Medical Terminology Flashcards
1
Q
Cardi
A
Heart
2
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Hepat
A
Liver
3
Q
Nephr
A
Kidney
4
Q
Neur
A
Nerves
5
Q
Pysch
A
Mind
6
Q
Thorac
A
Chest
7
Q
Hyper-
A
Over, excessive, high
8
Q
Hypo-
A
Under, below normal
9
Q
Tachy-
A
Rapid, fast
10
Q
Brady-
A
slow
11
Q
Pre-
A
before
12
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Post-
A
After, behind
13
Q
-al
A
Pertaining to
14
Q
-algia
A
Pertaining to pain
15
Q
-ectomy
A
Surgical removal of
16
Q
-ic
A
Pertaining to
17
Q
-itis
A
Inflammation
18
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-logy
A
study of
19
Q
-olgist
A
Specialist
20
Q
-megaly
A
Enlargement
21
Q
-meter
A
Measuring instrument
22
Q
-oma
A
tumor
23
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-pathy
A
disease
24
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uni-
A
one
25
Dipl-
Two; double
26
Null-
none
27
primi-
first
28
multi-
many
29
bi-
two
30
tri-
three
31
quad-
four
32
tetra-
four
33
qunit-
five
34
sext-
six
35
sept-
seven
36
oct-
eight
37
nona-
nine
38
deca-
ten
39
semi-
half; partial
40
hemi-
half; one sided
41
ambi-
both
42
pan-
all; entire
43
cyan/o
blue
44
leuk/o
white
45
erythr/o
red
46
cirrh/o
yellow-orange
47
melan/o
black
48
poli/o
gray
49
alb
white
50
chlor/o
green
