Medical Terminology #1 Flashcards

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a/an-

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no/not

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aut-

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self

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dia-

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complete

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4
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dys-

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bad/painful

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5
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endo-

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within

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exo-

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out/outside

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hyper-

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excessive/more than

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hypo-

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below

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peri-

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surrounding

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pro-

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before

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re-

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back

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retro-

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behind

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sub-

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below/under

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trans-

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across/through

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-al

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pertaining to

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16
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-algia

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pain

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17
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-cyte

A

cell

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18
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-ectomy

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removal/cutting out

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19
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-emia

A

blood condition

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20
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-globin

A

protein

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21
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-ia

A

condition

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22
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-ic

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pertaining to

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23
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-ism

A

condition/process

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24
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-itis

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inflammation

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25
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-logist

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specialist in the study of

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-oma

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tumor/mass

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-opsy

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to view

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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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-scope

A

instrument to visually examine

30
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-sis

A

state of

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-tomy

A

cutting into/incision

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cele-

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protrusion/hernia

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-megaly

A

enlargement

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-penia

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reduction in size/quatity

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-plegia

A

paralysis

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-pnea

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breathing

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-ptosis

A

downward displacement

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-rrhage

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flowing forth

39
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-emesis

A

vomiting

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-stenosis

A

block/narrowing

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-rrhea

A

discharge

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-spasm

A

muscular contraction

43
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-centesis

A

surgical puncture

44
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-genesis

A

origin

45
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-gram

A

written/pictoral record

46
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-graph

A

device for graphic/pictoral recording

47
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-lysis

A

to disintegrate/break up

48
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

49
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ab-

A

away from

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ad-

A

toward/near

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ante-

A

before

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anter/o-

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front

53
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brady-

A

abnormally slow rate

54
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neo-

A

new

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post-

A

after

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tachy-

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rapid/abnormally high rate of speed

57
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pan-

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all/everywhere

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olig-

A

a few

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inter-

A

between

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intra-

A

within

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macro-

A

big

62
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micro-

A

small

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hydro-

A

fluid

64
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cervic/o-

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neck