Medical Terminology Flashcards

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Cardi

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Heart

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Hepat

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Liver

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Nephr

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Kidney

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Neur

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Nerves

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Pysch

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Mind

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Thorac

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Chest

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Hyper-

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Over, excessive, high

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Hypo-

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Under, below normal

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Tachy-

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Rapid, fast

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Brady-

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slow

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Pre-

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before

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Post-

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After, behind

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-al

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Pertaining to

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-algia

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Pertaining to pain

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-ectomy

A

Surgical removal of

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-logy

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study of

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-olgist

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Specialist

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-meter

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Measuring instrument

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-oma

A

tumor

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-pathy

A

disease

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uni-

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one

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Dipl-

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Two; double

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Null-

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none

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primi-

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first

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multi-

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many

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bi-

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two

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tri-

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three

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quad-

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four

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tetra-

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four

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qunit-

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five

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sext-

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six

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sept-

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seven

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oct-

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eight

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nona-

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nine

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deca-

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ten

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semi-

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half; partial

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hemi-

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half; one sided

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ambi-

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both

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pan-

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all; entire

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cyan/o

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blue

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leuk/o

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white

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erythr/o

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red

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cirrh/o

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yellow-orange

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melan/o

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black

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poli/o

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gray

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alb

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white

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chlor/o

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green