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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-

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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-

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depressed, lower, or less than normal

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hyperglycemia

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elevated amounts of blood glucose

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hypoglycemia

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depressed amounts of blood glucose

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within

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intercostal

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between the ribs

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intramuscular

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within the muscle

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poly-

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many or excessive

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oligo-

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scant or little

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polyuria

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excessive amounts or frequency of urination

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oliguria

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scant amount or frequency of urination

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pre-

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post-

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preanesthetic

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pertainingto before anesthesia

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postanesthetic

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pertaining to after anesthesia

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sub-

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below, under

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super-

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above, beyond, excessive

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sublingual

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under the tongue

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supernumerary

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more than the regular number

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suprascapular

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above the shoulder blade

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epi-

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extra-

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infra-

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below or underneath

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inter-

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meta-

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per-

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throughout

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trans-

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ultra-

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above, increased, more thaan normal

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ac-

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as in cardiac, pertaining to heart

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al-, as in renal

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as in renal, pertaining to kidney

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-an, as in ovarian

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as in ovarian, pertaining to ovary

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-ar, as in lumbar

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pertaining to the loin,lower back

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-ary, as in alimentary

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pertaining to gastrointestinal tracts

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-eal, as in laryngeal

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pertaining to larynx

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-ic, as in enteric

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pertaining to intestine

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-ine, as in uterine

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pertaining to uterus

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-ous, as in subcutaneous

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pertaining to skin

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-tic, as in nephrotic

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pertaining to kidneys

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-rrhagia or -rrhage

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burting forth, as in hemmorhage, burting forth of blood from the vessels

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-rrhaphy

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to suture, as in enterrohaphy, suturing of the intestines

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-rrhea

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flow, discharge, as in diarrhea, complete discharge of the bowels

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-rrhexis

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rupture, as in myorrhexis, rupture of the muscle

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-algia and -dynia

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pain, as in arthralgia and arthrodynia = joint pain

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-itis

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inflammation

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hepatitis

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inflammation of the liver

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-malacia

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abnormal softening

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osteomalacia

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abnormal softening of bone

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-megaly

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enlargement

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cardiomegaly

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enlargement of the heart

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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cardiosis

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abnormal condition of the heart

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-pathy

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enteropathy

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disease of the small intestine

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-sclerosis

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abnormal hardening

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arteriosclerosis

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abnormal hardening of the arteries

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-um

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pericardiUM

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structure surrounding the heart

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