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Medical Terminology Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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Aden/o

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Glang

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Path/o

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Disease

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Uro

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Urinary

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Algia

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Pain

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5
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Ectopia

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Displacement

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Logy

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Study of

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Ptosis

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Drooping

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Auto

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Self

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Epi

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Above

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Homo

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Same

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Hydro

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Water

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12
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Infra

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Below

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13
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Bradycardia

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Slow heart beat

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14
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Morphology

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Study of shape

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15
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The prefix dys

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Painful

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16
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Pdeudo

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False

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17
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lasis

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Skin abnormal

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Plasty

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Surgical repair

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Anti

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Against

20
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Brady

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Slow

21
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An instrument for recording

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Graph

22
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Hyper

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Over

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Inter

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Within

24
Q

The foundation of a medical term

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Word root

25
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Meagly

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Abnormal enlargement

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Trans

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Accross

27
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Peri

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Around

28
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Algia

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Pain

29
Q

Ectomy

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Surgical removal

30
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Otomy

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Surgical removal

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Gram

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Record

32
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The process of visual examining is

A

Scopu

33
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Malacia

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Abnormal softening

34
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Stenosis

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Narrowing

35
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Onych/o

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Nail

36
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Pil/o

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Hair

37
Q

Condition of tissue death

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Necrosis

38
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The sebaceous gland produce

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Sebum

39
Q

The black pigment that gives skin its color is

A

Melanin

40
Q 
The dermis contains which of the following?
Keratin
Basal layer
Blood vessels
Melanin
A

Basal layer

41
Q 
A skin discoloration or bruise caused by blood collecting under the skin is ?
Ecchymosis
Erythema
Hirsutism
Acne
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Ecchymosis

42
Q 
A small tumor with pedicle or stem attachment is a?
Macula
Papule
Polyp
Vesicle
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Polyp

43
Q

Urticaria

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Hives

44
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The medical term for a dranger form of skin cancer caused by an overgrowth of melanin-producin cells is?

A

Malignant melanoma

45
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An overgrowth and thickening of the epidermis is

A

Keratosis

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