Medical Terminology Flashcards
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Arth-
A
Joint
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Cardi-
A
Heart
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Cutan-
A
Skin
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Dermat-
A
Skin
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Hem-
A
Blood
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Myo-
A
Muscle
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Neur-
A
Nerve
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Oste-
A
Bone
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Bi-
A
twice; double
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Brachy-
A
short
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Hemi-
A
half
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Iso-
A
equal, same
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Meg(a)-
megal(o)-
A
large
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Micr(o)-
A
small, microscopic
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Mon(o)-
A
single
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Multi-
A
Many
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Olig(o)-
A
Few, little, scanty
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Pan-
Pant(o)-
A
All, entire
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Pluri-
A
Several, more
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Poly-
A
Many
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Quadra-
Quadri-
A
four
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Uni-
A
one
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Ante-
A
Before
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Post-
A
After, following
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Pre-
Before
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Pro-
Before, forward
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Allo-
Other, different
28
Auto-
Self
29
Hetero-
Other, different
30
Meta-
After
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Par(a)-
Beside, abnormal, involving 2 parts
32
Xeno-
foreign
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Ab-
Away from
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Ad-
Toward, to
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Ana-
Up, toward
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Apo-
Derived, separate
37
Cata-
Down
38
Circum-
Around
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di-, dif-, dir-, dis-
Not, separated
40
Dia-
Through
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Ect(o)-
Outside
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End(o)-
Within
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Epi-
Over
44
Ex-
Out of, away from
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Exo-
External, on the outside
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Extra-
Without, on the outside
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Infra-
Positioned beneath
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Inter-
Between
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Intra-
Within
50
Mes(o)-
Middle, median
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Per-
Through, intensely
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Peri-
Around, about, near
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Retro-
Behind, backward
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Sub-
Less than, under, inferior
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Supra-
Above, over
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Trans-
Across, through
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a-
Without
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Amni-
Both, around
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An-
Without
60
Anti-
Against
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Brady-
Slow
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Co-, col-, com-, con-, cor-
Together
63
Contra-
Against
64
De-
Away from
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Dys-
Abnormal, difficult
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Hyper-
Above normal, overly, excessive
67
Hypo-
Below normal, insufficient
68
Mal-
Bad, inadequate
69
Non-
Not, reverse of
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Re-
Again, backward
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Semi-
Half
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Syl-, sym-, syn-, sys-
Together
73
Tachy-
Fast
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Ultra-
Beyond, excessive
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Un-
Not
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-algia
Pain
77
-asthenia
Weakness
78
-desis
Binding
79
-dynia
Pain
80
-esthesia
Sensation
81
-kinisia
Movement
82
-kinesis
Movement
83
-phobia
Fear
84
-phonia
Sound
85
-phoria
Feeling; carrying
86
-cele
Hernia
87
-cytosis
Condition of cells
88
-ectasia
Expansion; dilation
89
-ectasis
Expanding; dilating
90
-edema
Swelling
91
-ema
Condition
92
-emesis
Vomiting
93
-iasis
Pathological condition of state
94
-ism
Condition, disease
95
-it is
Inflammation
96
-lepsy
Condition of seizues
97
-leptic
Having seizures
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-mania
Obsession
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-megaly
Enlargement
100
-oma
Tumor, neoplasm
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-opia, -opsia
Vision
102
-osis
Condition, state, process
103
-paresis
Slight paralysis (partial)
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-pathy
Disease
105
-penia
Deficiency
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-philia
Attraction; affinity for
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-phrenia
Of the mind
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-phthisis
Wasting away
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-physis
Growing
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-plegia
Paralysis
111
-plegic
One who is paralyzed
112
-ptosis
Falling down; drooping
113
-rrhea
Discharge
114
-rrhagia
Heavy discharge
115
-rrhexis
Rupture
116
-trophic
Nutritional
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-trophy
nutrition
118
-cyte
Cell
119
-derma
Skin
120
-emia
Blood
121
-emic
Relating to blood
122
-globin, -globulin
Protein
123
-oxia
Oxygen
124
-plakia
Plaque
125
-plasm
Formation
126
-uria
Urine
127
-ectomy
Removal of
128
-lysis
Destruction of
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-lytic
Destroying
130
-ostomy
Opening
131
-pexy
Fixation, usually surgically
132
-plasty
Surgical repair
133
-rrhaphy
Surgical suturing
134
-static
Maintaining a state
135
-stomy
Opening
136
-tome
Cutting instrument
137
-tomy
Cutting operation
138
-crit
Separate
139
-gen
Producing, coming to be
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-genesis
Production of
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-genic
Producing
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-gram
A recording
143
-graph
Recording instrument
144
-graphy
Process of recording
145
-meter
Measuring device
146
-metry
Measurement
147
-opsy
View of
148
-pheresis
Removal
149
-phil
Attraction, affinity for
150
-scope
Instrument
151
-scopy
Use of instrument for observation
152
-logist
One who practices
153
-logy
Study, practice
154
-oid
Like, resembling
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-phylaxis
Protection
156
-stat
Agent to maintain a state
157
-tropia
Turning
158
-tropic
Turning toward
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-tropy
Condition of turning toward
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-version
turning
