Medical Terminology 1/8 Flashcards by Norah Castillo | Brainscape

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acid/o

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acid, sour, bitter

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acr/o

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extremities (hands+feet), top, extreme point

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aden/o

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gland

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adip/o

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fat

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adren/o, adrenal/o

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adrenal glands

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anter/o

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before, front

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calc/o

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calcium

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cortic/o

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cortex, outer region

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crin/o

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secrete

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gigant/i

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giant, very large

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gluc/o, glyc/o

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glucose, sugar

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gonad/o

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sex glands

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gynec/o

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woman, female

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home/o

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sameness, unchanging, constant

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immun/o

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immune, protection, safe

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insulin/o

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insulin

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kal/i

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potassium

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ket/o

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ketones, acetones

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lob/o

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lobe, well defined part of an organ

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mast/o

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breast

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myx/o

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mucus

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natr/o

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sodium

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neur/o

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nerve, nerve tissue

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opthalm/o

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eye, vision

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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parathyroid/o

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parathyroid glands

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pituitar/o

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pituitary gland

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radi/o

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radiation, x-rays, radius

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retin/o

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retina, net

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thym/o

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thymus gland, soul

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thyr/o, thyroid/o

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thyroid gland

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tox/i, toxic/o

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poison

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anti

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against

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endo

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in, within, inside

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exo

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out of, outside, away from

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hyper

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excessive, increased

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hypo

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deficient, decreased

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pan

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all, entire, every

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para

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beside, near, beyond, abnormal, a part from, opposite, along side of

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poly

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many

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post

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after, behind

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ultra

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beyond, excess

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-al, -ary, -ic, -ous, -tic

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pertaining to

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-assay

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analysis done to determine presence and amount of a substance

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-carcinoma

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cancer that forms in epithelial tissue

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-dipsia

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thirst

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-edema

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swelling

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emia

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blood condition

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-ia

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abnormal condition

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-ism

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condition, state of

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-itis

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inflammation

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oid

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resembling

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-oma

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tumor, neoplasm

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-pathy

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disease, suffering, emotion

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-phagia

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eating

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-stasis

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maintenance of a constant level of

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-tropin

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to stimulate, act on

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-uria

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urination

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-y

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noun ending