Medical Terminology Flashcards
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traumatic, with no prefix
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pertaining to an injury
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A-
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without or no
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atraumatic
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without injury
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uria, no prefix
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urination
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an-
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without or no
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anuria
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absence of urine
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Ab-
A
away from
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Ad-
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toward
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Abduction
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to take away from midline
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adduction
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move toward midline
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emetic, no prefix
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pertaining to vomiting
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anti-
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against
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antiemetics
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work against or to prevent vomiting
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dys-
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difficult, painful, bad
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eu-
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good, easy, normal
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dysphagia
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difficulty eating or swallowing
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euthyroid
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normally function thyroud gland
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endo-
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within or inside
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exo-
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without, outside of, or away from
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endocrine
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secrete internally
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exocrine
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secrete externally (via duct)
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endoparasite
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an organism that lives within the body of
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ectoparasite
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an organism that lives on the outer surface of the host
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hyper-
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elevated, higher, or more than normal
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hypo-
depressed, lower, or less than normal
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hyperglycemia
elevated amounts of blood glucose
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hypoglycemia
depressed amounts of blood glucose
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inter-
between
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intra-
within
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intercostal
between the ribs
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intramuscular
within the muscle
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poly-
many or excessive
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oligo-
scant or little
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polyuria
excessive amounts or frequency of urination
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oliguria
scant amount or frequency of urination
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pre-
before
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post-
after
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preanesthetic
pertainingto before anesthesia
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postanesthetic
pertaining to after anesthesia
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sub-
below, under
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super-
above, beyond, excessive
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sublingual
under the tongue
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supernumerary
more than the regular number
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suprascapular
above the shoulder blade
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epi-
upper
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extra-
outside
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infra-
below or underneath
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inter-
between
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meta-
beyond
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per-
throughout
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trans-
across
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ultra-
above, increased, more thaan normal
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ac-
as in cardiac, pertaining to heart
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al-, as in renal
as in renal, pertaining to kidney
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-an, as in ovarian
as in ovarian, pertaining to ovary
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-ar, as in lumbar
pertaining to the loin,lower back
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-ary, as in alimentary
pertaining to gastrointestinal tracts
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-eal, as in laryngeal
pertaining to larynx
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-ic, as in enteric
pertaining to intestine
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-ine, as in uterine
pertaining to uterus
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-ous, as in subcutaneous
pertaining to skin
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-tic, as in nephrotic
pertaining to kidneys
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-rrhagia or -rrhage
burting forth, as in hemmorhage, burting forth of blood from the vessels
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-rrhaphy
to suture, as in enterrohaphy, suturing of the intestines
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-rrhea
flow, discharge, as in diarrhea, complete discharge of the bowels
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-rrhexis
rupture, as in myorrhexis, rupture of the muscle
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-algia and -dynia
pain, as in arthralgia and arthrodynia = joint pain
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-itis
inflammation
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hepatitis
inflammation of the liver
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-malacia
abnormal softening
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osteomalacia
abnormal softening of bone
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-megaly
enlargement
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cardiomegaly
enlargement of the heart
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-osis
abnormal condition
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cardiosis
abnormal condition of the heart
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-pathy
disease
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enteropathy
disease of the small intestine
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-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
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arteriosclerosis
abnormal hardening of the arteries
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-um
structure
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pericardiUM
structure surrounding the heart
