney EX: Nephrologist- one who studies kidneys

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Neur/o

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Nerve EX: Neurosurgeon- surgeon of nervous system

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Oste/o

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Bone EX: Osteocyte- bone cell

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Ot/o

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Ear EX: Otitis Media- middle ear inflammation

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Opthalm/o

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Eye EX: Exophthalmos- eyes bulge out

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Path/o

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Disease EX: pathological- relating to disease

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Pneumon/o

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Lung EX: pneumonia- condition of the lung

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Rhin/o

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Nose EX: rhinoplasty- reform the nose

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Stomat/o

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Mouth, Opening EX: Stomatitis- mouth inflammation

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Thorac/o

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Chest, Thorax EX: thiracocentesis- puncture of the thorax

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Dent/o

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Tooth EX: dental- referring to teeth

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Dermat/o

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Skin EX: dermatitis- skin inflammation

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Duoden/o

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Duodenum EX: Duodenal- relating to the duodenum

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Encephal/o

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Brain EX: encephalitis- brain inflammation

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Gastr/o

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Stomach Ex: gastrointestinal- stomach and intestine

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Uni-

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One EX: Unicycle- one wheel

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Mono-

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One EX- monocular- one nucleus

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Bi-

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Two EX: bilateral- two sides

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Bin-

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Two EX: Binocular- two eyes

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Di-

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Two EX: Dicephalic- two heads

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Ter-

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Three EX: Teritiary- the third part or stage

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Tri-

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Three EX: Trilobar- three lobes

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Quadr-

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Four EX: quadriceps- muscle w/ 4 heads

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Tetra-

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Four EX: Tetracylcine- a four ringed molecule

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Poly-

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Many EX: polydactyly-many digits >5

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Oligo

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Few EX: Oligosaccharide- few sugars linked together

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Micro-

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Small EX: microscope- equipment to view small things

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Macro-

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Large EX: Macrophage- large eating cell

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Mega-

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Great enromous EX: Megadontia- huge teeth

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-ac

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related to EX: Cardiac- relating to the heart

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-ious

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related to EX: Contagious- communicable by contact

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-ic

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related to EX: Pyloric- related to pyloric valve of the stomach

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-ism

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condition EX: Mutism- condition of being mute