medical terminology Flashcards by Katie James

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adip-/adipo-

A

fat

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-al

A

pertaining to

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alge-/algesi-/algio-/algo-

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pain

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allo-

A

other, different

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ambi-

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around, on (both) sides, on all sides, both

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an-

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not, without, -less

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andro-

A

male

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ankylo-

A

crooked

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-arche

A

beginning

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arthr-/arthro-

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joint, articulation

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-ary

A

pertaining to

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athero-

A

pasty, fatty

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aur-/auri-/auro-

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ear

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blasto-

A

buffing by cells or tissue

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carpo-

A

wrist

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cata-

A

down

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caud-/caudo-

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tail, lower part of body

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celio-

A

abdomen

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chol-

A

bile

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-cidal/-cide

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killing, destroying

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-cis-

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on this side, on the near side

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-crine

A

secretion

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cry-/cryo-

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cold

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cyst-/cysti-/cysto-

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1 bladder, 2 cyst, 3 cystic duct

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cyt-/-cyte/cyto-

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cell

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-desis

A

binding

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dextr-/dextro-

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right, toward or on the right side

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di-/dif-/dir-/dis-

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separation, taking apart, reversal, not, un-

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duodeno-

A

duodenum

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-dynia

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pain

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encephal-/enchephalo

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brain

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esthesio-

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sensation, perception

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gluco-

A

glucose

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-gram

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a recording

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granul-

A

granular, granule

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-graph

A

recording instrument

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hist-/histio-/histo-

A

tissue

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-ia

A

a condition

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-iasis

A

condition, state

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-ic

A

pertaining to

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-ics

A

organized knowledge, practice, treatment

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ileo-

A

ileum

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inguino-

A

groin

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intro-

A

within

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ischi-/ischio-

A

ischium

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laparo-

A

abdomen, abdominal wall

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laryng-/laryngo-

A

larynx

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lateri-/latero-

A

lateral, to one side, side

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-lepsis/-lepsy

A

seizure

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lip-/lipo-

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fat, lipid

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melan-/melano-

A

black

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men-/meno-

A

menstruation

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-meter

A

measurement, measuring device

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neur-/neuri-/neuro-

A

nerve, nervous system

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-oid

A

resemblance to

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oophor-/oophoro-/ovary-/ovario-

A

ovary

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or-/ori-/oro-

A

mouth

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-osis

A

process, condition, state

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ossi-/ost-/oste-/osteo-

A

bone

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-pexy

A

fixation, usually surgical

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-plasia

A

formation

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-poiesis

A

production

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pre-

A

anterior, before

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pro-

A

before, forward, precursor

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pyel-/pyelo

A

(renal) pelvis

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pyreto-

A

fever

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-pyro

A

fire, heat, fever

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-rrhaphy

A

surgical suturing

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-rrhea

A

flow

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-rrhexis

A

rupture

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salping-/salpingo-

A

tube

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schisto-

A

split, cleft

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scolio-

A

crooked

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somat-/somato-/somatico-

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body, bodily

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-stat

A

arresting change or movement

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steno-

A

narrowness, constriction

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trache-/tracheo-

A

trachea